The New York herald., 1862-01-04
THE AMERICAN QUESTION.
England as an Asylum OF Exiles.

from the London Post government organ) Dec. 2o1
In the various manifestations OF American opinion
which hayc reached Europe the Trent outrage fs
and shocked nothing Is more remarkable
than the general indifference they reveal as TO the posi-
thnt outrage might be expected give rise in the
muutiee of tho Old World. Tho federal government
Which iir eg The Sran e .e 'gse III dqss pgt appear S.
condition Of It's authority plays an important part in
dncin, aud monarieal not less than ia recently founded
aud demccratie Staes; and that both tho national sen
nens which outrages and tho commercial interests
which INJURIES are able TO exercise very important
influence the pgcy Of more than one European state
on series OF IN scacuations II believed from the worry
nrst that the commercial necessities Of regular con sap
py you'd orerrue and orPorer all regardor the Prnci
ss' I * ssS's So@tess ~ a"a sde.s sy ss@ss s and
Sciieved that The lcssss Consequent tho olonsson
interests s%S Of ,hs c0Shry 80 tIro and the blow ia,
lctcd the nsQns fospsrity SO fatal that the active
rarspson0 Of England in the suppression Of tho revolt
apparent. With tho apprehension Of suffering
RAJ Of her chief manufacuro, the right feeling Of tho
country taught thnt England would suncr still more In
her lasting moral aud political influence by departure
under tho pressure Of immediate commercial interests
from those grelt principles OF international law and jus
ticc on which the whole political cdnce Of modern civil
izatiop in great rests. 1he neutrality OF this
Country co clearly in accordance with the FIRST principles
of public law not less emphatically sanctioned by
Tho voice Of public opinion. But the Northern States
Seem resolved to recognise public law only the hand
,o mouth scraps Of maritime Jurisprudence intended TO
satisfy an immediate craving OF tho public passions and
10 knowledge public opinion nothing more trust.
worthy than the echoes of American mob oratory one
IL almost tenped 10 suppose that the Irish sympalhisers,
uhose influence The american press is nooriouiy erertd
for ends hostile 10 this country had tr1nspdntedto Nec York
hc precedent puticopnion 50 ludicrously Illus
traed one OF Lady Mogans earliest works, In which
an aspiring forensic orator Is represented as arranging
beforehand the plaudits to his own discourse. AT zach
telling period of Mr.. Crawleys speech, tho snt II
natoY OF one vena toady nsantaneously mot by the
UOch It's mighty nate" OF another and this preconccrt
ed duet Of admiration afterwards described the
spontaneous tribute OF popular applause In the North
srn States public opinion would appear to be manufao
turcd in similar fashion. And II Ia perhaps from
intimate knowledge Of tho utter worthcssness OF the
tive article that the public opinion Of other countries
by American politicians, SO contemptuousy ignored
disrcearded. Men who boast Of having their eyes
we'll pooled that they risk OF ever being snagsed
by foreign gumsuckers may believe that they have the
powcr certainly they have the will OF catswan
ponsy chawing up the poor old British Lion al fort
nights notice.
OF the Trent outrage must, however by this time bsvc
convinced tho Northern Statos that public opinion this
sde OF the Atlantic is neither dormant undecided in
its views the federal policy ny nh error as great as
that prompting the first conviction, that cotton
featuring country could not afford To remain noutral tho
government Washington has been led 70 interpret
strict observance OF neutrality az n national Ia.
difference 10 every other interest," even TO the high