The New York herald., 1863-09-14
OUR RELATIONS WITH ENGLAND.

babiiity OF : wer-iHis Warning to
and Ram Building-ForetEn Fsrcc
Cannot Ead the War for the Unaon-
s.Uasoverns able, ~ps rss War wv Win ssU"s Srsas
Britain, DO.
70 THE EDITOR o. tn. LONDON TIMES.
vessels building or rather built in British yards for
the OF tho Oonfedaaes You have argued with force
and with truth shst 70 lot them forth prey federal
commerce will DO offence against international law
and also against the SPIRIT and probably against the
You have shown tha Il is our duty and our interest to
prevent this offence from being committed and TO
let take place and lament over when it has become
For these vessels gelput-nay. even only one
Of them gets and rsceiyesA Confederate commission
shall then have Doght 70 arrest her. and the fede
rails, know from experience, will have no power.
And this matter not Of months perhaps not Of days.
Of preparation Of the ship in the Clyde, but told that
those IN the Mersey are ready An acquaintance Of mine
for the oanr aud arna them .sn 0oAn
II appears TO mo- however thatyou have omitted one,
and that very important motive for the immediate in
its torpidty will produce on the feelings and conduct OF
have conversed during the last month with Americans
Of both parties On subject only they unanimous
and that H that the escapeof these vessels win produce
the evil which we have exercised 70 much forbearance
and endured such suffering 70 prevents with the
North.
They all believe that svhdseuer Be the sosh sr ne Norm
government the indignation and rage of the Northern
people wsu force to declare This 10 the expectation
Of my federal friends who ook against with
horror, and Of my Confederate friends, who its
approach This the object for which, in their utmost
penury, they are spending hundreds Of thousands
seriously njure military force Of the federas
bu they enrage them. The Confederaks hare doam
,oa Ss1 o0s 1m ,S % Tnes long hoped sh:; want Of
federsls. They bribe English shpbuldArs do So
few nsuths ago had conversation this subject
with distinguished federal statesman ORR Dayton. the
federal Minister in Paris) man Of great talents know
ledge and calmness. thought It so important that
should Of course, have asked Mr. Dayton's permission
to do so, the matter less urgent But may be
abssot from Paris Four or Ave days might pass before
could obtain that PERMISSION and fouf I'VE days
hence all may be over
throw myself therefore, on his mercy and hope thss
he will allow wish 10 contribute to the
tremendous a misfortune between England and
the United States 10 be sufficient apology for the pub
cation Of . private conversation.
have the honor TO be, SIR your obedient servant
REMINGTON, May Is, lS63 NASSAU W. SENIOR.
PARB, May 2, 1853. -
called on Mr. Dayton the federal Minister said TO
him during the last five had conversed with
many persons OF political emnence American affairs
that found fears that the conduct towards the
raj government would lead TO universal an opn
ion that IL intended to produce prevalent and
that thought It desirable that he should know the opin.
not merely impartial but favorable TO the cause OF tbe
federas He answered that he should be grateful for the
Information then related TO him the substance OF eeve
raj conversations with persons belonging TO different
g. recognize he answered. ssin ali that Won have told
me the London TINS believe that IL is useless FOR a
Northern American TO state any facts contradict any
alsehoods. or to use any arguments IN England or in
France You all OF you, French as well English take
all your opinions all your Premises and all your concu
sions bndy from the Times. / have known men treat
the Times sometimes with contempt, sometimes with in
dignation, describe II the interruptions organ Of the
English aristocracy and laugh those snder its influence
and Immediately afterwards talk to pure Times Tho
government OF the United states would be frantic Il aid
not do everything and submit to everything order 10
"That,n answered, ois precisely what ,ley say and
the inference which they draw from your conunct tina,
you are frantic. IT. they say the President his ad
yisers wish for war with England they are mad. II
they do not wish for IT, aud yet do all that they
ment Of Captain wilkes.r
do not know he answered ttwhat are the rules OF
our service. Captain Wilkes Is the popular man Ia
retused.n
Captain wkess popularity" I answered for hay.
ing done all that he could TO bring a with u.s. is
proof ofthe madness Of the people An English officer
who bad 80 acted would have disgusted everybody.
what then do you thak OF Mr. Clay and OF tho
motives which led his government first to publish his
dispatches, and afterwards TO employ hmSn
ion gave US, he answered great provocation by
assisting the rebels. The Alabama Is manned by English
salors"
:" And IS not your blockadng ncet,p answered,
"manned by Englsh spllOrss Can vor Tell me how 70
prsyeat satf 'Eo .asus where he likes ~
You tdsht 70 nave cSerted" he replied egreater vi.
nanrs TO prevent her sailing You ought bot 10 have
psown on Mr. Adams the onus Of proving her dessina
ton. When you complained during the Crmean war ~,
we were building vessels for the Empcrot q fsa. we
ud no throw on your Minister the burden t proof W,
srdmned ourselves, dscetantd nd ,uas so and aop,,d
u, ShtDs.n ~ ~ffF"
admit, no continued, thas Il Is difsut 10 preven,
the people who the greatest manufactnrers of mil,
y supplies in the world from supplying beiligerents
Win arms But, " you cannot, YOU say thai Won can
not prevent Nassau from being base OF ,o
he oonederate armies you should use tho utmost toera
.on M our Efforts 70 prevent this II yosr symna,bis.
are Nth those who endeavorng 20 ruin ns YOU sbou,a
no, parade them II you think that you will sam IN ,ba
Alpare q the Union you are mistaken DO WON s,,p,.,,
thai ne csHf7dhs athise Cuh ,sn ,r,,s a. ~ :.
ney tsii<< thdt You hat ss ~ - 'F ~" ~
No." said, have doubt that the confcso,,,.s
hate US as much ss you do honest neutra ~ ai.w
hated BY both the bellgerents but they have ,bs - 80
OF keeping their secret better IL knew ali ha, ,,.v
think and ee we probably should feel towards them ~
you seem 10 be trying TO make feel towards 90,
"Weln he said, " do not believe with yonr y,oocn
friends that our public men are mad d, moi bcl,ova
therefore that they wish TOR Nor do bei,eyc -,
yours d. But each party is excited each garty
whether volanary 0r noi-doine great miscsef T., tha
other, $50 ~ remedy but paiienCe, and earnest al
tempt TO rcptcss tue evil sOnH uf the educated ~