The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-08-12

0eii1erenss feel the force q, bat ca0not
bring ibemseires - ut.ss aud &C.. upoA. TIE
of . - mediate Implies q eoavGi31 taa
both parties are partly fiEbi atd pastiy wrong;
that their iOFccs are % evenly bilagCtl IS 20
make it.uniikeiy that either oi them will be
sole 10 gain decisive superiority. aac sh-.,
instead ol fighting each other Out OF cxss-
teuce. i wcu j DC better - compromise their
differences. To me1isie IN this way with
saccoss. Il j. necessary that both parties
should be willing 10 accept the good Offices
oi the ms6i ,tinF power, aBa tae Cnef % a ed
itaIion implies that, i Is Is rsj sjscted, the mat.
ter will end there. liso we pms IS - aay
resonable man 20 saw whether there s the
shades OF probe hinty Tor ssppos'eg taat
K should 10 successful We uSed BADLY
reclte proofs The conclusion ls obvious aua
ncos trovefiib g. The y rh afe n9t YET
tired Of the war. Inty have not yet given
up the firm conviction that lheY ate able 80
cor Qner she S-ush. They ale Jas. aow 10 h
gre test effort hey have yet made Tie
campaign i uudeCided. bui lheg fully expect
that Grant Wi sucesel IA taxing k.chmo0e,
and that Aithm p01. once capiuFeds the Cgn
iederacy will collapse. Besides, thsFo are
DO materials Zoe q coupfomio
The question az issue is not whereabouts
a fr-ntier line shalt be CRAVE has whether
there shall be one rspahiic OF Two republics
within the territory Of thc Uaited S-stes. Ou
ltis issue cempromet !. mpassioie. Inerc
l. no middle crolncs there can re 20 recip-
ocal concession no "gising aud taxing
no possible adjustment Aa wC could say IS
for Heavens sake stop sDe w2fi But this
advice they can take tomorrow. Il 50 sos
ed, and VII ch ghev wi.take al ,he sooner OF
their own accord thsn on the suggestion OF
foreign Power Mediation sf tks sort would
not be harmless; tof 81 eeuld be iakea as
threat OF uifcr'ur rscsesres, even Il ncns
were meant Bot meoiau.n may include
those uiief,or measures. lt may mean stop
fighting. or We q max you. Ia this osse
mediation IL hypocrisy flF, though osteRsbiy,
tt is a threat . seaF. We are guilty of no ia
Justice 10 Mf. Spence atd h.s uiends In as
sumiug thai his j. the step saey arc anxious
70 see us taking Hence the suggestion that
we should tsks Il IN concert with the other
Powers OF Europe. by which We are 70 under
staudFrauce exclusively me splsR Is tor
Great BTifl.n afd France .a make q larmal
tender OF their good 3 itccs ia iee Cabinet at
Washington. and 81 they are rejected, as they
uaad be sure 10 DO, then 10 fecogn ze the
South This would, oi course. bring ca a
war with the North t.n which we should have
The South for allies. and be hound 10 hgai 10.
ia own independence. This Is what M
Spence means; thar j. what h, wants IL IS
due 20 himself that he should cay % without
disguise. instead of cntrapping the unwaTy
and leading public astrsy oy c0ucling mis-
chievots designs IN psaaUfndes and verolsge.
Mr. Linday's suppressed motion for rec
ognziug the South had nc least tae merit -
de tells IA plainly what
he wants us 70 do, and the question can,
therefore, be discussed on honest grounds.
Now, il must have occurred 10 people oi IN
telligeuce. that mysterious ard fabulous
importance has been assigned 10 tbs sct oi
recognition The friends of the Souta de-
mand it ss q right They present their clients
to us IN the condition IF victims WHO have
suffered a eiievous wrong at tho hands OF
Europe because they have not been admitted
into. what il rhetosicaiis yied the family oi
nations" We really age rot persuaded oi
the ex stence Of any such family. II /.
exists. Il l. AZ all events very di-l7ioied
snd Quarrelsome ouc. NhltFcaily exists is
number OF independent S4ie-. mote er les
C ,ntgious. who havng good deal Of busi-
ness 20 traueact with one another, q f
convenient O. be rei resented reCiproctly by
duly authorized iieisls. Why should We
recognise auy couulfyg Simply because -
We nave or nav have busircas relations viii
il. convenience ftQGir,- ihtt ~e slauio nc
there 0y Ambassadors and Con-
su!s Why SHOULD We Recognise ite Spnth
here or hereafter Solely because without
such recognition We con'd 1T ao'at Con
suls 20 southern ports. oT maze affauRemenis
Tor trade oT eecare the safety aud ~ hs oi
British subjects who might hsvs - reside
therein. There + uO abstract duty on the
part OF enc State io recognise another and
no State car demand a. "a matter or right 10
be so rceogu zed Il Is a matter Of expedi-
ency, convenience tnsness. Heuce, the
first condition Of recognition Is Independence.
for until State Is soliaiv established it eau
not make entfeaties OF afford pfoiecilon.
Here we see tha utter absufdiy ~ the pro
posal TO recognizs tie South WY should
we recoerizs country which We cannot
re-ch exc pt at the rick ~ beng msoc piiso-
perag When We cannot send a cargo %
g0o6s 10 fay OF ia ports which might rot be
les allT captured and sold la New York tor
he benefit OF lhc Federal cspl0fsf Tie
whole coast, from the Chesaneake 10 ihe Rio
Craude. j. wa'chsd b. hostile squfdrons. II
we sent a Consul - kichma md. ho might BE-
swallowed up b. Gmni: or to Charleston. he
would have nothing 10 ua. sgd night re his
head msshtd by a D mb h1ll ibe South
should succeed 10 o-fabl shaag ts indepcn
derce and in getting fii 81 mo q cis end
armies which environ ifs territories. sc shaa
tnez recozDize it---not neoause the South viii
lave any abstract claim % recognition. bat
because Bfin.h fsefchai q Ftdres.dents iced
and have right - onr protection Whefher
that day will OF vii nst arivo a c4a
iingency which Ue have 40 right 20 antsi-
cate by t,king step vn b, ab le uftsfly
useless 70 ourselves, would b. tanismeunl
TO taking sides in the contest. AID heir.rg
10 settle it IN scco.duce With onf oan