Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-21
ENGLISH VIEWS OF AMERICAN
- AFFAIRS.
/, From .hs London Star. Oct. I1,b. !,

III tr-FT Z From the London star, Oct. llthl
SHALL. ENGLAND GO TO WAR WITH AMERICA
Tdere signs Of coming conflict in whic, the con
sistsncy and even sincerity of the British people may
be severely tested It is too evident that desperate
attempt about to be made by interested parties TO
wress our public policy into course of fragrant njus.
nce and dishonesty, Our private information agrees
with facts open to common observation in pointing to
conspiracy Of political sympithes ard commercial nte
rests against the neutrality Of this country in relation 70
the United States and the rebel Confsdaracy. weuse
the word conspiracy not altogether an mpsrora and
hguratiye sense. If not much mistaken, there
now at wok secret agency opervertiog portions
i OF the English press TO the promotion of a
| purpose directly contrary TO the national sep
tment and the professions of all our bublc mep Tic
recognition of the Confederscy has found open
pom IN and out Of Parliament and has been emphtca
y pegstfved BY the general voice-or rather rowr.d
down by almost universal dissppr6vsL But something
much more iban this is now suggested il not proposss
IL beginning to be lksd whether there no ercepcp
to the principle CT non-inervention? whether the ma
enance OF domestic tranquility Is not of greater impor
ance than any rule OF international pocys whether
famine election Is not well nigh as intoerabe a famine
OF bread IN short whether may break the bios K
atvesp .lF r.
Let il be clearly understood that We ere asked to 20 to
with that country trade interrupted by rebellion
The proposition is nothing less than that There can ho
10 middle place between our present posiiou and one
active warfare. -. EIE ~
That Government would be very glad TO exchange 4
mill an bales OF Southern produce for an equivalent IN
gold or even commodities The difficulty is not of their
making nor within their power remove They can on
open TO Us the ports from which are accustomed,o
draw supplies BY au act Of ssfdestruction. They re
nounce their dominion over twelve millions Of peops
surrender eleven fertile States they break I'D the Union
aud dsssoiye the Commonwealth if they permit tho cot
ton Of tao South to come 10 except beneath the guns
OF toer cruisets and bearing the stamp of their revenue
omeer' nthe slave grown produc. |
os ned our bread and must be bad let us understand
that tie price is boodour as well as our brohers
boOd.
The price ia too heavy for it is that of guilt. We
have no more right TO force Our way into American
hirbours than has hungry crowd to burn corn store
OF baRep snop, Happily
fer national character the crime Is as nearly mpo
sbe as Il Is wholly iadcfensb.e. We should obtain II
py nothing but new and more lasting diai,ul,iss We
should array against all the forces Of ;he North and
should had that tho Soath unable raise cotton while
IN clmp or garrison, had tts 10 yed to u.s. We thoad
haYe upon our handaa war stretching from Canadg TO
Mexico and a oarelves at the mercy Of our European
neigaboF- The unemployed Operatives OF the mann.
featuring dtric.a would have not o1y leisure enonrb
nu: motive eaough to render aDy OF trouble 90
the rulers that had so EAdly aggravated distress by
crime And whatevss OF moral religious feeling there
may be in tho country would assuredy be rou.ed into
rebellion against policy that made Britain the ally al
once oi slavery and rebellion aud civil war.
Prom The London chrOnlsls Of Oct. IS
Every THE s.sS g9aISa arGSS ls BATTLE AND COTTON
preparation of the coming battle between the Feder
alisis and Confederate armies on the Potomac,
We have alreaGy stated our conviction that victory
by the Ocnfsdaratos giving them possession Of WASH
ngton, and making them the de fact0 masters Of the
situation, would cause thS;r immediate recognition az
independent Sovereign Power by the Governments Of
France aud England But It may be that they have lost
Will lose, the battle and bs driven st further back
into Virginia; or tba. the battle-eo confidently cx
peced-msy be yet delayed and tho actual state OF
pense prolonged 10 either case the position of the cot
interes;s in England would be intensely aggravated
and hope could be entertained that the Federal Gov
ernment would either raise the blockade of the Southern
por or be able 10 get possession Of the cotton crop in
time supply the wants Of ourselves, of France and
other manufacturing nations. VIA; is 70 be done In
such contingency VINO is to answer the question
and meet the exgencies which are involyedy
FrIcs, as was seen by paragraph in our journal yes
terday has already started the initiative, which Of right
belonged to Eagland Several of the Chambers Of Com
merce have taken the bold aud decisive Of me-
moi zng the Emperor TO raise the blockade and ac
knowledge the Confederate States. In how far this
ample may at on own manufacturing towns remains
TO be seen Are our sagacious business resolved 10
await the progre. OF the campaign the Potomac? Or
are the complications trade 10 Intricate that any decisive
OF compulsory pressure mus; be deprecated
unwse We hope and believe that the two Govern.
men,s at least acting in concert. France assuredly
expects that Erglsnd Will do her duty" in this CASE
rha. duty s beyond doubt to be ready and well pre-
pared TO effect in junction with her ally, prompt
humane, but not premature solution Of this question:
moved by the s,e preeIt OF the Federast parzans
the convulsve sophistres of their British organs as to
the war being one between freedom and slavery.
We learn that our Cabinet IL 10 assemble " for the
dispatch OF business" on the ls: OF November. The
proper season for the dispatch Of cotton will wait
long and the unemployed workmen gazing the stag
uant machinery of lancashire, may become more impa
tent and TIE more troublesome time advances. 10
fsct the symptoms Of crisis every day evden
aud tho crisis il pephaps more imminent than it seems
to be to short sighted politicians and disciples Of the idis
fairs prinCplea Of cold and remorselcss political
economy
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