The New York herald., 1862-02-11
INTERESTING FROM the SOUTH.
The Rebels In Great Trouble in Regard
to the Position In Europe.
The Capture Of a Valuable Prize by
the UnioniStS.
Ass, Ae., Ae,
WHAT THE REBELS THINK OF THEIR RE-


LATIONS IN EUROPE.
Prom the Charleston Mercury, Fob. 81
GREAT miTAN AND OUR LATE NORTHERN CoNksC-
The people of the South have never comprehended the
odum which has been increasingly attached to their in
situtions IN England They ignorant Of the extent
stimulated and fortified the abolition sentiment Of the
British people, Southern politicians, in tho history Of
ss go, os Ins Ss psop
vgaon acts, bountes and large expenditures Of money
by the government for national improvements Centres
OF credit, manufacturing establishments and trade were
created IN that section Towns grew be great Cities
commerce and manufactures nourished. The people
rived the European world sent its surplus popua
ton to participate in the benefits OF this FL Dorado Gre
ated out of very ordinary natural advantages, only
through the benecent operation Of this model republi
can government While tho North thus grew and be-
came rich and strong the SOUTH unfortunately became
constantly weak by cOmpar sonmOre and more provin
cial andsdependent. Our merchants ceased TO import
Tor our markets, our factors TO export for
foreign markets Everything came from The North
or through the North kverything, even cotton,
went to the North for exrortation abroad. BY the
working Of consolidated government made subservient
70 the pecunary interests Of the North foreign cOmpet
ton was killed OF the people got lucrative employment,
the cities OF that section became the centres Of credit and
channels Of trade both foreign and domestic Southern
cities became feeders conducts depots subu BIS
Tor NoI the prosperity and Increase Great centres Of
trade necessarily became centres of influence in opinion.
The press of the North the Literature of the North
less than their other mark table commodities havefreoly
circulated and exercised great sway at the South Tho
Southern public has been pendent the North in these
respects. And abroad the newspapers and books Of
New York, Boston and Philadelphia have alone repre-
scnted the country, from the Lawrence 10 tbs Rio
Grande. How the South and her institutions have Jared
IN this representation, practically seeing feol
ing now. The teachings Of the nsbunes, Times and
Heralds-of the "Uncle loms Cabns and the "Criss''
ARE not recent. They are the instructions Of thirty
years II sfrom these sources during that PERIOD that
British opinion has been forming, and is formed Need
we wonder that we arc misrepresented msuuderstood
and delked in our institution IL is, to a great de-
gree the work Of consolidated government by its effects
upon the status Of sectonsher prosperity their nde
pendence We arc learning lesson valuable as it ID
costly.
But, however strong the prejudice however greet the
ignorance in regard 10 the Confederate States Great
Britain we are strong enough TO survive and
them Manifest interest and tho necessities Of trade
afford ground too for believing that large portion Of
the British public TO conviction and anxious
approve the brutal and wanton assault upon Nessrs Ma
and sidel lately made by the London Times. whether
it be designed by the government anticipate and
feat anything like enthusiastic reception Of the Con-
federate Commissioners it will certainly strong
feeling in their favor in certain quarters where the good
will Of the South is deemed important. Such il-bred
denuncation must disgust the hitherto Indifferent while
IL will stimulate the friendly and interested. We
not therefore, at all discomposed by the extraordinary
vugarity Of the Times TIE South has something
important to the and comfort Of England than the
theoretical philanthropy Of Pariobooa Sha. Possessing
that give her people and government the choice
between great approaching distress and suppression Of
their pt0i sentiments about other peoples private
AFFAIRS. When we have time and opportunity We may
correct such errors.