Washington telegraph., 1865-05-31
WHAT DID FOREIGN NATIONS MK.xr-I.

English Government to divide our country. for
the safety Of Canada; so mucn to the interest
OF France, on account of Mexico; so much to
the interest Of Spain, on account OF Cuba espe
cially and the maintenance Of the principle of
slavery generally so much to the interest of
every European monarchy, on account of the
Monroe doctrine, that it was at first matter of
infinite wonder that the United +tates should
be allowed without shadow or feint, of let or
hindrancs, to extend again the power of her
flag over all her vast Southern resources, and
to become able to WELD them united with her
own, against the world. ,'.. D., .,,...-. -......
But it is no longer strange. Developments
have shown that il is another instance of that
vsultng ambition which "o'erleaps itself, aud
fails on tother side;'-of the Aschiavelian
policy which of en- defeats Itself by the depths
and GOODNESS of it's own calculations. I.Ha 49,.
! NJ great EUROPEAN natioa desired to thu
South sui ljugat-d or the Union restored All
their plans and calculations were based upon
contrary event. ' fAf .... &. ...a %
But they wished to make cats paw of the
South, to rake their own chesnus from the hst
embtrs, and stood eol,ly looking on. waiting
for the exhaustion of both parties callous to the
blood and suffering which went up to heaven,
as never Ii did before from the surface of the
earth. They secretly regarded the South as
fighting their battles and choose to wait and
avail themselves of our sacrifices, without loss
to themselves thinking it an easy matter, ii in
the end We were about to tail. to st,-p in be-
tween exhausted parties and command the
peace, and enjoy the balance of the continent.
II anything could console for our def-at.
i: would be the suddennrss of the crash, by
which the Southern Conteder.ey Went down
amidst dust and rubbish, like falling temple
whose foun ndations gave way. DO. .... ... .
W. feel d pleasure, not malicious We hope, in
contemp plating the CONSERVATION, OF the pTinci-
pal foreign powers, in beholding their schemes
and calculations buried III these ruins.
For they had it in their power to have aided
Us at amy time. by stretching iur;h friendly
hand, or even giving friendly word OF Ireog-,
nition. For four years they kept our eVnlms-
sioners cooling their nee Is IT h ir portals,
receiving nor absolutely rejecting them, but
through uno feIal mans dancing before their
eyes on and another wIll-O'-the-risp" OF de-
lusive hope, and encouraging Us to the mos:
desperate resistance. They b-hels us bleeding
ut every pore, struggling tor lite, and sutfocsled
by blockade which they y, ymitted 10 b. en-
forcrd. agains all then previous principles.
| They looked on with cold, stern, grey, calcu-
lating eyes, wondering how much we could
bear ltreminls US OF inquisitors witnessing
the rortur-s of victim hey did Eel wisA shouIj
expire. They never meant we should tail At
last. They thought 10 have int.TpOsed just
before our eXpiTi ny breath, with sumr renUvat-
ing cordial. They put il OF too latr-tUs late
tOI themselves we mean; for had we been saved
| by such m-ans In our exhausted state, our in
dependence woulI perhaps have been OF little
worth. They engineers whose p tards have
blown them up. Perhaps il is all tor the best.
Gud knows! We see only Through glass
dsrkly." --f- '-' 1--. az
Now they turn on every side, and ask what
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United Stat, understand too well the motives
OF their forbvarane-, to give tErM any thanks,
or entertain towards them any degree OF toleT-
ance. The SouIhtIp peoplr, SCARED by dIsap-
pontment, or latner justly sggrieyed. shake
their fingers across the Atlsntic. and ., you
have done this! You have Hrst encouraged US
,o -srparate Irom the Union, and then betrayed
As Jet, We must candidly confess we are no;
enthusiastic in 'bah0iding the American esgie
with wings extended from the PrnVascos IA ths
Rio Grand, and faliyiug TO his banner the i'm
petuous courage ut the Sou Ia, IN conf junctlon
with The steady force Of the North; cut If Eu-
ropran nations see il and trembie, We will need
grace to avoid Laughing at their calamity and
nlocking when their fear cometh.' -a
And then after xil II We must be citizens and
copponents of the Federal Government, as is
now decided, there is something calculated TO
light up the future in the reflection that she
VIII De queen amongst nations' Aho rue tne
Western world ''s "a .i. '-f .t hit.n.- ..
Most especially will this sentiment De apt to
fame into genuine zeal, should she pursue the
OLD Roman policy, which carried her eagles to
the ends of the Eastern word-the policy OF
admitting sil conquered p,eple- to the equal
rights tie franc hises, and Ihe name OF Roman
citizen. t' 70 ht'tui.Ha ll e..Af.. ....
Prometheus bound TO the roct with the vul-
ture gnaw ing al his liver is still sublime spec
tacle, for b, is giant bound, and mas resisted
superior force with gigantic energies and endu-
rance Bot if unbound and acting freely, vol
unfairly, and anisy with the binders-Lss
'tns world beware OF him -l- -.a
II The Richmond Whg of the 9th contains
an order from Cen HaIleck that after she .2Oth
all persons found in arms against the United
States in Virginia and North Carolina will be-
treated as robbers and outlaws. Persons
sistinp in organizing guerrilla bands and con-