Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-16

From the Richmond Whig]
The London Times comes to the rescue Of poor old
and the sroW Of the Yankees We subjoin its article
on the subject England has had difficult part to plsy
Whether II has performed its part wisely and manfny
may De left 70 the ssrd Of history. According to the
Iies has dispeased its French ally; has failed 10
satisfy Its Yankee friends and Judging from many ind
cations the policy of the government has not been in
accordance with the sentiments Of its people In
respect to the Confederate States ignored its
istenca and had not the least regard TO its opinions
feelings or interests Governments it is said not
privileged to indulge human sympathes; cold selfish
calculating principles of interest alone must govern heir
eonohct We 40 not know how this is and incline to
tns OPINION tnat governments who sacrifice humanity
TO self are smenabe 70 the laws Of retribution
which individuals are subject under similar cireum
stancea WitnOut imputlng Engands policy to the dia
0olieai desire Of seeing both the begerents tLis
continent annihated it is quite manifest she ndsr
ent to their fate and has regulated her conduct wholly
by selfish considerations In view Of the suerings OF
large portion Of ber people she has calculated
the relative cost Of pauperzing i've six millions Of her
population and feeding them from the public treasury
and the cost Of with cowardly foe By disregard
ing blockade, which her tation Of inerna
tional law prononnces null and Of effect. In the
matter OF pounds and Penc', she may, perhaps, be
gamer But in degrading such Of her people to
the condition of paupers, evil, be estimated in
money VIII oe enaiieo upon the country For no man.
once demorsized and polluted by public charity ever
emerges from the degradation. Once pauper always
pauper, ia purse and spirit
In another respect she may have pushed the selfish
principle beyond the point of profit She has had 40
consideration whatever for the Confederate States She
ten she ever knew, that all he sympathy felt for her
on this side Of the Atsntc in her with Russia was
felt In the southern States Public sentiment here had
no part In the dismissal Of her minister and her
her present policy extinguishes al that kindly feeling
She forgets the Importance Of Southern products
manufacturing industry and the value of Southern trade
to her merchants.
The Itsses in eontending that armisce would not
operats fairly The North as it would enable the South
TO supply itself with arms and munitions from Europe
IN effect comedies, that the North Is enjoying
due advantages and that equal termi the South is
invincble. 1t forgets too what has been in its
own columns that the Yankess have agents pers sua-
ting Ireland snd openly recruiting for their armies
similar proceeding in this country during the Russian
war, arrested by the Yankees violation Of neu-
trsty. But John Bull tolerstes it against u.s. while
protesting the most rigid neutrality.
Whether the present minis ~ be displaced and
whether in that event, different and more friendly
conduct toward Us be adopted which admonshed
not 10 expect England, while satisfied ei her her
French or Yankee friends, is certainly alternating the
feelings Of a the Southern people and jusfyng them
in seeking close commercial relations her disadyan
Isgs with other nations An agricultural people rais
lug pecu products, which essential to The pros
perity cf the maritime powers Of Europe, Is in
to bestOW these advantages to operate 10
the detrmen Of England foi ages. II government
is wise, aud it heeds the feeling Of our tneut
which animates peop IL viii mel gset proper op
portunity of rewarding our friends and Furnishing
enemies.