The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-18
British Agents Stirring Up q Northern
InsurrectiOn,

British Agents Stirring Up q Northern
resurrection.
II is now a matter Of history that British
agents helped to excite the rebellion at the
South. Our rebels are fighting with British
guns and British powder and British bullets
The British send them food and clothing. The
British press encourages them to keep up the
war. British peers are not ashamed to openly
avow their sympathy with rebels. The rebel
navy is composed Of British vessels. When
robbing our merchant ships these pirates dis
play the British flag. The Alabama was
manned by a British crew, trained in a
British man-ofwar. The South has completely
forgotten the glorious days Of 1776, and the
rebellion is British institution from top to
bottom.
Remembering these facts, it is not at al
strange that we should discover British agents
at the North laboring in concert with the
peace, men to stir up Northern insurrection.
We have in our midst certain English
men who act as the correspondents Of
the London papers, and of the Times
especially. TIE published letters of
these men show that their symrathes are all
with the South, and that they are doing every
thing in their power to cid the rebel cause
The constant misrepresentation Of Northern
sentiment, the Qualifications Of Southern chiv-
airy and the representations Of our defeat in
which they indulge do much to influence pub
lie opinion in Europe against US, and that pub
lie opinion influences the European govern
ments, so that we feel almost Immediately the
pernicious results OF the letters Of these agents
of England and JEFF. Davis. This is the work
which the British correspondents are sent Eerc
to do, and they do it well.
As If to remove all doubts OF their real cha
racter, these correspondents consort only with
our peace men and rebel sympathizers. They
get all their ideas from rebel sources. Although
paid by the London Times and pensioned by
the English government, they occupy their
leisure hours in writing for our peace papers.
Their lucubrations, both in poetry and prose,
appear in the Daily Ne,cs and other such
organs OF the ''iet JEFF. Davis alone"
party. The letters which they write
to London are republishcd here In the
same class OF journals. and are evidently
intended both for the English and the Richmond
markets. Now, if we can Judge men by the
company. they keep. these men are rebel SYM
pathzers; for they associate only with people
Of that stamp. IF We may Judge Of what men
think by what they say in print. these ceres
pondenh hope that the rebellion will succeed.
It would be unnatural to suppose that they do
not share in the plots OF the cons pirators with
whom they eat and drink and sleep and equal
ly absurd to believe that they do nothing to
realize the hopes they 20 ardently express In
regard to the ultimate triumph Of JEFF. Davis.
II, as we suspect the pensioned agents OF the
Britsh government who are among us in the
guise OF newspaper correspondents, are really
concerned In nsurrectionary schemes, they
ought to be sharply looked after. OF
course they are amenable to military law,
and the summary court martaling OF
one or two or them would have .
salutary influence at home and abroad.
suficent evidence exists to warrant an investi-
CATION, at least, and we call the attention OF
General Dix to this important subject. Bull
Run Russell wrote boldly and talked openly,
and was scared out OF the country by the pub
lie opinion he had outraged; but his successors
sneak into dark holes and corners and nsinuate
what they dare not openly avow. Neverthe.
less, we have detected them hand-n glove with
rebel sympathzers here, and deep In the conf
dence ofsthe leaders Of the peace faction. An
understanding clearly exists between them
and the other enemies Of the country From
British province George Sanders is laying his
wires TO control the peace party and raise a
Northern rebellion, and we have no doubt that
Sanders is using these British agents to carry
ont his psus. AT any rate, the matter needs
inspection, and we respectfully urge the mill.
tary authorities TO examine these British pet
lambs at their earliest convenience. Doubtless
they will find snaring wolves OF sly foxes
under the sheepskir