Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-22
The northern state. and Great Brit.


the tone Of the Northern press. as represent
ed in our dispatches published Yesterday
The presence of great danger seems sud.
denly to have Aroused the mischieyous spir-
liz to sense of the position of their govern
ment. The British Government has respon
ded with spirit and earnestness they did
not anticipate when they applauded Capt.
WILKES for removing Messrs. SILDELL and
Mason from the 7reHf; and they feel that 1t
is impossible for the United States to main
tain war with beth Great Britain and the
Confederate States. They would apparently
have their government escape the dilemma
In which it is placed by humilisdng itself
before the naughty Lion which all Americans
regard with hereditary hate. In this they
are laundering again. What does Great Brit
ain really care for the seizure of the Confed-
crate Commissioners? Little or nothing 1t
is not matter to go to war about; and had
Great Britain no other object than resensing
an insult, the whole affair would blow off
With the explosion OF few diplomatic fire.
crackera But Great Britain has seized up
on the Invasion of one of her vessels, and
chooses to make it ostersibly a cause of
quarrel. The real cause lies deeper. The
subjects Of Great Britain have been immense
losers By the blockade of the Southern ports
which has been tolerated though in violation
of treaties Of amity and commerce. And
they will continue to lose so long as the
present state of things continues; and in less
than twelve months a starving poplution
whose subsistence has been cut off with the
importation of cotton from the Southern
States, will send up such q cry for bread as
will shake the throne itself,
Asnn Indication of the losses which have
already been sustained by British subjects,
and the interests they have at stake. we pre-
cent q few facts derived from speech re
Gently made by Capt. JAWS, a member OF
Parliament, in the town-hall of Harwick,
Speaking of Great Britain's commerce with
this coansry he said
The traffic between this country and the
limited States, sehere The Cotton IS produced and
nv the manufacture of which so large
class is fed, amounted during the past year
10 es7 ,6S4 ,993. that is to say that there was
over ga 900 900 of imports from America,
and over e22, 100000 in exports; and you
cannot suddenly put an end to such por-
ton as G67, 100000 sterling worth of COM
merce without deeply affecting this country.
When tell you, too, tina. out of that por-
ton there is in the shape Of Cotton alone
something like e30,0O0,000 worth Of raw
material to be manufactured-thato out Of the
vast quantity of Cotton produce which comes
= from the manufacturing districts, besides
what ia purchased in this country. there are
$4,000 900 worth exported, muking differ
ence between the raw material exported and
imported, without calculating what We con-
sumo ourselves, of ever E22 ,000, 600, you
will be able to form an idea Of the amOut
lost to the manufacturing population of
this country. lHear, heart l wish 10 be
clear on the point OF figures, because there
have been some doubts thrown upon them
but they have been collected from the re
turns of the Board of Trade. IL will give
you, perhaps, clearer idea OF the vast
amount of the produce exported when tell
YOU that simply as regards plain calico,
s2S, 600, 900 worth alone is exported, and OF
plain sewing Cotton s700, 000 produce not
only affecting Lane asLire, but other districts,
such as Lanarkshire-
Again he says
I find that, besides cotton, q great portion
of our mercantile transactions between this
country and America are at stand still
Take the case OF teacups and plates. which
are Stafordshire ware. In August, 1860
those articles were exported to the value Of
e79,slS while in the same month, 1861. the
expectations only amounted TO the worth OF
siS.5I4; therefore there was SO much less
work in the Staffordshire potteries. In heber.
dashety the exports of August last year. a.
mounted to fl38, 720, but in this year only to
E3s $50; in linens, in the same months, the
difference was from e228, 10 10 E42, 2Te: In
the iron market the amount had decreased &c
almost niI for E10, 1888 bar iron exported
ia August last year, there were only e9SG
for this year. Passing on to other mauufac-
tnres, find that for 27,7l2 gallons OF seed
oil exported Ia the same months in 1860, there
Was this year none /; of spirits, 6,4S6 gallons
to 1000: of bitter beer 1858 barrels 20 99o
and of butter, 1856 cwt. to 1916. Thai
shows that not only the cotton, iron and
eartbeuware interests are concerned, but thai
the sgriculturists do not export as they nave
bsen 10 the habit of doing.
Now, here ia an array OF startling facts
which show where it is that the shoe pinches
and renders it necessary for Great Britain tx
take some action 10 relieve her subjects She
had recognized the blockade, and felt IL
honor bound to adhere to her position though
she suffered by it The opporiune invasion
If the Tren. affords her chance TO force
s-r.I On the Northern States which II II