Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-18
NUMBER III.

3 had produced some effect In England, an,
: that consequently. the original instruetipn.
j to the british Minister az Washington hat
been somewhat modified, but were still
: strong enough 70 satisfy any Ehglishmep
: All this excitement has been produced II
England by the agitation Of the eottol
! merchants, the polIief4ps and manuf4e
Eturers in want OF raw mRtstial, demanding
instant rcparation for this alleged outrage
to the British Dag; and the Goyernment
I Feeling ths necessity Of doing something II
consequences of the pressure OF tue tory
party upon them. have taken the strong
position reported In this news. Every Que
who understands the relations OF the Brit
fsh Government TO the people will At once
see the reason for This diplomatic move
But on carefully reading over the opiniOns
Of the leading English neYspApets, Il il
manifest thu they have very bad case,
and that ii win be dItfieUlt thing for them
10 establish their right III cue eyes 6f the
4 world The right OF belilGefents to board
neutrAIs has been conceIed By Engiand for
mort than a century, aud it Is a part OF
her maratime code, insisted upon by her
for years; and so patent Is this fact thar
the London Post and L0ldon Tfmes had
already decided the matter in our favor,
although the latter Journal said that this
!
| There can be no doGbr that this news
will produce great sensation throughout
| this country. But there is no. need of get
/ ting excited over the details. is never
theless the part of wisdom for our govern
ment to be prepared Ior any emergency that
may arise. The 9redtest efforts should at
once BE- made, arithout the loss Of day, 10
rnt our sen coast and lake dtfeneea IA the
most e6eetire condition Of deteneei and ouT
local uHlitiG should be more fully armed s9Ilp-
ped and drilled IN the use Of artillery and
heaty ordnance. These are the duties re-
qnired of each Stale. Fortbe rest, We utny
leave the infringement of this question in
the hands OF Mr. Secrettry Seward.
With her brilliant successes in the naval
struggle between Oliver Crom veil aud Hoi-
land, two centuries ago, England began TO
assume dlirtatorial supremacy ON the seas.
From her subsequent naval conflicts with
/ the other maritime Powers OF Europe, cuI-
initiating in the humiliation OF the COM
hined nsVal pretensiOns of France ana
Spain at Trufilglr. she practically secured
| the recognition of her supreme authority
on the ocean by the EHrOpedn continental
! States. She has, however, during the last
half century, recognized, on different Oc-
casious, a somewhat nlhrming obstacle to
this supremacy in the great and rapidly
growing maritime republic of the United
States OF America. Hence her industrious
labUrs and maehinatious Ia the work of
the dissolution OF the Union Of these
States, through the agitation Of the shave
ry question. The object OF England ia
this assumed labor of lore and philanthro-
py has been simply the removal OF a great
aud f0urishing rival commercial Power
from the field Of her exclusive dominion
Nor could humHa iugeauity have con.
tEtyed y more foeniINbls spgine for this
The enterprise has 50 faE succeeded as
to give to the feuid Oligarchy OF England
a new lease OF that power which was slip,
ping through their ingers fr'Iin the moral
influence Of our successful popular tnst'-
tutions Our Union is temporarily rent
in twain-lhe mnral influence 10 EproPe
or our neculiHr institutions Is sazPeade !,
aud, with the establizhnent OF a Southern
coufederIcy. the only commercial rival
which Englau,l holds in fear will be broken
up. Before the outbreak of this rebellion
,le commercial tonnage of the United
States had advanced far beyond that OF
England, and or next step might be a
naval establishment which wOHldiilo her
| in check throughout this eontinent. WITH
| this Southern rebellion. therefore, tn
cloak Of English abolition philanthropy
| is thrown oR-her symnathieS are with th :
puretv slavery eonfederAcy OF JED
/ Davis. UncIe Tom ceases to be her idol
land u cotton bale isset mp IN his price.
Al s,rh time, aud un,ler such circlm-
/ stance ., we are not disturbed by outspokeu
misgi,ings oi the direct Intervention OF
England As an ally Of JEFF Davis, on tue
convenient prrtext nt this nhhir ot slidt,l
anl M.lsoa. But maritime Laws. antnori-
/ 3 ~ ErFfF r..
linQ stand ia the way. She cannot 50
lbroAllS .tutlify hsrsclf ~ this aft air would
demand in making it an iusult- She cau'
not declare that wrong which for two cen
tu.ies, she has preached and enforcrl rs
The right. Out Of heroWn mouth the judy
mert is against her. II is oaly ad.niuis-
Ieriug to the doctor a dos= Of his own med
fcIne. But the bOl.lness of this Hss Of Can
Wilkes is none the less CALLING 70 England
maratime self-cOnceit Assured, however
of her neutrality, from the reasons as
signed, we may congratulate ourselves ina
! Captain Wilkes has broken the charm o
Eugiand's dictatorship on the ocean, ant
, This question may as well be settled tor ~
lime 10 come by properly meeting WnaF
ever demands England may %. nov MAKE 2.
The coutiusntAI Powers Of: Europe. 10
GLIDING France and Russia, viii exult owe
this Transaction with nndisgaissd pleasure
liz Is a telling l,low At the prestige OF eng
Hands absolntism oa the sea, tad hence IN
n indignation in London. LdEerpo9. ann Man
Z chester. The United STATES government
In assuming the responsibility attacking I
his Mason and Slideli seizure, At this ertsi
of a coutinentAi domestic war, eaaInOt b
: l'weak or doubtful OF the issue; add sue
> win he the general opinion OF Europs W
: ldare say that essentially we shall comnan