Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-10
Our Future Policy.


The history of great revolutions presents perhaps
no instance in which people struggling for ndePend-
spes against powerful Goa was less indebted to extra
peOu, aid ,baa toe southern ConGederacy. We win
emerge from the conflict unier 10 obligation to any
foreign power for aid sympathy save in the o'se of
France whose friendly intentions deserve TO be recogDz
ed We shall, therefore, be free to shape our foreign
policy uneueumOercd By demands of gratitude or obi
CATION for iayOrs conferred.
Independent Of tSat feeling Of pride which every cit
zen Of the Confederacy will enjoy in having achieved
our iudspe ndeIce without external aid, We shall
be placed in position 6G tariff in conformity with
our own interests aud the e1gerces resulting from the
heavy outlay Incident TO the Congress should so
shape its pOcyin this respec TO throw upon foreign
nations whose criminal nac ion has led TO TIE prolong-
alton OF the eo1Ac,, the chef burthen Of our public
debt judicous tariff should be put upon for'ign i'm
portatons, ard proper export duty upon cotton to
baeeo rice Al naval stores. Our people have suffered
TOO much BY this war to be able meet c)ntinud i'm
position of heavy pay she intereSs upon our
debt Years must e.apss bf1re they can recover from
tie losses which they have suslined and the exicton
of an oneIou tax during the interval Of this rscuPera
tive process would Ouy long defer the period OF re-
s.orston, bat eata permanent prosraton IL il well,
psrhsps in view Of the nee ty OF tariff TO save our
peope from ruin tha. we should be free from obliga-
tons that mst emOsrrass our action. We have passed
the period within wliei reccg do1 seJive aid from
abroad could be deemed fAvo' Any Increment GA
the par, Of foreign governments be attributed to
NECESSITY, and no. to sympathy. We have attained
that Stage f poll .al maturity which MAKE recognition
Obligatory. when DOES come it sl be bu, the echo
OF assertions often repeated b. the statesmen and the
press of Europe 1, will add nothing to our material
strength. Nor will il avail much in a moral point Ct
view for moral Intact in revolutions Is only valra-
HE in eases Of weakness adversely aud doubt Power
the ability 10 srccstd and the faith Whch saeA eou-
seousnes gives supplies the place Of moral influence
OR strongest assurance Of 6lal yicoc' IS derived from
the orowes Of our arms ard the herOism and patriotic
endurance of our people. Twelve CT eighteen months
szo sore bene6. might have resulted from recognition
Nov il would carry little advantage, since II would
be but mere formula piece Of international etiquette
.rpped Of every element of mora influence by tie alb
ssnce of any necessity for its observance On tie score
Of physical rcuogressiJa. Providence and our o"n
right arms shoull be our uust for teliveeance. As
e,rly as the summer Of 1861 Lord John Russell in re-
s1,nss TO Nc. Yancey's application, on behalf OF our
government for recognition remarked that that should
only follow the establishment Of our independence by
force Of arms 90 negotiation. The ef'es Of this re
soouss upon other nations was, Of course, ljuriOu
How Ensand has adhered to this policy, the events Of
tas last two years in and oat Of Parliament fully TIL
his well things have 50 happened The advantages
viii be altogether side for Can make the debt
resulting from this Engand's debt iusteai of our
Own. We should by ali means DO So Every article
inported from Grsa; Britain should be subjected to
high duties. Nations in despair have bartered indie
pspdepoe for TIE boon Of intery sutiou-eIchangirg
honor for naked political privileges and merely nomi.
nj udepen ience This is but transfer OF allegiance.
E,vlsnd hiss always acted the pars OF broker 10 tdes
transactions; aad right well has she pro6tcd by h,r
opsrations She awaits frigdly crisis in our affairs to
secure 4 deed Of trus. upon our commerce Thank
God! her base designs viii be ioiled. We SHALL teach
her less,n o. charity the value " lst policy, aud
the proR:abeness of taking undue advantages Of PEG
pa in adversely.
The example Of defiance 70 "blaek.mIi" govern
men. which We have set viii we trust, operate bene6-
ci.ly mon other oppressed nA.iOas. By aud by our
nolcv in the matter Of import and export duties will
sbov how selErelance may De rewarded Instead OF
being vicdmzed by the shaving operations OF England,
We viii shave her to the tune Of hundreds Of millions,
and make her curse the hour she withheld what vas our
due. and undertook to speculate upon our woes We
Ike II for granted that tariff schedule vii be adopted
~ Congress which will throw the main burthen Of our
war debt upon Eugsnd, Aad relieve our oTn people
from the enlbarasmelts which would otherwise be en-
tailed upon them.