The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-12
Oar Affairs Abroad.
REBEL POLICY oyERpoNE AND RE-Acrr

REBEL POLICY oyERDoNE AND Rr-AcrGNG.
IN their astuto policy of keeping back thcir
cotton with the view OF compelling England to
recognize their Coniedoracy and raise the Block
AIDE, the Rebel leaders have evidently overaced
john Bull begins t. sce in il - menace wI;cl
he should diadain and which. therefore. is set
ting his hair in quite q different direction from
what was intended. Tho I.3Glon Eeonon,sf
the leading commercial Journal Of England
lays " The South is deliberately planning and
tollne 10 force he into quarrel with The North j;
and Englishiaen are - be found ready t. fall
into the trap ana help her sinister design is
it not obvious that - long as the Confcdcratcs
entertain any hopes that England will Interfere,
they will obstnately retain their cotton on the
plan ations, and efiectually prevent our getting
il in any mode? Aud is it not obvious that
nothing will 50 foster and proIong these fala-
cioua hopes, as the language which, under tho
dread III coming pressure. these nconsideratc
merchants and manufactures are using At
present they feel at ease, for there is no cotton
gathered and packed, and No ships ready to re-
'elvc it, 50 that they "an safely indulge in
menace which they hope will bring terrified
Europe 10 their did
So Justly reasons this able Journal. and 50 be-
gins to reason the most sagacious journalists in
England, who, while they scorn the Southern
threat Of Forcing them thus to recognize and aid
the Coniodcracy, begin to rec that sound policy
as well as onor on their part, demand OF them
70 cease, both directly end indirectly. further
'nc'nraslns tic rebels, AMI now t. place their
ofH hope" Oh thc triumph Of Che North.
rnc SANE, or cycn N IRE decisive indications Of
the before somewhat haltng public opinion,
also reach us from France. Prince Napoleon.
VINO has recently been here and thoroughly in
formed himself on TIE state Of affairs in this
Country, and his opinions, therefore, with his
high position il France, made all but entirely
conclusive with biz Government and people, is
now openly throwing his great influence in our
favor. As our warrant FOR these statements
both in regard to E.ngland and France, among
our other sources Of information We subjon the
following extract from the last letter of the
reliable correspondent of the New York Tine,
The important declaration of the London
Morning Post of Friday last, relative to the
observance of the blockade aud the attitude
Of the Prince Napoleon, since his return from
the United States, have destroyed the last hopes
Of the secessionists in IA recognition by England
and France. The article Of tue Morning Post
which was published at the cad Of u Cabiuc.
meeting, which Cabinet meeting was called to
consider the appeals Of the Misunderstanding
people in favor of a recognition Of the South
crn Coniederacy, was evidently published by
order and possesse, thus all the va ue OF an Of.
fetal paper. On his side, the Prince Napo'ton
decares 10 every one who U'shes 10 hear HIM, that
The Norh nm III. ryht, and has al his SYM
pdthies; Mat The pooer and areay md g'eot-
ness Of The country hes IN tit Norm, ana tia,
The wicked and groAndless rebellion must and
wiH he subduedi
the firm and generous stand taken by the
Prince Napoleon, and the prospect which even
the English now see Of aspecdy opening of the
cotton ports by the National navy, have brought
the two Governments back t. n policy with
which they ought to have started, That Is to say
to encouragement Of the rebellion, in order