New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-24
OUR NATIONAL TROUBLES.
ENGLAND DISPOSED To INTERFERE.
FROM The Lish American.


BY the arrival Of the P4rans, which left Galway On
the 9TH inst and reached St. Johns, n f., on the IN,
we have received Tne Dnbiin Morning News Of the
earlier date, in which find an abstract Of speech
delivered by Lord John Russell the English Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, in the House Of Commons on Sue
9th lust, reply a question to what course hs
Government Pu'ede towards tho seceded
States of the Union Ia that Lord John reported 70
have declared that tie Birth Government would lot
recognize tie blockade pro,l lined Of the Southern
ports uuless ii mace effective, mt that they nd
r,cDgnt=e tie hg0itg i tie htte5s q ,adrqne isssna
In the SOutRcTa CDst deTarg. La Ills declaration
there AZ Dis glnIt cnEllenge 90 te Government III
tie Cned States. The Bntis' slh isiIy know THAI
We have two Thousand uiile. OF coast Lne, aud
tha 10 attempt to sdJlret tbs territory to such
nlockaae ar they viii lie pleased onsdsr elective
q az is 10 watch il closely that "a niouse could nos
creep into VI anyOi its u1umberabie cienings-
woull be about reasonable u essay 10 prevent
the sunlight from falling II by roofing II over The
true rsJ.diog Of Ineffective blockade Is where
the LlockaIing Power IL 10 weak or careless as 70
allow any yes-tl 10 pass unquesi0Ded, thus giving an
undue advantage Commercially - thOse VINO are
ready 10 CisIegad tie yroviOBs Of international law
on tue sub ect over those who would observe them
fat fully. 1t need not be sid thai thr view OF tho
care will apply TO the L uited States Ia addition
TO which the ports 70 be tlockaded our owD, %
that il Tomorrow We cho al up every Of them,
and render them npassi lie for ever moe, no one has
any bu liners to call Us t. account therefor. :,
II tie second instance, the Administering has dis
tip,ily informed the representatives OF the foreign
Pc acrs in Washington LAT If any of their Govern
mrnis receive OF recognize Commissioner from Tho
-eceded States they Will al sir ead diplomatic TO
Lions with such Power. To our thluking, The recog
milton of JET Daviss letters Of Inarque Is Q
stronger reason for dismssing resident mister than
ta supposed by Mr. Seward aud the Adn ini-tration
shoud not only let Lord Lyons understand this boz
also that every British ship attempting to violate The
bl ksde of oar Southern ports VIII be .pmmrly deas
with whenever and wherever size may be found Eng
md may bully and Ll1ster as eLe VIII, doubtless log
te faitble,s old pirate has diiect interest 10 conpn-
eating our difficulties, 40 that sbe may cripple, and,
possible, humiliate her great comuIerd,l nval. Bus
though sic may snaTl and grUwl, We VII STAKE our
existence she will not dare 10 blle The unit hostile
gun from her again,t tie United States would awake
echoes TO herself that would 6riog Der rotten
ourchic system tumbling down IN utter rum. IL has
been remarked with ainazement what enthusi sm the
Iish-born inhabitants OF this Republic have shown In
volunteering for the deiense OF I've Institutions IN Tho
present CRIES. Aud yet II never equaied small per-
c, mage Of that which would welcome the day On
which under the protection OF the free lag Of America,
they would once confront tleir hakd oppreshof
in armed array and snite Der to the dust they Lave
already done uDder the banner OF nedIy every nation
beneath the sun. To thai day dawn, tnree-
fourths of the Irish born men upon this Continent
wouh give tter best years Of life; would
people al nome sand amely quieseent while the battle
cry OF their pealng III tbeir ears, aud their
kindred were rlsi in TO the dea'bgrapple with their
domestic evolution which, in such circ INSTANCES,
England would be hourly bnble; neither do we ao-
duce argument III oar favor the Precsioas ioH-
ing on which she sands IL Europe at present. WIN 10
IOnians disaeeted Spain burning TO GiDraAr.
kuesia smarting under inflicted wrongs, and France
gradually but ,urely oNersnadowioe lr WIN nS
power. All there aie, in themselves wei shty consid-
erations to restrain England from embarkng in war
~iih any nation able 10 cope VITA eer even i% OF, =
short eriod But all her mosI Vuinefaoe spot,
the po,ut from which any blow may reach Ter yitas,
!, Ireland. That eide is more open TO the United
states than to any other power save Frame; ana
while ii So England viii not dare W risk The CHANCES
of "a war. 1T. .,, Al,
British representative in forbidding all undue nterier
euce ia our domestic relations. They may be sure
that they will te fully sustained by the psote, 50 loog
as they uphold the national dignity IL rs no. TOO
much TO say that there are hi least 2o,OvV IRISH
Au orleans cow 10 ars TO defend tue integrity OF sbe
Republic. Let Britain breathe but menace atsalass
this land aud ten times number will spring ap to
hurl def .nce in her teeth and carry the war; asees-
fn.l d.