The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-29
Highly Important from the South-English
Intermeddling with South Carolina.


We publish, in another part of this days Herald,
another interesting and important letter from our
special correspondent, whom we despatched from
this Office to South Carolina, for the purpose of
pertaining the exact condition OF public senti-
and public feeling in that State, respecting POI
htieal matters and especially in connexion with the
great question Of secession from the Union. His
previous letters were very interesting but the one
which We publish to-day is much more so.
by this letter, we learn that the British govern
nent, Though its secret agents, is tamperins with
the popular leaders in South Carolina, and perhaps
in other southern states, and urging them towards
secession with the view Of producing dissolution
Of the cordederaey, and afterwards turning ii to the
benefit Of England, by controlling the cotton
trade and general co nerce Of the South. Start
ling the information may be to our readers, We
cannot say that We are surprised at it, The govern
nent Of England has paid agents scattered through
cut the whole world, who are constantly on the
alert and uneeasing IN their efforts, to turn every
thing that may have happened TO the benefit Of
their employers. The power Of the American Union
is great that England breads it; and if she could
succeed 10 producing the same state Of things here
n she has brought about, through Mr. Chatheld, in
Central America, it would not only destroy our
power under the Union, but it would tend materi-
ally 10 the benefit Of Great Britain in a commercial
point Of view. England fnds that she cannot do
withou, American cotton She has endcavorcd to
procure supplies Of that important staple from other
sources, SO rs TO be independent Of the United
States. She has tried several experiments in her
Ear India possessions, at a very great expenditure
Of time and money; but failure has been the result
IN every instance She fnds that she cannot do
without American cotton; and il would no; be diff
fcult matter to prove that, but for American cot
son, the permancnce Of the British government
would be a subject Of speculation from week to
70 week, and day 10 day. An embargo on the ex-
portstion q one crop Of American cotton, would
create a revolution in England that would sweep
queens Lords. and commons, before il, like chat be-
fore gale Of wind.
England, therefore, has mighty interest al stake
m the production Of cotton in the United States;
and il she could control that staple, and at the
same time enter into a system q free trade with
abe Southern states, BY which she would be enabled
30 monopolze the carrying trade between England
and that part Of the American Union, az il now ex-
sts, she would accomplish All she desired, ia a
political as well az in a commercial point Of view
The information which our correspondent gives
pe. therefore of the British government fayoring
Che secession movement, and promising, through
Abcr secret agents to recognise the seeding States
~ a separate nation, and enter into reciprocal
treaties with them, does not at all surprise II
" 10 accordance with the polly which che has
adopted--aBd with perfect success-in Central
America and to n great extent in Mexico. BY her
ntigues she succeeded in breaking up the United
States q Ceatral America, and in converting them
into knot of jealous, hostile, and warning states
which she controls efectualy, and more 50, than
she docs Of her own colonies Her policy in that
region, disastrous i has been to Central Ameri-
On, has been beneficial to her, for the commerce o!
those states Il almost wholly in her hands. Her
policy IN Mexico has been Of the same character;
and Ear British commercial interests are con-
scrned. II has been attended with the same result.
Mexico Is virtually IN state Of commercial
lage to England and contributes upw rtls o. twenty
millions Of dollars in specie annually to swell the
profits of British merchants. aud GU the Golfers OF
The British cxehequer
But 10 return-tais + not the first time that the
government Of England has attempted to interfere
IN the domestic concerns Of the United states.
During the war Of lsI2-wheb. our readsrsw,ll re-.
collect, was very unpopular Ia ,he New England
States-Eogland despatched = spocial and ooaa len.
bal agent into that region, named JCan Henry for