Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-02
Frnm the New York T.mes.
THE pRoCLAMATIoN OF TIE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.

by the two following articles from the New York
Times:
From the New York Times
THE PROCLAMATION OF TIE BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
We place this morning. before our readers the
Proclamation of the British Government in refer
anca m the rebellion existing in certain States
eoainst the Government of the United States for.
Kidding its subjects to take any part in the contest
or re- interfere with the blockade that may be estab
iished by either party, 10 transport officers col
diers dispatches arms, mill AIRY stores or materials
and enjolnlng strict neutrality toward the belliper-
ents and placing both upon exactly the same foot
ing
This proclamation cannot fail to be highly often
sive to the United States, as it is virtual recogni
ton OF the C0gedrGte States or should this be dis
claimed, as direct encouragement by a gre at ma.
lon OF purely domestic quarrel-of an armed re-
sistance to legally CONSTITUTED authorities, hich Is
already assuring ala the horrors of civil war.
such an act is unexampltd in the history of uiplo-
matte intercourse. There is no more reason why
England should take the position she has in refer
ence TO our controversy with the rebels than with
the Mormons
England basea her interference on one of two
grounds-thst she is to deal wit, People instead
Of its Government--or that the Confederate S a es
nave displayed strength in The contest which in
sures their ultimae triumph But since our Gov
srhment hss assumed to deal wi b them as rebels
they aaye steadily lest ground l is true hat Fort
sumter fell after Mr.. Lincoln had succeeded {
iie Blu the means for Its cap ure bed be- N fully
perfected ulder the admins ration f Mr.. Buchap-
an, ghich the conspirators ruled Fort Sumter was
If 40 military or strategic cons, qnencs whatever
There was nothing involved 10 capture but a
point of honor; but Fort PIckens. which comm .nds
the only available harber on the Gulf and all
water, and wenaces t9e present Southern capital;
and Fortress Monroe, which commands the only
20 d Southern barber on the Atlantic, which holds
Virginia PROSTATE at it's feet, have not been assail
ed, although both of them are absolutely Necessary
10 the independence of the seeding States. Not q
single advance have the rebels made. They are
incapable of anything but defensive warfare in
which they may oppose their inertia to the march
Of an army They are bankrupt in meaus without
a ship or hardly 8 weapon save what they have
stolen. Against such impotence is our Government
now moving with resistless power, which month
ago had hardly soldier or ship available, without
arms or commissariat, muniticns of 0he
State, Mary land has Keen recapiured by main
force. Missouri has by force been prevented from
falling; and we gre now, with great army, upon
the soil of Virgins, which must surrender st
discretion. While our forces are moving to wards
the Gulf every Southern port is closed, that the
eurire Confederate States must soon succHmb from
sheer exhaustion.
This act of England while the revolt is still in
its infancy, has precedent in international inter-
course or law, and is exactly opposed to the treat
ment We have always extended toward her. All
recoect the great rebellion in Canada a few years
ago, which certainly had much greater provocs.ou
than that at the South. The state of affairs there
was peculiarly calculated to engage The assistance
and sympathy of eur people. For time the revolt
@ade great Roadway. The leading aud most infu-
entail men in the Province we're engaged in it.. L
cid attract restless spirits frorl our side. An
outrage of the most aggravated character was COM
mt'ed by the British forces upon own soil. Oar
militia were called out TO repel similar sg
gretsons. Yet, in the face of these proTocstions
our Government maintained its friendly relslioue
with that of Great Britain refused to recognize the
rebellion, and the President issued his proclama
tion warning all those wko had engaged 10 its be-
half that ''to whatever condition tAey may be re-
ducsd they must not expect the interference of The
United States Government in any form 10 their be-
half, but would cleft, reproached by every viruous
-ciIiZen TO be dealt with according the poll
icy and justice of that Government in whose omin- |
ions they have in defiance of the wishes and efforts
OF their own Government, and without the shadow |
of Justification and excuse. nefsriously invaded"
Here is the policy that governs the United States
in its intercourse with ether nstions. Will that |
Government use similar language to one of its sub
jects proposing to 60 to South CaroliUs TO join the
rebels? Will it proc the soil of that State to be
still a part Of our own COnfederacy9 We treated |
the ol bresk in Canada as if it was resistance to
constituted authorities, to be put by the locsl
police, aided it necessary by the military arm. We
d not speak of The intending parties then as
landing in the relation TO us, extend to
rebellion the same couse hence AMI dignity as TO
the Government seeking TO put it down.