Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-21
British Coasuis.-.No,ico ls QuII

/ From the Ri,hmo- d Sentinell
/ We DO not think eur cotemporsTy, the Whig,
! Is entirely consistent IN is forCiFE policy, and
/ tie gIosHds on which Is desired our dismissal OF
/ the British e1Rsals 70 have bssn Rlssed /.
/ thinks the Government reached a ngal coDclu-
sicn upon S wrong reason. L thinks we ought
/ % have baHished the ccnsuis, Eog because q
their own sf 3i4l dalinqusneis5 and off3uses, bu.
/ on account of the general relations or England
/ 10 this country. - the same sine, il says:
w g hope lhst lhe new policy Will be made
I sin more pointed and sigHiE ant By enlsrgiue
/ She embassy to France aad iastuc,ng them 70
useetista, il PEsoaeRoie, treaty Of alliance and
/ commerce with ths Emperor, subject % the ap-
Broval of Inc President and the sonata"
/ Il begemes Us to consider questions Of tbs
magnitude and gravity OF that botora as with
caudsr and dispsssion Titus considered, we
ttRk ii wiz be difficult to perceive ssy essential
G-Isnea gf principle between the stutude of the
french Goq0mment and that Of England to-
wards Ills eoGlTy II England has refused to
Tsoegsizs Us tog three yesTs, Sc has Ffance II
Eaglsnd hss respected the '-bookads," although
he require uonts of the frosty of PARIS" for
bade i, 80 has FraEce. Il England has dsclined
10 iatervene with its good ofhess in our affairs,
50 has Frazce for, although Napoleon iheJght
h5 5uEht 10 Do 50, yer he Aes preferred 10 man.
tain e purely voluntary engagement with Ea-
iaEd HBick forbade it. If Napeisoahss ale ~
ed our war steamer 20 Taf. n his ports, yet
Esgl-ud oHit sae steamer iI5e!f.
Nhat aye the gsszi priacpies Of national Hhon-
ol'' which, as We are tBugRF should nave caHssd
Us 20 sParg from sgf shores such tanctlonsues
IS sls Eagiish ceasulE, even II they hsd coz
dacfed themselves beceningiyi wnile, st ;he
same tirae, We should "tEiargs our embassy f.
Frsnce,' aad sssail Hap5is0a win icesh lnpoT-
tanaes
Taa tuEh is, the difference 10 more Of feeling
I than ct principle or lass. Aseelsen has borne
biaaself With tho Folilsness Of a gentleman.
/ Lord Rass-L has oifsndoi Us with sulliBess and
lnasss5an s. far as accomplished action is
| couceBed they lave done about The sane tiIlng,
sud dong 1t by eencsrt each mas shared the
/ others sTonaIbilsty. But they have shown
! q Gsrent temRels II, however, the French e.
rsror has :Hdiested more favorable views toward
as fhaa the Eagiisb Qa5es, It must be admitted
| IN tno other kaad tbas the English people hRve
shown us more isver and sgns Us greater service
| than the FseHch.
/ We repeat, that we do not sse On what prin-
| eiPls we would nave reason fer rejecting witloui
cause or personal ofsass, aud therefore 10 =
hostile IlzRnsr, an Easlsh consul, and 3! the
came Iedoubhzg car csie5ses to France, that
stands en- ths same platform. II our de@iInga
/ siEh Eaglsnd were dlsgTseeful TO as, as cur
/ passi0ls may pe-naPs suggest We Should nui
d0ub.e the disgrace il we pufsue tie same course
Hisb France with the double zeal that IS asked
i0l
For ourselves, we are glad That our Govern
meas has seught Eo qlarIsl Win England, and
offeIed 10 mere indigniIy. We Withdrew Ar.
Mason freul EngisRd because We saw no pres
pocI of his further usefulness there. We Save
dimissed tbe British eonsals here because thoy
have bshsFed badly. All this We nat an ob7l-
Gus right 70 do We retsin car Commissioner
| in France, not because be has advanced any
fur" 4 there vita recognition tban Mr.. Msgon
ail IN Eng.aad bat, because we have more
I hope OF his success We allow the French con
( suls here, nOs because France has bsked foT a.
/ tguaiHrs, or recognized Us any mole than Eng
! lald. 0ut because thsy have confined Lhsmseivea
to lhsir pyopsr spheiej
Tae tru;R - msay Of our counsrynsh are
! impatient aad rntsb.s On lls SUBJ CO OF our for
| cign relations. l. seems d Ia dsaIp, and indeed
lisls, rlz5 v 8 sh0a.d be dsmsd our last geoogni-
/ ion 80 long. Bat yet il is 0y no Iaesas uBSre-
/ ee6ented. IA the days OF the revolution moth
ilHg eas dosgeT 70 ths WISHES Of Fgsnee than *
/ ss1 Great BiiSaiR lose her colonies. Yot Frank
/ lln, aided BY i've eaa!jasoTs, waited fJE tarec
/ ys..rs IA z arls bsfors fec5goition cane; and Es
/ 10 not read thai cur ancestors iolt thereby IL
sultsd aad outraged. But nov, because othel
ns.lons have shown less proIacted reserve Id
adopting car own opinions OF ourselves, We ar
act only disappointed, bat grow augTy.