Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-11-03
England aud Am erica.


s..,il the good viii of all the nations OF the
world, and when they We're sensitive and
Jealous. the English Government gave us
the cold shoulder, aud its rrinceiy mer-
chants gave to the rebel government its
Alabamas, its Floridas. IL Shenaudeahs.
&c, ana the thousand and one blockade
runners. We looked in vain FOR II word OF
encouragement or ii lock Of sympathy from
the Cabinet Ministers OF st James. Earl
Russe was cold and calculating, dry
and uninpressbie as the haik of dry
pottcd ship. His care seemed to be To
Keep within the legitimate sphere of Iii
governmental duties, leaving the rchel
sympa.hzers all the freedom and priv,
leres possible under the laws. they having
his good wishes for their success. IL the
common people, with their hoaored lead
crs had not taken an active i1:errs: in III
vor of the Union and IL cause. the British
Government, no do1as. walll have
gone still farther in Icing Is all the dam
AGE it could. and in making the cause ct
liberal principles odions and unpopular in
Europe. rs it was. the influence against
us was crushing, and heartirssly mean and
ungcneroas. Our people felt all through
the war, that when the rebellion was
put down and peace within cur borders
7 .. ,,.,.,,sp tit1. h nd
"a bone to pick with cid EusIsnd Every
new crime perpetrated by The Alabama;
every fresh instance Of the destruction of
American vessels every new cargo OF
Armstrong guns: every Wholesale sub
scription to the rebel loan: every new fit
out of the English rebel cruisers, III Eng
lish ports; every cold and formal official
document cmanating from that dry old
stick, Earl Russell, stirred the warin blood
in our veins. and made us all think that
Eusland's turn woDld cone next. and that
she could claim from this nation only hare
Justice. So also have the people i.on the
first demanded that our Government should
prefer claims for the spoi!idtions OF our
commerce by these rebel cruisers.
The latest foreign news brings tn Us the
volumnous correspondence which has TAX
en- place between Mr. Adams the AMER
can Minister and Earl Russell, on the mat
ter of indemni6eation for the rebel piracies.
Mr. Adams demands decentralization and
the British Government denies RESPONSE
bility, &c 3, &c. The correspondence is 50
lengthy that We cannot print it.
sE. Adams last April, writes to the
British Minister, and says:
g We're there any reasons t. believe tina:
the operations carried on in the ports OF
her AIajessy's kingdom and It's dep,nden
cies to maintain and extend this systamat
ie depreciation upon the commerce Of
friendly people had been materially relaxed
orprevented should not be under The
painful necessity Of announcing 20 yoR
tordship the fact that my government caaaot
aroad entditans upon the government o.
Great Britain the responsibility Jof tfis
damage. 1t is impossible to be insen,ihie
to-the injury that may yet be impending
from the part which the British steamer
City of Richmond has had i'll being saiigr-
ed to transport with impunty from thr
port of London men and supplies, t" plaee
them on board the French built steam ram
Oknde, alias Shareholder, alias Stonewall,
which has shreugh continuously iraudu-
lent process succeeded in deuding several
governments Of Europe and in escaping
tfom this hemisphere on its errand OF mis-
chief in the other"
Still farther on in the letter Mr.. Adams
says:
Prompt to aeauit them Of any design,
] am reluctantly compelled to acknowledge
the belief that practically this evil aad Its
origin in the first step taken, which never
can be regarded hy my government in any
other light than as precipltate, of ackaorrt-
edging persons as a Lslhgcrcat po~er on
the oceaa before hey had a aiagte reSssL II
their o,on 10 shoe floating uPoa It. The
result IT that proceeding has been thar the
power in question, so far as it can be en-
titled to the name of beligefent on the
ocean at ALL was actually created in conse-
9uence of the recognition, and not before:
and all that it has subsequently attained Of
such position has been through the lah0r
nf the subjects of the very country which
gave it the shelter Of that tide in advance.
Neither is the whole case stated even now.
The results equally show that the ability
I" continue these operations with success
during the whole term of four years that
the war has continued has been exclusive
~ owing to the opportunity to make use OF
this granted right OF belIigerent in the
courts and the ports and harlors of the
VERY Power that furnished the elements OF
It's existence in the outset. In other words
the Kingdom IF Great Britain caaHot Bat
be regarded By the government Ihare he
he kor or 10 represent as not only har1Rg
gicsn birth 10 Ibis paral beiLjgefeat, bat
also as haUing nursed and TsIsRtaiaeJ u
10 HE present hour.
Later in tie year, Mr.. Adams writes
again. combating Earl Russcl's points in
his answer to bis letter of April, and no.
ticing the rrecipitancy of the English
Government in recognizing the rebels rs
brlligerents, lie says;
THUS it is that whatever may he the
Inc OF argument pursued am compelled
ever to return to the one conclusion the
nation that recognized o power as hellig
irent before it had built IA vessel and he
came itself the source Of all the belliger-
ent character it has ever possessed Oh the
ocean, mast be regarded as responsible for
all The damage bttet has ensured from that
cause to the commerce power with which
il was under the most sacred obligations
10 preserve aniity and peace
Earl Russell, replies, and wants to let
NY cones be by cones, nd winds up bis