The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-18

maze Wnatct oi' Uoou people OF Nyack, oDIg0
us by coming together once more and enlight-
enpg the publ g respecting your views on re-
belion, treason and instruction generally, OF
which you so carct ully refrain from speaking.
The ENGLISH PA SIS DISCUSSING AMERICAN
AFFAIRs.-The tone q the English press COM
menting upon the an airs OF this country is
much more moderate tn IN 1t was Few weeks
ago, although we have no reason 10 suppose
that similar change haa taken place In the
motives actuating it. We believe 1t TO be still
the policy of England to bra ak our blockade, or
otherwise act in a manner ire Tile to the United
States whenever it may I've deemed by her
statesmen advisable to do so, no without any
care for the integrity of this republic. The
mere circumstance of her officially acinowledg-
ing the Southern rebels as bell gercnts was
an offence against this country WIN ch still ng-
gravates the Northern breast ana will not
easily be forgotten or forgiven. 1t W, g just az
unfriendy, uncalled for and obnoxious to do 80
us it would have been for us had we ac-
knowledged the belligerent rights of the rebels
during the rebellion in Ireland, or of the m,l-
tineers during the mutiny in India. The recog-
milton by England of the revolters of La
Vendee, in the time of the French republic, a.
beligerents, was considered belligerent act,
and just in the same degree we were justified In
interpreting the recognition of our own rebels
AZ belligerents to be belligerent act.
England may therefore rest assured that when
the rebellion which at present agitates this con-
tinent has subsidized, both sections of the coun-
try will sooner or later unite to resent tho
insult offered us as nation. 1t is of no use for
the English newspapers to affirm that no Of
fence was meant, and that we are an over
sensitive people. The Queens proclama-
ton stands in evidence against their
assertions Moreover a feet of British
steam frigates and gunboats is being sent into
our waters and thousands of additional troops
have just been added to the garrison Of Canada.
What does all this mean if not hostilites? We
have no desire to be unduly harsh in Judging Of
the conduct of the British government towards
this country, butwe cannot close our eyes alike
to facts and probabilities. Still we are willing
to accept the palliative of newspaper moders-
ton in good part, the more especially as it ap-
pears to be the present wish Of the British
government to soothe the irritation provoked
by its course towards this country. AS for the
nonsensical talk that we, the representative Of
that portion of the American press which re-
fleets the popular Northern sentiment, by dis
cussing the true state of affairs between tho
United States and England, are trying to en-
broil the two countries in war, in order to
subserve interests other than those of the North,
it deserves only to be dismissed with contempt.
An honorable peace is far more to be desired
than the most successful war; but there are
times when our national dignity requires us to
draw the sword. That we have no prejudice
against England is evident from the friendly
tone towards that country which distinguished
this journal before we had reason to complain
of British interference.