The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-21

sion Wh.ch ourselves planted, and WAA6A evea Agteg
British population The people Of The DATED esa&s
rs sptsx our language road our erasare search out
n our esos o. ~ and have svs The
last year the Of the Prince Of Wales the United
States touched the most tender chord In the American
heart sld future dsyust and antagonsm eeemed impos
tibe Since then dlasension. and now war have allen
a'ed one class Of the American people from another and
put In peril our relations
With both become necessarily cold and formal 10 keep
Of ha' ms way STRICT neutrality must BIO observed ana
must know neither, but treat both expect to DO
rested. What we have right to ask or expect must
nsst on; At any time should bo apparent that
be bat one course left 70 tale Why shoud there be
sttenp, TO make us suffer unfairly and y bya
We do not take a paT,i We must insist On open aud
straight forward dealing, ara the rights Of Brush sub
jets ore ssadd their properly s:,d, sr Their lrss taken,
aMSSe ard ,peedy repaTdtitn Be at ysade. II We
bouEi 20 the FEDERAL government BY kindred and
the federal government have gwen the meet accep able
ship betw the Northern soaihera States the
should be at tire mcment Ora wn aad wbas DO we
70 orrstsvesf ,ntorests honor weigh
Of every other kind aud anything like
Jecacy sentiment must not be permitted N interfere
with tho dsoh4rse OF sacred duty Amsrlcaa ques
tors be discussed with freedom BY the pras and
IN Psrsnent srd the beat guarantee for the maintain
Of peace hAs always been spirited assertion Of
nations r,s hts saa " READINESS 10 eogige In war
The government Of President Lincoln give |, out that
they feaoy PIT lhe four oecarstops CT inter
naior law spp@noed 10 she Treaty OF Paris in 1856 by
the p,enpotesta-es Of TIE Great Powers so far
right the assent cf the american government vas
askei the time ard refused but the Amorcan govern
ment 10y ,be expression o. present Willingness Obviously
il 10 Understood that they ao 10 position 10
nsninio effective blockade OF he southern seatoTd,
hat value Is stacDed by the American people 70
the right OF privateerng both Of which representations
are papably dsr zenuors AID misleading. In pint o.
fact president L,-lcons government are MOI in r6f.on
20 oarTg out 'aev c~n f1tfH,Sons 10 el.e
effect 10 ether, engagement shot Of treaty
bas sny force N tie United States unless i
pasPes through cS1siderably mere than all the
stages Of ordinary eot Of Congress, in the senate,
In all Us s'sses eustsintd by t~o thirds Of Ae vote
takn And rnsny are the obstacles TO tie ratification
OF treaty The rbod states that II may be wei 70
quote he Atsrdng orders OF the Senate on hc SUB
| ioct. I euatGs standing arders q9o cd 10. HSeAip
that treaty s imperative neeas no other pfoo than
that i -hCd b. the despatch OF Mr. seward ~
TIE AMERICAN Mhs at Paris wnercin 1t laid down
that che engagements 81 eceral government were
MI bno1g on another ard that President Liz coin was
| not bourd by any'hwg core b? his predecessor
So naICe IL the advantage ~ the federal government
In getting tho Essnoh sud Brtsh to blieve
the ras Treaty md 40 impossible is their adoption OF
| then, thai ihe tInost vigilance must be exercised
| By Parliament AID ibe cIntrY. When tee
British navigation lava repealed, the
lr, ihe Ainer.c navigation Laws were
American trap, bui one OF q much Ices serious cna
ractsr ,tsn 70 tis our banfs until tho ter
mrstAu Of the grfssnt war Gu the faith of the mere
Willingness cf Presicent Lincon and his Ca ,net 10 do
what u beyond tbs' poaer To get the assent OF the
Americen Seraie 80 the 6st Of the Paris declarations
at, nog, kioh abRshe prirdeerna,i IS subtan.i lily
rols,sfsion v hch provide that the right Of the
people 4 KEEP oAd bear aims sha4 rot ba infringed"
IL is l., y,u6 OF this right ttat American carry
knives at American travellers carry bowie knives and
revo,v~s ora that arIoed lbas!erDg ships lifted
out IN Southern pcria year two Under the
ttsut.op csrs Al themselves and their
Ees 70 Whatever eIienttheg please ard without the sup
peuentsry aid which the armed American cantle
marine coula give 10 the American navy time Of war
the Jni&d States Wcut at sink to tue rack Of dfth
or eiAb rate naval power Is !. reasonable to suppose
TIE Arerosn people. however pure may be the motives
| OF President ilcoln5
LtIcm tie Inuton Post (Panerstcn clgan), June s
Mr. Gregory, IA com plance with the unanimous wish
Of The Ho se OF Commons, expressed by Colonel Wilson
Iairen ms. nted postpone si.e die the
| recognition of the new Southern confederation The
House OF CoumoSs In ntsainng frcm all discussion the
subject has 10 doubt exe csed sound and wise dscre
oD NO good could be produced by debate the effects
OF which would only tend to ebarras the action OF
The British government but might stl further !rrate
and wound the suscepbllities OF the Northern people,
The policy OF the United States government however
hes In very important particular, undergone change
which only be expeiDed upon enc theory few weeks
ngo Mr Lincoln iseued declaration of war against the
insafeegt states, IN which, among othr things, the
federal government announced s ,nentou of em1loying
prsaieere. By the last advces from New York learn
thst Mr. Seward has az length expressed his determine
on 70 adhere 10 that provision of the treaty of Paris
"hcA az lar as the ersat family Of European nations
concerned, declares that prvateering s and remaios
abolished Ihe explanation Of this suteen snanse
OF state had left N his portfolio OF ''undnthcd work.
paper which expressed the decisio, Mr. Buchar
cabinet IN 'ayor Of The mere humane and initiated rule
Which, since April 1896 has been portion c. the public
law OF Europe Whether ths state nent be correct or
not, the recent declaration Of shows that il WIS
either careessly overlooked or Intentionally dare
garoed when the Lew Cabinet had under cerside,a-
ton the reaeures Of coercion which 1t proposed 10
adept against the Southern States But the only theory
which NO ihBk satisfactorily ,ouns for the chang.
Is not desire the part of tie federal government to-
copcilste foreign Nations by The reinqrjshmens Of
barbaors ard cdiols S. stem, but is If 1SJe TO 0tcia
from these nations dcidraio either formal an tac
that the cleaS Of The Southern STATES, re els hcc no
rh' TO clon TIE rights, enjoy TIRE coaytsies Of c7,;aar
S<iiis,rens Urcn this superstition can very eas!ly
onoelstsnd that Indignation which has recently moved
the New York press not only from pyorety language
but camness of Judgment If action OF the British
government during the PRESENT unhappy fary
aree ought to the j. aous snzeeptbilt,es Of me
I hrihern teope. England mas Issued declaration Of
ea'r atty war ing Br.h piec.s ssanst foreign enlist
en, and abe has nstei the world that she will aot
pint armed vessels prvaieers bring prizes into
tn orfs Of her Hsi eety's dominons Eugsnd rot
reo geo the lneeJs ,nCence OF The South ord John
RI AIT AZ ltf ec,cTgntiU 7fih pil,c I1p and