The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-12
snealIing Interference Of the British with
the Action Of our Government in putting
down the Rebellion.

Notwithstanding all their procclanations and
assurances of strict neutrality in our present
contest on the part Of Great Britain, scarcely
mail arrives which does not bring accounts of
British vessels deliberately attempting to violate
our blockade, and quite too often with success
for the credit our blockading squadron. Some
half dozen British vessels. fitted out in England
or from some Of the British possessions, and
generally approaching the rebel ports by way of
HAVANA. have, within the last few weeks. it is
now pretty we'll asccrtained succeeded in reach
in their destinations with cargoes of goods arms,
ammunition. and all other articles which by
common consent are considered as contrabands
Of war. The last one, and the one which has
brought the subject more palpably before the
public, is that of the British ship Bermuda. a
vessel of over 1900 tons, deeply laden with the
muniton of war. that has, through want of Wig
lance on the part Of some of our blockading
squadron, succeeded in reaching Savannah, and
thns brought to our enemies aid and comfort of
the most substantial character. All this, we
have right to suppose, is as we'll known to the
British authorities as to ourselves and vet not
one word OF rebukc Of the proceeding is heard
from one Of them, and instead of rebuke. if is
more tina suspected, that they are actually con-
niving at this alpablc breach of their professed
neutrality. Indeed there is no little reason to
suspect that that there is a covert design in
those authorities to encourage this running of
the blockade, that they may say We have not
maze II chcctual and, therefore, on the care
fully studied workings Of their proclamations,
they are not bound to respect our blockade. For
men to take advantage Of their own wronr is
justly held to be infamous anywhere. How
much less 50, if what is now suspected be true.
would it DC in a nation Of the high sounding
professions Of Great Britain? For years after
the Revolution, the American people almost
universally looked on Great Britain as an AFRO
CANT, bigotcd, and dishorable government, Who'll
fy wanting in magnanimity. and disregardful of !
all principles OF justice which should come in
the way of its own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In the
course Of time these feelings became much soft
ened, and, at length, through the aiding effect
- ANieNi"eS"
ship, We were almost brought to believe that all
our Old aDtipathjes towards Great Britain were
but the effect of unfounded prejudice, and that
its government was really guided by the dictates
of national honor and magnanimity
But in view of all that has been developed of
tbs secret policy of the British Government, in
reference to our National troubles, and ospec-
tally of the repeated violations of neutrality
above enumerated, what are we to think now?
Shall we be compelled to fall back On old feel
ings of antipathy and our old opinions of
British honor and magnanimity? At all events
we appear to be in a fair way for it; for we do
not believe it is too much to say, that it will
take twenty years of the most peaceful and am
icable relations with Great Britain, should we
hereafter have such, to restore our late conf
dence in her, and to do away the painful i'm
pressions which her doubtful and suspicious