Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-23
THE EETHkBa.AND. ann rExE
CoNREDERATR aTATRR.


There we're many features in the memorable
struggle of the United Netherlands with Spsin
says tie Richmond DispateA, which strikinely
Eesembls those of our own contest for inde.
Pendenee Odds even more gigantic, an enemy
equally besOttsd and ferocious, determination
and heroisin IN defense As stem and inexhsust-
ibie. We hsVe not yet been expossd-ws de
vOutly hope we never may bs-tO such trial Of
human constancy as thai which followed the
murder of the Prince Of Orange, when medal
stack ct shs period, represented the struggling
ship Of state as 4 dismasted hulk. with the
motto, IHesrtHm qEO fata .ferzzt" Bat the
mariners on board that submerged and almost
sinking vessel, had souls that, like the .Folisn
harp. gave forth fsrcer blasts IS the tempest
increased in strength. and, with one heart, re-
solved, in the language of Herle, the Englisn
eniEsSTy, in letter to Queen Elizabeth, ." 10
revenge the feulnsss Of the act committed on ths
Prince Of Orange by TIE tyrsnt Of Spain, and
70 defend their Liberties sdvissdiy against hin,
and bis sdhsTeuts BY All means that God has
given them, TO the uttermosl portion Of their
substance, and the last drop Of their blood"
But, It is not alone in this parallel that shis
tsry is repeating itsslf," 3 phrase which has
ksen "repestsd'' so often that we are almos,
ashamed 70 uss Il. Ia tbsir sore distress she
States looked round, like the States of the South.
foF foreign Intervention, and with results quite
IS dishsartening. Nay, they looked 20 the ye,v
countries whose recognition ", havs been 80
eager to obtain-France aud England. The
ssgaeious Prince Of Orange had himself loge
entertained hopes Of sssistAuce from France Hs
was partly Of French descent; be had ss,ocis,
I'd much with the Fresch Hugusne,s, his ia.
was French. The King of France, weak and (
iAi'hiess as be proved himself, would not. il Was
esiisVed Pc able to resist the influence of tbs
ehiValric bead Of the Huguenots, and of tbs |
House Of Nsvarrs- The proposition made I
% France was one which We have psvar
YET, snd we hope never may be rsducsd 70 MAKE.
nothing more nor less than tender of the sov.
srsiRnty to the French King; to offer him tbs
allegiance Of some of the most heroic and
n0urishing provinces of Europe. But the man
bearing such proposition were treated oui,s a.
supefciliously by the French eourt a. NJ, Hg.
BOB by Esrl RUSSELL. The King rsfuso5 thar,
N audience. Nevertheless, Ike oar ,0snt,
.brosd' they fOe1d plenty Of distinguished
Iyupathisers. Who assured them "ths. an The
'sst he.ds OF FfEiace were ia favor of Fesaeb
Intervention Many Of the tirss men in Erspcs
lsclar9d themselves ready to "vsn.nra ,bo;,
055ssaSss, and 20 uIs ali tbs influence thsy nos
Sssed At court to bring about tbis rssnl, 5,
discouraged By such demonstrations. The
bate GoVsfunsnt sent another and solemn
inbassy to make al offer of thsir soyeysivn.
,. This emhssgg Jared worse than tbs frs.
TIE King titled with thsn from bsg,nB;no
8 end, and kept them dangling absu, his
'ouEi Tor eight long months, bat refusing the Of
OF OF unconditional sovereignty over the mos.
sDd independent people in the
sotd. an oder which be never, from first to last.
go any intention Of accepting. The envoys
'sre ieasted and bsnqusted like our own Con.
sdsrssea abroad and thsa disuissed with , e.,.
thsir ear Is not "Ais,Ory repsstng itselfss
ma Vengeance when we remember thae
Ihils sbs ambassadors Of the gstherlAnds were
eArins and making ovstiOns, reading and wit
lg protocols, and witnessing revels Of .ss,u. {
encous friVolity," the inhabitants Of IN. min.
pal cities which they represented "were eating
", and csis, and dogs, and the weeds from he
avsnents, and the grass from the church yards
% all The time pressed by the relentless genius
kARHEsE, the grestsst captain of the sesl', !
DisheArtsned al last in their hope Of French
sterVentiOns The United Provinces lo,k.s ~ q
IaFd England. The same offer of sovereivn,,
rs made 70 her that had besn rendered "a Az =
ing Of France. But though Elizabeth made .
,uThy speech iE reply, and promised assist v
nes. Fesoluiely dselining the sovereignty bow. o
IeT, her PaEEimoDy and indeeision bellsS bsr y
ne promises, and such interference "A she :, P
si undertook in the cause. resulted In a bu,.,
exesFation throughout the provinces Al tbe =,
nelish name Another illustration Of the Wis. Il
IN Of thss inspired msxin-"Put not Won, q
nst in Princes" = =
Letua lay 90 heart these lessons Of history. &
Who would be free, himself must strike tbe v
~ 1hs Netherlands emerged from such q .
buistions ss We have Hsvsr experienced and Is
sane, in few years, the fTt commercial o.
naval power in the world. Well might a bI
publican neabsF Of the United States Senate
uii thss history bssrs no record Of tho sub. an
ssior q united and heroic people. A.