, 1861-09-10
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
Views Of an INTELLIGENT American.

The intelligent correspondent Of the Boston
Iost writes tom Loudon, Aug. Goth, thus:
England is not with Us in this struggle The
truth will break upon yOn one OF these days.
that ueithcr in her Government nor her peo-
pie, neither III the mercantile OF 1aborlng, the
manufacturing or religious, the aristocratic or
professional classes, is England our friend,
Wien NAPOLEON pronounced England to be
''natien of shop keepers" b. simply meant
that size Wa. thoroughly selfish. You have
the kew IN this to her present feeling towards
the uniied States. If no avenue is opened be-
jore tie 3lst Of December next By which the
cotton spinno1e Of lancashire can rely upon
duly I: cciying the present crop OF raw mate
sii Fl ON the Southern States, 3 national bank
ruptcy is upon this country. The talk ABOUT
i'll thousand can twist it. And if they could,
it will take four years, with soil and CLIMATE
and labor and skill, Us much in favor Of the
cultivation as they are against It, to bridge
over tie chasnl. -Four years! when tour
| weeks CT short 7c0rk arc sufficient to lmpoVer.
ish, and CT 40 aeofk, to 5tarye iour millions o.
| ler factory operatives Look at the Coventry
ribbon viewers last winter, and then multiply
their number by three hundred, if you wish
| to understand what hangs over thls country
in almost as near proximity as The autumn
raiCs. .-..e.~,
| with our blockade. regard this as certain,
! Not onIv would this not help the matter, ba1
in view Of that large section Of her people
most interested il her staple production.
whose unanimous wish no Ministry ventures
to thHart, it would inextricahly compAcat'
VIA. is alrcady bad enough. The English peo
n1e. ard the Government too, have thorough
conpiction that even with our present clthcuJ
tics on cur hnnde, We should declare va
against England on the elghtest real cause
ard with that conviction there exists lea
that in case OF hostilities the old grudge woul
act as q bond to unite all the States in strik!n
1hc heaviest blow against our ancient foe
Added to all this Is the never dlsmlsee
thoueht-nn element in English policy am oe
paramount-that the friendship with Franz
will yet prove to be hollow, ard tnat ne a.. En u
peror only waits opportunity to avenge Watea
loo. L war with the United States, Wnlc
wou,d cripple commerce, stop the lmpoitatlo
, Of bfeadstutIb, wholly close an already &c
clutted market, and hopelsss!y Tor years snt u
the doors Of every cotton factory, opposed
and b>rgared mill oWne1s, would, In the opl
ion Of f6e holders OF three per cents ana u
landed aristocfacy, furnish in distracted at
imnoyerished country, such an oppoFtun3t
# nav be regarded, therefore, as certain tn
. England viii not interfere n our uouoies.
7nfinence and plausible misreps
: onr latr minister, nearly every leadins mel
hsr of the French Chambers avoNs stro'
, srm,,athv with the seeding States: Lug =
dyeTeeks since the French Minister Of =! e
ejen AfIairs advised distinguished 111a MuI
!. officer, who went to hm loI ag.elS ar ~ se,r;,
to rather 20 into the Southern army 4.
mt know that this feeling is shared ~ !
! Emne,or now, though there was no dou
!; abort his proctivities when Mr.. Faulkner L :
= Notwithstanding Ill this. and IN splse o. I
eorenees felt IN regard 70 the ne" ~ s. -
e cez+ 1vlt1 Erolanh tn interfere. France m