New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-02
OUR RELATIONS WITH EUROPEAN
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The state OF our relations Win 1orelgn foW-
ers, as we learn through advices from very
authoritative European source, is entirely salts
factory, excepting only England from the EMU
meraton. With this exception, all the Gov
ernments of Europe are isyorably disposed
toward the United States. Louis Napoleon
although he may have doubts concerning the
power Of this Government to conquer the
Rebels, does not desire its humiliation. nor the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Republic. They who IN
France have induced the unfavorable manifesta.
tions of the Chambers Of Commerce are the
theoretical free-traders, influenced by the New
Orleans Creoles, who are scattered about France,
and also by special agents of tue South.
As to England, the unfavorable disposition Of
some of the men in power is acknowledged. The
msiortunes of elf.governmsnt aud its failure
would serve the aristocracy as weapons sgainst
Bright, Golden, and the Radicals generally. 1t
is, nevertheless, altogether improbable that Pal
merston has the least desire to push matters to
ANYTHING like open hostilites between the two
countries; it is enough for his purpose to embar-
rsss us as much as possible under the present
condition Of affnrs.
Little weight is to be given to the recogni-
ton of the Confederates as belgerents, or to the
liberation of their priva.eers; England's proeia.
nation of neutrality forms but the legitimate
result of our blockade. Had we closed the
Southern ports instead, the result would have
been otherwise. We have not signed the
Convention of Paris of 1856, but we suffer
its consequences for the benefit Of English
commerce Every one knows that the states
men of England-for example, Lyndhurst
and Derby-haye declared that the execution
of the principle Of the Paris Convention
ia impossible. 1t is well known that the ports
of Canada and the West Indies swarm with
English trading vessels, destined for the South;
these seize the opportunity when our blockading
vessels are not in sight to slip into the Rebel
ports, and sell their cargoes; then, when they
wish to depart, the English Consuls write to
Lord Lyons, who demands licenses for them,
saving that as the blockade was not effective,
these ships, entering Southern ports, have not
violated it. Such cases are already more nu-
merous than the uainformed would believe.
The principle established in England, previous
to the Paris Convention, by Lord Stowell, and
other Judges, is this: that the momentary
absence of blockading vessel does not vitiate
tn. blockade, providing such absence is caused
by the winds or by accidents of the sea. A
ship entering the blockaded port under such
circumstances, according to this principle, is
iraudulently there. Now, however, the
English seem to ignore their own principle,
and are ready TO take advantage of everything,
which, on the whole, is only natural.
We are not informed whether the English
Government has ever given to ours satisfaction
concerning the complaint made from Washing
ton that the authorities of Trinidad received
one Of the Southern pirates with open arms;
nor would it be amss to ask why England was
SO seriously vexed when our Government
recalled the exequatur Of British consul in u
Southern port, who sympathized with the
rebels