Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-01-12
The English Press on the Late Yankee
Uutrlges,

The English Press on the Late Yankee
Outrages,
The English press has broken ont In q
hlare OF excitement over the capture Of the
Florida. The daily News says;
"The captain NJ the Waohuseit has done
his Government more injury Than h was Ia
the power of The whole Confederate navy 10
| do. by committing ltwlrss outrage for
which il will have TO give satisfaction The
rules Of mnraiimelpw ns q the right OF neu.
trails are too PLAN, aud the interests Of all
nnraiime powers In maintaining them 10y
evident tn ndmii nla v controversy aSsosii
ms the facts have been ascerlnined nor ~
ihroe any doubt nj the language which every
English journalist will hold on the subject
The Star also condemns the acl
"There can he no doubt NJ To the man
fncls necessary for forming judgement
upon the occurrence. Tint jugement can
ONLY he that n very gross vi0latinh OF neu-
traliiy has been committed by the unitrd
States cruiser which we sincerely hope the
United States Government will repmliaie,
and offer 10 Brazil whatever satisfaction
NAV be necessary 10 atone for the offence
The Spectator dpnounces the act rs an
astounding violation of the law
"a more astounding violation OF the law
Of nations was never committed, ana we
cannot doubt that the act will he rpudin-
ted NJ once nv Mr. Lincoln aud lnll repnrs-
lion made to the Governments of Brhsi' We
warn orr friends of the North 'hat II is acts
like this, not sharp criticisms from fneigu-
ers, which degrade nation in the eyes OF
the world
The Thundcrcr tTimcs) also condemns
tie net, and it's voice never fails 10 be heard;
Itthinks ihrt "jfrnlliatel by the Gnvern-
ment IL will henccfor,h entirely extingulsh
any power Of the United States to assail by
prvntrrrs the commerce Of any nation win
which they NAV he Mt war, since prece-
dent will csinblsha claim to the right to
pnrsue and DESTROY every such vessel, what
ever may Q the rnrt in which she may seek
shelter and supplies"
The Herald is hitter, and threatens joint
Interference of all European powers, "not
only for the sake of humanity, but for their
own spcuriv."
The Saturday Review saws:
"There il reason to fear that the Ameri.
can Government will he blind to every con-
sderation hut the qualification Of their ca
ger desire to cnptnrc vessel which has
been scarcely less formidable than the Ala
bami.
If the ship is nj once restored with snch a
POLICIES and PREPARATIONS ns are possible to
the Brazilian nation, the United Siatesm
he considered to have finally elected TO enter
into the common brotherhood Of M IONS
If the prize is retained AID the cnptors re
warlcd, the ONLY possible conclusion will he
that the con TRY of Mr.. Lincoln prefers an
independent piratical position Of its own 10
the mutual benefits and restraints of the law
of nations The choice which she has now
to make NAV he more momenions in its in
fuence on the attitude Of other governments
toward her than dozen Federal victories
on the prospects Of the war; and, If popn.
lar passions or the deliberate policy Of short
sighted leaders shoud sanction the wrong
that has been done, it will he remembered,
long after Pederals and Confederates shall
have ceased to fight, that there is one among
the most powerful nations of the world that
has no measure of International right, ex-
cept the strength or weakness Of its adver-
cary
/ The London Review says il is not surpri-
zed at any rascalty on the part Of the Uni
ted States Government. 1t says:
ave are not in ihr least surprised We
have watched tie brutal contest waged on
the part of the North by me,c'naries against
men who are fahring for the inalienabe
right of freemen, the choice Of their own
Government, and have looked for some re-
deeming trait, for token of that chivalry
which soldiers and seamen even in nm I'M
Just cause will show, if only for the honor
of their cloth. But, in the abyss Of deprav-
ity into which the Northern States have
sunk, we have looked for such n token in
vain. The spirit of the flibnsler and the
border rufIian has obIiteratei from the ar
/ mics and navies of the North the common.
est virtues of humanity. Honest Abe ant
! his officers, GA sea and on lani, illustrate
the good old PLAN They take what they
can gel, no matter how they get it, and they
keep it as long as they can, or dare
h. 49,. - -
From the Houston Telegraph.
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