Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-10
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WEDNESDAY nORNING, JUNE 10. 1858.
AOne Sided Business,

An attentive reasng OF the Letters Patent lately Is
sued BY the President reyOkng and annuing the exc
ou,tur of the late British Consul at this port brings Us
20 the unsatisfactory conc usion thAL in the Judgment
of the President Mr. Moore Vas. up TO the time Of the
revocation, the regular legitimate and Hghtul Consul
of the British Government and he being such, that all
others whether British French Russian, Prussian, or
what not who hold exequaturs from the Government OF
United safes issued prior the cessOn OF the
respective States within which they exercise their funo
lions are to be garded in the ghs The Pres-
d,ut clearly accepts a. biadng on the Confederate
Safe, the recognition OF AR. Moore Consul for Rich
nond BY the former agent OF Virginia for that Iur-
pose He gives u 70 lefstAnd distinctly that, IN
consequence Of tllt former recognition, he bad con
tnued 20 recognize Mr.. n. down to the ssh OF Jane
when in consequence Of certain conduct Of that gel
teman be determined 70 mo longer recognize" bin IN
that capacity. And that there may b. no mistake 10
20 the cause of the revocation he states precisely the
Objectionable conduct Of the COnsu and avs Where
fore" I no longer recOgRzs, ~ Now, all the
.ther Consuls in the country hold e1Gqua'urs
from the former agent OF the respective States
i, which they are filing their appointment OF each
and ali Of them the reasoning Of the Letters Patent in
Nc N6ores case would compe, the President TO say
.Whereas thew nave duly recognized consuls by
the exeollturs issued BY a former government which
was a. the time Of the ISSUE the duly authorized agen
for that purpose OF the respective States, therefore
hold mysclf bound to continue recognize them so
long as their couduc. conforms their eEequaturs
Toe action in the ease Of Mr. Moore is exceptional and
special and the ground Of it Is specially stated As to
all Others, whether British something else the Presi
dent leaves us no room to dOub, ina; he thinks they
are entitled to enjoy and exercise all "the functions,
powers and pr.vi ges allowed to COnsals" But while
he thinks 40 Of theu, what do they thnkof him. Let
the action of Mr.. Moore for all, and the more
smphatealy from the fact tha, N suspects that
gauteman Of any hostility 70 The Confederate cause.
The President regards them as awic and actual Con-
suls. They regard hm as ouiy =" so called Pres-
dent H respects and accepts their authority in the
sphere Of their Official powers They do not respect or
accept his H. ackao Eetgts them aud their Govern
msnts They and their Governments DO not
knowledge him. lie receives them As the agents
OF the Governments acsredting them, but those
Governments do no, receive she agents he sccred-
its to thsm. Under these circumstances, brought so
impressvey to the attention Of tie country BY what
has lust occurred in the case Of Mr. Moore every
il asking whether il il no. time that this onesided bu
ness should be put an end TO Ia spite of the Pres
dents seeming conclusion TO the contrary, in paren
thetc argument which in Europe viii pass for sOphism,
the people do believe that the former recognition
Of the United States eonfeTs any right which this Gov
eminent is bound to respect unless corresponding
aud reciprocal righl is enjoyed by ourselves. The
original ezeqaasurs granted BY the United States FOR
the reason that toe favor was reeiprOcated by for
eigu Governments. With the failure OF such reciprocal
tiOn the reason or our recognizing the agents and
representatives. Of foreign governments necessarily failed
TIE right is mutual OF il is right For other gov
ersmenis to demand for themselves what they
willing to accord to IS to treat with contempt
For Us to continue extend eivihtes and privileges
that are OF returned 70 show servile and puslan-
nous and spirit. European governments treat Us
belonging to the United States, and by scquesiDg in
this, Ee uea; ourselves in the same way. HoE are
we to expect she recognition Of others when we do
not recognize ourselves: The people are not dipe-
matsts but they know Nhat due to selErespeot and
they have ideas Of common that may be safely
trusted