The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-02-05
The Southern Cause Abroad.

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The Richmond Enquirer publishes very interesting
communication on the state OF public opinion III Eng
land with regard the INDEPENDENCE OF the souti ana
tie war which the northern States are now waghg upon
US The views advanced are those OF gentleman luSt
returned from Europe, and who has enjoyed aoui'dti'
opportunities TO learn the true condition Of Englsh
pcnuar sentiment We infer that the writer IS none
other than Mr. T. D. Bsbie who lately arrived III Tie
steamship Ella Marley, as bearer OF dispatches ifol
our commissioners in Europe. We repubsh his letet:
s'When left Richmond III June last there was a very
general expectation that the manufacturing hecessdes
Of England and France would force them to speedy
recognition and interference with the federal bochaoe
There was too an equally confident impression that the
commercial enterprise of England would spring at once
10 the enjoyment OF the high prices the blockade esao
lshed bv sending forward cargoes OF arms munitions,
medicines and other needed in the Ceniedracy
'The first thing learned after my arrival, was the
great error OF these expectations. Immediately Oh al
irving at London endeayored to startsome shipments
to the Confederate States that had been suggested ~
narties from whom J Carried messages but soon iound
it an uphill work. Trade is nowhere so perfectly Sys
tematsed-I nigh say channeliSed-as in England All
their commercial operations i'll grooves, established
by the customs of centuries, from which It Is almost
impossible to dvertit So long asst IS kept within the
grooves John Bull will trade as boldly and promptly
and cheaplv as any one but will not go cut the sphere
/ of legitimate traffic When | told them OF one hun
bred per cent profits they said ten per cent without
risk or even five and your men; put no lai6t
Of profits however high will tempt us to FISK uncertain
| ties Those who came back some months ago, kho"
what untirng efforts made Tor this purpose; nut an
sorry to say without the we confidently antlcipa
4 ted This matter however, shows now signs OF con
tinual improvements and hope the channels CT trade
will soon be opened say, however, that powerful
combinations of money and enterprise have been form
ed to 90 into operation connection with direct south
ern trade as soon az peace is established hatter my
seftha the attention have given these matters at home
for the last ten Years enabled to be OF some service
in assisting to get up these combinations Is fact that
hope to make duly manifest at an early day.
The failacy Of popular expectations IN reference to
speedy recognition and interference with the blockade
was even more strongly apparent, and should III my
opinion be taken into account in simple justice to the
Confederate commissioners in Europe. The difficulties
in the way of speedy interference on the part oil Eng
land and France consider to have been:
First The fact that both these governments are emi
neuty conservative which coupled with the fact OF bot
possessing important colonial possessions made then
naturally cautious in encouraging innovations upon tht
existing status Of nations and OF encouraging dIsPo
sition to rebellion that might be turned against then
in some future day of trials OF their Again Vlo
lent change in America was naturally nducive of SINH
lar changes in Europe which i'll their conservative char
acter they wished to avoid
4 Second. prevalent impression among all classes
nearly that the differences between the north and soutf
would be speedily adjusted, either by peaceful diys
ion of the late union, reconstruction In natu
raIirnorance OF the American queston-they couidno
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understand WHY 1l4s ~. So Ioll'..oe ~
should continue Mle Its a.
sure 10 DE materialiy ueS't uGSre' ~ '"! - :
thing be soon Setueu peace,h.y -ailu SUN - uae.
Is cur pohcy TO continue Ied1lo'S OiaV nou.I e".
England and France the trade ana good VIII Oh el'e
section.
Third. very general fear--to those PGrnculaF!.
who are friendly to the south-that she would be over
run aud couquered in which case they SAID we shoul
fud difficulty on our hands from interference, WHen
would be anything but agreeable inns tear |as great
" strengthened by the fact that during tue Wl1ter 81
many OF the southern people, and especially In the Dor
der states showed 50 much repugnance 20 breahhS u
the Union, and the reports constantly published by the
northern press OF the division among e southern pee
pie, and the strong Union clement winch, 1t was SAID
would soon rise and overthrow the new government
Fourth. The influence OF the old national policy o
England esl ecayt encourage within her own borders
an independence in a monopoly OF manufacturing sta
pies England has made herself the great banking IN
stution Of the world by her mammoth manufacturing
system part OF this was the manipulation OF eottor
upon which five millions Of her people and large por
ton OF her commercial supremacy depend. Her utter
dependence America for this staple has long been
thorn in her side. But for the happy conjunction o.