The daily news. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-02-14
REC0dMTIoN.

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Sdiscussing the probability OF recognition
by the great powers of Europe, reminds
us ot The following historical andspoliti,
cal truths; sa .Hg y&fs 49, IS,
e France on the 9th of February, l79S
acknowledged ithe independence of the
thirteen American colonies, as so many
indepsndendent States. Even the ar.
ticle of Confederation were not then
adopted The United Netherlands fol,
lowed this example October 9Th, 1882,
and Sweden April Sd, 1883. s. Great
Britain, in the Treaty Of Peace, con hclGd.
ed September 3d'SlTS3, recognized tic
several States in like manner. as SO many
independent communities This recog.
milton embraced Virginia, N orth Cars.
lima, South Carolina and Georgia, by
name; and it territorially Included Ken.
tucky, TENNESSEE, Alabama and M,issis.
sippi. The, remaining Confederate States
became possessed by their organization
and admission, Of equal rights with the
original States. and stand on the same
footing. The independent .nxtioltality
ol Texas was recognized by France in
1886 and by Great Britain in 1910.
She did not enter the Union until l.345.
In no other form has the nationality
Of the American States ever been. &C.
knowledged by the European Courte.
John hdams was sent in lT7T, to repre-
sent the States in France, and MAS soon
! after succeeded there by DR.. Franklin.
They Potlr received thor authority from
The Congress of Delegates" of tie sev-
eral States. The Articles Of Confedcra
ition were not adopted till March, 1871.
Mr. Adams under an appointment rt.
.yived Ia l.778, remained as Minister to
England tilll7ss. rs
The Union formed BY the "A rticles Of
Confederation was dissolved March Sd,
-l7S9.M The Union under the Constitu.
,hoi, did notgo into operation until April
80, 1889, and then only AZ eleven States,
Rhode Island and North Carolina, for
stime' femaining aloof
+ mall these changes for the agency or
conducting their foreign intercourse. the !
States doemed no notification necessary
to other governments. No recognition
was asked for any such nstion as the
Confederation OF States, ior there Was no
such created ! nor any such nation as the
United jStates, for the came reason.
The government established by the arti.
cles Decentralization, and by the Con.
stitution, were the mere foreign agencies
of tho States, the true soversigns whose
nationality was already acknowledged.
The European governments conceded TO
lis the right TO change the form of this
agency whenever We pleased The rec.
Kognition Of, the independence of the
States survived all these changes IN.
harmad, the disbanding of the Confeder.
ationin 1888; the interregnum Of fifty
eight days that followed; the separation
of the States which chen continued for
some time, Rhode Island and North Car
Dina remaining distinct; and tho acces.
sion to the number Of States which after.
wards occurred from time to time. Tho
ministers sentby the Federal agent were
received on the original acknowledge.
ment Of the nationality Of the several
States andno. other No other was de.
sired, no other was proffcred, no other
was thought necessary or appropriate.
Let us notice some of the consequent.
ces which may be deduced from this
view Of the case, looking att from
foreign stand point, and excluding all
reference to our own wncontroversy as. to
the right Of Secession. France and
England might say that Mr.. Lincoln WAS
appointed iii 1860 by an election in
whitehall the States participatcd, that
thus he was regularly constituted the
diplomatic representative ofall the States
fora specified term : that, es such, IGu:
rope reeosmzed him as appointed accor.
ding to our ownforms. Afterthe fourth
iofMarch next lie will sustain, however,
q different character. He will have EN-.
tered upon'aa term Of service towhick,
various States, acknowledged By Eu.
rope as independent had no part in
'electlng him. He eannot claim TO have /
any, commission from Virginia and
North Carolina, Or the rest Of the Con.
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