The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-27

endured, the persistence Of the South in the
war through q long series of battles-some
victories, some defeats-has shown the force
and consistency which arc looked upon as the
tests of nationality" The writer proceeds to
observe that If the South claim its recognition
as an Independent Power, the precedents of
the British and Spanish American colonies, of
Belgium, and of Tuscany and Naples, forbid
England "to question this right when asserted
| by the Confederate States;" and that "it is
the duty of the British government to antici-
| pate this possible event."
! For some time past British statesmen and their
press have put restraint upon their wonted
hostility to the United States. They are be-
| ginning, perhaps, to forget the affair of the
capture of their West India mail steamer,
which SO nearly involved them in war with
this country. They then blessed their stars
that they escaped, as it were, out of the fire.
At that time, too they hoped that the insurrec-
tionary States would succeed in their design
They are now disappointed: They see that the
rebellion, fomented by British gold and in
fuence, will soon be crushed, and they are be-
coming desperate. Their long cherished pur
pose to divide the country they know will
prove a failure, and hence their rage and their
insolence to the American republic.
Lord Palmerston, for example, has the au-
dacity to say that the English government will
consider what is the proper course for it to
adopt with regard to the proclamation of Gen.
Butler at New Orleans; just as if that wero
any business of Lord Palmerston or Of the
British government. Earl Russell hopes that
our government, for its own sake, will re-
pudiate the act of General Butler. This
looks somewhat in the nature of threat,
as much as to say:-"You had better Of
your own accord rebuke General Butler,
or we will take you in hand, as we did in
the case of the Trent" Is England to be-
come censor general of the manners of all
nations in peace and war, and to punish them
if they do not square with her ideas of pro-
priety? Such impudence and presumption can
find no precedent save in the folly of the
British monarch who stood on the sea-
shore and ordered the waves to recede;
but they flowed on in their majesty, and
poor Canute was soon compelled to
escape from their power But let England
rest assured that by any European coalition
she can form she will be as unsuccessful in her
designs against the independence, the unity
and integrity of the American republic as
were all her coalitions for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and destruction Of the republic Of France. At
that time France had no naval force with which
she could cope with her rival. Yet she held
her own. But the navy of the republic.of the
United States is more than match for that of
Britannia. which so long ruled the waves; and
whereas France was surrounded in close CONT
guilty by England and her allies, the field Of
operations in America would be separated from
wide. How much less therefore, is her chance
of success against q republic mighter than
France, and that has remained unconquered
ever since she had an existence.
Let British statesmen therefore beware o.
what they do. The cup of their iniquity is nearly
filed. They have come second best out Of two
wars with the United States; out of third,
perhaps, they would never come at all. The
Southern feet is completely used up. We
have powerful naval force left almost
unemployed. With this reinforced, as it will
be next fall, by tremendous addition of IRON
clad gunboats, we will be in position to an
initiate the navies of England and France, and
Of all the maritime Powers of Europe Canada
and the BrtishWest India islands would fall. like
ripe pears, into the lap Of the American repub-
lie, and Great Britain would cease to own
foot of soil in the New World, while perhaps
Ireland, taking advantage Of her tyrant's diff
Guilty, would at last work out successful revo-
luton, and leave 'the sister, island alone in its
glory.