The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-12-14
Correspondence Of the n. Y Times.
ENGLISH FEELING ON THE AMERICAN WAR


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two Of English feeling about Aueii-a ?
You read the English papers as well
as but you know that tho papers arc
not always all accurate reflection of pub
lic opinion. Allow me, then, to report
the popular opinion as | find it expressed
among the common people.
II is an almost universal feeling Of
sorrow, and almost Of Indignation, at
the war Everything was going on so
well, they say, and now you spoil it
all, and put back America hundred
years We cannot sell our gooda-wc
cannot get your cotton. Everybody
suffers and nobody is benefited The
abolItiouista are Disguised because the
Government must be bound by the Con.
stitulion. But the great majority Of
EuIlishmcn prefer cotton manufactures,
aud commerce, 10 philanthropy.
And, strange as it may seem 10 yo:,
There is no doubt of the fact that three
fourthz of the people here have more
sympathy with the South than with the
North Why, it is hard to tell. Per.
haps it is a generous feeling toward the
weaker party Free trade aud cotton
may have their share in it, The fact ia
unmis,akablc And there is strong
and increasing demand for some action
on the part OF the Government, which
will open tie ports or end the war.
The papers, with few exceptions, de.
clare that England is so pledged to non
intervention that it cannot be done
England is too moral-too law.abiding
But they have great hopes OF their mo
Bile ally the Emperor Of the French
lie is not so scrupulous They hope he
may be the cats paw 70 pull some Of
those cotton bags ont Of the fire Of Tn.
Gle Sans batteries. lie hiss cotton fac.
tories which must stop populations
which must be fed, commerce which
must be ruined ior o theory All Eug.
fish eyes are turned on the Emperor
bet bin but open the door. and John
Bull will very gladly walk iu.
The factories are working two.lrds
time In month more IT will lie half
time Ia another month, oucthirl, or
close altogether And winter is almost
here. with a famine prospect in holland
Cotton is prom sod hum India, China,
Egypt. &c and Il may come In time
such a- they can send put 10 WIZ taht
five, perhaps ten years, to supply the
existing. 20 say nothing oi the hcroas.
ing demand Meantime. it is qUcs.
zion af bread % five millions Of Eng.
.hmar. and nearly os macy un tbc tau
HuDt There must De- stronger ssrn.
rfn cham a.e common % politicians,
That w1' Keep Eugnnl and France from
Some Interference Wllc WARM America
Tbe Gr-t stop, predict. w,, tea for
msl recognition g tlc Confederate
-t.tDs Iu that France wtl take the
lgai. .r thr 1850 governments viii act iu
continuation gms may cnmr any day
N.vau Gsot English, Frtuch and
Spanish. Is nearly ready o. saI iIr in'
Gull o.. MaS'ro. Its nsions. Die d"stn'.
tHn is Vera Cruz. h1t It VIII Ice equally
convenient .' New ot'eauSt M'tN'. or
amy Hi I'll" ~"Hiuc'" seapoIts.
Do remember Mr. seward. in bis let.
''t 90 Nj Dayton, sand that amy recoG
milton O., southern Independence ON 'he
part ,i ANY European wer, would bee
ac4us" ., war 10y lhe United states
Government lhttc les $40 scfuple mere
about sn,n d recognition. II "ould NOT
DO considered as an at. OF intervention
1t is mere question "l time and policy
But such oguuon would Tee 81
ua use IN opening lhc cotton ports, M.
lDss followed by a. btee@'"E OF the block
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