Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-28

the blockade, because she NAV wish uext
year. 20 maintain one of her own; but there
Is no doubt that she would be glad OF any
good preIext TO do so. You saw win ,hnt
alacrlty she spiang To arms in the affair of Ihe
1rehi case. You doubt that she is Watching
eagerly for a similar opportunity What are,
her less than thirty thousand troops in Canada
against The force that might be hurled against
her, when there shall be no longer any iorce
ID the south to oppose them?
The next move in parliament will be for the
recognition of the southern contederacy. Even
That VIII probably be postponed, until we have
further intelligence. The great question here
is as TO the actual feeling and determination of
the south. 10 recognize a government whose
people are just ready TO abandon it, would be
absurd. II Mr.. Mason and MIR. Slideil can
assure the governments OF England and France
that their people are united, and determined
to MAINTAIN the position they have taken at
all hazards, and at all sacrifices, there will
probably be formal recognition, particularly
II the northern troops should meet with
check, or if the contest can be protracted.
This would be in accordance with English,
French, and American presidents, and the
government OF the United States, which has
not been slow IN recognizing revolutionary
governments, could not complain OF such rec
ognIuon, il it were accompanied by a rigid
and impartial neutrality.
AS to an actual neutrality in sentiment, /
need not say That it has no existence. There
Is northern party, with its organs but the
southern party Is tar more numerous and
powerful. 1t is excused by some on tie
ground that 1t is natural for Engiishmen TO
sympathize with the weaker party. This,
they tell us, is the reason swhy they feel SO
gum over northern victory, while another
buli Itln would throw the whoe country into
costa, les MIR. Adams, have seen, has been
found fault with lOl lack of yeniaity. 1t
seems 10 be supposed that it lie were more so.
cldl and demohstratiye he might have favor
aole lii1nence en- public opinion TINS is, |
think, Il mistake. There is 10 going against
The current lere by any such ptiurt II Mr..
Adams kt cps on the right SIDE of Palmerstou
ana Russell, he does all that is possIbie. The
uemonsirhtlons OF northern Americans here
have not been very successful. We hear the
tactics OF Southerners more approved but the
reason tor this is evident. The suutherners
nave noated quietly with the current and
have really done very little but TO give il d.
recIlon, while nortlierners have trettull, strur-
gled against the stream.
And 1t is sufficiently annoying. Heretofore,
the English nave been condescendngiy pat
ronizlng TO American literature, art and enter
PRISE. Even American politics have moi been
without admirers Now if you mention an
American book, Or book on an American
subject, to publisher lie shakes his head.
AMERICAN actors do better, but they tickle the
English with the broadcast caricatures of Yam.
kee pecuiiarities, like those OF the Florences.
But we must be united, powerful and rich. be-
tore Americans in England can he treated, as
Americans, with genuine cordially. No
one who has lived six mOHths in England can
wonder at the books that have been written
about America and the Americans, from FId.
dler, Hall and Irollope, to Dickens and Rus.
sell.-Nt0 York Tines