The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-16

Important News from Europe-Thc Reia-
belli0n.
The news contained in the letter from Lon
don which we publish to-day, together with the
article from the organ Of Lord Palmerston, is Of
a highly important character. For the a,Shen-
ITCHY of the intelligence contained in the letter
we are enabled to vouch, and it lis corroborated,
besides, by the views expressed by the London
Post When Mr.. Motley, our Ambassador to
Vienna, was on his way to that city, he dned
with Lords Palmerston and Russell, both OF
whom assured him that the English government
had no idea of acknowledging the independence
OF the Confederate States until they were recog-
nized by the United States, or till they demon
strated that the suppression of the rebellion by
the federal government had become hopeless.
And as to the blockade, there was no intention
of disregarding it. The organ of the Cabinet, in
an article commenting on the circular of Mr..
Seward to the Governors of the Northern States.
calling on them to put the seacoast and our
frontier on the lakes in state of complete de-
fence, evidently contemplating the contingency
of o war with England, protests that those fears
of English invasion are entirely unfounded; that
there Is no likelihood OF a recognition
Of the Southern confederacy by the
British government taking place, much less
Of an attack upon the United States,
unless we take pains to make an enemy of Eng
land. Now we never imagined that the British
government would dare to openly assail the
American republic; but conscious guilt sug-
gests to the English aristocracy that it is highly
probable the day is not distant when the Anne
rican republic may assail them in some vital
part. Hence their large feet in the Gulf, and
their reinforcements in Canada. The circular
of Mr.. Seward warns them in terms and in
tone not to be mistaken that they cannot safely
triile with the dignity of the American govern
ment, which has expressed its determination to
preserve the Union intact equally against do
nestle violence or foreign force and fraud.
This announcement has caused the British min
istry to pause in their stealthy aggression, and
it has considerably cooled down the ardor of
their organs, who have been long trying the
American pulse, and now find it beats as
"healthful music" as it did at the time of our
Revolutionary war; or during the second war of
lSl2-14.
For the bold stand which has produced these
saluta ry results the President deserves grea
credit, and it is now source Of qualification to
us that the HERALD was the only journal which
applauded his course at the time, while the
abolition journals deprecated it as highly I'M
nd iColv 10 ;pr IN
war with their pet foreign Power, to
which we are primarily indebted for our civil
war. Recent events will strengthen the impress
sion made upon our transatlantic cousins, and
sufficiently convince them that we are tho
roughly in earnest in our resolve to maintain
the integrity of the Union against every foe,
within or without 1t would appear, too, from
the speech of the President of the Manchester
Chamber of Commerce, which we print
to-day, that the American republic has allies
in the democracy Of England itself whom it
will not be safe for the British government to
exasperate too far, even under the cover of pro-
curing supply Of cotton for the manufacturing
classes. 1t is now discovered that the recogni-
ton Of Southern independence would not have
the effect of giving that staple to England
unless the independence was subsequently
made good by force of arms. But the news
which has been conveyed to Europe by the last
mails will point out a more speedy mode of
obtaining the desired article. The naval
victory in the harbor of Port Royal
has opened one cotton port-the best in
the principal cotton State. A collector is to be
sent there Immediately, and Manchester and
Lancashire, if their government will respect
our rights, may obtain all the cotton they need
till Charleston, Savannah and other Southern
ports are opened by the thunder of our cannon
to all the world.
In view of the determination, power and
means Of our government to enforce its autho-
rity from the st. Lawrence to the Gulf, the ex-
plantations Of Palmerston and Russell to Mr.
Motley, or through their organ the Post may
all be very well as far as they so. But they do
not alter the wishes or secret Vaccinations Of
the British government. For instance, Lord
John Russell, in recent speech, described the
conflict between the rebels and the United States
a. struggle for empire on the part Of the
federal government, and struggle for "inde-
penaence' on the part of the insurgent States.
This is clearly adopting the rebel view of the
merits of the case, and is giving them moral
support Yet Sir John Pakington, according TO
the news we published yesterday, thinks Earl
Russell did not 60 far enough on that side, and
regrets that he had not, in more decided Ian
guage, expressed the views of England" that
Is, of the ruling oligarchy. At great
political meeting in Worcester, Earl Shrews-
bury said that American democracy, now on its
trial, had failed; that final separation Of the
States was inevitable, and "the ultimate estab-
lishment Of some sort Of aristocracy in
America was the manifest destiny of the
country. The general tone Of the British press
is to the same effect For example, the Lon
don Times, in an article received by the last
mails from Europe, says:-"As Engishmen,
they shall be glad to see the establishment of
the Confederate States.' And what is
the reason assigned? Because the strength
of the American republic would thus
be broken, and instead Of one mighty