, 1861-09-03

It If, we think, patent that A1r. Russell
was SCH: here by the managers Of the Lon
don Times, as the representative of the par
II in England that desires the recognition
of the rebel States by the Government Of
Great Britain. The course Of that journal
proves that it is thoroughly in sympathy
with the traitors, and unfeignedly anxious
h4at the Republic should be divided.
" Like master, like man." is an adage that
has its political as well as social signif-
canoe; and in this case we cannot avoid
its application. Mr.. Russell yindicates his
right to cat the bread Of our enemy.
But suppose master and man succeed;
that By falsehoods impugning the material
resources, courage and credit Of the North;
by hearty encomiums Of the South; by
arfally exciting the aristocraic preiudices
Of the castle and manor-h house against a
Democracy; and by well put appeals
to the dol1ar-interest Of Lancashire and
Birmingham-the anti-slavery prejudices
Of the masses are overcome, International
fair dealing is forgotten, old ties and old
friendships are disregardcd, and the Gov
eminent is brought to recognize the Con
tederate States then2 The relation
OF the belliggerents is not changed, our
blockade Is not affected, none Of our rights
are impaired The act Of the English Coy
eminent would be proclamation that in
its opinion we had failed to make pood
our pretensions - that we are better at
Dragging than at fighting, and that the
compulsory enforcement Of the laws of
Congress IN the seeding States is impos-
s1ble. AL this would be sufficiently gall
ing to our pride, and ruinously destructive
OF the feelings Of fret dship that have been
growing up between the two nations since
1916; but, further than that, it would not
he prtjudicial to our cause. We should
be as far from English interference, and
just as tree to 60 On with our warlike pre-
pa1ations, as ever before. Enqueshonably,
recognition would be followed by any
amount of jubilation in the South, and BY
Keen modification in the North; but as
eoon as the rebels learned that the ac: bv
winch they were numbered among the ma
lions Of the earth was only paper comfort,
that It would not let out bale Of cotton.
open port, bring them a gun, nor keep
back Federal trooper, they would put q
wiser estimate upon that which now seems
TO them the most desirable object to be
attained.
For one thing we think the country nav
be prepsred-that as soon as decency and
safety Will permit, the favorable disposi-
lion of the English middle classes will he
oyerborne, and the South recognized as
an Independent power. And when Eng
land leads of, France will follow. What
evT,we may say about either country, the
government Of the Queen, as well as that
Of the Emperor, is essentially an Aristoc,
racy. Were We unknown to England and
F1ance save by what we sell and what We
buy in their markets, justice might prevail
in both, and the Confederates receive the
reprpbstion that they have earned But
Is long as American Institutions shall
serve as text for such radicals as John
Bright, by the handling Of which he re.
wives the memory Of Chartism; as long as
away down in the sub-s1ucture Of French
society there is that fierce Democracy
which still cherishes the traditions o1
17o9-9s, neither the ruling class in Eng.
tano, nor the Emperor in France, will
care how soon *h;e ca