The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-04-24
Prospect OF a Twith England
els War with England in the
Programmed e5fo

els War with Eng in the
Programmed S8fo
1t was almost impossible not to fore.
see thatwhen New England hitched her
self on to Old England Abolitionism,
and the other Northefh States on to the
Summers and the Wilson's Of Massachu-
setts, that war ,cith England would be
the. end Of it. The moment this nation
committed itself to England and Eng.
lish Abolition policy, that moment we
ceased to belong TO ourselves, and began
to be irretrieVably dragged along by.
British chicanery.7 Now that English
Abolitionism has trent US in civil war;
the same English Abolitiouism disownes
us, and.turns practically against us--as
PRACTICALLY, nearly, as.if England wag-
ed war against US. But hear the New
York Times. b@ s.Gi sgs ~ -1-s .Hre
EBAD FAITH OF THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT.
| The speeches of the Solicitor General
and Of Lord Palmerston forbid all fur.
| ther doubt that there is deliberate, pur-
pose and settled plan on the part Of the
British Cabinet to violate its neutral OBJ
Pligations to this country. Our people
should apprehend this distinctly, and
our Government should take effective
measures against it quickly. The prin-
ciples announced. and the spirit mani
tested, make itclear that the Cabinet
will do nothing effectually to prevent
the completion and the equipment of the
feet of new Confederate war steamers,
and its sailing from the British shores;
and that the same facilities will after
ward be extended to them in British
ports, as has given to the Alabama and
the Florida such an immense advantage
in making havoc of our commerce.
Wrong. doing, which many peacefully in
clined Americans were at first disposed
to consider as mere accident or ineonsid-
erateness, arising from the novelty of the
situation, now takes the shape of def
mite and boldly avowed policy Itmust
be recognized tobe just what it is,. and
it must be, resisted accordingly.
"Both of the speakers have the effront-
cry to hold out that the American mind
is SO inaamed with passion that it can
not judge the matter coolly and fairly.
We believe that history would be search
ed in vain for another instance Of so
little passion on the part of great peo-
pie under such aggravated wrongs. But
whether this beso or not, all human ex.
perience testiies that interest prevents
the judgment quite as much as passion.
1t is certain that the Government of Eng
land is controlled by the commercialand
the aristocratic classes. 1t is certain
that the commercial. classes are prodig:
iously interested in breaking down our
commercial rivalry, which their encour-
agement of Confederate privateering ef-
fectually accomplishes. 1t is certain
that the aristocratic classes are prodig-
iously interested in breaking down our
republican system, whichthis encourage
meut of Confederate ptivateering po-
entlyfurthers. These airs, therefore, on
the part of the spokesmen of the Eng
lish Government about superior impair
tiality of judgement are entirely out .oi
place"
, The editor, in the main; comes to cor.
rect conclusions. The so-called people
of England may be with us, but in Eng.
land there are no other people, in ouI
conception of the word, than the Queen
the Lords, and the commercial classes
who make ethe Government, (which Gov
eminent has declared against us LORD
Palmerston's sneering remark; that hi
shall not come down to Parliament and
ask for any other law (the existing one
he reasons, being good for httle) to. en-
force neutrality is aremark,, in substance
that the ports of England and her colo
MES will be freely used to tit out priva
| teers to prey upon our commerce.
But what makes us now apprehend
, that war with England rs in the pro
, gramme is the action and the policy o
: men now in our Administration, who
, have placed us in a position that wa
D threatens TO he not only inevitable, bu
to be party policy for reuniting tn
North, now so helpesSly rent by Presi
l. dent Lincoln's following in the Britis
Abolition (his Proclamation) policy
The Postmaster General {Blair) made
war.with, English. speech. at Unio
: Square, on Saturday last. Major Gen
eral Butler made a war.with Englan,
9 speech, some days ago, here, which tn
n Republican party generally applauded
+ The recent correspondence of Mr.. Sc
. ward with the British Government, to
long for reproduction in our columns, is
in the main, war with England CORES
J pondence. Whoever, examines all thes
J. acts carefully will find signs, omens, an
|, thing but preparations for war wit
!. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in advance eve
being beyond Administration concef
, ton,
b The Republicans, however, who no,
!: see their leaders driving into this wa
9 with EDgland--say even driven into it
i must ask and re-ask themselves, (the
n owe that to their own interests.) Is thi
a Administration capable Of carrying .
II war! Has it the brains! Has it even
i, conception Of what war really is? Ii
IS events answer, southwark, rememberin
e the greater. events impending with WI
It with England. Are the lawyers, tt
interchangeable literati, the lecturer
= the transcendentalists, the poets, u
= philosophers, that now rule in Was
= I, ington the men to administer this Go
y erlpent either in q civil war or a WI