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each II lh,se powers. They have sess a govern.

each OF those powers They hnve seen govern.
,ucnt sos up by force OF in the city Of Moxioo,
by France. and seou it-ree"Erizei on the instant,
bv England. although the constitutional govern
meat 0ns still! defended by organized armeis. anl
was sup-Si.- in vast sections OF the couatry. And
while they have Witnessed such swi;t haste in
recognizing d,m. .ttiin thus ri,,oilly and i'm
pectly established, .Ae Confederate statcs, al-
lianc, Of recognized sovcrcisutios, after cxeTsi-
sing all the functions uf separate government fcT
for foar year.. and u,a:ntsining an Huthurity
bestowed by the people, against all ths attampIs
of mighty enemy TO overthrow it, were 20 the
very last day of their struggle denied au'iivnoe
power among 'ae nn.ious OF tho earth. Tbs
Southern people are nni inscnsihla % lhis AMI
other wrcpgs, although they havo abandoned
themselves 10 no indecent rcseninepts But ex-
perience has ahowh that in injury cortisuai. onl
especially e ii prero scr:ouily detrimental in The
end, quickly ripea' intc har' when rea~'n for fol-
brar.ncs ceases, arc! ,r!2" ,i!arr:a;: i,r retail
| atios il i,c,.aar'.d.
Thr rpcrs Of Western Europa are sufficiently
convcfsant .ith the. .lcs:9ni CT history 10 know
also, that tho device Sc freely proclaimed by the
organs OF the North, as the eypsdient by which
they eSpnct 10 o5itcrate from tie minds Of the
people rf the American staIes the pcmary Of
present bitterness is borrow cd from those who 50
successfully nployed ii in former years. among
tbs popular leaders Of Greece apd Rome, the
sovereign remedy for cisil convalsions, and Cum
poser offntcstine feuds was foreign war. Eng
land uud France, against whom the threats OF the
North have been So inpAiicutly fllmi mated, will
judge ;ur themselves how lar, u.idcr al tho cir
oumsta .ccs to which we have allu,led, the co.ope-
rution of the Southern States mishtbc expected
against them. They will judge whether their
coursc, heret fore towards tho. SOUTH, best con-
stitutes clain upon the forbcnranss Of Southern
people, or an arpoarto their rcscnments.
The policy of England and France on the
American question has not beon mora unjust to
the Snuth.thau opposed to their own interest and
tranquility. It is obvious there be no balance
of power in North America except in tie scpara-
ton Of the Anso-American States. Those States
reunited, Canada ard Mexico, by whomseevsr
governed or fatroriaed, arc at once oyerawed, and
the;T. independence exists only by suferanoo.
Bound to theis in manner not to be disrcsarlcd,
England and France nov find their peace sus-
pended the caprice uf a turbulent population ;
and in the event of war would discover themselves
compelled tc conduct it on battle ground whero
all the advantages would be against them, and
to which they would havs to eros, the aeds.
The refusal to recognize MAximilan has sound
cd the alarm to Napoleon; and NapoleOn's mys-
tory is sign that the alarm has been taken.' He
is,a roteutatsswho is always ready TO strike, and
it is for that reason perhaps, he will have no oc
casion Ia tlo i; ia the prOsaat. or impending, case