Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-15
Knrli.h view or rnpelson,. PoIior.

From the Loudel Times, December l9
If had been gaided In our resolution 70 refuse e
operss in the proered mediation Of France and Russia
BY the hope Of securing ourselves the spplause
mankind, we should have mUeh reason &C be disap
pointed al the result The French press exhsusto
s Ingenuity in sttrbuting to every plain and simple
act, founded very cleSrly stated and very
obvious in themselves every base motive and selfish snd
unworthy aim which has ever entered the mind of
Of nationH This might not unreasOnabiy be OK.
pee ed from the press of nation the Overtures OF
which had ed anxious no doubt 10 indemnify
Itself for enforced silence dome tic topics by the free
dom OF its commons on the policy Of a neiskbOring
nation. But from the people Of the United States II
might have seemed that deserved better tTestment
and more exact appreciation than seem TO have
ceived We have fOrborne from adding our help toward
policy which would have ehectuay secured the iIde-
pendeBee Of the South
The proposition by the French Emperor was an arrs-
tGs by land and for six months and Il quires
arg ment 10 prove that after such armstce and the
supplies which would have enabled the South to OBJ
tain in men, money clothes, provisions aud mater al
war the subugation of the Souih would have become
more than ever Impossible Had advocated this pro-
pOsel what chorus OF abuse would have been waited
10 rs from the other side Of the Atlantic Democrats
and Republican would have agreed in condsmning
The rst for lending acz aid breaking up the
negro. We have t2ken the opposite course we have
dec ared the present time 10 opinion suitable for
media ion but we have gained little favor by r
quieseence as we have doue by cur interfsTeuse.
The proposition Of France was By no means fair To-.
ward the Nor b. however neRcial It might have beer
70 ourselves were not disposed TO exhibit the slight
est partially There were also eircus aness arising
out Of the war which would have rendered any inter
pos ton part peculiarly undignifed The South
specUlsted on our prvatiOns and miseries az ing
likely to draw to their side. The North took the We
earliest opportunity revenge itself for hs loss Of The
South by laying additional dut British commerce.
There taeit Agreemeut Of both parties that which
ever uI imateiy prevailed in the civil war Earlsnd
should 10 the hrst instance be its victims We thought
also that the proposed iutervt ntion likely
that moment TO succeed The South could not be ex-
peeted 10 draw back in its of victory and the
North has not yet gained that Of self knowledge
which its present position ought TO have created.
The deuson by which 4 is surrounded is gross and
pal Fable to except the people whom Il is begu ing
70 their ruin Europe tin foundations laid wide
and deep Of the must dreadful commercial crisis which
the wOT has ever seen. where America moth
3ng but her enormous powers OF production, and
sources which she immagnes 20 be "eNhanstibie. Eu
rope ths he armies cf the North shrive ed
to one-hHlf Of their nominal amount and that
deficient IN discipline and equipments while the
Of the believe themselves be su rounded by ia
nu nerable and invncble legions, to when a little
vigor s certs 70 procure the most brilliant and
plete success.
It s Of little uss to counsel America if We are 10 rea
If we are to arrive at the conclusions most
start from the premises, and this do
until the scales hAvs fallen from the eyes Of the nation
Then il viii be the dusy and The wish Of England 10 do
81 that s in her power TO put end to useless
il unnatural. But she viii waste b influence
in premature and therefore fruess efforts although
the whole of North America may egree to derids her
weakness condemn her cowerdice. We know
duty better; know the value Of the opinion Of 9th
and Of own, and, alike in srength
gard with calm Indifference the eeumnes and thy abuse
which no conduct, however impartial, motives how
honorable and disinterested, possibly enable
us 70 escape.