Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-24

New Orleans thsn in cruising between Meditsrra-
} mean ports or lying at anchor ct Spithead
40 break the blockade Of the COnfederate ports il
Ihefeiore likely to be the counsel Of the extreme
parry, parry SIOng ne manufacturers. TEst such step
would Dc taken By our Government thew vziIl 49,
haps, hardly venture to hope but they NAV think
that lOua outcry, producing a chance of a COLLIE
sion between the two e0untriez mar, d,.noso 49,
people OF the Northern States 70 come to terms
and put an end to the war. Ts-,s tEc -. ' .--''
munides that live by eotton--lhe qrovs-s 50, =,
the Southern States and the manufsetorars
here-may be found combined IN the same nol;o,
that Is to enforce an acknowledgment Of Slutb,
ern independence BY embroiling England with tbe
North- It's beyond doubt that the Southern Deo.
pie have all along counted on such demands beino,
made IN England as those Of which we are now
speaking. The whole course of the war has shown
that the Confederate States are ruled by man Who
have deeply studied these questions before thew
raised, them, and who have accordinpv sho,sa 6e;,
formed -~'o
From the beginning, the President and Mr. Stsnb-
ems, and after them, the Southern press. have a..
cilred mat the needs Of the European nations
would force them within year T. use their inlu
ence, or even something more than influence 10 mt
an end to the war aud establish Southern independ-
ence. They are, Of course, kept well informed of
what passes IN Eogland, and, indeed know the tenn
per Of the Lancashire manufacturers, very proba-
Dly, better than the great BODY Of the Fncish nuh
lie know it. It may, then, be conceived that fba
proposal to break the blockade, spoken Of for the
present IN whispers Bat RelV shortly 20 Be disc1LsQfI
u 1otdeT tone, viii be strong advertisement 70
tne Cenfederates to persist in their resistance AZ
the present time, when il seems likely that cam
paign is to begin on scale such as Eirooe has aeI
dom seen, and when It is possible that the North
may averga Bull RIM in one or two bloody battles
the attitude Of party in England which holds cut
hopes OF foreign interference, cannot fail to be
matter Of great Importance. Adverse fortune NAV
be forgotten doubtful fight may be turned into n
victory, when it is thought that the South has only
TO hold q lew months longer, and keep its cotton
safe on plantations, in order to bring to its se the
largest navy in the world
We should be sorry that anv spch eonvf,fior
should gain ground in the South for il s n mart of
our duty to interfere in this unrighteous quarrel
and we feel sure that Eagland would rather under
so much suffering than break through the ulain
rules OF international law. Having recognized the
Confederates as bellgerents, we are bound bY laws
which admit Of no doubt or debate 10 respeet tbs
blockade which the Northern States have estab.
shed. The blockade has been duly notified. il has
already been acknowledged by our GovernmeDt
and submitted to BY our naval officers on the station
10 break Il in any way would be an act Of war
lgsinst the Government Of the UniJed States and
my hostllites which might follow would constitute
IN urJust war on our part, which, whatever its
ssue, would stain the reputation o. this country
'nd expose us to the Just reprOaehes Of the Ameri
ans 10 after time. such acts, we feel sure Eng
and viii not commit even to save her greatest man
lfacture. Whenever the Hortherners have estab-
shed an eflectual blockade they VIII be free to keep
up without interference on our part
But here another consideration arises: Is the
blockade everywhere efectual! It certainly is
Ot. As might be expected, when few frigates
nd eorVettes undertake to seal up three thousand
niles Of cogst, there is in the great majority Of
laces no blockade at all. Few only Of the Ameri-
an vessels are steamers and these sre not the fast
81 class. The consequences is that vessels are run
ng the blockade every day. The Federal authOri-
les are just now in q great passion becsusea
Eeamer, the Bermuda, has got INTO Savannah with
large cargo Of munitions OF war Thar such A
ling can be done at one of the principal Atlantic
Orts shows how Intellectual must be The general
locksde sf the coast We would, therefore. re-
ind the Government Of Washington that it is Onlv
real blockade that foreign nations are bound 70
scognize. But we must also remind our Lsnca-
lire friends that the event also shows thai the
1tting OF Of the cotton supplies is the work of the
outh as much as Of the N5rth- IL ships can get in
icy can also get out; and if the South desired to
md US cotton, it has not lacked the opportunity,
ut It seems to be true that all cotton sxportaton
IS been forbidden BY the Confederate Government.
order that foreign nations may be forced TO take
side IN the quarrel IL would III become England
make herselft the tool Of such Vaccinations.