The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-06-23

Richmond is about to be uncovered OF the defence
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From The Richmond Enquirer, June 2oi
IN maslinr a. Mr. SDenee Of fiverpool our CONNER
,ia aaent Ia thst citv we sad be had his sopointment
ron the estate Depsrtmentn We were aware that Il
lone and n The estmses furpshed to conSress 10, a.
propratlons required by the Department Of state for
* nsnths ending December 81 isss We nd an item
agents. This estimate is signed by Mr..
secretary Of state - -
ann,;ramsnt and is,.er s;nce~vhich have Caused
persons 10 be extremely mscontent At this conede
giving the sanction Of any official position Whatever
and Who il generally accented in that country s
our authorized champion Apparently those who were
supnosed 10 have appointed this man are DESTROYS to
Uet rd Of the responsibity thew are ashamed OF him
and accordnglv he Ssn;nel which seems TO be-
Inc ssorrerJ ar the nenarment N Sta,a hida ne
ons.,ve that a vas Mr.. Memmnger vho an
ro;nteS srenca that IL was on the recommend.
alton Of Mr. Mason and that all this appears by in
he avs 81 have Amounted MIN We take The Correction
and Give the state department the full benefit Of IT, Yet
aSfss ali the annointments Of consus and commercial
agents provided for by law are made like other appoint
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X haad ~ Derarr,sn oS S.a,a No, ,,nns,nr
ii sa tha ernreasan snear;n" ,ooso,v hoM.rsr
hs, NJ had been annointed nv that denartent
r. This Gnr,Ier,an ,rera nnfhing rnora or omar than
AGENT doing financial business for ns in fuar
nooi 4, ~oniS a.nrv little yrr AT he nruats nn;n;ons
no I'm, no 10 mora and nis on;,inns arc M, nj;
,afa 10 has unfinished bnoE ADVOCATING recosrtop NJ
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newsnaner which ,s considered in this conntrv N ha
rrotfor and has ad,ocatod tho s,me case in ;ta
Columns Ne has come IN he accented as o"r cham
r;on in England and bis chomnionshin ia sunnosed
~ no Nv ma On occnnn, n hs having hssn re-
,yarSed for with an oBcai onnoin,men Thus as we
Save heraofore shown the serinns he mates
a,nst ne arc ,aran as orr ne there
ia no ofcial dsavowa Of them either nv Mr. Mason or
even bv the Index -
These admissions amount IN this. That s,avarv ia
naval eviIT that II ought m no aboiisbad ,h., tha
ndenendence If the confederacv ought 70 ha .crno.
rnowedoed hecanse that 10 the vav 10 ansura
The ultimate extinction of slavery. and esnecislly
fha, ait will he clearly allowable 10 our Tho
ngsh government to decline to acknowledge their in
deandepcs withont axnress Conditions on the nh;ec, or
s,averv y Newt The same snenca in a letter N M Dat
terson Of the IyerpooI Hoard of Trade fwbcb ws rs
nrnta some time agol said this sneakng or HE afore
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You VIII ma thai held as now hold slavery to be not
csnecisv the WORKING class then held a. do now ths
Independence Of The South would inevitably slavery
under the force Of public opinion.
And the letter ends with suggestion that the power Of
granting or Withholding recognition is power which the
British Government smiRht effectively use 10 the extir
patton Of this evil.'
Mr. Mason Is In London He has not In any wav repu
dated that audacious pretepeiOn.-that England az
price OF our recognition may propery exact Conditions
by which we are to condemn and sutfy ourselye and
admit ihe right Of foreign Powers to nterpose In our
domestic concerns Tho "Iudex'i which IL understood
to represent our government in sort OF ouasofciai
way In London, has been equally silent (so far e
know upon this important point We sincerely trust
IL ID not considered potic TO encouraan this delusiop
in the English mind BY OF dsposing them consent
recognise There would be both humiliation and
bad faith In this and, in the end, bad policy too.
There need that should any mean artihce or
sanction any order to win our abso
Lutte Independence. We are not so weak not
poor, in means in spirit, that we should
stoop TO soothe the prejudice Of Exter Hall
by this voluntary and gratuitous abassment
The confedsracy not and b. and shall not be-
an humble beggar a. Englands gate, saying-l have
sinned against Heaven and before thee correct and
chastise thou wilt; only look down with compass
sion the low estate of thine handmaden Great ri
ton, be merciful 10 me, sinner
This will not DO. Mr.. Spence may be good com.
mercial agent, but he is a most damaging and com.
promising advocate. This people repudiates him.
Though Mr. Mason recommend him, though the
Secretary OF the Treasury appoint him. though the
state department. may get an appropriation for him,
though we pay him in solid gold-yet the Enquirer pre-.
Stunning, in this matter, to be the organ Of the Cone