Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-06
England and the Lincoln Governments.
From The LoDdOu Times, Ju,yIr.

England ana the Lincoln GOTernments
Fran ths London Times, ,Ju'yIi.
Lord John RusselPs declaration, that the vessels
of the two belligerent Republics of America would
not be allowed to bring prizes into British harbnrs
has been received in Characteristic manner by the
Northera States One would have thought that,
after inyeghlng against for weeks on the ground
that We were about to share the piratcal gains of
the Southern privxtsers, the politicians of Washing
ton and New York, when they found that they were
wholly in the wrong, and that the BRITISH Crown
had made an extreme of its pPerogatiVe 10 aFed
all completely with either party, Weuld have had
the grace to own that their suspicious on this point
were unjust and that though the Old Country might
be unfriendly to the of the Union, it was not
because she tempted by the prospect OF reeeiV-
ing stolen goods. But even this small measure of
eandOr and generosity Is not expected, it seems,
from the American character. The people have
been so long accustomed 70 deCry others and to go
rifY themselves the habit Of interpreting every
occurrence so to feed their own Jealousy and van
ity is so nveterate that even now with their constr
tuition in ruins with hostile army within few
miles of their capital and with several millions of
their former felow-citzens, declaring their bitter
hatred of the Union aRd their resolution not to re-
turn to it. even the NOrtheRers notheP boast
ing and exulting to one another at their imagined
victory over England lt would be a provoking If
il were not pitiabe spectacle. The ruling passion
must indeed be strong, when q community which
ia rent in sunder by internal animosities, cannot,
even in the hour of agony, forbeaF from Yauntng
how il has frightened the most powerful, the rich
est, the most united and the best armed empire on
the globe "fhere can be no doubt" says one
authority that this effect (the issuing of the Pro
clamation) was produced partly by the dispatch OF
Mr. Seward, warning the European Powers that
our Government would hold no turther olpIomanc
intercourse with them if they recognized the Co n
missioners from the Southern COnfederacy." This
ia the KEY note of q thousand themes. The con-
tinued hostility OF England, the duplicity of the
Cabinet the persistence Of Lord PalmeFston and
Lord John Russell in their "blackleg and Puritan
pulley" whatever that may mean. are taken for
granted, and it is declared that the only way to
frustrate our maevOleDt schemes TO convince US
that the North is ready at any time to declare war
against Us, and that her priYateers will sweep cur
merchantmen from the seas, as they did IN 1917.
The latest newspapers are filed with rawlings Of
this kind which, il seems are responded to by po-
itieal men. and even by Ministers of State.
If this abuse were confined to one or two jour
nails or 3 single party at the NoEth, we should be
inclined to trest il as political maB9Tre. As 1t
ia we can hardly read the New York Herald with
out secret feeling that it is the purpose Of a.
Journal to embroil the North with Engand, IN ord5r
to serve interests which not those Of the North
There is an ingenuity in searching out and present
ing in the most glaring colors everything which is
likely to inhame the Northern States against Eng
land or England against the Northern States. Some
af the articles are written for Americans, and
some we cannot help feeling, for the pe)pe OF this
But, II II Dc Ule WISH VI bue AAcItt4A "
help those the open advocacy o. whOIe clu'e It
was obliged to give up in April certainly its deilyns
are aided by the temper of the American people
Even Mr.. Dallas, gentleman who has jIst left our
shores and who if he represented the policy OF his
suneriors must have been in favor Of abandoning
khe South TO its own devices now comes forward
90 add to the delusions of his cOuntrymer. We frs
told that he believes the British Ministry 10 be
hostile to u.s. !" and that Lord John RusseWs reeog-
niton of the belligerents "was not premature
,f hoy.aa fifavs hrrf
deliberate policy to be adhered to far gOes
ale is disposed to believe that the great ar5iter IA
aotton1 The British Ministry, according 70 this
statesmanlike account, are vaceilatlng between
Exeter Hall and Manchester-feartul OF offending
the opponents of Slavery, and yet dreading the
anger Of the Cotton Lords, who are anxious about
the future supply Of their mills. The popular no
ton seems to be that England Is burning with desire
to help the South and that about next November
there will be an attempt to break the blockade.
Only the fear Of the punishment which the North
is ready to infict upon will be able to check US
in our hostile schemes.
These are the opinions which are now being ex-
pressed in every class Of American society. 70
Engishmen they are OF little concern SO lar as re-
latss to the American estimate OF our nSuonal
prowess Even with thousands Of tlatterers deelar-
ING that Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell
have been frightened by Mr.. Seward, the American
ueoule are not likely TO allow their seles5eem to
hurry them into a causeleSs war with fully armed
eau character must regret these absurd displays
The conduct of England justfes Itself to every
thinking man, and in few weeks the present out
cry against US will have passed away. But 1t VIII
NOT be forgotten here that in the Americans we have
to deal with people who will ascribe every act
whatever of eur Government either to Jealousy OF
their transeendent merits or fear Of their superior
| strength.
The war against the Confederate States is now
taking proportions which, if this country were in
deed iIIIdlsposed towards the Union, might tempt
US to interference. From the shores Of the Allan
tic to the far-of regions where the Missouri and
| the Kansas roll through the wilderness, the two
sections of the late Republic are arrayed against
| each other. The West of the State Of Missouri
| il reported to be in the power Of the State mill
| tls who have been driven from Jefferson City BY
| the advance of the Federal forces. What may be
| the ultimate destiny Of this great and powerful
| State it is hard to foreten. We should be dis
pOsed TO think that it would remain With the old
Union for it lies North of the probable boundary,
| and has a comparatively small number Of slaves
! But the slave owners and the pioneers who
| formed the Border Ruthans OF Kansas are not
likely to Weld without fierce struggle. From
Virginia there is nothing new; but one feature OF
the war is becoming very remarkable, and that IS
the little knowledge the NOrtheIners able to gain
respecting the Southern Army. II is plain that the
President of the Confederate States, whether he is
doing much or little, is doing it with secrecy which
the commanders of the North cannot penetrate. The
accounts given in the New York papers are clearly
/ quite worthless. One day the Southerners have
| only few wretched bands which rapidly melt
| ing away through hunger and want of shelteri the
1 next they have a splendid army of l47 900 men
which may at any time endanger the capital itself
We are disposed to think that the Confederate forces
do not equal in numbers those of the Union and that
in rifles and ammunition they a-e defective; hut On
the otE er hand it is known that they took grsat
number of gunsat Norfolk, and that the foundry al
Richmond has been at work for the last two months
They will probably remain on the defensive anC
/ await the attack of Gen. Scott and the invading
| armF Whether the stand will be made in the pre-
sent position of the Confederate forces or in th'
/ intrenchments which they are said to have mad
further South, is question which we have no dsts
for determining.
The Military DespOtIsm OF LIncOIn-A sig
| .-.---.-.- nIfIeant Article.
From the Lqudon Saturday Review.