Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-22
our Future Foreign Policy.

We have reached stage in thil war which pua the
uaeson Of our succsSss beyond all doubt. Estimating
as task Of subjugAtion upon the Data Of advantages
y gained BY the YAnkeel it would involve an eIpsn-
L. urs Of money and blood which the human mind eat
.ot con .empla,e. Rren Yankee mAignity will ind
cause to be appeased in tSe terrible prospect which cool
election upon the sacrifices involved in protracton
this war for an impractcable end will present
Ne1tn value to the vindcaton Of our independents will
the fact that no favors can DO claimed by foreign pow
IS for aid in contributing to that result We will
merge fom this terrible ordeal untrEmmelsd in ous
osegn policy, and fres to adjust our tArK arrange
nents to suit the condition Of outstanding Abi-
i EnglAnd and France will have no grounds of oom-
paint il We subject them TO heavy export and import
ues Il Is smnsnty proper shat they should be made
% pay the Of this war for their Interpolation at any
stage of il would have secured peace. Their pol cy
throughout has been timd and VAclA ing. Fear of the
North vas undoubtedly the chief motive that operasd
restrain them and the fact will stand out last
2 impeachment alike Of their much Wanted humanity
nd military and naval prOWeSs.S What but the most
let fear could have caused them to forego the great
damages to be derived from friendly commercial re-
atoms with u.s. It is by no means improbable that
ne or both of these Powers will interpOse when the
esalt Of this struggle will appear too certain to admit
IF doubt even in the Northern mind. Such policy
could DO in keeping with the WsknoWn AdroitnesS Of
Napoleon aud PalmsIston, who would feign calculate
Jon the veil Of oblivion being thrown over the past in
g.sw Of the advantages Of mediation resulting in peace
Fley are awaiting the crisis in this which will
derine its result even in the estimation Of the North
woen that period comes the Yankees will gladly Gcqui-
esee in any peace proposition, if only to avert the shock
% their national p.ide, which spontaneous recognition
would DAics. Such policy the part Of these pow
ers will be dictated purely by se6shness, and should
nmand 70 faVors at our hands. When their interpo-
ai,on was desired they failed to tender it, and our
Do icy towards them should ia Wise be affected BY
tender OF their good Offices when the South shall be on
the eve OF accomplishing all it seeks in maintaining this
Struggle.
A:regards England, Establishment would have no
lower depth than that to which the S1uth would doom
ITSELF we're i. to concede any commercial advantages to
her while she continues to keep Earl Russell in any high
preventative capacity. Thers is manifest effort in
tho country to cOunterbAAncs the injury which that
Abolition leader Is inAictng cause, by display
of popular sympathy with Us. But there is reason to
doubt ia sincerity, in view of the potency of popular
sentiment and the historical prscedens OF prompt sub
mission to its sdcss on tbs part Of Cabinet ministers
Russell would long since bavs been hurled from power,
Hnd some ore more favorable to cAuse chosen In his
ssead if the English people truly and warmly our
friends.
The majority of the people are bitter enemies OF
slavery and Russell knowing this yields nothing TO the
manifestations Of sympathy made in our behalf By the
interested minority Superadded to this conviction on
the part Of the authorities Is the consideration OF ma
oual interest," which will be deemed moasurAbly sub
served BY the destruction Of tvsry in the South, and
the consequent monopoly Of the cotton culturs By Eug
land. Our cause commands but little sympathy GU :
si4e Of the comparative few Who are benefited BY our
Esde Or look for prospective advantages from close
commercial Intercourse with ui In The future.
Tia veil that We have incurred no obligations to for