The weekly Butte record., 1862-01-25
The Queen.

issued another proclamation to her loving sub
jects, prohibiting them from exporting arms,
ammunition and military stores, including per-
cussion caps and tubes and also lead. q" because
the latter can be readily converted into, and
made useful in increasing the quantity of, mill
tary stores" Why did she not include iron
also, for, surely, that article is very important
ingredient in all modern military stores. We
opine that the prohibitions of her Grace will
be better observed in this proclamation by her
subjects, than have those been obeyed in her
proclamation of strict neutrality in the present
American affairs.
The first proclamation, Ike good resolutions,
was made to be broken. The latter, 10 be
obeyed strictly,-hoping thereby, to embarass
our Government but, at the same time. it has
in it q salve for the traitors of the Southern
Consederacy, by allowing the Lieutenant Gov
erner of Her Majesty's Islands Of Guernsey,
Jersey, Alderney, Sark and the Isle OF Man,
to license the expectation of these prohibited
articles in suitable cases, under hi. discretion.
And any one with half an eye, can see the drift
of all such discretionary powers given to truck
ling ministers of a pretended friendly power /;
but in reality perfdious enemy.
1t may be wisdom and policy, at present, to
temporize with this greedy nation, which, like
the dog in the fable is ever ready to run the
risk Of dropping the substance to catch at the
shadow. But the time will come, and that
soon, when this people will have to meet that
portion of her Majesty's subjects who will step
forth at her bidding to endeavor to regain that
balance of power which she has seen tranferred
from the European continent, to the American
people. 1t is prize worth contending for ;
and, then, add to that, her jealousy at seeing a
nation growing so rapidly in manufactures,
commerce and the arts and sciences, which
she-dog in the manger like-wishes to conine
to her own borders and subject to her domi>
neering rule to the exclusion of all other ma
tions, although she knows full well, that she is
unable to control the progress of the world in
its march Of enlightenment, yet, she cannot
brook the idea of beholding any other power
making such strides in national greatness as
might tend to render her power of the earth
of the second magnitude.
For this purpose she has bided her time and
temporized with US, until now fitting occa
sion is presented to her to put her beart's best
wishes into play. Proclamations and diploma
cy may retard the conflict for time, but it
will surely come, and all reserve will be thrown
off, at headquarters, as it now occasionally
shows itself in her Majesty's provinces. The
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, wri-
ting from Porterstown, Nova Scotia, Decem-
Der 7th, relates facts n relation to fitting out
vessels in that port, to run the blockade of the
Southern ports, and the fact of success of one
expedition and the intention to repeat it, to
aid the rebels. This is made no secret among
her Majesty's subjects. and still it goes on in
the face of her neutrality proclamation and
amid songs of rejoicing at the defeat of the
Union cause. These are but small bubbles on
the surface but they indicate where the great
cauldron boils,-for her Majesty's high officials
wink at these doings and permit these viola
tions of neutrality TO pass unnoticed, and there
by aid and assist in it, as much as if no neu-
trality existed. The provincial subjects of her
Majesty being less tutored in politics and di-
plomacy than some of their brethren nearer to
the throne, come out upon the stage and play
their part before the scenes are shifted and the
order given to appear, and thus divulge the
plot of the play, confuse the principal actors
for the time. and force them to a part, abrupt
ly, which they wished to approach by degrees.
But look where We will, upon the British
political and military horizon, and we behold
portentous clouds gathering, that are intended
for our devoted heads and, to meet the com>
ing storm, we cannot be too vigilant and ac
tive in preparation and, il We are but true TO
our great destiny, we will weather ito Eng
lands shame