New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-19
ENGLAND's NEUTRALITY.
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No one will be surprised at the irritation which now
prevails among Americans the subject Of the dsruI-
ton Of their Republic Ii is great calamity, and II
il the first that has bealen them. In the records Of
fiction il ia always the giant who shouts and writbes
most uncontrollsbly under pain, and ia real life we
find the great the fortunate, and the imperions often
agitaled beyond measure By he fret shock Of misior-
tune. The people OF the United States have since the
early DAYS OF the Republic advanced without inter-
ruption from 10 another. The laws which
prescribe 10 nations rs TO men that good STALL be
checkefed with eyil-that sunshine aud storm
shall succeed each other in worldly ailars-seemed
10 be suspended III their cas-. by slow and pain
ful steps by long struggles, have countries like
England or France won their property, removed
the obstacles TO freedom and civilization, and as
serted for themselves leading place IN the world
In our land for instance, in spte Of the g0res
Of successful war; OF widespread commerce, and OF
great intellectual achievements society was bur-
oened till within the last few years BY an ever.
present unearness airing from tie knowledge That
the labOTing classes exposed 10 much suffering,
and were hsbitually sullen and dsadected. Then we
have had heavy taxes, and useless ware ended by
peaces almost iBglOTOus we have had 10 deal with
rivals in Europe, with rebeous millions In India; We
have been checked by our own colonirs; we have
bad for the sake Of more important natter. TO bear
with the peulance OF the Americans Themselves The
communities which grew ny beyond the Atlantic have
passed through none Of these trials No wonder that
their preachers and morasts should assume that they
were placed on the continent 10 carry ont spe-
cial design Of Providence, for race, climate, geo.
bined 10 give them prosperity beyond the dreams Of
the most ardent patriot who fought with Warrington
With tho whole Norh-AmeTican continent III their
hards either actually soon ~ they choose 10
grasp it; with range Of territory in which every
production Of temperate tropical climates could be
naturazed with the whole world coming TO them for
corn, cotton and gold with coffee and sugar, and
even wine and tea, among the saples eongenial 10
their soil and with the hungry or restless crowds Of
Europe pouring into the country 10 do It's rough work
and 10 be fashioned in the next generation into edu
Gated and alert the American Union teened
TO be advancing TO inordinate prosperity and power
without any OF tie trials which have hitherto been
deemed inseparable from The pursuit Of greainess
We are among those who think that the Americans
of the North have no reason 10 despond Ms TO the
future because certain communities Of save-owners,
differing from them in interests bGbis, and temper
have resolved to withdraw from political fellowship
with them The ill-judged assertion Of young mem,
Dor of Parliament, that the Republican bubble had
burst" gave opportunity the other evening Tor
Lord John Russell express what We feel trre Is the
real feeling Of EDglishmen on what Is palslng IN the
New World. We cannot exult In The Illumination OF
America, not OILY because j, would b3 no subject OF
exulation but because we DO not believe thore any
real humiliation. That, whatever may be the result
If this war; the people Of the Northern States must
remsin among the moot powerful and wealthy III the
world is sufficiently plain to every one who eontiders
the true Of national greatness whether
Southern Senators and Representatives be sent TO
Warrington or not Now-foTk must be tie com
mercia metropolis Of the continents chicago must
be the Queen Of the Lsles the tide Of European
immigration must flow 10 the temperate regont OF
the North climate and better social organization must
make the Northern States individually far Lore i'm
portan communities than the Southern. Bot Is use
less 10 expect that the Northern Americans should look
90 phosophiesly on the subject. With thea the
Union is q word Of magic power. IL has made them
grasp much and yield much aSsert extravasant rights
aud abAdon the most obvious principles II has made
them conservative politicians at home, while their ir
table patriotism has been always on the point OF EN-
broiling them with foreign naions. To maintain the
a. hoe ffadt ~ all
the South as TO spoilt child; and, in land where
ambition and the love Of gain are strong enough men
have given up honor power the Possession and he DIS
tribuiion OF cmouments III order that stinate and
turbulent section should be brbed by success into CON-
placency. Now that all has failed the indignation ani
bit,erncss are extreme ard We the English people who
from the rtt hour of the dispute have been guarding
Ourselves from auy act or word which could seem Like
partisanrLip, are not 10 be spared. Tue American
liant AT the first twnge Of pain breaks forth against
tbose who arc him, both friends and foes, The
British Government and the British press are the on'
jects OF violent aumadverion wherever the Northern
Americans come. We learn by ulegrarh that Lord