Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-05

friends and to assure them that he would take the
les opportunity to again address his fellowctizens
| Pennsylvania.
From the Richmo ond Dispatch.
EUROPE AND THE CONFEDERATE STATES
No part OF tie admirable Message OF President Davis
will more fully command public approval than his expo
stlOn OF the relations OF the Confederate States
Europe. The position that the neutrality of Europe
has consisted only in profession, and that she has prac
ticaly md powerfully c0-operated with the North in
this r is demonstrated by facts and arguments which
cannot be gaiUsayed. The English Goverc aent which
has dictated the European policy towards the Oonfede
rate States, may be regarded the most Influential
ally of Seward in bis att mp to subver the liberties
az independence of the Southern people. Not that
the majority Of the English people sympahize with the
North that the Government itself desires the
quest OF the South the reconstruction of the Union.
othng be further from their wishes designs
hey simply desire the thorough exhaustion of both
belligerens, to remove from their path hated
rival Every principle of English policy and of passion
point out with the cearness of sunbeam the real me-
tives which govern the of England in this
test. The only wonder is that should ever have
blind enough to expect from her other line of
conduct than that she has pursued.
England has forgiven the successful rebellion
Ct the American Colones 1t is but brief period in
the life time of nation since she lost the most valua-
BILE jewels OF her crown. Nations have good memories
and dsmembermen among the last things that they
forget All the greatness that America has since at
taned cnly aggravated the bitterness of her loss It
not ouiy wounded pride and modification in being
oiled ard humate by thirteen feeble colonies but it
the spoilaon Of the best portion of her territorial
POSSESSIONS and all their elements of greatness, wealth
and power. Suppose that England could have retain
ed he, American coonits, what Power she would not
be She is great enough already !; but with America,
India and England one Empire, the world has never
behed such Coos Instead of all this she not only
los America, but America became her greatest COM
cal rival ard promised soon to be her most power
ful manufacturing competitor in the world It may be
doubted whether if the Administration OF George the
Third could have foreseen the future of America-and
especially the wonGeru development of the cotton cuI
ture-lt would have acknowledged American indepen-
dence under war OF twenty years. We remember to
have seen an elaborate argument of British nobeman
OF that era endeavong to prove that America would
never become wealthy and powerful country. Wbeth-
these ideas common to his counryrnen, we do
not know but it is certain that man. the pro-
phetic Berkely possessed thaintest idea of the
future glory and beauty of the Western "Star of Em.
pre-
The preseht war has only afforded additional cen-
tves to the soicitude OF the British Government for
the destruction of both the United and the Conde-
rate States. Not only commercial and manufacture
ing riVfl-n0t only country which she depen-
dent for cotton is to be removed from her path, but
he has sho 8n, of the most formidable military
Powers OF the earth Taking into view the tremendous
armies and desperate vaor with which both North and
South have Dduced this contest the reflection natu
rally oCclrs in England, what would they be united
What would become of Canada, and every other Bri.
tsh possession on this continent What would become
OF England herself. it, IN future contest with France
Russia, such power America should side against
her No wonder then that she plotted for thirty
the dissolution, through Abolition agitation, of the old
American Union and that this object being accom-
pshed she intends to preserve just such neutrality
es will give both combatants tair chance to worry
alI destroy each other. If she believed the subuga-
tion Of the. South possible she would have afford
ed any degree f encouragement to the Southern
but she has long ago been satisfied that such thing
was impossible and has endeavOred to ride both sides
th sapng, giving aid and comfort through her Gov.
eminent to the North, and through her press to the
Souih-n0w cheering section, and now petting the
other on the head-only anxious that each might rend
and destroy the other. The only consolation is that
she has now thoroughly lost the confidence of both bel
gerents, and whilst President Davis, in mild and
y terms sets forth that fact in bis Message to Con-
gress the Washington Republic, the semofc al organ
of Lincoln declares that the United States would
cept mediation from any other European Power
than what it desgnates in the language of Frsnchmen
I" Per6dous Albion"
We hope never to see the slightest Importance at
ached h reafter to any expression of sentiment in
Great Britain upon American affairs The only voice
that has been raised officially in Europe in behalf of
suffering humanity in this contest is that of the great
Empire of the French We hope the day is not far
distant when the Southern Confederacy its ndepen-
dence recognized by the world will be able to show its
first and only friend that it is not orgetfu nor
grateful.
THE YANKEE WAR DEBr.-The Washington correspon.
dent of the N Y Herald that Thaddeus Stevens chair
of the Committee of Ways and Means, in his recent
speech brought out appalling array of figures in his
estimate OF the future debt of the count and bis manner
Philadelphia in 1856. when he mounted the platform after
Fremont aomnaed and pronounced the doom of the
Republican party in that campaign. respect Mr..
Stevens speech was nnequaiedno member Of Congress
terated the words billions and millions many times
in single debate and these applied to our
present end prospective debt and of liquida
on remarks listened to with the attention
by the patriotic members
The Herald says that the Adical Senators in Wash
ington treated Greeeys warnings to the feeling in
New York " with contempt and sent him back "witf
flea in his ear"