Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-14
VOL. XIV, NO. 2O8

cheTssteT snd forms Of diplomatic intercourse.
Ihls Vas. no doubt, greet trial of temper and
patience 70 proud and loyal S0utherner; /; and
We are now informed that Mr Mason, or those
whom be ropfesants, can bear i no longer He
has gt l01gth been recalled by President Davs.
and for the present, We presume, the C0nfederate
States viii have 10 accredited ernissaTy in Great
Britain
We are rot disposed 70 dwell upon the petty
motives, more OF less crediiabls, which have
baen suggested 70 accent for this 8igniie ant
set. But one adequate and probable eTplana-
zion ol it can be imagined, sid beyond that We
seed not 70. The C0nlsderstes expected more
o. US Than they have received At CIR hands, and,
llke the fecarais, they are disgusted because
they hare not got ;ho one thing which they DO
msnded. 1hs Fsd6fais already possessed the
rights C4 an equal power snd al the sdvauisyss
which the C0u.edsTstss could hous to derive
from recognition, while their naval superiority
eHabled them TO svail themselves freely Of our
markets. Yet ali this cid not content them:
lAsy wanted the moral sympathy and applause
Of the English people, and, falling to command
THE, they have not ceased to heap Obloquy upsn
us. Now, tAis kind Of sympathy is precisely
what the COnfedersies have enjoyed ever since
il bscame manifest that the struggle was really
a war Of Independence Nor is this al, for they
have nOtOriOusly received assistance from iudi-
viduRls in this country which right or wrong
could not have been tolerated BY the laW with
out giving the United States fair ground of
complaint against us, and which, though not 90
tolerated and furnished with the utmost secrecy,
has brought us to the very verge Of war. Bat
these obligations, great as they are. fail to win
gs the gratitude Of the CoHfsdefates, so lgng as
the one coveted b0on-ths boon Of rec0g gnitiOn-
Is withheld by cur Government Now, this
plea for recognition though the most co.
gent Of all to the mind Of = Southerner is
precisely tnst which an English siatesmsn Is
bound 10 criticise with the greatest jealousy.
The theory Of recognition IS, that the fact
recognized should be tat aeeOmDii, and in no
degrees brought about by the recognition itself.
It IS one thing 70 say shat the ConiedeTais States
ought to be independent, and thst If would be-
better for the future peace Of America if they
we're SO; it is another to say that this iudsuen
denes is achieved. The two propositions al
that stage Of ths conflict seemed almost equiEa-
isHt; nui the sequel has shown that Lord Rus
sell coui1 not have treated them as such With
ont violating tho usage, If not tho law, OF ma
lions. Meanwhile, We have scIupulously Sd
stained from encouraging false hopes The re-
csption Of Mr. SEdsll BY the French Emperor
at Compeigne last autumn, and the recent stss-
meut abOu. the Florida in the MOH5ielfT, may
/ possibly have been open to miseonsIue!iOn; but,
with one exception, no ungusfded word has
fallen from en- English Minister and 10 that case
( il was speedily corrected
The tVuth is that bare recognition, net accom-
panied 5r followed by anything IN The shane Of
Intervention, would not produce the effect anti
/ 1ipated from it. 1t is possible that If EnRl and
sud France hsd recognized tbs South At q much
| earlier period, it would have addsd strength to
the Confederate cause, bscause 50 exceptional
msBsuge would have been interpreted,
not without reason, as a proof OF en- intsH
ti0u TO interfere u s possible that recognition
nj = laser period, when the civil way shall have
burnt i,self cut, mzy give weight and stabil.
/ ity 20 tbs ultimate settlement But recognition
that is, simple recognitiOn--n08 would prob
ably Be almost ffuiilgss. IL is due 70 tho vsl0I
and pstriotism Of TIE South to confess that they
no longer need any prestige which foreign
7 power eOuld confer upon thsm. 1t is dus 10 the
| recent successes of the North TO admit that the
time Tor declaring the seeding States to have ss-
tabished their Independence has nes yet arrived.
smPBUHDING FOR BELLIGEREETs.
From the London Times Ci:y ATtislsI
/ Much surprise is excited amsug the impartial
merchants 10 the city st the doctrines pTomulga-
I ted by casual writers, from day 70 day, on 5he
! question Of neutral obligation and the Liver
/ POOL irou-cla1s- Tle law, as the o0m1ne nerci al
I world understands It, is, thst vessels of war
may be built here for 4ny Ssste whether bslli-
gersBt or otherwise, provided they arc not built
I and sent to sea With the intention that British
! subjects ehOuld use them for hostile purposes
\ The natural impression wonld be that ghis law
should be strictly adhered to until changed by
| Parliament, sud the ann Of the persons who
argue the MASTER would appesr 10 be not 70 pro
mote, bnL to prevent the exercise Of neu-
/ tTalitY. They make no demand that measures
should be enforced for stopping the supply
Of munitions of var to the Northern States,
nOT to tho sHiieing Of British subjects from
/ Ireland and elsewhere to recruit the Northern
I arm ss. The ConfedsFates may be shot down
/ by ERglisa mads cannon, but the FsdeEels must
not have their cotton aud tea seized by English
/ bullt ships In matters Of this sort me only
/ sais plan mus5 be TO dscla-e that We are really
70 build or mrEe any Instruments for which No
can tind customers 10 pay us--eyen a supply Of
/ Greek fire. If it should be wished for. Even the
FedeTsls themFelvss 60 as far in their prefsn-
/ gioBs IS some EnglishInen are found to 20 for
/ them. Aud only three weeks back tbs New
York JoasHGi ot C0mmeTes admitted that if Eng
land stopped the iron elads. It would Be only
4 fair she shOHld stop the supply Of arms and
ammunition 70 themselves As TO the argument
thas al intsrRstionalla Law 10 prevent vessels being
huiit for 3slhgsTsnt might At future time
prove highly beneficial to ourselves, all that can
bs said with regard 70 il is, tnst there viii be
tins enough to consider it when the URitsd
Ststss hayo sign6sd their wish to change their
present law, sines there can be few who viii
suppose that if We now, without some guzrsn-
tee, set an opposite precedent, that precedent
viii be held sacred in cur favor. suDposing Al
any time we SHOULD be Al war with thsm. There
wonid be no objection to a discussion of the
whole matter Ia Parliament, where the para
mount necessity OF keeping open oar trading
rights, and of not allowing them 20 be see
Tifeed 10 suit the desires Of 8 GOvernuleEt,
20 avoid temporary disquietude would be
duly argued bat il is felt by many per
sOBs that ths.s constant celebrations 30 the
ministry 70 stretch or override the actual law ia
anticipation OF parliamentary action, are likely
70 prove very injurious and also, that they bear
/ an unpleasant resemblance 70 the views Of the
Federal politicians. who srs ready utterly to
disregard every point of their own Constitution
on phase Of sxigsncY. When il was lately
sought on high authority % irigtten us into a
seizure Of the iron-clads, with without law or
the ground thai their departure would bs a sig-
VA for ihs United States to attack as a blow
was struck Al the cause Of peace, which il
Il would be difficult 90 repair. Every one must
i have HOtieed hat lhe Wild threats against thi.
country, with which the New York press infems
thei-i ignersnt and credulous Tesders, have gained
strength with every concession made, while lhe
sU6missi9n 10 France IN the face Of her bold de
fance of al their most cherished ideas and dog
mas is developed precisely to q similar extent
A System which tends 10 stimulats .hs vqorsl
points 10 the EoIthsn character is more erus
% the North even than i is bursful to ourselves
and hence Is Is among the real friends Of the TO
spectacle portion Of the American public tbs
The gTestess reEres is felt a. any absence Of Dig
nifty that may be betrayed on ibis side
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