Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-10

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after the + glish government rec ved nouce THAI a
rebe 90 had Ii oGen cut in country-a misfortune
to VII CT all raticpe are spfJeet, q. d ir N "nca
| neither EGG 'aud nor z srei,xempt--the Qie n Of
England Nv proclamation, RIO grz thossln ieD' !.
Ion sgnntt lhe vernment at Washington a. oelii-
ser.ns P wer at as possessing IN Der p Al the
Tphis aud p-yileRes OF igerents-thns consdt ring
III m ia ~ ~ refpsot tqull TO thoe against "nom
they rebeed / briei, Eiglaod degraded the gov
erpmept of the He'd 10 The Level ofthoFe who
re in open bson sga its suhe rity, and elevated
the rebels TO position OF equality with powerful
nation. With which sas hal pofSsed disposition 10
iertain.t the o j. friendly relations to.h con IN ircal
and political
This o, of tho British government was as much
eass bHj as WouldhaVe be, the eeognton oil the IL
deper soVereignt, OF the go called Coniece
rate ater. IL would uIqqsstiousbly hsvo been go
considered If Ffsi ard other European Powers had
ro immed atclE sustaDsd the great iIjnsoe OF EGG
lard. 10 which Bnz also, soon as possible, gave
her ssnc.icn aud a pTovsL
The undersigned dof not undertake TO say that, by
osopth such a course Brazil was sciuafd by sry
hostile senlinent to u'ghbofl 6 ana always bieao
poUtr ard ono VII or has always rfcogb tie obi :
cations sling between hsIseif aud tie afs OF this
continent 70 us ain recprocaliy the AnS rican 'yst
Of pclitos as dis net fr m that o Europe is gate
probable chat she so prCcaed d, b cause it the sn-
tom of Bszl 20 follow pO cy III accordance with ia Z
reCoR by she Euop. an Powers N'Ttrsheiets,
osnBol gu, gsrd she act sc PrtcipHaie, badly in
s,ittd 81 a msniie,t justice o reiGhooflDg ana
,r'a.diy Power. LIT your xcelleucy row ask you.
al what cu'd have brent Z sentiments o. BITE i.
alter e,rtrg of dstu,bsr ees and rebellion in the il
terror OF the Beg liam empire the GovSI ment OF the
u Iea stes, without KimniDg into tue bA.ure OF
rsbslOn AID * GRANT alike OF tIs cau!e or lie jug
6caiioS-if sDy III Il otee-shouid uuiiH ittei"th
EI,cnesn Posers TO acknowledge as bell gersn the
r. III Us pF.yirols 81 d thus tlvss d tie T. bsis TO
positon oua 90 n az al tue Jap rial etysrnms Mt gv-
irg ID, m "a rel rights 10 their ports as beHgsrsnr and
ma Png in, N IN every rep O. the tquae Of the gov
err mont sgsinst which thfy rshelle6.
Wt,houi the least colb, euch q proceeding would
have bsen cong dered "a mosg grant act perpeirs
,ed hs.tse mai me Pouers rRslst sesksr bri
fiently .tian, tni IS a & cd edsHs tflH. Goquee'
tion.by Bpz Eouid have 90 oonsGsTtd III bur itsi
ia ja6ge il xpsdien 20 declare var sgsintt s.
L tied States Tor perpersd Of THE outrage, chs
wr uld still have the gbt 20 remons rats agairsiG ~
4 uufilendy AID u uss ac, 10 which che snomitItc
,nlv because she vas not alta 10 repsli 1t.
This IL p ross'y sha the Uaiiei atss Ess obliged
to do berg abba 20 declare war agsi 81 tho Gh,ls
sor g. sud at the same time, re ga gigantic re ti'
linn II sne had illus 80 al, she soglj, on the ole
hrnd have sstussd the rebels the triumph of the
- belliNr and ~ thu other involved the dim nh err
meut of grsa' American Poser, ~hoae * ste, H.
40 important for the ,Vtlopment OF CONSTITUTION 81
representa- government ard 80 necessary 70 o'tct
the a.fs Of tbe AmsrCan continent aga 't Eur an
i,tfrtfn.ion There 10 no doubt that the intention 81
Geat Britain in acknowledging tho rebels bsgtr-
eut--if We c'rsdfr their p'irc pal journAs and the
apafches Of hsir pSire pal men, both in and out &C
2 ,rlsmAft 10 .irtfTpr, ters Of her vieWs-vas 10
ashi- We by ind q metns shat Q could no. attain
by m athO mNe iirSe'. England has Ssmtcl right 10
dcrare that our government uRo ier4ifd andtht u.
on Dissolved by ask 'ovlecg,rg the sovereignty and lie
dspsnder our rebels Nistntwo week. after having
herd Of tho RI bsicn e' sha hsd To conceds to h,m
the EFhtR Of Zig rents. Bli che Rcied the ccura
n make this dfc rat on IN he fee OF Europe, and o
met he just ind alton which would rave fallen mp
On her Insead ~ THE, she srt ok us blew whici
.be well knew might justly be made cause If rar
but which che sl,o k1pv We no. Ia position te
resent and tre quencts OF which she neVerth'
.ess might vol ., ieye--as our rebels rtaniy did
would ba tho dismeubtrment o. the great American
,epubrc G,ca' tain b irg tho fret Commercial
. d n,ritrI Power Of the YcIlj, Other nations Of
Error O. followed by Br en- this coniiu, MT very
naiu-sly led to ed pit her proc amatioh without per
cevrg o. ter der ey 90 place the grea,et part OF our
c,mmsIea ia Che hands OF our only oommerciFl Tivsl
aud alsn whcu, h. lat intention on their part 10 DO
an ipu,,c, 10 the United Ss,es to asss' the Isb-
e'4 to p Iact or eveu possbly, to oonsummate tie
( iunph al tie rebellion.
Such wsa hosav,r, ths f,cl of the Must rolcy
naugrrated b, Great Britain. L adopted wit out
c ion by all lie PoSers OF Enr friends of the
Unted States and al. on the American continent b.
her slaadfast friend B-sZil, IL vas 70 OF y an
mat prncesdI the past OF IhOBs Powers, but IL H.
rad even h6en cot of single counry IL would still
have given a n'imu ul 10 the rebellion j tho other
nation. had enierta ed fbr The least pert OF the
kind esa and liberation that we lava SlrpJs had 10
other; snd Il they had shown the fsne resrect for
unconditional rights which they displayed toward re
bell on aud civil war the rRb lon, the abser oesnf
f,ega intervention, YOU have betn suppressed mr'e
than two ysSrs ego with tu samall portion Of TIE
-acriAcs which We have been Obliged 10 make AZ
there would have bsenno occasion for the undersgr
10 hs profound regret for the uuicr upatF
curve @, which provoked che note OF your EIcelanty
sud comp = the pIesent reply. The government OF
tho United States, by tte Intervention of the rnee
signed protests sganst the right OF Bee TO ackHcw
led @ our rebels "a be6gerentR, and to concede 10
them the rights and privileges OF 6slgsrents. The
same government directed sular protests to all the
ecvsrnmeuts that we're in6uc q TO follow the eIsmp
OF igAnd in heir goorstcs of the tendency Of sneh
an acknowledgement. This protest Was also sent to
BIZ = and other irieSdy POWere.
The govern usnt OF tbs Ule1 s aeq particularly
Instructed the undersigned to make mauiest to Brsz
ia confdsIOs sDd dlhp. These sentiments inc
heir origin in the similarity of their resp, iva cor
atituions The general Dip stion of their reapec "
peooei and tho pn,cn bigstioos on the part of
earh ga psghbore they being the two principal PoWeIs
on the American continent.
Animated by auch sentiments for Bnzil the gov
nmont Of the Uaised States will loci regrst at learn
ing that commander in the navy, without airy ins
tions or authority whatever took upon hmselt the ie
,p,nfib ty to capture ore of tho pirItca cruiFers
If cur rtbhs Nnhs rue Hss auuLorsn III tue port e
B,ho; aud the liIdeFssned believes him'ef lob
thor Esd to cur EIcsenoy that all the repafa
ION which on and justice = ,ct will be We Hteiy
IF red add m on moe free aud promp lr tta9ii the
act nsd been mmled by Am 1rlcaa e'uiser ia the
sa,ers Of the most power ulnRtiCn OF the world. Bus
willie ua lag hia aspiration, the government OF the
JARED a,es will otfT, without ub!, her oDls tds
honorable under protest She viii say 10 hr - thus
abe denies it toto 20 sny Ion nations
rebellion brsa k ~ la Tho dcmDioRs OF Any fre1dly
Pow n anl without auy xtminct on or investiga
,ion whatever, aud vie out knowing o. pretend
lux to kos the merits OF the o>nt,s the hight TO de-
I.ra that 4 Q rebels oIrstnu b guft pO ser, and
by m aHs Of procl m pou op'n to taem oil the porte
OF The world equd 10 those corceded TO lts
na,ioa ae alma; Whoa tIty Ttbd Size III, maintain
that inasm leh the nationality OF the rboa was lot
raeggl d. they c'nnol clio ha their hp' With hen
sonShty n csisaTy 10 give d the character oil men
o'-1.r A their sels, queLtlS, gro LetheT
iLan niLa aa 2.l.. II Arcelaim a.