The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-09

Signs OF an Impending Puritan Ont
break In England.
The intelligence received by each fresh arri-
val from Europe, confirms the view we have
for some time taken, that direct support of
the Southern rebellion by Great Britaia, is only
question of time; that, meanwhile, every
possible indirect aid and comfort, will be rem
dered to the rebels; and that it is the duty of
our government to insist upon her abandoning
so offensive and menacing position, or else
make it cosals bell.
There has been no period since the scknow
ledgment Of the independence of It's North
American colonies, that the aristocracy and
governing classes of England, have not been
engaged in covert or open hostility with
the institutions of the United States. Their
arrogance, during the earlier years Of sle
century, led to the war of 1872, and since
the peace Of 1915, they have sought to under
mine our prosperity, more ins;diously than
by force of arms. To abolition schemes laid in
England, forty years SINCE are attributable the
convulsiors and disorders that agitate our
pursued by the Palmerston Ministry, proves its
eagerness to aid in crowning with success the
Vaccinations that began so long ago, for
the overthrow of our greatness as nation
Such perfdy must meet with its due re-
ward, and it is impossible to contemplate
closely the state of affairs in Great Britain,
without being convinced that the poisoned
chalice prepared for US, will speedily be re-
turned to its own lips, and that while, if she
is foolhardy enough to rush into q war with the
United States, no permanent harm can befall
the United States as nation the germs of q
revolution are already percepdbie in the
mother country, which may destroy the power
of its aristocracy and shake l,e foundations Of
the throne itself
While British statesmen are acting under 4
terror lest the four or five millions Of the in
hebitan.s OF England who are dependent upon
our cotton should be cut off from their daily
bread, ther are shortSighted enough to- scrget
that ten millions OF the population If he
United Kingdom would be Impoverished Il her
trade with The United States should be utterly
destroyed by war. The press and manutoct,i-
rers, of England are, Just now, ioud 10 their
ouicry against the blockade of the Southern
coast; and, Notwithstanding the evident TACT that
it can be easily enforced By means of our
steamers, there are strong indications OF dis
position to violate il as "not efiicieu..r In
is believed to be imminent, IF trade
with the agricultural States Of the Union should
be tempered or embarrassed, and, rather
than face such a catastrophe, Lord Pamers-
ton and his advisers, are apparently pre-
pairing to choose the alternative Of was with
the United States. Such policy if persevered
avoiding the rocks Of Charybdis.
However interested, moreover, Great Britain
may be in mere trade, the very depths Of public
sentiment will be agitated, in opposition TO those
steps which Lord Palmerstol is initiating for
the recognition of the independence Of con-
federacy, dependent upon slavery for its OK
istence. A revolution to get cotton, on terms
that violate the moral and religious sense of
the people, will as inevitably be met by
more dangerous counter revolution. in behalf
of outraged Christian feeling, and the philan-
thropic spirit of the age. The Ang!o.Saxon
and German unlike the Latin races, have never
overthrown their governments, for mere ma
terial causes; but an undercurcent OF morality
or religion, has always occasioned theia,sesious
national struggles. 1t was so in the time of
Luther, on the continent of Europe, and when
England he'd become ieavened with the Drin-
ciples of the Reformation, Pnritanism worked
is way there, until the throne possessed no
power to Withstand il. 1t overthrew Charles
l.; drove James II. into exile; aud assumed
the supremacy it has since maintained in Great
Britain. Since the days Of Wilberforce, Y has
concentrated its strength against African
slavery; aud there has not been ministry,
or party, for thirty years which has dared to
raise voice in favor of the slave traffic. A
government that should wink at it, or to
subserve some shorts;ghted, temporary object,
should indirectly sustain its theories, would
be swept away by the aroused wrath and iudg-
nation Of unanimous people.
1t is to this already partially aroused con-
science Of England, as well as to the darref
of Congress, when 1t meets, giving power to
the President to declare war against Creat
Britain, in case Of her aggressive policy
being continued, that Lord Palmerston Is
bidding defiance, in catering to the cotton wants
of the manufacturing districts, End coouetting
with the revolted portion Of the United States.
The anti-slavery sentiment in Great Britain
was iostered by the governing classes, for The
avowed object OF ipiuring our republic, Sir
Robert Peel declared that the money ey-
pended TO free the negroes in Jamaica. was the
best possible investment, in order 70 inure the
cause Of free government in Ame,ica" The
intrigues of Exeter Hall and tie Stafford House,
have been crowned with partial SUCCESS. The
Carr sons, Tsppans and IeavitLs, followed by
the Wendell Phil!ipses, tiree'eys md Summers
who have freely used English money, subscrib-