Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-10

The Richmond Enquirer ventilatas this sab
jset ia a most entertaining light, under the
head of Oar Fleet in England explsiaing
how from a confession of Lord Russell ia the
Eaglish house of lords, be defended ihe Ameri-
can Gsyernmeut, and said al their commn-
uieaiious shswed they fully respected iDterns-
I tisnsl law" The conclusion OF Aitchsll's
satire is so pertinent We reproduce Il l0E he ed
I idcatiOn of our readers:
/ After al, we appear 10 have gained little by
our extreme s0mp'aisfnce in continuing 70
/ permit the English consular servios 70 BE- per
formed here without cnnsulg just before
! Congress a6i lurned both houses had resolu-
iions before them c0ndemnstory Of this most
mistaken and fruitless humiliation which we
were imposing ON ourselves Il was urged,
with some reason, that to persist in recognizing
those who did not TseogniEe rs, species
Of impeTiinencf; that it wss no. expected at
our bands; tfat IL procured Tor us net the
respect, but the disdsin of these whom we
30 courted; that Il did not hasten, but do
lsyed the recognition of our Independence;
inasBach ss the only motive tu recognizes
q new power is the necessity OF guarding
the rights Of foreign residents ia Us country
through duly accredited ofiesTs but if we a.
lowed ihat needful business 10 be done BY
everybody, OF anybody under an enpmy's au-
th0nty, or under none Al 81, why, in that case.
fYeign nations could effnr1 to wait Certain
senators and representatives did furthar urge
thst Il was but scaUt justice to uuT own citizens
thst they should be called fram their homes and
hidden 10 labor, and TO fight, aud 70 starve and
to die by thousands, in defense Of the country,
while other thousands of fat foreigners, with no
legal right 10 exemption, nobody here having
the slightest power 10 claim them OF protest
them, no Gag of their respective countries
unfurlsd over them at all, staid at home and
made money. ont Of The necessities OF Our
soldiers. Il was enough, they ssid, to make
C0Hiederats almost wish he was an English
naa. Again ST this no argument was
offered, except ctr;a;u m7 steri0us hints, that
ceTtaiH persons knew certain things, of deep
importance, and ofie a. hesds were shaken. CiH
the Buleigh way soiemnly, slowly, as if there
was something in hem; especially, it was dill |
gently inculcsIed upon the more innocent Nom |
bsrs OF Congress that tho State department 1
(ihoHgh appsr utiy in permanent vscstion) was !
ia reality maturing some great policy, Of which /
The sham consuis were part, the commission |
els in London and Paris a part, and that /
any disturbances in the momentoRs ma I
cbineEy just now might ruin all, and the /
Emperor of China would never be allowed 10 1
have his ships Some bluekheads at the press
also. roundly took TO task those members of 4
Congress who wished TO have done with the /
sham consuls, and FeprOached them with rasbly /
trying tn make rupture wit5 foreign pow
ers. Blockhee0' you are not able 10 make 3
rupture with a man who doas net know you;
unless, indeed, you do It by thrusting your ac-
quaintsnce upon HIM, 'ehen he desires &c psss
pesceaby on he other side. b who has not
the Advantage Of your acquaintance esn hardly
take oifsnse at you for net se.zing him by the
button
In short the powers Of Europe do not know
us, and do dot expect us to know them, and are
not irhaeneed in their behavior toward US or
our enemies by all our loDg-eontinued and pa
tent compasGnce to them if, indeod this esn-
duet II ours has aHy effect st all, it IS 10 delay
our recognition by those powers, and pr0l0ng
The war The Emperor Of China win get his
ships, or not pIec seiy as the interests OF Brit
sh policy may require aud we gain nothing
by our whole foreign policy, except most i'm
posing Department Of State Other peep q keep
4 State Department tor their foreign policy but
We kesp up foreign policy for our State De
Dgrtment