The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-16


no one interest has right to be advanced Ut
tbs expense of all others. Protection Ia sn0og
the exploded dogmas Of the past. Free trade
alone is worthy Of great and enlightened "a
ton Like ours.
The Present ard Future Policy Of Eng
land Towards tho Uaiscd states.
/. is evident, from the speeches OF Lord John
Russell and other members Of the British go
vernment, that England coutemplates NO inter
ference with our blockade of the Soutner1 ports,
end that she will in way aid or sssst TIE reoels
in their conspiracy to destroy tue Integrity of
the United States. No stronger proof Of trs,
and the friendly feeling che eatertsins for the
North, is required than the decision of to-
British government to exclude from ell Britisn
ports those privateers upon which JEDI. DAVIS
and his Confederates relied for az cace strik
ing blow at Northern commerce and fill
ing their own coffers They can neither
ct out their pglvateers ia nor ooavey
prizes TO any port within the dontniocs
of Queen Victoria, and the same rule
will doubtless be Immediately adopted b.
all other Powers except France, who, sdhering
to her old law, Will allow privateers oniy
twenty -four hours to dispose of prizes and d.
part, an arrangement almost equivalent III MOI
allowing them to dispose OF prizes ut all, f9c
before Captured vessel becomes lawful
prize she must be adjudged as such in the
court OF the Confederate ates or scme friendly
or neutral nation. Any Disregard of this, and
an appropriation of prizs without legal ed
judication, is direct piracy, even where no
treaty exists making privateerng piracy. Tt
such treaty, however, which already exists
between the five great Powers Of Europe, the
United States will shortly secome party, aud
then privateering will be virtually abolished
By ali nations west of China.
The moral verdict against privateer-
ing involved in Inc policy of Eogiaud re-
gsrding it is of the most potent character.
1t throws well earned disgrace upon those il
surrectionists who have not scrupled to resort
to such relic of barbarian, and It may be
accepted as final quetus to the infamous sys-
TEN throughout the civilized world. England
in this has made step in the right direction,
but not from altogether disinterested motives;
| for although just honorable and even friendly
towards this country, it was ct the same Zine
| measure Of safety and prudence for herself
1t is her interest in every way, aud her people
! know and feed it, to remain ct peace with the
| United States come what may. 1t is her in
tereet to discountenance this rebellion by with
holding all aid, moral or material, from those
| who take part in it.
We know that her commercial interests are
involved to d considerable extent in this war,
| and that four millions Of her people run the
| risk of starvation in consequence Of the stop
page Of the supply of cotton. But we know
also that this risk will only increase if her
| acts or words are of nature sufficiently du-
bious to buoy up the hopes of the insurgents
The more she gives them to understand that
they have nothing to hope for from her, the
sooner will this war be over; and the
sooner it is over the shorter will be the suffer-
| iDgs Of the Manchester operatives; and the
smaller the loss and inconvenience in England
| in consequence of the troubles that at present
| agitate this continent.
A rumor, however, comes to us that,
although at present the English gov
srrment may be calm and judicial
in dealing with the affairs of this
country, it cannot answer that such calmress
and impartiality would distinguish it if the
blockade led to stoppage Of the Manchester
cotton mills; and therefore it becomes us to
give England timely warning that, whether
the Manchester cotton mills are stopped or not,
it will be disastrous to herself to interfere in
any way in this contest. As much as it is her
present policy to avoid rupture with this
country, SO will it be her policy ia the future.
The issue Of this war is certain, and only mat
ter of more or less time is required to decide
it. The peopleof the United States are resc-
lutte and determined upon maintaining tho in
tegrity Of the Union. Woe, therefore, to Eng
land she is unwise enough to take part
against the stronger In such conflict It is
here unnecessary to repeat the probable con-
sequences, which we have before enumerated,
of such On act Of political suicide. Apart from
the closing Of all the ports of the North in ad-
dltion to those of the South, and which would
result in the ruin Of ten millions instead of four
millions of the British people, England would
be convulsed with internal revolution, and tho
Puritan element which still fires the blood of
her people, would aim q death blow at the 90.
yeCnloent that foIsook principle for cotton.
|
GENERAL Pillows COTTON BALE DErENcEs- -
From news published recently In the HERALD,
it appears that cotton bale defences are In
course Of erection at Memphis. The bluff is to
| be protected bv cotton hroastwnrks ord ovarv
street, with the exception of Madison and JEFF
ferson, will be barricade1 with the same mate
rial. Such are General Pillows orders. This
is worthy Of the general who in the Mexican
war made the ditch o. an intrenc h1r ant on tho