The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-19

us prove this to be untrue In our case. There
is much virtue and usefulness In rewarding
eminent public servants.
Cause OF War Against England-A Rod
In Pickle for Her and France.
We publish to-day some new and very i'm
portant disclosures relative to the completely
of British officials in tho departure Of the rebel
corsair Alabama from British waters on her
GRAND of piracy and devastation against Amer
lean commerce. From these developments
and as they are based upon official data fur
nished by governmental authority we must
place confidence in their reliability-0ne
hitherto controverted point is made clear
that is, the government of Great Britain is shown
to be entirely responsible for the departure of
the vessel in question; and, as that RESPONSE
bility involves perfected case of violation of
neutrality, the Power that sanctioned or con-
nived at it must be held for naturalization,
even to the extremity of war.
We now have a cause for war with England
which we can make use of at any time. We
hold the wage of battle, which we can throw
down whenever it suits us best to do so. Be-
sides this clear case which is made out against
England on authority furnished by herself we
have also other causes of complaint which can
be urged against her when we deem proper; or
we can reciprocate by giving her like for like,
tit for tat. As she recognized the slave States
as belligerents during the rebellion, so can we
turn the tables against her by recognizing the
Fenians as beligerents and as she winkcd
at the equipment and departure from British
waters of the Alabama as rebel cruiser, so
can we wink q! the departure from the waters wat.
Of the 81. IaWrence 81 Shenandoah as
Fenian cruiser England has made the issue,
and the United States will meet it triumphantly
at the proper time.
. It is the same with France, which Joined
hands with England in recognizing the slave
States as belligerents, as regards Mexico. Be-
tween the parties fighting in Mexico the
United States government has recognized
but one-the liberals or republcans-as
the de .fdcto government of the country.
Cur government knows nothing officially Of
the existence of Macmillan as Emperor ofMex-
leo. Napoleon might as well, for all our govern
ment officially knows to the contrary, have sent
a Partisan thief-taker across the Atlantic and
placed him with his bayonets upon the impe-
rial throne of the Montezumas, as to have sent
the German prince wh9 now occupies it
Hence, recognizing, the republican leader
Juarez as the bead of the legitimate govern
mcnt of Mexico, oil the United States have to do
TO get quits with Napoleon for his encourage
ment Of the rebel cause and his defiance of the
American doctrine of Monroe is to recognize
the republicans OF Mexico as belligerents
within the intent and meaning held by both
England and France. BY that rule privateers
can leave our ports to capture and destroy
French merchant ships wherever found, under
authority of letters of marque issued by the
President OF Mexico. Why this has not been
done already may by some be attributed to
the want of pluck on The part Of the liberals in
Mexico But this is no. the case. II is caused
by the lack of pecgniary means. But even
now, in respectable quarter of the city of
New York, are responsible financial parties
receiving moneys in aid OF the liberal cause in
Mexico, which may be used either in fitting out
priva,eers or in any other manner calculated
TO attain the object in view. II may not be
many weeks before we hear Of Mexican priva-
teers lowering near the French coast, just as
we have recently heard Of Fenian privateers
lowering near the English coast
But it ia not the policy Of the United States
to quarrel just at this time with any foreign
Power We do not want to 90 to war now 1t
is our best course to keep quiet for the present
Let us devote ourselves to the labor OF recon-
Cling the whole country, to restoring domestic
tranquility, to adjusting financial and other
important home questions, for little while
longer.
Meanwhile we can let England and France
know that they cannot quarrel with us nor
go to war with any other Power with
impunity. We hold them both by the
throat At solitary signal ten lines of
proclamation from the President of the
United States, or five lines Of a resolution
in Congress, we can, without going to war our
selves, make the Atlantic ocean swarm with
Mexican and Fenian privateers that will sweep
their commerce from its surface like an East
India simoom. All that we require of England
and France now is to keep civil and step up to
the captains Office and settle. Otherwise we
assure them that our causes Of quarrel with
them will keep, like barrel of msckerel well
sailed, until the proper day of reckoning shall
arrive.
IMPERIAL MURDERS IN MExIco.-Every Chris
tian community must be shocked at the remorse-
less character of the war now being waged in
Mexico by the imperiaists against the republic
cans II il not long since Macmillan issued an