Washington telegraph., 1864-11-23
NO.. 80

Such is the position Of affairs after three
Years Of war; and looking upon 1t, does
any ma who values his reputation f5r SID
cerity dare TO say that the subjugation OF
the South is It'll within the bounds ci IA
tional probability
Every month Of the war improves the
relative positions Of the Confeierates.-
The worst is over for them; their severest
.ufferings have been endured, the period
Of their extreme depression j, closed
They have passed the crisi, NJ which the
resources accumulated 10 peace were con-
pletely exhausted; they are Dew depend
ing on those which they produce, ald can
continue to produce, in spite of war. They
have Q implicitly adapted their social, In
dustrial aud political organization TO their
present state, AID find themselves abe to
provide ample for all their needs Their
supplies of food, clothing, ammunition
and arms are Increasing; their losses il
the war do not appear to be greater than
the natural growth Of the population can
replace, for of the wouaj.d only those
who are crippled quit the army, and these
tske the place Of able bodied men IL civil
occupations, who arc thus rendered avail
able for the army, aud the enly permanent
dimiuution % their force is measured by
the number Of kill1i-aiFays "A small pro
por ion Of the bu,cher's bill. The Fcder-
als,'on tie other hand, grow weaker eve
~ day. Their army i disbanding Itself
as the regiments complete their term OF
service, and they fad themselves unable
even to replace the retiring veterans BY
an equal number Of raw recruits. Their
currency, i sinking with extreme rApidi-
~, anI financial crisis, which may occur
tomorrow, csn hardly be loog postponed.
Their Government shrigks from con-
scripticn, sud cannot do without ID; di--
content gross every day, and a disaster
10 he field might shake the power d. ihs
President 10 its foundation.
Under these circumstances, il seems
perfectly absurd that the policy If Euro
pean powers should De inisnced by a. al
fectatiOn % palpsbe ss that ef uncertain
ty a 10 the issue Of the w4r. No srbet
politician considers that the indepen iencst
of the South has yet to be achs Tei; il is
ouly lr diplomatic dispate ies that states
men sFesk of the Confederate States a. =
merely incohate naliOlality, bat, unhap-
PLY, II Is by diplomatic language, and not
by expressions Of persrn-i opinion that
Europe can influence the ftelngs or the
conduct Of America. If Lord Russell
could speak of the Confederate Govern
ment Is every one speaks Of II, he would
secure for Eo.lani warm aud ii hfgl
ally, whose friendship would ID lEore than
an army Of $4,000 men to protect tile
frontier o. Canada. If England 4ud France
would speak through their Governments
the opiuiou OF their people-if they would
accord TO The Government Of Richmond
that recognition which X bt- received
from the pubic opinion Of Euiope-the7
would do very much to bring The war to
close, aud spare the lives Ut tens Of thou
sands who must otherwise perish before
the North will consent % consider itself
beaten. The i'll will Of tile North towards
this couutry IS already 50 bitter that We
can hardly exasPerate IT,
The United States would 90 to war with
Us now If they dared; tAey will 10. be the
more likely to dare il 1t We prove cur con
tempt II their aIenaces by recognizing the
CDulI- vi tue nLAEr lAHI. Al We walt TO
recognize the CDnfedera.es It'll re cannot
help 1t, We shall have % claim on their
friendship and NJ righ; to their assistance
when The North does quarrel with US
Recognition, then, - far from tending to
preclpltate war, = thc best possible guar
sntee ior permanent peace between our
selves and th. United States; aud if either
Permanent or the Administration were
capable Of n Courageous or farsighted
policy, Mr. Linas-ys m3fi.n sniglt have
4 chance uI being g-FTie \, aud, Of reno r.
ing material serTics 10 the Country and to
mankind But ~ submit sach a motion
TO a house which h-s just approved Lord
Russelfs betrayal Of Denmark, and "a
which he authors of our Polish and Amer
lean Fo.icy have an Ubedient majority Of
eighteen, Is siMply 70 invite defeat, to
give an advantage to tie n jHhern faction
ia Psgi meat, aud 70 coaut.ra>t, by an
adsersl Parliamentary voie, whatever cf-
iact nI4y b. produced by The rnluifesta-
tiOn o. En-Ish iee.ing out Of doors, in
aynP--ay #ifn the Sogih aai ia confident
exPectirioa Of aer complete and speedy
inGuIPh.