Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-16
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one Of the bitierest enemies Of the Fedora
,. Government during this war. We ma,
Z believe, therefore that the following upOl
: thr subject Of Intervention is wrung from
that paper reluctantly
4 par soiA FEDERAL Ameriea VOuld cos
1 more than many crops Of cotton are ieorth
y Il would be a 0odsend to zealous politi
3 clans, who win shortly have to find an ex,
ense for their reckless encouragement Of
the national delusioni and the nfpath,
D wliek Il ipoUld ezeifs and almost jastif
ts0uld for many generations, prevent the ss-
: fdbliShmeaf Of sold and durable peace
When a rupture seemed almost unayoida-
3 ble, after the seizure Of the Trent, prudent
men deeply regretted the necessity Of a
conflict which was certain to be misrepre-
sented and misunderstood. A war profes-
sedly Waged for the establishment Of South
ern independence would be still more in-
yidious, and Il leould not involve unaaimity
at home. It is impossible that England
should wish to establish or maintain negro
slavery, and il by no means follows that
an alliance with a slayeholding commun-
ity would imply any favor to the institu-
ton which might be incidentally assist
ed but the negro-hating North would
echo the fercest denunciations of the
AbOlitionists against a Power which con-
nected itself with the insurgent slave
owners. AgaiRst mach loss and obloqlfy Il
Is not easy to set Of any ecraterbalaneilg ad-
VdRtqge lehiei ipould make an Amerieda lpdF
eTPedisat.
Least Of all would it be profitable to fol-
| low France into struggle which would
necessarily be controlled by alien counsels
and motives. Joint action IN I0ar is not re-
commended By the erpeTieace ofTeeeafyears n
! the Cyimed, IN China or N Msrico Good
faith and friendly feeling are no sufficient
security for a lasting community Of inter-
estsj and it might suit the purpose Of
/ France to make peace or to continue the
war against the wish and opinion of the
/ English Government In either case
withdrawal from the allisuce would be
either dangerous or discreditable; and yet
the objection to perseverance in joint ac-
tion might he stil more insurmountable
The quarrels Of two allies with a common
enemy are never altogether identical. It
might become necessary to mix up ques-
-tions Of Mexican policy or of insults on
the French flag with the main object Of
terminating q ruinOus civil war. The
mere want Of cotton is not precisely the
same in character and in result as it af-
fects the trade Of the two countries. An
armed Intervention in the South would |
probably be popular at Lyons, but II oer-
tainly tgouId meet irith general disapproDal IN
Lancashire On the whole it is better not
to engage in an uncertain partnership; it |
IS ezpedient to undertake the gratuitous
duty Of coercing the Americans into COM I.
merce: and it is not even desirable to Of I
fer or to undertake a mediation which |
might probably end in an armed interven-
ton BY England and France.
Hov n BuIIyiuE Congressional Blacks guard /
made Fool Of Himself,
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette |
gives the following report of an attempt of
Richardson of Illinois to bully .Represen-
tative Blake Of OhiO
CONGRESSIONAL BULLY.
While the House, in Committee of the |
Whole, was indulging in set speeches, on |
Saturday evening, Richardson signalized !
himself by trying to revive the bullying
style Of debate which it was hoped had
gone out with the Southern Confederacy
Mr. Allen referred to some statements
Richardson had made about the support of
contrabands by the Government
Mr.. Blake of Ohio explained that the
statement was incorrect and said: {" I do
not mean that the gentleman from Illinois
meant to misrepresent, but there are no
I facts to sustain his statement
Richardson, menacingly pulling up his
coat sleeves, asked Do understand the
gentleman to deny that the Government is
paying two hundred dollars day for the
employment and support of negroes? "
Blake-I deny that the statement in
/ your speech is true TO the effect that 2, 2,00U
ratious a day are issued to eontrabands in
this District alone in violation Of law.
Richardson-That speech was made on
the 18th Of May, and no member dared rise
in his place and deny q single statement
until now
Blake-Because no man could get the
floor for that purpose.
Richardson-The gentleman states a
falsehood when he states that no gentle
man could get the floor. No gentleman
has risen in his place and denied the state
ment when there was time to raise an in
Testigating committee to examine into it,
and l charge the gentleman from Ohio,
and every other gentleman who denies it.
with stating falsehood
Blake-I charge the gentleman from
Illinois with uttering what is utterly un-
true and unfounded. am ready to back
that up"
Riehardson-( advancing menaeingly y
"Are you Well see"
Blake-pm not to be intimidated by any
of your threats, sir
iehardson-( pulling up his coat sleeTes)
made another start toward Blake when
the Sergeant-at-Arms interposed, while
Blake cried, aLet him come on; let him
come"
Richardson-at the top of his voice
'' The gentleman is a God damned liar"
He then returned to his seat, In few
minutes Blake walked ever to speak to
Richardson, apparently with a view Of
having q mutual explanation.
Richardson instantly cried out "God
damn you, get out of this-clear outW
Blake returned TO his seat, and so the
affair ended. Richardson's friends are
very much mortified over his brutal black
guardism.
The Responsibility Of Nou-R e-enforceIng
MeClellan---Secretary Stanton free from
Cengure,
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