Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-08-03
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MONDAY MORNING., AUGUsT ;, IsSs.
Humiliation Of the Southern COnfederaey;;

If Ike dead IL renamed fer naughty ard hearuess
v,,l.ns % Withhold from them just appreciation Of
tbsr noble efforts ard to manifest eaOus Indifference
a the issue of the stupenilus struggle which they are
making to free themselves from the grippe OF an alb
borred. iuhuusn and msrciless tyranny. The tOne OF
N, British Premier ard bis ackeys in the incidental
discussion which grew out of the remarks OF Ar. Roe
buck uUon the Withdrawal Of his motion for recogn
ton % tie 18Th ult is fully in keeping with our past
prsdietioas in regard to the policy which that govern
nspt would pursue towards The object OF ttai
govsrpmeu, IS our rgin, if possible. Every movement
on its Tart reveals sinister purpose in respect to us
and our oaly safety lies in holding no Intercourse what
ever WiA iL
1, must he source OF bitter humiliation to eSery
Southern heart 10 contemplate the spectacle Of South
ern Commissioner hat in hand, ob5eQuously begging
English aboHionis,s r,c0gUz7 the Southern Con'ed-
,gacg Why need The sscaicheon of this young Goa
idsrscy BE- furnished by such act Of So tablsement
A dozen defeats would not bring lie humiliation Ell
tailed by this persistent keeping Of Commissioner a.
London in the teeth Of the most palpabe manifesto
lions of hostility towards How hum hating 1t must
bs 10 every citizen Of the South now in EnSl md, 10
irrss the co t-asl IN official standing presented BY Mr.
Adams and Nc Mason w have not heard that our
,oner has been even honored BY the gracious
condsscensiOn OF an Interview the part Of The Fot
e.gp Secretary, except IA one Instance Aud ia, az
tsryiew ii repor. Be true characterized by that an
Of affected col d.sesnsiou 80 peculiar 10 the English
s1ob. No, 50 With Nae French Emperor tie admitted
Mr. SEden 70 frequent interviews which, 10 the excess
O, his courtesy, he permitted to extend beyond the
limits usually assigned 10 official Wits.
Englands hostility to 6rd' additional solution ia
the Fench conquest Of Mexico, and the stable foothod
which Southern ujsperdsnoe would gi7j TO France IN
that country Il ia uoS object With England to
break down he SOuheru C0nleieraeY aud thus remove
the barrier vhch she interPOses 10 the enforcement OF
the Monroe doctrine Southern Independence and the
uadisturbsd possession of Mexico By France viii be
correlatye results Failure in instance will involve
failure in both and hence the ins Gus Efforts Of Eng
land 70 defeat the Southern cause. The Monroe doc
trne cannot be made apply 10 her 10 respect to the
English posssssious ia Canada. Her fundamentally in
foi the efforts Of the South Tor dependence, if BY
possibility she could BE- successful you'd guarantee full
immunity TO her from Northern Interference Sh Can
ada and etisetuaIy sl,y all past resentnents. In no
instance In which snY oOyemeHt has been made BY the
friei a, OF the Soutbfh The Elgsn House O Commons,
has the same degree Of hostile zeal been displayed that
characterized the late movement Of Mr.. R0ebuek. So
zeAlousy did the administration apply themselves 10 the
task Of defeating the movement aud so minuteA did
they scan he elements Of strength O.h sides, that
Sir J. Ferguson government supporter hesitated not
to predict that Mr. Roebueks moiOn, il pressed, would
be defeated b. almost unanimous vote. No similar
result vas foceshsjoSed 10 respect to any former mo
ton Of q like character. Indeed, the probability Of
the Derby party making tbe question OF recognition
party test was freely discussed when Mr.. Gregory in
troduced motion some twelve months ago on the sub
lee. Of recognition. So appseheusive PalmSr3ton
Of an adverse su that ne threatened in the event OF
defeat 70 refer the question to the judgment Of the PeO-
pie Of England. Such reference would become ne
sessily of the defeat Of the administration and the
admirers of Gregory seeing that the sentiments Of the
Lnglish people were adverse recognition, induced
him to withdraw bis motion. Since then the opposition
to recognition 10 the House seems to have increased,
until it has Amos, absorbed the hgte elemen. which
once adhered to the fortunes of The South.
AL hope of receiving any justice at the hands of
England has vanished and it Is bus just 70 ourselves
that We should cut OF all connection all intercourse
Of. whatever character with her. A proper and be-
coming Difference 10 the noOie pride and heroic spirit
Of people who are ready vindcate their hon
o. and resent insults national individual demands
thai our Commissioner shall be recalled from Eogand
and he English Consuls expelled from the Cenfedsracy
They are At best bot nuisance here worse than spies
for according 10 the statement OF London gentleman
in letter to friend in this city, published day or
two ago, an intimate friend Of Laylrd, the Foreign
Under Secretary, At dinner given by Mr.. DIsrael, re-
marked 10 reference to these COnsus, that they gen
orally dshed up their dispatches OicaD with ths bug
sboo story Of some frightened Irishman Eugishmau,
as tie csss nay be, and without sftng them to the
cod, gave them at what they we're worth. Some o.
fless ,rdgssisd cozsplaipi te cOntnues) ooui haze
laade IRE SoriLsra Go,srppst onlp n rldos Of sur
aces" sc.
Such the functions which these Of6cious lnstru-
meuts Of hostile Government are performing here.
They are not oaly njueing BY granting Ger.
tEeatas to parties Who knOWn to have exercised the
rights OF citizenship here but bringing country and
Government into disrePuse BY false representations.
That they should be tolerated here under ercum
stances Of Jus. aud unbiased disposition towards us
on the part of England aside from the question Of
cOguiton would b. bad enough, but to tolerate them
among US as agents Of mischief is enough to engender
bitter opposition to our Government because OF its t.
mildly Scarcely word Of truth Is communicated
By these fellows unless perchanee, the Preudiess OF
their Government accord with the course oevents here
They are always administer to these preudcesr
aud where this accord does not exist Misrepresentation
and fAlsebOOd will supply what is necessary.
Let the President for once far defer to the sent
ents and wishes Of the ConCsdsraey as to recall Mr..
Mason from London and ezpe from our midst the pl-
ant tools Of Government which, in per6dy aud base
sssshusss has scaseey It's parallel in the Yankee dy
nasty at Washington.
Gen. Lees Call.
General Lee is not the to cry volt when there Is
no necessity for t. On the contrary, bold il he