Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-06-13
Important from Europe.

letter from the New York Herald, a
strong Black Republican paper, OF
the Sd inst:
LONDON, May Is, 1861.
This country is alarmed for the
tirst time since the American var
opened. There is this week a feel
iUg Of alarm and anxiety, and this
feeling has gwen rise TO rlans of
great interest to the American Gov
ernment.
The Queens proclamation has been
Issued, and in entire good faith all
10, al subj cts of her MAjesty are en-
joiued not to join either Of the bellig-
erents, aud they are assured if they
do so their government will not in
ferft rein their behalf in the event
Of their vessels being captured or
themselves made prisoners. so lar
so good.
Now fer The alarm: IF the war is
protracted even tweIvemonth, and
tbe crop of cetton put jeopardy or
greatly cuEtailed, there sill be wall
ling in Lancashire. Several English
men of position have told me that
they believe if TIE supply was one
million bales short Of the average 1t
would produce such distress ana lead
TO such convulsion 10 Manchester
that The very existence Of the British
Empire aid The throne itself tgoald
be in danger. This is probably az
tx operation. but scant supply of
cotton will make q financial crisis and
A period o; distress and starvation
that would require vast government
aid, or thers would be Oh iRsareetieh
J or revolution.
To avert this, the government are
going to do everything possible 10
throw Obstacles in the way Of Presi-
dent Lincoln; 10 other words, 10 t0rse
Your government to stop hostiltles.
You have seen the papers here up to
this time. and how they have deal;
10 ''bosh" and weak arguments e.
8 gainst "eoorcion," and 10 TACT en-
couraged the South in their rebellion
You may be perle city Certain that
Great Britain will follow up the pro-
: clamation anG the discussions in
j, Parliament by every possible specie:
: iof interference, aud if nothing else
will suffice, find a pretext to declare
war against the United STATES Il
, force them to abandon their present
ground aad acknowledge the indie
pendence Of the South. Cotton mus
be bad at all hazards. And in the
desire to sustain the South, and tC
break the Union, this Government
will be seconded By France, who
u burns to obtain some foothold il
: North America and the West Indies
u Schemes are now on foot to get f
r nancial aid to the South, though with
very slim prospects, Of success.
believe this government, ifthore were
any possible chance of doing il, woult
t to-day advance ten millions to Thu
Southern CoB!ederacy, if by SO do
lug they could see their ssy clsa
to either separation Of the Union
u close of the var, or full supply
Of cotton for the next two years.
Now, you mark my words, ant
you will find them true, jus: as Ger
tain as The sun continues to shin'
on you, If Mr.. Lincoln Government
sustained as it is by twenty million
OF Northern peoplr. does not make
forced march right through secession
Wis hin four or five months, com
pletely, regardless of climate, season
and all other circumstances, tbei
John Ball will have finger in tn
pie, and the Frenchnan too, aud yol
will have three wars on your hand
instead Of one.
A Napoleouic strske-a csmpaigl
Ike that " hich eliminated Mt Ma
rengo-a sudden striking into th
heart of the enemy's couptry-i
the only mode you have got to con
guerra peace and keep cut foreign in
reference.
This evelbearing nation has hat
hand 10 every national quarrel ii
Europe for hundreds Of years, ant
now that the United States have be
gun to assume position among tn
powers of the. earth, the interference
must be begun on tina! side. Igrest
y hope | am mistaken in my sur
misses, and would be 10th to say CO.
word to encourage the South in tn
belief that they are TO receive ait
and assistance from this side; bu
there is fixed and full dstermiua