Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-22
FOREIGN lnIrrNcnIiO

Foreign Intervention.
Events vary 50 rapidly in the present condition
OF the country. that the opinion of To day Is out
OF date to- morrow We supposed. and have not
altogether abandoned the sunposti0n vet, that
the European Powers had relinqushe the idea
oi intervention in American affairs; but the cor
respondents OF our journals. the tone at tie
French and English capitals, and The hostility ot
Leading foreign JOUR- ais To our Government. all
point To- the fact that there l. danger OF recog-
lit o. Sauhe II independence.
Causes winch no uatiuu can ignore, cOnspire t.
that result. Fir,t i, the suffering OF the manu-
factulers and their operatives. 10 may literally
he sid thtt millions are starving from the cotton
delrth How long can this last. i serious ami
pressing qpe-uou->erOus 10 Us and the rulers OF
these millions. Ii Is to be ed, too, that it
T. eminently not sentimental question;
chance, M answering Il, To appeal 10 prejudice
against Southern institutions AbolitiOnism can
bear only one part IN the solution, and that Is
hostile to the best interests of tins country For
next il order t. the present suffering IN France
and England. Is the fear OF sudden emancipation.
Indeed, the statesmen and press alike of those
countries regard slavery a. a practical pro
ducing institution. and, whatever theories they
may have entertiined ~ inst il III the past when
they saw in it only ab,trac phi!anthrOpcai
problem, they recognize that % ext'rpate il
10y force. in the manner prescribed
10y the Aholitohisis. Is To drag with il bv the
roots, all the industrial interests throughout
Chri-eudom which are dependent upon il. This
view i uhmlstakably emphasized by the de>truc-
ton Of cotton in the Confederate States The
millions who suffer may well raise their voices in
clamorous DESPAIR, aS they behold the flame, de-
stroy all hope that the triumph oi the Nrtional
cause will restore 10 them Their necessary staple:
and their voice will be helrd. No Government,
save ours, dares to turn "a deaf ear to tie com
plants. whether i'll or well founded. OF millions
OF lis subjects.
There l.. then. in England and France three
cause, which may force these Powers 10 interven-
ton; tie suffering of their own people the de-
sltuetion OF cotton by the South. and the fear
that the rrlics ~ this country will execute ther
schemes OF emancipation These causes are az
work n0w despite the gloss and denial which Alb
oiit"n Journals attempt 10 place upon our for
ei-n relations. Indeed, from the voice OF the
British Ministers ia Parliament, and from the
LEADERS IA the ohei British newspapers, We catch
only one tone. and that J.. of sneerS and soothing
at the IDEA that the abolition Of nearly five mi
lions OF slaves IN this country can ever be accom-
pli>hed They naturally ask the question which
AboitionistS lertnaciOusy ignore, what will he
done with the negroes when they are freely
What can be done with themI The expense of
colonization, added To the expense OF the war,
would crush the nation The equality OF the
races Is impossible. and nothing short OF
equality or colonization would be philanthropy
TO the blacks The common sense of Europe
understands that the preiudiceS OF races cannot
he overcome by mere Sentimeniaii~mS. IL sees.
what abolitioniSm should see here that those pre-
Juice, are bounded in an eternal law. which
make, black and white a. much distinct animals
- dohkeNS and horses are. and that the attempt
az social equality, which means inevitable anal
gamltiou, ., as much resented 10y nature rs the
attempt 90 eXiiuguiSh distinct species of brutes
hy the same process. The Almighty never errs.
The law> which he has established vindcAte
themselves. An intelligent nation ct white free
men viii never receive into their blood the base
Infusion of the African slaves Nor will any z
intlou cor labor 10y pseudo phillnthropistS educate
the people 90 Il The social equality ct races Is
never attained save where the white j. de
graded lud ieuornt They are neither the one
nor tie other in the United States. and they
therefore, cling 10 the natural autpathy which
prevents their violating a law OF therbeIng.
English aud French statesmen have no expect
alton that this antipathy can be eradicsted They
gaze. therefore with Uuchangeabe incredibly
upon the entire abolition idea in America. They
recognize IN it danger 10 their own PEOPLE. and
they therefore set Us IN example. the wsest and
greatest which nations can follow OF that self
i>hnr>> which takes care OF those who are de-
pendent upon them IN preference TO eSpous-
Ing the cause ct strangers We styie this 1.-The
wi>e-t AMI greatest example. because il points
lu the direction OF entire fidelity 10 responsible
ties Ii wnu.d be a. Infamous IN British Nuns
lry To lie, British manufactures stlrve. aS II i IN
Abolitonis,> L. prDl0ns the war and the suffer
iueS OF the whites y Their Wantcn agitation for
the imaginary bene't OF the blacks. There
are limits ID tie duties of all men. and especially
20 those 81 men IN Office Who takes care OF
himSe! best aoe> his dut, most faithfully 10 God
aud Ia society. The erfantry ot modern philan-
thropy J. violation ot al laws alike of divine
and social wisdom Il J. mon>trous outcrop of
tie ism> ana nfiIeli,y which believe that men Tie
ike rats. Ia rot
The Government of the United States has
come very near GO being an engine Tor the propa
CATION OF tins species oi err ntry: but England
ana France. ~iih all their lollies ami crimes. know
we'll enough That nations can not lndIige in
the luxury of phihnthrop, that they baSi-
ness institutions. and must be coI.luctei on close
bu. ne,> principles. or fNl They. therefore. will
listen 10 neither their love nor their hatred OF
Americans but 10 their necessities alone in the
present strife TIE, will not Withhold their hand,
from aiie- tun nor let them iall IN anger. hut
Nil count the cosi-arrive 1T tie sum total N
dollars aud cent>-belore thev intervene They
have alread, taught the Abolitionl>ts lesson
Which should silence them forever in the politics
of this country Detroit FIRE. Press.
r. The negroes from the near counties oil
Nh, land steal their masters stock and wagons
TO come inin Baltmore aud parties IN Maryland
have frequently stopped them to search the Sag
on> tor "contrabands negro. driving a
wagon to town few days ago. was thus stof ed