The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-06

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MONDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 6, 1865.
The comments of the London Times,
published in late issue Of this Journal.
on the suggestion, which has been thrown
out in some of the public prints, that
European recognition might be obtained
by the sacrifice of slavery, have at least
the merit of great plainness of speech.
The journals which advocated that curi-
GUS project can be at no difficulty in un-
derstanding the Times. 1t is great
thing to be relieved from suspense and
doubt by a prompt, sledge.hammcr
blow, that puts you at once out of your
pain. We scarcely wonder that the
Times says we must dream dreams and
see visions" in tho Southern Confede-
racy to entertain some of those eccentric
notions with which we occasionally
StQrtle the world.
The Times can see the point of EN-
ploying negro soldiers; but upon the
scheme of emancipation to obtain foreign
recognition it puts downits foot promptly
and fatty. "Every State of Europe"
says the Times, Acknowledged the Re-
public when it was governed by Con-
stitution permitting slavery as fully as
the Southern States permit it now
Why should it's abandonment by the
Confederacy buy u recognition that is
withheld for many other reasons 2"
Precisely! What could be more sensi~
BILE? Nay, the Zines goes further; and,
as if to put us out of our misery in case
we entertain any eccentric notion Of a
European protectorate, says that Eng
land will certainly decline it, and it
knows no other European Power which
would accept the offer. 1t is the case of
the Netherlands over again-no one
weuld receive us as gift. We may.
therefore, save ourselves the trouble of
abolishing slavery. The best authority
now assures us that slavery is not the
reason we do not obtain European re-
cognition.
The truth is, neither Europe nor the
United States desire the abolition of
slavery. 1t is indispensable to the COM
merce of the world. It is valuable, be-
sides, to Europe in..drawing off the atten'
ton Of it's own pauper population
from the contemplation of their domestic
grievances. The imaginary horrors ol
African slavery kept constantly before
tho eyes of teeming and discontented
multitudes of the Old World prevent
them from brooding too intensely ove1
their own grievances, and make theil
own condition appear comparatively com
Portable. In the meantime, slave grown
products are necessary evil Europe
knows we'll enough that the cotton of th'
) Gulf States is the best that the worlt
,, can produce, or it would long ago hav'
obtained its cotton elsewhere. We coult
! much sooner obtain European recognition
! by threatening than promising to abolisl
: African slavery. They would sooner
interfere to prevent emancipation THAI
to secure it.
We are glad that the Times has nc
:, only put an extinguisher upon the pro
: iect Of abolition, but has given us I
: understand that the interests of Europ
Y would not permit any European State I
accept the Southern Confederacy eve
il We should tender them the gift. 1t
true, no rational being in the country hs
seriously entertained any such suggel
ton but, after such mad projects
have hssn broachsd, there is no KNOWN
fwhat moonshine dreams may next q
ACROSS the human brain. Let us unde
stand them once for al, that We mu
either belong to ourselves or to the Units
States. 8. s.. 49,
.Thers is On amount Of talent q
a ersy and vim employed, at prssapt,
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