Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-28
FOREIGNERS.

ours. A bill for the CONSUMPTION d. all foreign
crs was, indeed, lost; another bill, applica-
BILE 10 the people ctthe United States, including
Maryland. was passed bat this bill, however,
was one Of those which were passed at the last
moment OF the session. AMI which were for
that reason, as VIC undcrstood,j left nns'sHed
hy the President. TIL" Enquirer" las always
advocated tic CONSUMPTION Of nj foreigners,
and of AEarylandeiS, whether these arc to he
considered foreigners or not.
Wchul overlooked the fac, that this partial bill
hal haen sscd: and c"nioundcd it with the
general bill which was rcjccted and in which
the country took much create" interest, be-
cause Of the derogatory position III which the
CynEcdcracy has persisted i'll placing ltscll
with re: ard II foreign nations by allowing
sham "consul>" To ;c; here and 10 throw
around residents Of ow country the protection
Of Powers which ,ln nst recognize our exist
ence We have represented that compliance
as degrading 10 H. and ii orr opinion and
the opinions Of NEST Of the Confederate people
on this subject are 10 PASS for nothing, take
the opinion Of foreigners themselves. Read
this paragraph FROM the late speech Of Lord
Campbell in !nc English House Of Lords:
If nni,c lords agree therefore, with the
financial world. with military mIan, and will!
the Government OF Washington itself, tin! the
is-uc is not doubtful and ii. therefore. Great
Britain has the right to acknowledge South
crn Independence, why ought she to exercise
II: Tho first answer Is because honor calls on
her 10 do so, ana IT iu''," detail which |
shall rapidly explain to your lordshlps. pr.-
Sh ConSuls have remained during the war at
Mobile, Charleston and Savannah. They arc
there for the protection of our subjects, who
reside by thousands on the scaboard In times
like these their presence is essential. Were il
not Tor Consuls to identify them, the severe
enlistment laws of the Coniedcracy might ut
any time descend on our people; Or in the sud-
den turns Of war their goods might he de-
Stroycd without Il clue 10 ownership or means
of compensation. They are also there to
witness the llnckade. and report upon its eff
cacy. And these Consns draw their eccgHa-
mrS from the Government OF Washington
They arc IL standing Ger"gatiun to the power
WHICH receives, which shelters and endurcs
them. " c are not inclined to Withdraw them.
We ought. therefore. 10 acc:cdit them to the
nsur@ent whn permits them to reside, and ii
we do he is acknowledged. Honor farbldS ma
tiuns, as it does men. II run up score OF
gratitude themselves. and t. create score Of
Just resentment in its object to offer insult at
the moment they arc protting hy favor. In
Que sense alone do the Conl,dcracv gain by
the arrangement: we give them all the gran
dcur of inrbcarancc: they allow our Cnnsuls
to reside, and VIC withhold the recognition
which public law entities them to ask Of us.
Bat is MT our aspect with regard them poor
one: We deny their rights over their terri
tory. and yet at their hands receive the safety
Of our citizens.
"Insul" and dcrocation ~ And what is
England that we should take insult and dero-
CATION ut l:cr hands: Lord Campbcll. indeed,
affects to consider Eng!and's ;Sgcct with re-
gard to us ga popr cac: - but what is it conf
pared with or aspect in regard to her? II
honor forbids nations to offer insult"
what is to he said Of nations which invite
insult?
And it is no answer /" say. VIC cannot I'M
dertake to 20 war with England. There is
no chance Of war with England upon that
ground. Nobody ever heard Of one nation
going to war wild, another. because the latter
placed the former up"n tic very same footing
that tho former placed the latter. England cx-
poets US to discharge her cnnsuis: she Is
surprised that we do not. She admits that
she has need OF consu!s in our parts-tllat is
has need to recognize the Conitdc:acy: but
the Confederacy must first recognize itself
1t is re who must co;rteously and kindly free
her from that necessity, hy giving her here
;ll the guarantees which she could obtain by
! recognition. How long is this TO 90 on p
When will our Department Of State he salts
fed that we have submitted to insult ANA &C.
rogaticn enough?