Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-19
NORFHRRr RELATIONS wIrm EU-
RePE.

Evidences are day b. day thicksning ar5uud
rs Of the existence Of growing hoshitiss be-
tween he United States and France snd Eng
land. HEviag CONS 70 war with Us for tbe res
toraion Of The Uuiou AID the emancipation Of
the negro, it Is not ST all improbable that the
North wiz ere long be involved 10 similar diff
hculties with TIA shove named powers for tie
maintenance Of tho MONROE doctrine. We
have Of lsis had frequent insimstious from tie
Northern press that expeditions are on foot for
the purposeof coafrontHz the French in Mexico,
which. II true, cannot fad 10 result in h~os.iiiiss
with his Msjssty's Government, while the bald
ing Of war steamers for the South Is slmo7t
sure 70 breed a rupture with England These
tbings are inevitable, il al TIE high talk Of the
Yankees is not mere gazcoasis and brsvsdo
The letter Of Lord JsHE RUSSELL, IN reply
70 the memorial Of the British Emancipation
g5eisty, indicate very decidaily thss ths Gov
eminent win nss interfere sa prevent tie sailing
OF these steamers, in the absence Of positive
Eroof that they are armed and equipped asd
iutss9ed 90 carry on ho5iIiss sgainst the Uni
ted States. This proof cannot be made. In the
frst place, because The vessels are not armed
and equipped" before sailing. They come ont
Of British ports in dismauls1 condition, ard
receive tbsir armament elsewhere. Ia the sec
ond place, the proof cannot be mads, because
the "intsutioE" Of the vessels csnno: be swsrn
to By aHy one. In this view If the case, The
steamers, as socz IS ready, viii no doubt sal
unmelests5, sRd the North viii be compelled to
submit, in humiliation az5 silence. OF to declare
war agains. "psrf5ious Albion" A proper
sense Of dignity and her own 5elf-rsspsct, viii
ne dosbs prsmP, Der to adopt the lstisr sltsrna-
tive, hsEsvsr disastrous the consequences may
be.
It is thus made evident 10 our mind that time
and circumstances are oPersHDg in cur favor.
however much the tide Of war may recently
have seemed to set in against Us. 1--we DO bsyc
on days and hours Of gloom, the enemy has his
also. BE Is sn~eompasssd by diff cul,ies and
troubles Of far greater maguituds than any that
threaten rs, sHs we shall be greatly deceived #
in the end, hat cup Of bumiiEEon and WOO
which he has intended for Us is not commanded
to bis owe lips. It vas necessary, probably.
that in this struggle we should be made to feel
the Christening rod Of Code meTcy ard Provi
denos, but It viii be bis to drain the bitter cup
Of damnaton to It's drsgE. TAsrs is 10 escape
from the tolls which ou- malignant foe has
thrown sround bimsslf TIE war which he is
wging against rs viii involve him in foreign
complications that viii necessarily prove bis uL-
innate sad utter ruin.
Let Us then 60 on in the svas tsn5r Of our
. wsy, keep up 8 cheerful heart, whip tbs enemy
whenever we sre able, and avoid 3 fght when We
are not holding him st bay IS best we can. and
We feel persuaded that all viii yet be well
Altogether our prospects ere far mora fattsrug
thsnt they have evsr yet been. Although we htve
lost territory aud orr strong holds Upon the
Mississippi river, these losses viii very soon b.
more than dOubly msde up to rs BY the lvpsfr-
snes Of our navy upon the high seas. The boom
CT its cannon is now daily aud hourly listened
for at some enc Of orr block,dsd ports, and If
viii fnd a rich harvest among the cid wooden
hulks Of our enemy. We feel within rs that
the tide Of for.uus is jet in OR favor. TIE day
star Of hops is yet in the zenith, and destined
ere nsny days to shine forth in increased ef1L
genes and splen1-r-