Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-08
THE FOLLY OF ENGLAND.

they kno,s Eaglaud's interest and true policy
better than England knows it herself. Ever
since the secession, and thut notable delusion
about cotton, we have been earnestly urging
upon that Power her own true lnterest-"oh-
dering that she is so blind AZ not to see 1t
almost losing patience with her Tor her lnTin-
chile stupidity. We have commissioned MI
Mason 70 that country to show the simple
folks how clearly they would be benefited BY
recognizing the Coafederacy-though our
Commissioner has long since discontinued
urging anything Of the kind. We keep tie
Abylitionist, Spence, there worrying the read
ers OF the Times" and demonstrating, even
to the philanthropists themselves, that their
bes: way Of wiping out the "foul blot OF
slavery, is TO recognizable Contederacy. We
keep the Index" in London, 4 highly talent
ed weekly paper, which clearly proves week
after week that the interest and honor of Eng
land call on her to recognize US; and, more
over, that no,o THAT is, each Thursday even
ing) is the very most propitious moment for
doing it.
One of our Richmond papers, also, cannot
conceal its amazement at thesenseless conduct
of that once shrewd people. SIT seems
strange" says the ":Whig:"
at seems strange that England should pre-
sent the only barrier to that unity OF action IN
the matter of our recognition which can COM
mand peace on the part of the North. 1t Is
4 hn n
ton of that country, without any such pre-,
text rs even recognition by England would al
ford, TO wage war against her"
The-wri.er assures EngIaud that if she per-
sists in her silly course Of policy, and does not
make haste, in conjunction with France, to
establish on this continent strong power to
counterbaldnce the Yankees, she is going to
lose Canada.
There is no escape for England from Yam
kee vengeance, il their threats arc worth any
thing. la any MISREPRESENTATION Or dis
acknowledgement is destined to have war
So that no means Of escape is LETT her, except
surrender of her Canadian possessions, or
the>creation of power too formidable to al
low the North any hope OF success in war
against it."
He thus strongly appeals to England fears:
1--WE question whether if England were the
very last amorg the nations Of Europe 90 re-
cognize the Southern Cunfedera2y, she would
escape war with the North. The Yankees
want the Cauadas, and they arc determined to
have them, if they can, recognition or no re-
cognition."
The moral of the whole being, that England
ought to make firm union with France, and
fni support in that alliance, and in this Con-
federacy against that formidable Yankee ma
ton.
As for the London "Ipdcx," it enlarges upon
all these arguments, and many more. The
leading article of every number is Il demon
stration, ali appeal, g Establishment or an OBJ
jurgat:orl, intended, ut last, to open the eyes
of our deluded brethren in England. We ex-
trait O. sentence or two from the editorial arti.
cles of several weeks, to show how zealously
our frienI-or rather England's frieut-the
"IndeA" labors to awaken that unthinking
people to a proper ca.e for its own glory and
profit. Thus the editor whecdies Lord Pul-
merston:
And it would he the browning glory OF
the long and brilliant career OF Lord Pal.
merston, which would retrieve and cause to
be forgotten the many blunders in the foreign
policy Of the present Administration, were be,
who is supposed to lack neither the courage
nor the sugacity to appreciate great opporiu-
mites, to step forth Us the sponsor OF the young
nation which has so well and wisely vindlca-
ted its titls to existence"
The Editor sternly points out to what Sc
rious charges the British nation exposes itself
by its stolidity:
"When an adviser of the Crown asserts so
alphabetically, as Mr. Gladstone has done, that
separa,on is final, and, therefore, that the
Confederate Government presents all reasona-
ble guarantees for pcrmancnce, he contesses
in the same breath that ri hts are withheld
from that Government to winch, by the usage
and courtesy Of nations, it is fairly entitled.
Rights withheld are rights yolated,' and 1t is
with this violation of rights and with being
the cause Of their violation by others, that the
South charges the British Ministry"
The editor at last, however, in another ar
ticle, seems almost on the point Of giving up
his task in despair?
"We will not here re-enter into the discus
sion of the justice or the expediency Of re
cognitioa. The argument is exhausted. with
out having ever been fairly answered, and all
who can be convinced, have. Eeen so long
SINCE"
But he goes at it again as vigorously as
ever; for he cannot bear to see great nation
thus making fool of itself.
We are disconnected with this sort of thing
altogether. The Confederacy has long since
given official notice to the European Powers of
the change by which these States have an
nulled their former Federal agency at Wash
ington, and organized another at Richmond.
They have long since, also, shown that they
are determined to stand BY this new arrange
ment, and never. again to allow the Washing
ton Government to communicate on their be-
half with foreign nations. If those foreign
nations did not attend to this notification, it
was their own affair. What remained for us
to do was to act in all respects as if we at
least seriously meant what We said ourselves,
and to avoid a mean solicitation which has
rather served to. delay the very thing we
sought by showing ourselves too anxious to
obtain it, and by neediessly placing ourselves
in the huuiliating position of admitting
foreign nations to privileges in our ports to
which they refuse to admit US in theirs. By
this course us Lord Campbell has candidly
avowed, we have actually removed the only
inducemcnt for recognizing US at all; have
given reason to question whether,we really
believe ourselves to be Independent; and
have excited the surprise (perhaps the admi-