The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-01-10
[ IL Z PILOT.
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 10, 1862,
England and America,

'"aoe p} Tue h'ir'! States In population,
wealth, comnerciaI aid maritime power
under distinctive American principles an
tsgouis'ic TO her own, and has longed for
tie breaking up Of The Union and tie over
throw Of our Government. as in no other
way could size hope to maintain her su-
premscv 10 tie Commercial and Political
World Ii was 10 his eud that England
las for years expended her money and
'ympatlies 10 strengthen the ant-STaverv
power IN the Free States. and when she
witnesses that power proclaimed inaucura
te as supreme in The Government. in The
election OF LINCOLN President Of tie Uni.
ted States, and that consequence Civil
rar has broken out between The Free and
Slave States, SIZE rejrices in the belief that
soOn the world is to witness the helisli de-
signs Of ADoIrroNIsM, accomplished in the
destruction Of her dreaded rival-the AMER
IcAS REPC BfIo. As coon as il is known
in England that the Cotton States have Sc
veral!v passad ordinafces OF Secession from
the Federal Union and have united in pro
claiming tie establishment Of Provincial
Government, The British Government
makes indecent AMI insulting haste 10 issue
lis lroc'anation, sanctioned by Her Maj
e.ty tic Queen, recognizing these Rebel
lious States as a Beligerent Power: this
J, done before the ncw Administration II
Washington could send It's Minister TO The
Coqr. Of S.. James. This is England
f-,s step in l,er course 20 eek some pre-
tex, for recognizing the Independence of
1he Southern Cohfeteracy and for decIar-
ing war against the United States, and in
anticipation Of one or both Of these events,
sic sends large achievements Of troops to
Canada. increases her naval resources and
makes RAPID and extensive military and
Hay"I preparations III her home ports; and,
-s i 10 precipita:e these events, her ships
are oadc! at her docks openly with arms
nnl munitions Of war, which are conveyed
u item into our Southern ports to assie
the Traitors in their efforts TO break up
our lion md o,erturn our Government ::
il order to eXasrcrate The feelings of the
peoples OF tho two nations against each
other and bring item up to the war stand,
> ~.
War began, teemed with Tie viest Stand
ers rnon the character Of oar people, and
the 1asest misrepresentation Of our re-
sources and institutions.
l. became known in England that the
Southern Confederacy was TO send out two
Ministers PleniPotentiary to represent the
Eetel Government at the Court Of ST.
amos, and that these two most important
pels nages were expected TO arrive on a
certain day in British Mail Steamer from
Havana; and This fact coming to the
Know ledge Of The Commander Of the Amer
lean War Steamer Adger, he crused in
Eli'irb waters for he purpose ofprafiiciing
under tie nose OF tie British Lion. accord
ip- 70 the ruiz, lad down in Britajr's
,wn Iron lode, upon the subject Of he
I.@h's 81 feiIigefenL TO seize the vessel
:. Nentra. aving on board Ambassadors
"ili i&e:Petrhes from tie enemy this act
on III. Fart Of the American Commander
aroused tie Indignation Of England, but
her press coo,I not deny the exi>teure Of
lie night he proposed to exercise, AID her
Lon could only look on and qtowi
In tbs we have tie most conclusive evi
dence that tho British Government were
willing To aid the rebellion in this country
by permitting lis agents to be CONVEYED in
one Of It's own vessels, to its own shores
and, because Mason and SLiDELL did not
arrive on The vessel, and at the time expcc-
tel, that Government cannot deny the act
# the Commander of the Trent and there
hy escape its consequences,
The capture Of these Rebel Commission
els by Capt. WILKEs on board the British
Steamer Trent, as soon as known, created
throasbout our whole country the widest
sxciteEL2 K aud enthusiasm, and made eve
~ loyal heart janP wiIh joy no &C, Of
the war has made the people feel half SO
jnbilan! as this spirited, daring act OF Com
Inanaer Wilkgs-it WAS approved ~ the
people, by the Administration. AMI by Con
grese, Then come up the questions
Whist nil England say, What will En-
Z land do, The American Press answered,
England nsay buster and threaten, but she
has no cause or war, and will not fight !,
America declared war against England
for'y>nine ycoFs ago for an act like this,
and "Aen peace was concluded etwe, n
the two nations, England utterly refused
to enter into siipulalious to de,isi from i'm
pressing searren from our merchant YES
selz and from at time 70 tho preseu' l. n