New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-14
RECOGNITION or THE SOUTHERN
CONRGDERAGY.

The motion Of Mr. Iocbuck IN the Engsh
House of Commons Tor q recognition OF the
southern Conicderacy. seems 10 havo been II
signal failure. 1t evidently made no imPres-
,ivn upon the House. and 1t was earnestly "p-
po.cd no, enly by such '.anch friends Of tn.
Union cause as Sir. Iorst.r aud Sir. Bright,
bat b, some of the foremost admirers aud sup
porter. oi the Rebels. u. Mr.. Gladstone. No
,uts va. reached on the question. but It' fur
thcr discussion was pos,poDcd ~ the 18th oi
July.
Ths recent attitude of The London TIm,s
and other leadlug papers Of Euslund. had in-
luo-d the suppu.tivn that the cause OF recos-
uiton had gained many influential converts.
Ih Tunes, which bad al@ays strongly adyo-
Gated ncutr aliiy. has recently pointed with un-
disguised delight to tbo pending negotiations III
thr Polish question a, u precedent for Euro
p,an Interference in the American war. Other
papcrs showed marks OF n sluilAr disposition,
aud II wus therefore reasonable to expect TINT
The House OF Commons would show like
proportion Of converts on the recognition qnc'-
ti-n Us the press.
THIS expectation, however. has not been re.
allied. Not that the House Of Common,
showed itself in any way more irieodly to our
cause; quie the contrary. There ore strong
atioDs that tho wish for the ultimate success
OF the Rebels is not only as general but more ln-
tense tpan formerly. Mr.. Gladstone IN particu.
l.r. amid tho applause OF tue Hou.o, leit no
doubt as to the progress of hls ardent sympa-
Thy with the Rebels. Aud yel the opposition
To Mr. Roebuck's recognition scheme was ss
determined aud even more bitter than ever
before. Probably this fact 10 chiefly owing to
the growing unpopularlty of Dir. Roebuek.
lie has entirely lost the reputation which be
once enjoyed. His successive employment by
tho Austrians. by private companies. aud by
tho Rebels, has made him. in tho popular
estimation, an utterly unsafe guide. Tho
coarse aud indecent violence Of his speeches on
American affairs has stamped him rs a reckless
partisan in a matter which requires even IN
tho eyes Of those most uniriendy ~ this coun-
try, q great amount Of prudence and circum-
spoctlOn. Ills recent lntcT'le"s WIN tuo Ein-
peror Of France have only added to this dlstrust.
Whatever the official declarations concerning
the entente eordiaie between France aud Eng.
land may sny. every English statesman bears
the suspicion of being q tool Of Napoleon, and
tho apparent employment of Roebuck. as an ad-
yocatc in Parliament Of tho policy OF tho French
Government, was sufficient TO produce toward
him and his motives tho strongest aversion.
But something still worse was in store for him.
Tho correctness Of tho statements as to the
nature of his interview with the Emperor Of
tho French was emphatcally denied by Earl
Russell. Mr. Roebuck stated upon his word
Of honor that tho Emperor Ind desired him to
state, in the English House of Commons. that
tho French Minister in London was to enter
nto now negotiations with the English Gov.
ernmsnt respecting the American war; but
Earl Russell declared in tho House of Lords
that tho French Embassador had called upon
him an hour before for the purpose Of
Informing him that there was no truth
IN tho rumOr that tho French Gov.
ernment intended 10 mako any communi.
cation to hex MIosty in reference to