Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-16

sleasy esodal.!oAN sh5 5ee'ssass 'ca'peS'
The aAi!sotipa Of observing tEsaiE 7s'pslt'
s!ous mails By chr So:mes sssn;, Nth al
imasinsry obligation ~ acknowledge 'h' GOA
sinued validity Of all at&s done by that fo1-
me- agent in the exercise Of lis delegated
authority over tho people OF ,bsao S:ates-
which delegated authority Eas thu very
thing snnalled by socessiou. W course VIC
mus. abide BY cur treaty stipulations; but II
thss p, inciple a,pds ns 10 ees sHset to
Washington t9egua!ssr hero c: this dsy, than
it also binds US &c accept and 6uon.it TO Il!
other officers holding Il iosmef Washington
appointment. Aud sscassiou ,S III empty
,.aint; md our goyegKaon. ID 10 so'erau:sl.
aud our soldiers have d;sd III ShI;'.
|: was u:,necsgssz5 ioi TO HaG:eiAfy to
xplsin thst it would be undigniiied 30 ea'
tort recognition" by diSonssing the ConsnlS
Nahody over asked ,ho Government 20 og-
tori recugniiic.l--uobady suggested That BY
any action Of this Government It could ey,
tort recognition; but it has been urged that
! this Gogern@ent ought oniy Ii act Ct, iiit REQ
osnizod i:ssIf-shich is ihs nsss aiep 10 DO
ius recogo;zsd abroad, and shst until If d:
60 i. Will never bs oegiiEsd ahrasd--ihst'i
ali. Che loas said shout dignity" III this
csa. the bsiter.
Qowsvcr, here is nI1oth.f aAieSns thGis II
thu sscTsslry iotts1
.'sno ss,rs<t desire .! Ibis Gc7aT'u"5''s il
! q ei.suytrin kiElcs~lo fsl-ttpls "lIh al IA
+; i;ona ard w..1 nars 10 .lts .a'erts. g j,F'''
-. formation ef c.1gtr ties THAI: Ti'E eias
E.iein.'
| IHSood! .. Britain is 'siy G:ua'. 3S!istt
m; ,ho fact is che has 20: tho ajg.n,
ssgo OF our acquaintance. s;s AZ fslstiori
at all With us, anic.n:o .. olGoywi;e, sud nt
desire to form any. We can acsp ell oui
courtesy ind on. dignity" untii they sre
wanted; till thsn.thoy will scs:cely lie %,
p-eciatsd.
TIE Secretary q ideo Of dignity makes hin
attempt to put tho disE.isu.l Of Dir. More or
special and personal grcuad-aoEothing
.baus oue Molohy instead q tbs plain
b.osd ground Of his declining &c exhibit Gre
dental, tc tbs soTernment &c whoso country
/ 60 livea. il demand, it sec<na, was made
| urcn tho Consul 70 exhibit t;a authority
aoerly fou. months ago; 10 declined to &c 1t,
md cont nuod to &C: as Consul IN contempt
Bat he wss nc. at Gno6 diam iased for NiS
II would Go uadignihsj liz our Safe D.par:-
saen;r 10 sos upon the trosd principle; sonio
sa5c!.! aid 9o5soral eSe1so Vas "a b. waited
ioT. which wou,j enable IS 10 gst rid OF that
lnsui 1;li."dt sIt rm ing shy priE::p!e III Il.
iest anybody .br"s<i shauid i'aagilo shas 20
tako Tee liberty OF calling ourselves, All inia.
psudont peopio, without tboir ioavo. We s.o
slscgethes too diguih 1oT tnM.
Sc muck for ito co1isulg and sus S:.so De-
paftmsnt It gives us 10 pieaeur1: God
knows, tc attack ito public ~ction 81 SnT
Department. Of Government which Ase: &C
tho whole, shown itGsif eqn9l 20 tie mighty
,s5k Especially. No would iam aspA7s.s The
President iron Ill .less proceedings 0f tie
Stats Department whoh STe, We tIust. duo 60
Tho Es1rstary's own oil lofaaslo akl and sarss
ofdignlsy. 1: ID III vain ono would !oos torny
document issuing from tho President hinss1
for M sxpTessidu which could compromise
our Uonfsds1ase pr,ds. .; chill our 5svo!ed
go!disrs With uudjen ftar that while 1hoy
light and mach snd 80 10 thar graves like
beds" ia assoEG.n OF theiT oodnttJ's aoso
lutte Independent sovereignty: any lower ilss
Of nur position is sntor.eia;s! 1T Rjchn2t.a
We hope It -ii' aoi ha7sgz1 led III ioa ii:ri
Il i;s-nspcot 20 tie PRECEDENT, ca hostility 20
any Of ,noSa departments nf government IL
yvnich rrsl husiuass is. ao1o: if ~ da0isCe
open var against the D psrstnti:t CT ststo.