Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-03

part In srmamsn.s Of Russian pr7Rteer in other
MEASURE opposed 20 the duties Of strict neuirslltyi
and this sppsal which was declared by the British Gov
eTueus 10 be IN the spirit at ia reciprocity was an
sFered On cur part by sincere ard ds;ernined vgl
lance that single British French ship suffered
from asy cruiser fitted out IN ports And Is also
convenient forget s further the solemn obligations
Of treaty binding both parties by which H tpu ae
II a. the subjects or cz- Of the TWO nations shei
do any act Of hostility violence sgginst each
other accept com sons or instructions 30 70 act
from y foreign prince or State ans mics 70 tne oter
psrty shall the enemies Of ore Of tbs parties ns
permitted to invite en3eavOr TO ensl in their mill
tary erviee any OF the subjects or citizens ot me otle
aud ths laws against all such oonses and sgresi9ns
shall be punctuaIy sxecuisd-Staiuies at Large, vol
Bat at the date of this treaty in l7g4 there wss IT.
tie legislation the subject IN either country; so that
the treaty in harmony with the prsct ce estss TO the
requirement. Of the aW Of nations, Understood al the
tme by boIh powers
And yet forgetting al these things-vhch show hog
faithfully the National Govsrum nj has actsd, both IN
msaures Of re TeElnn and treasures Of compensation
also how often the British Government has ask and
rec ived protect at our hands, and how highly our
example Of neutra y has been appreciated by leading
Bd'isa satesmsn-aad forgetting also that "spirt OF
Isi reciprocity (which beside being the prompting Of
honest nEtu had been positively promised-Ehlp
sfssr shs is permitted leave British ports 10 depre
date on our commeree; and when complain % this
outrage so unDrseedented and 50 uuusfds5ls al the
Obg tions OF iaterus iOusl law ignor d. and
petulsn7 told shat ths evidence sgans the shpsis
sufficient under the ststnte; and hen propose that
the statute shall be rendered efficient for the p7rpoze
precisely ss /, past times she BiEh Government
der circumstances less stringent prop sed us
poIueuy fGpeHQ Dy the DsrOnai neel6 aflons tnGE
there must be no change IN tie laws Of England while
20 cap this strange iLsp visibility L I'd Pamsrson In
Of the last dsbateS Of the last Parameat braE against
u ground ass charge OF nndetty & cur eura duties
curing the Crimean war when the fact Is nGoFioaly
the reverse and Lord Russell il the sane spirit imsE
nes,sn equally grouGdsss charge which he records in
disps sh that We have recently enlisted men ia Ire
land, when notorieusly have done such thing
Thus al the oblgst ons Of reciprocal service snd good
will openly discarded willie public conduct
well in the past the resent Is openly msrepre satsd
But beyond acts and words this same British rabbia
shows itself in the Off sl tone which has been adopted
toward the national cause IN ~ unprecedented strug
gle, especially throughout the correspondence Of the
British Foreign Oce. or course there friendship
In aaY Of these letters Nor is there any sympathy
with tbs national chzmpt nshlp against rsbcl slave
manEers, Werd Of midest dissent from the
nisegeant apostolate which was preached Ia their be
hAlE Naturally the tone Il In harmony wi the ssnd-
ment. Hard, curt captions cynical, It eVinces in
differences TO those kindly relations which nations ought
to cultivate with each oiher sBd which should be the
rudy Of a wise statssmanship.
There Is stll another head Of danger in which all
othes culmiDae. refer 10 an intusiye meda'ion
It may be- recognition, OF ihe slave moRger preteniOn
sn dspsudent nstiOl for such pr asttiOas hRvs
been openly made in Parliament and constantly urged
BY the British D. and although not yet adopted by
PEELED principle, that they constitute perpetual
cloud threatening 20 break in 6ur foreign relations Il
Is plsn 10 ell who have not forgotten the history that
England never can be guilty OF sueh recognition with
0uj uupardoua5le aposiRcy nor she intervene
BY Of mediation except an the interest Of feodOm
And yet such sre the strange elective afuiiss newly
born between England snd sEvsry-such IL the tower
ing blindness with regard to country, kindred %
that which prevailed In the time OF George Greenv lie
ard LOrd North-that her hsjssty's Government in.
stead of repsing the proposition, simply adj it,
meanwhile adopting the attitude Cf watching 20
strike. The British minister Washing n, Of mOlel
prudence whose individua, desire for psacs eannst
doubt. tells his Governmeut in dispatch which will be
f9aud in the last Blue Book, thai yel he no
signs Of = coniunctur5 at which foreign powers may
step IN with pr0prety and effect 70 put stop the
efuson Of blood" Here is plain ssgUmp lon that
such eonuncture may occur But for the present We
are left frss to ws;e he bstte against slavery without
sny such Intervention in arrest Of our efforts.
Peras from Fraacs
II Va c-os the channel into Fraoes, we shall not BE-
encouraged much. And yet the Emperor, though act
irg habtu1y in concert with the British Cabhet has
iutermsidled itoginsiy dispa aged temper Of
little International Instability. The correspondence
under his dreeliOr, At the most critical moaeuis
leaves little 70 be desired in respect Of force Nor has
there been single blockade under the French
Gag ner single pirate ship from French port. cut,
spite Of these things, IL is too apparent thst the EN-
psrOr has taken Eies against in at last fur import
sut public acts, positively, plainly, oGensively. The
IaisrlF addressed by Frederick the Greai te coach
rau OF Eu Ops'-a title which Louis Eap0ls0E hes
earned But he must not try 70 be coachman Of Amer
Following the example Of England Louis N-palson
has acknowledged tbe rebel slave m0HEes bel
gsreut; thas, with the sanction Of France
cisnt any thair pirate sAP' although without single
opea port which they cal heir enjoy a CON.
iamuRity Lawful Cr1issrs, VIII ls all who synpa-
hze with them may FUR izh supplies and nunitsns Of
This fatal concession was aggravated by con.
nurrsEUs Of he two great Powers. ButrGO b. praised
their Joint set though capable Of giving brief vitality
70 slavery rate decks viii be imp tent 70 cenfrn
this in erabie p etsugiUu-
e. Sinister events are not alone IN this recognition
Of slavery. Il followed by expedition Of France
ia cOlcuTsaes with England aud Spain sns 1
neighbor Republic Mexico. The Two latter Powers, /
Emperor did not hesitate TO vpon invasion,
A French fset, with unmatched iron clad, the con
rummate production OF French naval art, Is ~ /
Vera ,ruz, ana the French army, after protrsctsd
si GO has stormed Puebs and entered the famous csD
tai This fsrreschnge uterprBe uriginsy said to be
sort OF process served Oy general Tor the recovery
1dug debts due French citizens. But the
Emperor, IN mystic letter TO Gen. Forey gave to Il {
another character He proposed nothing else than the
restoration Of the Latin this side Of the Allan
tic ard more than intira,es that the United stes must
be Testrinad in power and Influence over the Gnf Of
Mexico and ihs Antilles And now the Archdu, p Max /
imiuau Of Austria has been proclaimed Emperor OF /
Mexico under the protection Of France Ii is obvious
that this i'm erisl INVASION though openly dEe ctsd
sgaiRst Us, would not have been made, Il our c1nvn
ous had left the door Of the continent sjar SO that
foreign powers May now bravey enter in. And II is
obvious that this attempt 10 plant throne BY
side would have died before Il the light had Il
been supposed thai the rebel savsnon gers were
ab8ut 70 triumph PiEnly the whole transsc0n Is
pected with Our affairs ana know not if il nav not be
step pin gstone 10 aetua participation IN ths
widening circle OF the war But IL can be little more
than trZuSient axBsrlm7nt-f for who dcubt that /
this Imperial eXoic planted By foreign and prOpped
by bGy0usts will disappear before the ascending goy
of the R. public!
This suierpriss Of war was followed BY an enterpf-e
OF diplomacy not less hardy. Ths emperor, not con
tent With stirring against the Gulf Of Mex CO. the An
titles and the Latin race entered upon work OF differ
ent acer. He Invited England and Rus unite
with France in rendering 30 the two bslgsTents (slch
is The squal designation OF republic and the embryo
slave alongsr In5ckzry D their ioat mediation 10 pro-
cure armistcs for six months during which every
o of war direct or Indirect should PROFESSIONALLY cease
on sea ss well and be renewed if necessary for
a further period" The cabinets Of Englan3 sHd Rus
sa better inspired declined the nyltA Ation which 10 Ns
20 little Recognition itself. Under tue Rrmsse
proposed all vast operations must have been sus
pendsd-ths blockade itssf must have essssd-whiiv
the reoe ports opened tha side unlimited
imports Of supplies and military stores and on the her
ii 70 unlimited exports of cotton. Trade for the time
would have been egslizsd these ports and slavery
would R - uted ts grnnlng front before th5 civilized
world Not dssheartened BY ths failure the Emperor
alone pushed forward his diplomatic enterprise against
"a as be had aous pushed forward bis military sutsr
prise sgalJst Msxce. and ne proposed = Govern
lnen the unsupported mediation Of France His ofsc
promptly rejected by the President. Congress, by
solemn resolutions adopted by both houses With sngu
unauimy, and communicated since 20 all foreign
Government announced that such proposition could
be attributed only tO Misunderstanding OF the
stats Of the question and the reA character OF the war
in which ths Re- public is engaged; and that it in its
far injurious to the national interest thai Con
gress would be obliged 10 consider It's repetition ~ IN
friendly This Is strong ianguags, but 10 frank
the position q country Any such oer
hAe may be il motive, must be AZ encouragement
to the rebsllon In age when ideas prevail aad |
even words become thinga the simple declarations OF
ststosmsn are Of ineaeulabe importance But the he
Of grsst nation Is more than Statesman. The imperial
proposition tended directly TO the Acknowledgement the
republic and the su6situtlon Of ghasty ssvemonger
nsden
Baisd in this effort, twice attempted, the Emperor
does yet abandon les policy. We told that It
postponed more suit Able opportunity " that
he, too, waits TO st1ke-h the Gallo cook does MT
sound the alarm in an opposite quarter Meanwhile the
dosel1pmsnt Of the Mexican szpsdition shows TOO
clearly the motive Of mediation. 1t all one trans
scuOn. Mexico invaded f5r empire, and medision
Was proposed 10 the diplOmscy % which Il is allied
The rreuch Emperor is against In an evil hour
der temptA Ons which should be secuted be torgets
the precious tradition Of France whose God com
mingled with ia common cause he forgct5 ths
sword Of lafayette and ROenambeaa flashing BY Ae
side u tbs sWod Of Washington aud Lnc0lu, waie tue
lilies Of the ancient monarchy hoaied together with hs
sci aled by Frsnkln, which gave TO the republic the
Assurance sf nah0n lie and made France the partner
OF her rising glory hss Ditss hsu prisea fdssaaabEs
2a lila pieis; and be i1rgets still obligations
OF his nsme-b0W the irst Napoleon surrendered
Louisiana and the whole region Of the Aisis
sppi, saying This accession Of territory establishes
f1rs-ar noWar Of TTuit-d Slat@4 gives