The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-16
The Mission Of the Southern Com upi -
sfOnera 10 EurODe.

The cotton growing States Of ameri.A nov calling
Themselves the Southern Confederation have appointed
three special commissioners Courts Of st. James
ara the Ineies for the purpose OF inducing those go
vcipments 10 recognise the Independence OF their
republic Two OF the gentlemen thus appointed Messrs
iancy ara Dudley Mann, not upkaown u fame on
this continent aud Is doubtful whether ENJOY could
have been SO e:ed whose pr ncpies adverse 10
public sentiment 10 this country han trst namei
statesman. Extracts from Mr. Y4ncey sp.e,he. have
frequently appeared in the columns the 1esh press
during the past SIX nhs aud the invarae Contempt
with which he had treated syoat Bcitain for her
humanity towgros tho African race will certlnly
not ensure bim fav rabc reception by this nition.
whatever may be his success with tho government
he cac, Of such man bei-g appointed On such ms
milton OF Their independence BY Englan ani France A.
ready accom- 2shea and we may Judge VIA. touo WI ne
adopV1 by these Southern Envos from the dis ussions
at non g1mery ano the articles in tho American prl-
slavery press. However ridiculous AMI bonbisiie z miy
appear Epgsamen, the s,ltcs.nen Of cot9u COZ
federation firmly believe that their staple Is mo n
necessity TO our manufacturers, and 80 p1ser
less to obtain Il esewhere, that we snall o., c1n.
pei ed to accode to any ant all o. ther de-
mands, siarve The NV YORK herald use The fol
oD ing language two weeks ago liking Coston in
this matter, stands before my Lord Pain arstan
and HIS Imperial Majesty o France, \ vcr.taole
"poteniate, VIII se demands cannot he set asic' and
may, therefore, con Jude thai the cuvoys viii
the air VI ing benefit rathor than Of sJicny
favor We 10 Dot pretend pred ct what Their receo
Ton VIII be from heT Males government bat trust
that sothing VII done iu the o,e OF
their mission Until lresden Lincoln rep
court ny plen.potentiary OF hts appoint
ng-mo who Car speak ai'hoitat'veis upon the
views and Intentions Of the present l!ma 'ss-atson.
Pr deaie 81 m ne,U confeoerotian haA y pt1 ed
false position the NorteT, onion rtIny Nc .rs
ms s,opss ore he eens II TIE free SITES n,u frJt an
act ehieh nsg wH pTsr'y hd'G te''ss as B'th in
tyftTen IN fg~r Al d,rerg.
The three Southern envogs are atso commissioned to
propose c. nmcrc al treat es WITH England ana France
and the Hon E. Batter King OF Georgis, has been en-
powered by the cotton states 10 open neg stions
direct European trade VIII the ports Of the seceders
Unlss such trade he set loot 1t specu
ate upon the future of the c)nieier alton Every
thing Ina the South oner hls been ierei BY /,
Init AZ SIC al
not ct existing and the colstng trade has openei
foreign snipprg St there certain event lit,es
which our merchants vii! 60 well 10, 70 ignore
Vessels bound tom Europe TO any OF the ports the
Gulf Of hex!to must pa's by Key west, aud the
government a. Washington holds, ard is certain II
continue 70 hold Tor long time 10 come the varoIs
fortlsat the Florida which com lud tn
channel In addition to this the Pacific, Mediterranean
ilf ?, uairons 81 tbs american navy been a
ed home ard Il IL rumored they wilt oc nnloy ed IN
blocksdug the ogtaeIn tFeors and watching
Should this uirert trade he ultimately established u IS
very much ~ be doubted whether a'ter ALL wd be Of
great vaae 10 tn country Half the population Of ths
new rcprbl'c saves ami this d. scrpton OF labor
never much o. any thing, certainly
features. threequaIters o. the total OF Egropel
exports haze hitherto oeea purchased by thu free
States and IN furherlng the scho-s Of tn seceders
should not merely iaN 10 mere trade with
the south but should also eAp,sc ourselves 70
taliatory egsati ou the part ~ the North. Some
parties in this country sui jently sh ,rt sighted
10 suppose that the resuictve Ia T of the free sltes
can be evaded by entering gods in the southern
stat and Smuggling them the frontier bu. this
Is scarcely pol CIV which is likely 10 llst, Mr. Lucola
trsllc. and may succeed ia closing evcsy 81 tern
port Xr Jefferson Davis and his admirers ths coun
try also 10 2no'e That tho rou,cs Of
marked out not ~ man, but by nature and ths fact Is
particularly e1cmphcd in the OF Nce YORK aud
Philadelphia. The latter city much southern
markets, liz sppr ach from the equal 10 the
former, and yet has succeeded putting Itself
par with It's rival. 80 viii l. be with New Orleans
or any other southern and morcaa1ts will d,
well 10 take lesson from the past, instead OF bndy at.
tempting future which II " perhaps Issibc 70 ut
tain rhc trade OF whole continent 10 not 10 10 al.
inf na1
thuslasts.
4 letter which appeared IN our columns on thursday
morning VIII probably open the eyes OF Manchester
politicians 10 he true state OF public opuion Ia tho
Southern states in reference 10 free trade IL is well tha.
Engishmen should know how far the new repubic il
restrictive tariff aud that trade Is mere.
y offered " this country btbe Tor the recognition o.
So0thern rcependc1co. TIE Shareholders believe tnlt We
opposed 20 their peculiar institution but ara a
spte nation, and VIII gladly give principles
when those ptncpes and efinterest arc aotagon.C.
According % c1rrespon lent who, American
should certainly be acquainted with his coant inca
the months past have used this
Er glad talks great deal against slsvcry but only let
us give tr AIDE and she will put her
principles in her pocket aud 81 all lengths vita ush
Dder this b. lief the Commi ssoncrs from tue sIsyeh,d
irc coniede alton their way to Europe aud il
remains 10 be whether tho government, OF Great
Britain will be inclined give up its op,osaon 10
slavery In return for promised free trade with oun
try The Independence o. which may never be established
Sound policy Dictates the strictcs aoniutervcnton in
reference 10 this QUARREL aud II certainly would be a
most unfrendly act the part OF Great Britain
towards the government OF the Untei States 4,
the slightest color Oh aesHtanco u section OF
the country which in open rebellion against ITS suhor
ty Setting the true cause of the establish Of
this Southern confederation, namely the aggsndzemcn.
of slavery the interests OF our Manufacturers Will b.
much iufthef advanced by continuance OF amcable
atops with the reo States than BY ANY possible amount
of trade with the savehiers We trust therefore, that
Mossrs Yncey Rost Mann and King Will for The present
rcoieye TO their demands aud Groat Britain
may thus be relieved from the necessity Of roooguzng
ind, pendencc which presicn Lincoln will prove u be
impossible
The Chance of EsrOpean War.
Tho Turin Opi'laou Ndftn,aic has article discussing
the probabilities of peace After abiding To ths
dsquietDg runors which about the middle
OF week tho subject or warlke demonstrations
along the banks Of the 20, contemporary proceeds
20 consider the probabilities Of Italy the one hand or
of Austria, on the other, commencing hostities And
first, m to Italy II says
win then war break out anew Should we expect and