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

10 lake advantage of favorable oppoftunies and tha
tbe Sehah would be doing thing exremsy able
% tte British Govsfnment and nation II he FouIi issue
aeefse makiag Il penal for Pcrs an 20 purchSss
But even now while speak this same eens,isuou,
deity 20 sacred cause il announced by the recent ar
rivals from Europe. The fhip canal across the Ihmul
Of Suez, hri Sc emPted BY The early Pharzohns and
last undertaken BY French fasucs under The an pisl
Of th9 Paeha of -ypt. O. zsalousiy opposed by
8reaf Brii4ufoT the aecFed r-ason tbat Ia is cen
struetion forced lsbof empl ysd which this pow
cannot in conscience sanction. Not even 10 eoHlpis
this vast improvement bringing the East the west
near t0gshsr for which aaklud has waited lhr0ua
long centuries, viii Grest itan depart from tie rus
which shs has gOr0uiy decisred Slavery is wrong
therefore Il cs1uOt be employed The causi naust B..
stepped t cannot DO built without forced labor.
Gsssral Principles applicable 70 IaisrBeslti0z.
Foreign intervention 81 srTasd or unsrmed, slthouyh
some tmuG the two easily dstH guishAbs. Al
unaTIHed Intervention may have in Il Che menses Of
arl or may be war 10 disguise. IL his be the case
| it uiuss be treiltsd accordingly.
/ AFaaed intervention is war, and nothing Iess OF
course 1t esn be virdieatsi only war aud It must %
resisted as war BELIEVING do most pr01und dlY, that
war ean never be gsioe, but must always be crime
nsn Il csass 10 be duty crime TO b. shunaed II Il
b. not duty 70 be performed swiftly and surely Hud
thst nation ike Individual is not permitted 20 AXE
the sword, except n sefdefen7si 6-d the same hmita
lion In armed Intervention, W5ch becomes iust uyl
sion ast 10 proportion It departs from iass self
fense Under this head naturally iucudsd all that IN
tsrvsutau which is moved By tyraunca or fnterned-
ding sDiT because such intervention whasvsr may he
pr5fsssiOus Is essentially hottie; as hen Russia
Prussia and Austria psTiitoned Posni Wbea tbe Hoy
Alliance iutermeid ed sverEWhors and msnacsd even
America or when Russia iutervensd crush the nds-
pendenes OF Hungary, or Frsnce 70 crush the Roman
republic Az e eh intervention IS E.egal ineTCussble
aud scsndaous It's vindicsti0n be found only in
! the effr0n cry that N ght makes right
! UHaTmst Intervention is Of a ddsreDt ehsrse-sr II
sincerely uns1ned it may be regarded eb,rusve bat
not hostile l. may assume the form q mediation
the prefer of good ees a. the iuvtstiou Of b1h par
isz or. in the Of civil war TIE invitation Of hs
original authority. With slch invitation this inr ervra
ton s proper and honor bis Wftbout sueh Invitation
I if Il Of dOub ful 1dr IN ha
y 70 ths desire Of both psr isa. ths original Eu
thodty in distracted country, becomes offensive and
inGdlnsssble unless obvlougT on the sde Of human
rights, when the act Of atsrvention its character
from the in whilh It + made But il mus not BE-
g0tgn th2t in the Of civil war, any mediation
OF indeed any proposition which does not join sI0s
sion 70 the original authority is iu It's nature advers= 10
that authority, for il assumes 10 Certain sEtent the
separate eXteucs Of the other party and for
temporary mmunity and Opporuaiiy, II indspend.
snes- Congress therefore, right In declaring 10
foreign powers that Any renewed eJrt OF mediation IN
our affairs will be regarded a unfrendly act.
There auo her o. un8rmed intervention, which
csnDot criJicise. u where nstion mercedes
inerpo-es ia fsvoFof humAn rights, to the
overthrow OF some enormous wrong a. where Crom-
well pleaded, with noble nterc ssOU for the 5eciudsd
Protestants Of the Alpine valleys; whsrs Great Bri
tam sod Francs declared thsir sympathy with this
Greeks struggling for Independence aud where Great
Britsn alone By an uutiFing diplomacy, set hsrssf
against slavery everYwhere throughout the world.
The whole lesson on this head may be summed up
briefly. AL Intervention in ths internal al trs Of an
other nation is contrary 10 law and reason aican be
wind Gated only by overrung necessity. II you intsr
vene BY war, thsn tssre must be be necessity Of SELF
defense. II you nteveue by mediat0n or intsrCessoR
then mus you Be sble speak In behalf Of civilization
endangered human inzulied Bat there Is no
power which Is bound to this humane policy absolute
y ss Engandi especially Is there none which Is hEed
eayoad the possibility OF rsrest or change 10 s opp0
siiiou 70 slavery Whatever shape Is may assUms-
whether t be the auima:ing priue pie Of Eat0n-tao
+ reed labor Of nultituds-Or the services o!
solitary domestic.
IatsrDsHiag by Recognition.
There is 3 species Of foreign intervention which
stands by Itself aud has IT, illustrations There
lore speak Of il by Itself i ia where foreign pOwsr
Wishe 20 acknowledge the iliepsndsucs Of a county
or proVi which has rsuounced Its original gIegi
2ce, snd Il sy be compsni ouzly called Intervention
5y recognition ksc5gnstio1 alone Is strictly sppHca
ute 70 lhs Ao OF tna original government renouncuE
an elsim ct allegiance aai 81 last acknowledging the
ind s3eadsacs which has been in dispute BIT t Is an
agt OF Intervention only where foreign governments
stoDs twen The two parties. OF course the original
government i Tar Of its position ths 10 nay
select It's time in making this recognition But
the question arises at what ts and uuder whas cir
cuIniar can this rec gniJion Be made By foreign
pOweri
planned By historic Instances The earliest that
Of vltzsrsnd which led the av rs long azo As 1897
BY bzsakiDg off from the house Of Ha sbu-g whore
origin q cradle vas 10 swiss canton Blt'Auatra did
not acknowledge ths iudepenisucs Of the republic uu
al the peace OF WestphAla more than three centuries
and half after the struggle began under William Tell
Meanwhile the eantoas had lived through the vi.lssl
tudes Of war. foreign aud domestic. sHd had 70 med
treaties with other powers inc udng the Pope Before
Szss iudspsnd nee acknowledge the b itch con
hict began, under Wiiihu Of o sngs Smsr ing u1der
iatolerab grievances. and with price upoa the
neas OF the Netherlands In 1873 renouucei the tyr8u
ncs sovereignty Of Philip II, end declared themselves
independent. In The history q fresdom this Il i'm
Portsnt epoch They Protsstauts, battling f7r
rizhts denied, and Qaeen Elizabsth Of England who
wa the head OF Protsstantsm acknows, ged their
ndependenee, aud sho uy Afterwards gave % o; milf
tary aid. The contest continued sustained the Eds
of SFain BY the genius o. Parma and SPaols aud on
he side OF the nfan republic the youthful talent
Of .urice Of the great Stadtbo Ter nor dad
fore gu powers stand alOof Ia 1894 Scotland which
Pro estaut ass under James VI EerEard the rsr
James az Eaglsnd, treated with the insurgsut prov
nces successors 70 the Houses OF Rurguuiy AMI
Austria and 1895 France RlEo entered into alliance
With them But the claims Of Spain seemed uadyiug;
for il was NOT uRtu the peace of Wesiphslia near
eighty years after the revolt and neay seventy years
after he declaration OF ndepen ieuc, that this pow
eonsned 70 the rec gaton Of The Dutch Independents
N1r rs this exTmple SAID sane thai ss-iv
day Portugal, IN is47, also broke away from SPAN,
and deelsred hersof independent under ths Duke q
Braganza a. king. yesr had scarcely passed VIXEN
Charles l. Of England negotiated treaty with he
The contest lad already CO .ssd bu not the
els for i vas only after twsntysx years that SpBi0
made this other rsco gnition.
Trsvsrs us the Aelntie oesaa IN a space not more
than century IN time, the next historic ai
lance which is interesting e. ALL While a. prees
den 10 dominate the whole question The o0g diEesrd
between the colonies and tbs mother country broke
forth In blood on the 1882 Of April l79,. Indspeu-
dsncs was dsciArsd the 4:h Of July iT76. Battles
ensued-rrenion, Prlneston, Brandywina. Saratoga
followed BY the winter Of Valley Fosge The contest
was uldeclded, when the 6sn OF February, 1T7S
France entered treaty OF amlty and cOmurrcs with
the United States eonta n among other things rec
0sait0n of their iRaspendsncs, with mutual tipUls.
tOns between the two parties 70 protect the commerce
Of the other By convoy en- ths ocean. against
al attacks, force sEd violence" (Statutes a.
Large, vol VII. p. lGD and tins treaty tho
18th Of March communicated to the British Govern
ms1t by the French albazsa or AZ London, Rith q
diplomatic note, in which the United States described
In full possession Of he iudsBsndsnca pronounced
By the act Of 4th July lT76 and the British Govern
ment is warned that tn King Of France, in order to
protect effectively the legitimate commerce OF bis cub
sets snd 10 sussia the honor OK bis flag has taken far
her measures with the Ulit9d States. .(lsrtsns Nou
Vses Causes Cstebres vol J, p 406) further treaty
Of alliance whose declared object he maintenance
OF the Independence OF the Unisd States had bsgn
signed on The metsy but this not communicated
is there sRy evidences that it known to he Bit
ish Government At the tins The communication Of iba
other enough for it was ia itself open recoga
tou Of the power, with q e1mprOms se Of protection
~ its commerce en- the ocean, while the yet
A-gI aut ses"ech uis lWy L4I1es As Aueh IL muss
be regNded as an armed recognition continuing in
itself beligereut ac-agggsyated sad explained
by the circuns stances under which it msde-
the warning IN the nature OF menace BY which It
was sccompaui d-tha elsndestius preparations by
which it Pregedsd--and the coysairs e. cruise
against Br i-h com meree which for sauls tirns hsd
been allowed 70 svarm under The American flag from
Frsneh ports. Is is accepted by the Britih Govern
msnt The British Minister was summarily withirawn
from Paris al Ere ceh vessels in British hsrbo
seized, s1d the 18th Of March message from the king
% " IS D,z,e ie-sA - Pssllamsn which was In the
declaration there slusion TO anything but the
treaty OF amity aud commerce, officially communicated
nT l"o tEeuGu GuDeesaaort Wnieu WFH 00n0u2e9Q
BIS Majesty A. an unproyoked aad drect aggression on
the honor Of hi and the ia interests Of bis
kingdoms contrary ~ the Law of nations aud Injurious
% the rights Of fore gn power in Europe OnlY
three days later, the 3lst Of March the commissioners
Of the United States we're received by the King Of
France In s1i5n audtencs, with all the lomp and cere
moay sccorded BY the Court OF Ysr-aes 10 the repre-
ssntsiives q sovereign powers War ensued between
France and Great Britain land and sea IN which
Ho and and spain atscwards took part against Great
Britain with such AZ les just cause prevailed Crest
Britain by prov sionE articles, signed s. Paris son
,vembsr I7s3 scknovled ed the United States " 90
be free, sovereign and Independent and declared ths
boundaries n reoL
PriHeipiss ApplteaJts to RseogniiiOz.
"A In other cases Of intervention she recognition may
be sruasd or unsrmsd with an In ernedlhts case where
rhs rsoornon may seem g. Be unaTmed WI n Ia resli
~ Il Ia armed as when Francs simply announced is
rseoguition o. the indepoadsncs or the United Ststss,
d al The am tims pre- pared TO maint ain It by
- racrgnition d sapY rseognltioR hY eoeTe