The national Republican., 1861-06-12
Wednesday. June 10, 1851.
ENGLAND ON THE MEND.

wa ENGLAND ON THE MEND.
Late advices indicate that the English Minis.
try are better inclined towards US, that is, they
ars beginning to appreciate the true policy Of
England towards this country, North, and are
as consequence exhibiting an inclination 10
South. We never had serious fear Of Eng
hand being against us in this struggle. She
moves slowly, cautiously, after the Tite Barna.
Gle fashion, but with us she cannot afford TO be
wrong. The luxury would be altogether too
expensive. The "Thunderer may growl
the minor g.boats and tenders of the press
may snarl and sneer; Sour Own Correspond
ent," under the genial influence Of Gener.
ais Davis and Beauregard's good dinners, may
favor his letters with strong Southern spice;
Yancey L Co. may grovel before the million
aires Of the Royal Exchange; Manchester and
Liverpool, whose every brick, it has been said,
is cemented by the blood and sweat of slavery,
may look aghast at the prospect Of an INSULT
eient supply of the raw material Of their trades.
All these may combine, but we have never for
an instant yielded to the doubt that the pulse
Of the people Of England beats in unison with
our own. England abhors slavery, but she
must have cotton. This is her difficulty. Look
ing into the future no farther than this, her
leaders have failed to grasp the great fact that
in her recognition Of the rebels as belligerents,
and her denial that Englishmen, receiving let.
ters Of msrque from the South, 10y which
American ships may be taken into English
ports and condemned as prizes,) iftaken, should
be treated as pirates and hung to the yard arm
her leaders have failed to grasp the important
idea that by this course she is not only prolong.
ing our domestic troubles, and keeping the cot
ton from her starving operatives, but is giving
to these difficulties European proportions, in
which other nations, her near neighbors, may
feel inclined to take hand. Lord John Rus.
sell has advanced the idea that blockade must
be effective to be recognised. Very good
If his Lordship will direct us to point where
it is not effective, we will oblige him, and make
1t %. Adopting the modest phrase Of Presi.
dent Davis L Co., all we require is to be
let alone.' "Hands Off" We can manage
our family quarrels in our own way, aud we
mean, God willing, to do so. Bat if England
chooses to make the great political blunder Of our
time, by interference, why may not France and
Russia with equal justice do so? Waterloo
and St. Helena are not forgotten, nor are they
forgiven. Who does not know that the wish
nearest and dearest to the heart of young France
IL to have q dash at Rrfde AibionP while
Russias hatred to her since the Crimean war,
scraping the Cossack until you come to the
Tartar, is intense. These great maritime Pow.
ers might perhaps greedily seize the opportu-
nifty to attempt to destroy the tradition Of Eng
lands mastery of the seas. With their fleets
and privateers swarming on every sea, added
to our own when this mad rebellion shall have
been crushed, the leaders who shall have set
Europe on fire, will realize the dsagreeable
fact that her merchant marine are in some
danger Of being swept away too, into foreign
ports, even as the Russell policy would appear
to threaten ours with now.
Mr.. Clay has forcibly put it" Is England
20 secure in the future against home revolt, as
to venture now, in our hour Of need, to plant
the seeds of revenge in all our future?"
ty," is wel-accredited saying and England's
violation of good faith to US at this time might
perhaps be remembered and acted upon to her
cost, not only with Ireland, but with the Cana
das, at some future time, when the hand Of Eu.
rope might be raised to strike blow at her
greatness. We are young nation, but we are
growing, and shall continue to grow; and as
. young and expanding nation, we have plenty
Of time to wait for retributive justice. But we
have NO fears OF our brothers on the other side
Of the Atlantic; give them little time to think
over the cotton question, and they will see their
way clearly enough. 1t is some satisfaction to
know, according to the last advices, that the
opposition leaders in Parlamen mt are better in.
clned towards US. Lord Derby has faults of
politics enough to answer for, without seeking
to plunge his country into war with the Uni
ted States. If his positions are taken merely
to embarrass the Ministry, that is one thing.
But if he and the interest he represents are in
earnest in their desire to encourage the rebels,
let them try it on, and if the Tories of England
do not rue the day they entered upon this work,
then we are no prophet.
COLUMBIAN CoLLEGE.-We are assured that
the reports in regard to signal lights thrown up
from the College buildings are without founda.
ton. Signal lights have appeared in that Vi.
cinity, but none from the College buildings
DR.. Samson, the President of the College, in.
forms US that there are now but two students
residing in the college. or these two, one is
from Baltimore and the other from Ohio, both
well disposed towards the Government. Till