The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-05

ssn1Uencs s0r mr. LtncOan.
In vMw OF the present posture of the North
American republics, and the proposed policy
OF Mr. Lincolns administration to blockade the
,,ort~ at those Southern States which have Sc
@ d-d from the Unon the news which we pub
,itb to-day from England and France must be
rRsrdec Of the highest Importance. This in
,ellig.pce consists of an article from lie Pays,
OF PARE, the organ Of Louis Napoleon, edited
nv the man Who writes the Emperor's psmph-
lets. foreehadowiDg his role in the political
drama u Europe, and who has without
Doubt written the article to which we
refer, foresbsdowing the part bis master
n about soon to play on this CONT
nent in favor Of the Southern coufederacy;
also selegrapbic despstch from Washington
announcing that Lord Lyons, the British Mimic
,er ~ the United States, has communicated to
our government the determination of England
not 70 acknowledge paper blockade, but only
such M Ia actual and efF-ctuaL
Now. - Il would be utserly out Of the power
Of our government, II IT. naval force were ten
,,mes ~ great ~ Il u, 10 render blockade of
Tho thousands Of miles Of coast from North
Carolina 10 NE Rio Grande actual and efectual,
the announcement of the British government
amounts to the fact that q declaration of .
blocksde on the part of the new admins
trstion can only be q mere br,ttum f,lmen
of no practical value, and which cannot
be carried out without going to war
with England and the other European
Powers who are sgred upon the public law of
blockad.s, and will not suffer their commerce
to be Interrupted In violation Of that law.
This intelligence is only conarmatory Of that
which we have already published as to the
policy Of the British government and British
s,atesn en-. Lord Palmerston, in speech
which our readers will recollect having read
in our columns, indicated in very distinct
terms that the separation Of the cotton States
from the North must be peaceable. Lord
Brougbam, as "a friend Of human improve
ment," though leader of the abolitionists, de
clared strongly, in letter which we published,
in favor Of peace, compromise and concession"
And Mr.. Bright, M. p, statesman represent
ing the commercial and popular inte-
ress of the country, said IN q speech
at Birmingham on the ed Of January, "There
are clouds-clouds particularly in the West
which promise q great change Of circum-
stances, and I believe that every thoughtful
man at this moment Is deeply anxious as to
the future; and the question is passing from
mouth to mouth, how long will the Chancellor
Of the Exchequer be able to raise seventy mil
lions per snnum on the industry Of the
country"
The Toronto Leader, the organ Of the Cana
dian government, stated shout the same time,
on "the highest authority" that the home gov
eminent would recognise the independence of
the Southern States; that it would not permit
its commerce to be interfered with by war be-
tween the North and the South, and that 1t was
| in favor Of peaceable settlement in the event
| Of final separation of the States. The Lon
don Times, after asserting that 'if Southern
federation be formed and take its place among
the Powers of the earth, II would become, in
fact, the real United States, while the North
would be only the rump," goes on to earnest
| ly pray that, in the event of the Union not
| surviving the terrible trial through which
it was passing, the separation might be
an amicable one" 1t assigns for Its earnest
prayer this reason:-"Civil war, in o flourish
ing country and among a kindred people, can
| never be contemplated without horror by
nation ike ours, and we trust that neither the
violence Of the people nor the weakness Of
their leaders will bring this calamity on the
American Union" This reason was only In
tended to operate on us, as it is well calculated
to do; but the true British rcason is that such
war would be destructive to the commercial
and manufacturing interests Of England, and,
| perhaps, result in insurrection and revolution
in that country, seeing that FIVE millions Of the
population are directly depending on the cotton
plant to keep body and soul together. The
London Chronicle of the 18th of January gave
the real solution Of English policy whea it
said:-"The question is, in fact, little short Of
| life and death. Ruin to merchants and mill
| owners, and starvation to the rest Of the popu-
lation, hang immediately In The balance. One
years failure Of the American crop, or post
ponement OF the American supply, would pro.
duce calamities worse than any war or famine
within modern experience" To the same
effect Is the language of Lord Palmerstons
1 organ, the London f'ost, OF January 2l:--
England is now threatened with great danger In two
formsthe one immediate the other not very dstantand
hdt danger not only the national propery but ne
rTy eysece Of something Tie fire millions Of The popso-
tom Tho first form thai. In tho existing state Of thngs
in the Southern States Of North America civil war or
scrvie surecton may prevent the cotton crop being
sown In March or gathered In September. The second k
that tho Southern contedoracy copeo
Itself may revive tho slave trade, and thereby throw
difficulties In the way Of our obtaining cotton from
before
The second Of these dangers has already been
wisely removed by the Southern confcderacy.
Tho FIRST depends on the administration Of the
Northern confcderacy; and if Mr.. Lincoln be
able 10 carry out what he announces in bis in
augural, the danger is imminent, for his policy
may lead to such bloody collisions as would
render general war between the two confede-
racics inevitable. In that event England will
undoubtedly quarrel with the Northern COME.