Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-07-12
From the London TimeSof June s5.I
jealousy OF the Americans.

III mere De any one VINO DeneVe6 IL possible
for England to avert the suspicious of the
Americans by fairness of dealing, or to escape
their abuse by the most studied courtesy, let
him read the files of American newspapers that
have arrived by the last mail. . The
natural susceptibilities Of q foreign nation are
at all times worthy of respect. Where any OF
our neighbors have reason to suppose that we
have acted in an unfriendly or ungeperous man
,ner towards them, or that their interests are
likely to be affected disadvaAtageou by our
acts, the opinion, though erroneous, deserves TO
be removed by. explanation on our part. II
must be expected that nations will sometimes
give way to groundless Jealousy, and misinter-
pret the policy of others by yoEing il as dis.
torted by their own fears. In all such cases
frank and ready assurance Of good Intentions
will never be withheld by the suspected State.
But in the present case the people of the North
ern States have, without the shadow ofreason
and 10 spite of manifold instances of courtesy
and good will on our part, chosen to laeh them
selves into fury because we have taken the
only course which was open to US, and declared
our neutrality in the war between two power
full, energetic, and obstinate communities. II
cannot be supposed that they are iguorant OF
the reasons which compelled US to this course
for these are obvious 10 every one who has any
knowledge ofinternational law and the laws oi
war; they have been plainly stated by Lord Johr
Russell in Parliament, and they have been laid
down by American jurists in cases almost iden.
tical with the present. Nor is there the leasI
pretense for saying that apprehension has any.
thing to do with the noisy attacks which are
made upon us, No American in his senses be-
lieEes that we are about togiye any help to the
Confederate States, or that we hastened to re-
cognise them as belligerent power IA order
that we might supply them with arms, or share
with them the profit of captured merchantmen.
The, reasons advanced by the Northerners to
Justify their Indignation, are only pretexts, used
TO cove the real cause Of it-namely, the wound
which their vanity has suffered by our not hay-
ing shown sufficient admiration of the levy made
In obedience to President ,Lncoln's Proclsma-
tion. This is the head and front of our offend
ing. All the talk about aiding the secessionists
and raising rebels to the dignity OF patriots, Il
merely an afectation to conceal the real grieF.
anee. This being plainly the state of things
we shall not attempt to coax the Northern eri
into good humor by, assurances of any kind
Our conduct 10 the American civil war is before
the world, and Is so completely approved that IL
has been followed in every step by the FreDci
Government, and will, no doubt, be also fol-
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aeprecetssu " us'if.ii ne pvl'slclaIns ana tn'
Iou,nens.s wno rev wseks aso were aovo
lament that the North has not met with due
sympathy from England in its crusade agaiDs
the Confederate States. The Northerners have
thrown themselves into q passion, and We mus
leave them to recover their rtemperaHsmRys hn
9 WIN respectso ns p.Ssress oi me war tner.
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serious worx Is ~ nana. - ~ is PLAIN tna'
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