Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-14
GREAT RRErAEN AwD THE COW
REDRRACW.

GREAT HEEnAEN AVID THE con-
FEDBRACK.
We publish in full this morning the core
spondenos Of the British foreign Office with our
minister, Alr MAsoS, the United States minis
tsr, Alr. ADAMS, ard the British enbassadsr st
Washington. Lord LYONS, touching the AmeTi-
can war and the attitude Of Great Britain
toward the belIigeyents, which has recently
: Seen brought before the public by q resolution
Of Paglisment Mr. MAsoS's correspondence
runs through period Of about year. and dis
cusses with ability sn5 clearness the questions
of6loeksde, recognition and inferventon.
After reading all the letters. remarks the Rich
moud Fhig, no impartial mind win fail 70 con-
clude that Mr.. n. has presented these subjects
in such g light as to show, on the part Of
the British government, gross disregard
Of precedent and law, g shameless inter
po'ation and distortion of the treaty Of Paris,
beartless insensibiliiy to the claims Of hu-
maui,y, and 8 c0wardly forgelfulness Of whst
was due to the manhood Of the renowned
British race. The most perfect neutrality that
could possibly have besn mainiained would
have epsrstsd uuequslly on the ConfedeTats
States; but not content with that, The British
government, after inviting our accession to she
treaty. Of Paris, and obtaining from that seees-
sion sH the benefits ii gives neutral, has
chosen to interpret that treaty in way that
deprives rs Of the only corresponding benefit
that could hsve accrued to rs. This is strong
Iy set forth in one Of the letters of Mr.. Ma
son. The position laid down by Earl
RUSSELL as TO the requisites necessary to
be possessed and presented on the part
of q government claiming recognition,
fhough thess requisites aTe not wanting IN our
csss. is not In sccoriance with M nerous cases
in British history. Lord RUSSELL places the
crest people whose organ in this matter he is, in
he iisgrseeful, and we believe, false attitude, /
of having no other rule Of conduct than inter
est and policy And even these be has alto
qetber nisiudeed, under childish terror Of
sEwsnD and his threats Il viii not be many 4
vesrs when, If The Confederate States adopt the /
noIiey toward Crest Britain 80 which the course /
d Der foreign minister provokes as, sac win re-
pens in ssekeloih and ashes, that she tolerated
him for q day. Il can never be forgotten
that for more than two years that govern
na,it occupied toward Us, in this our sHug- /
gle for liberty and lite, ground of preten-
dad neutrality, 81 the benefits of which went
g our enemies. while all its hsrdships fell
upon Us and that to justify itself in continuing
to hold this ground, e did not scruple to pervat
the plain and solemn meaning Of a treaty into
which had pey6dioualy induced US to enter.
II can never be forgotten, that for more than
two years sf bloody and desolafing war, The
horrors OF TuIcu were rr1E5uE pTuIUIIeU
bv her delay, she refused US the recognition TO
which we were entitled BY the highest proofs
ever presented in the history Of the world by
any people asserting a claim to independence
The mighty kingdom, for which this narrow
minded and souliess secretary speaks, was
q ever. ITSELF put 70 such test as we have been
compelled to undergo. and have undergone tn
uuphauty. These things, We say, viii not
aud ought not to be, forgotten, when we come
hereafter 70 establish these relations Of smity
and commerce to which peace viii give birth.
In commenting upon the same correspond.
sn.e. the RicbInand Enquirs7 says;
The extraordinary diplomafic correspondence
between Mr Mason, the Confederate minister
u England. and Earl RUssell, the mesnest of
mankind. has been published BY Parliament.
sfr Davis should proclaim day Of humiliation
after reading it Not that the Confederate min
ster has ma5e either blunder OF mistake. He
les said WHIST good sense and dignity prompted;
neither too much nor 200 little; and said it we'll
Bat il is truly humisting to witness the posi-
ion the COnfederscy's representative occupies,
md has occupied fer more than year pstition-
ng humhly for personal, not official, interview {
rniy; refused because Lord John Russell thinks
90 good can be Effected by talking with Mr.
Asson
If Il could be hoB.d that the csuse of the q
country could be in any way a IvRnced by aueht .
hat g minister can DO or say, il would be weak ,
b put sff 0nts which disgrace only those who
fer them in tee balance But nations and z
roverumauts are guided iu affairs like thesg by {
elfinteTest oniys and they know what that is
,stter than any foreign minister can ieil them.
Eagland has no interest in putting an end 70 Z
IBIS wsF. bat g very strong one in the con J
iausd existence of the Southern COnfederacy
e., presence Of It's suppliant representative,
18th A1thaF -hagQars, on the d00rstsps Of Lord C
useeEiPs house, is a qulst and comfortable as Il
lrrnca, that the Confedsrscy is still intact, and
las not the slightest intention Of going back
nto the Union. Bat his departure, hopeless and
defeated, would AWAKEN al interest in him never 3
tt Dtlie Ac tuch ttdt tsA5 sl-A1ldlaeg LuAk Us 4
lave concluded 90 give over the struggle and 4
rest wish tha Uaion on its own account would
reate an alarm the most vivid and profound that
British statesmen are capable Of feeling. Those z
'ho suppose il to be the interest Of our cause
bat Europe should believe this country is pow
rful, united, successful. confident, ana deter /,
liuel on a long var, however true that belief 4
asy be, ars very certainly in error. If on the =
onirsry, tie C0nEedsracy was thought By the
ll--r-r,---~f- nf Nfrrn.a ~ Ia oThauatsd 8
esrisne5, broken and on the peint of dissOlu- n
ion, they wsuld move at once sad 5ecisiVeiy
The recall Of our useless and mortified minis
srs, would DO much to excite that opinion and
lough offensive to the national vanity, it would
G "a less painful 20 real pride and selfrespect,
lsn the spectacle with which We are now pre-
snied. %