Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-01-14
The Neutrality Of tho English People
rs Explained by a Yankee Cores
DOndcrt.

rs Explained by Yankee COrreS-
pondcIt.
The London correspondent of the New
York Times, under date of November 2lst,
writes:
The report that Mr. Secretary Seward has
written TO Mr. Adams, blaming the British
Government for its completely in the fitting
out OF tue Alabama, caused small flutter
and considerable indignation ON the Stock
Exchange. The English have wished to be
perfectly neutral as between The tso belliger-
ents. They recognized the Confederates as
bel'igercnts in the beginning i'll their own in
terests, expressly that they might sell arms,
ammunition and ships TO both parties, and
their only reg.el is that the blockade hGs pre-.
vented tacn from carrying GU: their intcn-
tions Of neutrality with perfect impariulity.
There is keen regret fell; in every English
mans pocket that they Lave been compelled
to be u, fair 10 tho Sau,h, and that they hasf.
soll ten times rs much contra5and of war tu
the North al they could to the Coniederates.
Their co,scicnces lave rricked them to that
degree, ior ilis compulsory par'iality, that
thcy arc now fitting out n fleet Of the fastest
steamers that ever crossed the ocean, express
ly to run the bIorka'ie with munitions Of war.
These are small, sharp steamers, OF light draft,
rna:lo Ct steel plates. &ll pa'ldln wheel ar's
funnel, tiinl will run rif t"enty knots III hnnr,
AID tia, 10 b!ockading ves-el Can think of
lakirg. The success and i,npnni'y of The al
ala,,.s vii! as, leai TO ,ha ti,ting out and
aruirg oi duznn more, if the War c''n'n-
rps ard the answer 70 any complaint will be,
Didn't you help Russia in tie Crimean var:
n:d not President Pierce assert the right ot
a t,Givas.s-. 20 Lui ships. end sell ammunition
10 both parties? How, then. cen you curn-
plain ct US for doing what you did and jus!i
! lied 2"
;,,s;dcs, you lave b0ugk: artillery, po'S
Ger, ereryl.rs ycu wanted, il Eneland, with
out iirlrance. Why should rot the Confet.
crates do the same? Ycu cal! Capt. Semnca
pirate; bat he is 10 more pirate than
! Stone vail Jackson Is r lrisand; aid YOU
treat him according to the rules Of war A Con
r.terate nasal l:icer is entitled 10 the same
consideration AS neln the land service. iur
/! t Ike COniederate aud neutral cuhtraband car.
goes wherever you can. Why may not the
! Cnnfe,lerates 90 tne same p
Til, is tie ansEcr that will be given tn Mr
| ..lar... II tsp:ain Scu,mrs has had IT,
rai.cvrtunc to capture British ship in mis-
take, bis Government siil pay fpr it.
/ Tbs. dis,rrss in Lancashire decpens Thu
bounty Ct u nati"" Nil be exhausted in pail
a.;n.s lLc suffering. s;arat cotton comes, bu
! it csnno, be worked 10 rift. The Eng'isN
ara beginning 10 ese ;!:al Lancashire is r0
! incd und the cot.on trade Itself, nn'ess The.
can ee, cotton from America. Hence th
protest against the war-heEce the protes
against the Abolition policy Of the Govern
meat. England is less Abolition than sh
was year ago. Never was any measur
more universally denounced than that Of th
proclamation. The freedom Of the slaves il
America is the ruin Il The manufacturing i'll
;ere.. in Engl.n! lancashire has hrit II
aal cxtcnl,ri slavery. tut aff from that
is ruined. Sentiment is arcry fine thing: b'l
EuGlishmcn know the beauties Of broad, q
beef. and beer. they blubbered freely Owe
Uncle Tcms Cabin, but revcr bought 'on
bale 1t cotton the less, ald are ready 10 TAX
all they c,n get. Manchester is 'he centre
heart, and sonl of American slavery. Man
chester has grown rich On its profits: and ra'
,i;:ipa.es ia its revers"s. Can you cspec
symn..ihv from Manchester in an ,iiirt I!
d-s'r"y ii? Ii 50, yoa rcci"n without ycn
host.
THE GxuHcla rRoors.-A letter f:on Gen
era! Early awards great praise tothe Ge"rGi
troops for their noble conduct in the bat'l
., pr.dor;.kshnrr. Much of the success