Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-01-10
NEW HOSTILE PRETEXTS.
The London Eraminer of Dec. 14lh,

OF mas the foioWlng significant remarks:
es But suppo,ing reparation to be mad
as Tor the Trent outrage, and the prisoner
u 10 be restored safe from lynch law, whicI
seems too natural a sequence to Wilke.
'" law, will it not be for the powers OF Eu
n rope 10 consider whether the measure:
d the north is taking against the south are
,r consistent with the interests of civliza.
iionf Is it TO be endured that the fed.
rraI government shall exc out the ineffi.
' cheney of its blockade by the detestable
d means of vessels laden with stone, to be
: sunk to choke up southern ports?'
e II is reported also that passengers by
v the steamship Asia repeat the rumor that
5 the bIockading of Charleston with stone
IS likely TO lead to difficulty with the Eu-
ropean powers. In connection with these
definite statements perhaps we ought to
f Iake the more comprehensive but kim
dred declaration of the London Observer.
ministerial organ, TO wit, that " England
wishes peace, but would gain by war.
which would enable her to rectify her
American frontiers, open the southern
ports, and give lesson to the United
States"
Thus put together, these indications
are certainly of an ominous character
and point to the conclusion that all wa
nave gained by the settlement of the
Trent affair is merely the postponement
OF war with England, by week or two.
# Great Britain is persuaded that she
VIII gam by war;" any arguments we
may advance, or anything we may do
VIII be as unsvailing as the disclaimer of
The lamb TO the wolf about the mnddyino
.'t ihc stream. If she has frontiers here
which is new fact--to rectify and
southern ports to open, we have no doubt
Hbe "I.i cheeriuily throw in " a lesson IN
the United States" But we are not We,
prepared to accept this account of her
disposition, or to believe that. if she en-.
tertaIns 1t, she can carry it out There
are thousands and thousands of English.
men who are prepared TO resent what
they have been trained to believe is an
insult to their flag, without any regard to
the source from which it comes. who will
'ehd no sanction to an unprovoked war
OF aggression and aggrandizement. To
'uch war the "stone fleet" affords no
decent pretext. It's operation is merely
10 perfect the blockade, whose alleged in.
.Hlciency has thus far been the only
ground of foreign complaint. 1t is a
''Tcuy internal weapon for suppressing
he rebellion, and is no more to be inter-
erred with than our preference of riAed
our occupation of the rebel coast.
" the employment of ships above water.
some better pretext than that must be
.ot up.
- 10 "i""iSst tHdl II VIII take
ONE little Time TO get the British nation
II from a hobby so violently ridden as
ne T'ent grievance, and mount it on ann
ther' The very life of that consisted
the supposed determination of the
."'ied States to "pick quarrel with
.Hgand. This being so completely ex-
'odrd. 1t w'il BE- extremely difficult TO
apply rs place with any other irrtant
the popular feelings. The right
linded portion of the English people
Ill not only be disabused, but they will
much more cautious how they give
ay TO excitement against US in the fu-
ire. But there is also reason to believe
at, If England does not receive our set
ement OF the Trent question with be-
ming magnanimity, she will lose the
oral support of France and the other
powers. 1t was for the de-
ded interest of France to take strong
'ound in defence of neutral rights, for
'r committal of England TO those prin-
pies will be another of the Napoleonic
'hievements which have been illustrated
signalIy in the alliance of the Crimean
ar, the assistance Of Italy and the COM
ercal treaty. 1t will be more valuable
France against England, than against
other powers. The same considera-
N will not apply to any other of the
culiarly English pretexts for new in
rierence in our affairs.
We believe, however, that a certain
1sc OF time, under the present cond-
ms Of our war, tCH supply motive of
ervenlion which we cannot dispose of.
we make 10 decided progress in sup
eSsing the rebellion in say the next
o, three or four months, both England
! France ,CW begin to consider wheth-
the seeded states have not maintained
de Jdcio independence, and whether,
'retore,the southern confederacy should
be recognised. We may rely upon
hat this contingency is in the future,
less it is displaced by the successes of
federal arms. IL is only a question
time-and we are not at present dis
ed to fix the limits any more accu-
al l., than tva a so ahnve or 10 i,sous.