Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-11-15
Why England Cannot Interfere.
From the London Times.


To break the blockade of the eonfede-
rate ports is likely to be the counsel of
the extreme party among the manufactu-
rers. That such step should be taken
by our government, they will perhaps,
hardly venture to hope, but they may think
that loud outcry, producing chance of
a collision between the two countries NAV
dispose the people of the Northern States
to come to terms, and put an end to the
war. Thus the two communities which
live by cottop-the growers in the South
eIn States and the manufacturers here
may be found combined in the same poll
cy-that is, to enforce the acknowledge
ment of southern independence by en-
broiling England with the North. Tt is
beyond doubt that the Southern people
have all along counted on such demands
being made in England as those of which
we are now speaking. We should be sor-
ry that any such conviction should gain
ground in the South, for it is no part of
our duty to interfere in this unrighteous
quarrel, and we feel sure that England
would rather undergo much suffering than
break through the plain rules of interna-
tional law Having recognized the Con-
federates as belligerants, we are bound by
laws which admit of no doubt or debate,
to respect the blockade which the North
ern States have established This block
ade has been duly notified, it is already
acknowledged by our Government, and
submitted to by our naval officers on the
station. To break it in any way would be
an act of war against the Government of
the United States, and any hostilities
which might follow would constitute an un-
just war on our part, which, whatever its
issue, would stain the reputation OF this
country and expose us to the just re-
proaches of the Americans in after times
Such acts we feel sure, England will not
commit, even to save her great manufac-
lures. Whenever the Northerners shall
have established an effectal blockade
they will Ee free to keep it up without in
terferance on our part. But here another
consideration arises. Is the blockade eve
rywhere effectual? 1t certainly is net
AS might be expected when a few frigates
and eorvettes undertake to seal up three
thousand miles Of coast, there is in the
great majority of cases no blockade at all
Few only of the American vessels are
steamers, and those are not of the fastest
class. The consequence is that vessels are
running the blockade every day. The fed
eral authorities are just now in great
passion, because steamer, the Bermuda,
has got into Havana with very large car
go of munitions of war. That such thing
can DO done at one OF the principal Allan
tic ports shows how Intellectual must be
the general blockade Of the coast. We
should therefore remind the Government
at Washington that it is only a real block
ade that foreign nations are bound to rec
ognise. But we would also remind our
Lancashire friends that the event also
shows that the cutting off of the cotton
supplies is the work of the South as well
as of the North. If ships can get in, they
can also get out and if the South desires
to send US cotton, 1t has not lacked op-
portunity. But it seems to be quite true
that all cotton expectation has been for
hidden by the Confederate government in
order that foreign nations may be forced
to take sides in the quarrel. 1t would i'll
become England to make herself the tool
of such Vaccinations.
PHILADELPHIA. IA special d. spatch
to the Inquirer, dated Fort Monroe, saws
that the report was current that Charles
ton had been attacked, and that on Friday
last several rebel regiments were sent south
from James and York rivers. TIE embar
kation took place in great haste The
shores of the James river were almost de-
serted.