The New York herald., 1862-01-03
THE AMERICAN QUESTION In ENGLAND.
An English Glnnc ut the stone Fleet-The
british Government LccturinE the
Human OF War.
from the London Times, Dec. 10.

from the London Times Dec 1911
The longer the civil America lasts the more eyi-
dent become the signs that brutazng at least one of
tho conbatants. IF had opportunities OF watching tho
deeds Of the Confederates closely follow
the fedorss might possibly find that the progress
wards savage vengeance Is not very unequal in both
parties So far however events have publicly
az is s high processing Pasians t0 threaten murder IN
cold blood 50 the citizens of New York and Boston, claim
in the commission Of ,cdnton destruction War Is
terrible enough at best, but war has It's
mtigatons among civilized men. We do not in Europe
when take city cut the thr0ats Of all the women
chdren the raipiugs have done China: neither do
burn down the city and salt upon the sc a.
sometimes done in Europe in barbarous days wo
do not torture prisoners after manner described
ia Mr. Coopers redskin novels. As civ ilized and Christ
men, put bride the worst instincts Of
onr animal nature even in moments Of intense
excitement. There arc things ashamed TO do in
the heat Of conflict and we count that villain
who when there is no fight raging, enjoy revenge
without danger and can feel ferocous joy i'll the inc
tion Of suffering
There bad signs in the recent news from America
Already have the Northern government threatened to
hang mp all the prisoners they may take sea- and al
ready have they fled prisons with condemned victims
whom they boast that they about to pat death
is quite cleoy according 10 al s,cs Dte human dt
e ederat g0teynm, haze right 10 hang taese ,a,n
after taking them prisoners al sea than. then hare 10
prisoners they take tond. youd be 0rd.r % d, So
But much fear that this crime would haze already
been committed had depended solely upon the viii Of
the Northern republic. The Souherners, howeser also
have prisoners, and prisoners Of noe They have chosen
from them by lot number, equal to that Of tho seaen
threatened VINO are 10 Undergo tue hardShpy
to endure the fate Here the first steps taken
towards fendsh emulation in human sacrifices Mean.
time the sets prisoners tortured by comor.ess
dungeons hard usage and prison diet Tho House of Rep
rescntativcs takes another eager step forward this
downward path and addresses the President 10 naict
the Torture Of condemned cells and starvation uop the
captves taken from under the British flag. or course
this would be but signal for further retaliation aud
would but send other officers Of the Northern army into
game torture, the North leading ant the South FOL-
lowing suit Up to the present moment murder
has been committed. We may, however. expect every
day hear that of these prisoners has died
under the hardshps he enduring and that prisoner on
the other side has been publicly hanged to revenge his
death II this dreadful play Of death for death is onco
begun it must till the prisons emp led on both
sides, and the war between the Anglo Saxon Americans
will be like a war OF cannlbals
Again there limits to the rights Of destruction
which even a nation az may exercise Ns read
in Grotiis, and other writer's upon the state Of
war and peace that all people who deserve the
Of nation have in all times respected things
which beneficial to the whole human race Thus
there rule derived from the authority OF Holy
Writ that fruit trees shall DO spared wherever found
The implements of tho husbandman have also been heid
sacred 10 conquer ana not 10 DESTROY, IS ne righ Of a
dasardly exutatlon that fleets have gone forth from
New London and New Bedford, laden with soldiers
aud arms, but with stones and that these fleets "with
their stony burthens scued broadside have
for years come the channels OF entry by sea to those
cursed Cities Charleston and Savannah The object is
to srsnge these great ports of to repos
them, but TO destroy them Tor all time fOr the
effectiveness Of such stone blockade, mrs he eyuag
Journalist Of Ne,o York, "there be doubt. The
main ship channel leading to savannah but hun.
sred and fty yards III the narrswest place and
be perfectly barred by half dozen OF these vessels
Charleston harbor equally elg bic " the
msnt sunk these old huke become points for the
accumulation Of aluvials which the rivers bear down,
o; tho sands which the tides carry back There
natural tendency in such ports to form obsuet and
d. have TO do s, as the physcsns say 10 assist
Becoming thoroughly mbedded in The sand. these
| accnmuIstions but advance with time rormng incon
avsabe obstacles to reopenng the rbors and estab
fishing blockade which tho highest pressure diplomacy
outfa la
he believe the fact Of the acmp, s estab
lshedit an OF hostility TO the whole human race
The civilized Greek refused 10 put out 'she eve OF
Greece TIE soroee american sails JI security 10 para
Tyne oH IL, snsss ty whtch The Sophcra States Sieh
cdm,aunicc,. ia oil time 10 come ,oih The corld
| ''ll must he confessed says MS eys,aa Yondo'
s.there s something wonderfully gratifying in ,hi.
silent, resstIess piece Of Rhadamsplbeap justice. The
eslmness Of the method 4 lns, and chf dor, in is
way no vulgar theatrical vengeance lug OF the city
ashes those heated brssgaIts OF Charleston threaten
ed but silent bligh, falling on them though out o
she night-deady iuevitabieand leaving those pcrhd
ons cities periGed death in lite - People who would
like this would pluck the sun out or the heavens
TO put their enemies in darkness or dry the rivers
that grass might forever grow The soil where they
ha been offended. Yet such ask for symp,hies
] and there q scattered few among who arr not
ashamed to identify themselves with them and their
dofugs.
I once again, the government cf the North in he
| agony OF its disappointment and iis rage, is evi
| IDENTIFY about to make on attempt 10 spread mas
| sacre through the unprotected dwellings Of theii
estranged brethren. That the division these two
vast countries must OCCASION e efcion Of orc,y
who looks ,houghtfuy upon passing events can doubt
Tco Independent states cannot rono side by side oikopt m
element " siocery oo'in9 forth. Bt this design of the
North has nothing TO DO with slavery as a principle II
contemp the negro sny instrument of revenge
10 means not the suljecon OF armed men in fair nqht
bat ho,is deeds comntsd upon deeneless eh n erers
oee ami Here, again we believe that The success OF
the scheme will not by any means correspond with the
atrocty OF the conceptions. But IL Is aterrbe act for
men calling themselves civilized to have even csutem.
plated " Is terrible alike for whites aud for blacks for
IL seems that after exciting these black work out
this unmany revenge, NE North does nos propose 10 e,da,
their presence Mr. Lilcon, Ike ~ he despots Of "A.
Old World undertakes TO bdnspo s 1choie roce sops ava
fres 10 territory chich whe DESIRES a ,cich
~ Lincoln ,gW buy for ttsm hat he may be
hbid a sable face
All these things are ma yet but in their commencement
some are only threatened others only tentatvey
begun They promise, however, in their deysoepmen,
such of horror as The world has since
men fought like wild beasts. Agrina sach mahots Of o,
zoe proeN oths omts1 Against bloody reprisas, agans
the wanon destruction OF those harbors which bench
cent Creator has given Tor tho enjoyment OF all His
tures against ocstions 70 domestic rapiue sad murder