Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-11
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ENGLAND AND THU WAR.
We have before rs the London Tsmss Of the
18Th January, which, IN AZ editorial article,
passes in review the speeches Of several Of the
leading public men Of England, delivered 81
sundry meetings in different psris Of the king
dom. The county meeting held At Worcester,
says the TINS. " for the purpose Of taking into
consideration the best means Of raising funds
lue the relief Of the distress in Lancashire, was
rsa9srkabiy interesting The principal speak
ers were sa JoHS PAKINeToE, The Earl Of
DUDLEY. the Earl Of COVENTRY Sir A. LECH-
MgRE, and Mr. Lyon. These gentlemen ad-
dressed themselves, with more or less Of fulness
and freedom, to the question Of the American
war and The policy of this country in relation
to It's Sir. A. LECHaIERE regresing that there
was no prospect Of an early termination Of the
conflict; snd the Esrl Of COVENTRY calling in
question the wisdom of tie conduct of cur own
government Earl DUDLEY dwell on the evil
of slavery IN the South, arguing that the exis-
tence Of that accursed system was 3 very good
reason for not being in = hurry to recognize the
Independence Of the seeded States. &c was
rctortsd upon by Mr.. LYGoN, however, who
Observed tAat as slavery had never been per
nitted to affect our relations with America when
it was united, it ought not to prejudice our
judgment Of the claims of the Confederate
states 10 distinct nationality, He aYowed the
conviction that it is the duty Of England to
! recognise President DAVIS government Sir
JOHN P@AKINGToN spoke with q little more re-
serve. c0ufning himself more closely to the
subject Of our distress 81 home"
Wesee nothing in this to inspire US with the
hope Of recognition or friendly mediation from
England Her public men are SO jadieioasly
divided On the subject, IS to render it altogether
improbable that any definite or final action wiz
OF can be had at an early day. Besides, in a
national point of view, England is making
money By the war. and hence she is vastly more
interested in keeping it up than in putting an
end to it. This is made manifest by the fell
lowing paragraph which We clip from the same
number Of the Times:
For our own pars, we doubt much, as We
Z have said before, nor has anything yet occurred
TO mo1ify-our doubts, whether. barring 6 plunge
into riot OF speculation. there is any probability
/ Of proximate restoration Of Manchester trade
to pitch which viii employ again to the full tho
] existing population st their ancient and accUs-
! toned wages. We can, however, speaking ma
tonally, bear this untoWsrd state of things we'll
enough, and well enough afford to help the peo-
pie of Lancashire TIL they see their way to help
ing themselves. Nationally we have not lost,
but saved a loss, If not made q gain, by the
crest Manchester collapse. We have made large
profits By selling at high prices cotton stufs
made of raw cotton bought at low prices, which,
bat for The collapse, might have lain upon
shelves or been kicked abouEon qUaysor inware-
houses for an indefinite period, certainly long
enough TO hs-e prOdaeed 8 cotton panic OfwoTse
character than the cotton anime Neither is
the 9ueunt contemplate that we have nation
ally realized by our dealings ia the raw material
and our export trade IN 1t. Manchester is IN
easy, bus Liverpool is rich, and the country At
large has had 8 considerable accession Of wealth
upon the whole.
This paragraph shows US AZ a glance how lit
lie we have hitherto known Of the motives,
policy and principles Of European statesman
ship. We have been simple enough to suppose
that the British government, upon principles Of
humanity, would be moved to compassion by
the cries and tears and ghasty counteDsnces Of
a few hundred Thousand Of her impoverished
aud psuperized cotton operatives. Vain delu-
sion. What cares the government for those
poor wTetchss when she is putting money into
her exehequor through other channels Of trade 2
If she has suffered in her manufacturing inter
esls,. this has been more than counterbaleneed
by the increased prosperity given to her carry
e-F co-,,o-oo 1-bsoh fs rs, .,a-r,-t or
hyperion importance to that of her manufactures.
By her conuivsnce in helping the Confederacy
to war steamers, she has succeeded in Riding
herself Of q great rival On the sess, ana as long
es the war LASTS she viii, to a very great extent,
enjoy q monopoly Of The carrying trade of the
world.
Besides, to the sristoersey Of England, who
really give tone and direction to the British
government, the war in America has proved a
God-send 1t has given them q new, prolonged
and indefinite lease upon the enviable posi-
ton they hold in the worlds society, and
to keep the war going until it shall have
proved to lheiE satisfaction that Democratic
Republican government is q failure on this con-
ttuent, they can well afford to feed the stomachs
and clothe The bodies Of the Manchester and
Lancashire paupers. To say that slavery stands
as a barrier TO our recognition is shear hypocrisy,
as shown by the reply of Mr. Lyon to Earl
DUDLEY. II there were any force in the objec-
ton, it wonld have justified a cessation of diplo-
matte relations with the United States before
the war, CT even now with Spain, which Is q (
slaveholdilg country.
10, it is q motive higher and deeper than this
that influences the European powers, and
especially England, in Withholding from us that
recognition to which we are entitled by all the
rules Of international law and the custom of
nations Every day that the war continues but
serves to fix the monarcbs Of Europe more
FIRMLY On their seat Of power, and to assure to
the British aristoerscy a more lasting hold upon
their exclusive privileges, their exalted posi-
tons and their envied ~prsrogstves. Let US 10
deceive ourselves by ind6lging hopes of
British recognition, When it is her interest to
do il, she win award us this boon. She will
never be prompted to it by the dictates Of hu-
mainly OF the sublime sense Of justice.
ANOTa&R SLIP.
It wiz be seen by the letter Of our regular
correspondent from Vicksburg. that another
Federal craft succeeded in passing our batteries
before last. And, what is more singular,