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

iiItl . "O ttSS'''tty'tu htHtFtct, III In ATtlCtS
se'iscussing the probability OF recognition
by the great. powers of Europe, reminds
us OF The following historical and politi
cal truths; s&@ ms Isl -
lfr, France, on the 9th of February, l19s
acknowledged lthe independence Of the
thirteen American colonies, as so many
indepsndenaent States. Even the ar,
ticle of Confederation were not then
liadoptva. The United Netherlands fol.
lowed this example October 9Th, 1882,
and Sweden April Sd, 1883. Great
Britain, in the Treaty of Peaco, con con el4dd..
ed September 3dSil783, recognized the
several States in like manner. as SO many
independent communities. This tecog.
nition embraced Virginia, North Cars.
lima, South Carolina and Georgia, by
name; and it terrtorially included Ken.
tucky, Tennessee, Alabama and M.issis.
slppi. 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 nstioliality
Of Texas was recognized by France in
1886 and by Great Britain in 1910.
She did not enter the Union until l.845.
In no other form has the nationality
Of the American States over been. ac.
knowledged by the, European Courts.
JOHN Adams was sent in FIJI to repre-.
sent the States in France, and WAS soon
after succeeded there by DR.. Franklin.
They botlr received their authority from
the Congress of Delegates of the sew
eral States. The Articles of Confedera
'tion were not adopted till March, 1881.
Mr.. Adams, under an appointment r..
,vived ID l776, remained as Minister to
England till Re
The Union formed by the a tticles of
Confederation was dissolved March 3d.
.i17S9: The. .Union under the Constitu.
tGon,,did notgo into operation until April
30, 1889, and then only AZ eleven States,
Rhode Island and North Carolina, for
'tlme remaining aloof
: mall these changes for the agency or
conducting their foreign intercourse. the
States docined no notification necessary
to other governments No recognition
was asked for any such nStion as the
Confederation Of States tor there mas no
snch created nor any such nation as the
United States, for the came reason.
The government established by the arti.
cles of Confederation, aud by the Con.
stitution, were the mere foreign agencies
of tho States, the true sovereigns 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.
Sognition Of, the independence of the
States survived all these changes nm.
harmad, the disbanding of the Confeder.
atlonin 1888; the eeinterregnum 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. The
ministers sent by the Federal agent were
received on the original acknowledge.
ment OF the nationality Of the several
States andno. other No other WAS de.
sred no other WAS proffcred, no other
was thought necessary or appropriate.
. Letus notice some OF the conaequen.
ces which may be deduccd from this
view of the case, looking at it from
foreign stand point, and excluding all
reference to our own wnscontroversy as. to
the right Of Secession.2 France and
,Englnid might shy that Mr.. Lincoln WAS
appointed III 1860 by an election IN
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