The New York herald., 1862-01-19


gress move also. Provide means to pay the
expenses Of the war; repress fanatical inter-
meddling and Intermediates; encourage the
Union sentiment of the South, and assure honest
Southern men that we are endeavoring to
force them back to the Union as it was and not
to national abolition society, and then attend
to your regular business, and, having settled it,
60 home In peace. That Is what the country
demands of you, Messeurs Congressman. Will
you do it or not
The Policy Of England Towards the
United States.
tits the generalbelief, not only in this coun-
try, but on the other side of the Atlantic, that
the settlement of the Trent difficulty by the
surrender of Mason and Slidell will have little
influence in securing peace between England
and the United States. The conduct of the
British government and press in assuming SO
belligerent an attitude in this affair was only in
character with the hostility they have always
shown towards us, and particularly since the
outbreak of the present war, and that hostility
will not subside with the event which provoked
its last remarkable display. 1t is the desire of
the British government to pick quarrel with
the United States as early as possible, and on
the slightest plausible pretext, and we have
reason to believe that they have now under
consideration the recognition Of the Southern
confederacy and the forcing of our block
ade. There are two motives which we may
attribute to them in their contemplated action
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be struck at republicanism, and the other in
order that the Southern ports may be opened
to British trade and for the export of cotton.
The one object is political, the other CONNER
cial
We are of course aware that there is good
deal of suffering in the manufacturing districts
in England in consequence of this war, but
more owing to diminished imports into the
American market than to the incorporation
of cotton; for, by return made last month, it
was shown that the supply of cotton ware
housed in Liverpool was larger than at the
same period last year; and it was only few
days ago that we heard of ten thousand bales
York. The main commercial object, therefore,
pending the exhaustion of the supply already
in England, of Great Britain in breaking our
blockade, would be the re-establishment of her
export trade with the South But if the
war was prolonged till after the Liver
became empty, then the inducements to vio-
late the blockade would be much stronger; and
necessarily so, as the fact that more than five
millions Of souls, or one-sixth of the population
of the British islands, are dependent on the cot
ton manufacture for the means of subsistence,
sufficiently demonstrates. England, however,
before undertaking such STEP would not for
get that by so doing she would be sacrificing
her interests with the North, not only closing
the door to her own manufactures, but to the
export of grain and other commodities of which
she is large purchaser She would of course
gaging in hostilities with the United States;
but her choice might nevertheless be unwise,
however much the object aimed at might graft
fly the enemies of republcanism.
Now, towards this line of policy it is clear
England is being urged on by France. Louis
into the Russian war, and making her a
passive spectator of his own exploits against
Austria, is plotting to involve her in a war with
this country. 1t is all in accordance with the
Mees Ndpoliennes; but England, strange to say,
seems blind to his Vaccinations. The First Ma
poleon when be overran the continent of Eu-
rope, had still one great enemy remaining un-
conquered in England, and to overthrow that
Power was the acme of his ambition but, al
though he strove hard to do it, he failed. His
nephew has the same programme to carry out;
but, profiting by the example Of his uncle, in
stead of acting in open hostility with Great Bri-
tain, he does exactly the reverse, and by pro-
fessions of friendship and treaties Of commerce
tries to win her confidence and make her pliable
to his will. This is the diplomatic way of gain
ing point, and the political Mephistopheles Of
the Tuleries doubtless thinks it quite proper.
He is jealous of the power of England and has al
ways been jealous of 1T, just as was the First Ma
poleon. France would never have sold Louisiana
to the United States but for the desire to
strengthen Power on this continent which
might act as a counterpoise to that Of England
on the ocean.
Napoleon, from the commencement of the
present rebellion, has influenced the policy of
England towards the United States. If II had
not been for his instigation her royal proclama-
ton Of neutrality would not have been issued.
While urging that course upon ber he promised
to adopt the same himself, and the British Mi
nistry swallowed the bait. With England en-
gagged in war with this country, and Spain