The New York herald., 1870-08-09


Foreign Enlistment act, which win be well renen,-
bered In America. II is clearly intended not to have
any more awkward questions grow up from slovenly
| observation OF the duties OF a neutral NO more
be prevented. There Is no attempt to define what is
'c0ntraband OF war; but we are told that the
10 decide F. Of and
frank warning is given that any British subject
getting into trouble with either Of the combatants
by infringing the rules Of International law or "the
modern usages Of nat0ns need not look to this gov.
ernment for assistance as ali he win receive is "the
Queens high displeasure."
Great Britain aud Amoricn-a War Retrospect
and War Actuniitics-The American Demo.
cratic Fight aud the battles of Kings and
Emperors-ro.icy and Dangers Of the Great
- LONDON, July 81, 1870
Alittle more than nine years ago In a small town
on the banks OF the Mississippi sat one memorable
Saturday till midnight, and far beyond 1t, listening
to and writing down the Interpretation Of the click
ing OF The telegraphic instrument which was telling
OF the bombardment Of sumter and the commence
ment OF great which lasted for five years. cost
hundreds OF thousands OF lives and saddled our
country with DEBT which still bears heavily upon
its industry and resources. To-day, In great city
on the banks of the Thames the same invisible but
not inaudible messenger is clicking OF nows
OF war once more 10 my ear, and again
1t Is my lot to chronicle II. There as
| was writing the sound OF the drum and ffe was
| heard In the streets, and the measured tramp Of
armed men resounded on the pavement as the volun-
| tary contingent of the little Western town was
Fastening TO its central square to be mustered into
the service Of the State which 1t was to the number
OF 900 men, by breakfast time on Sunday morning.
| BY noon they we're organized into companies and
by three O'Clock they had started by rain en- route to
the rendezvous at the State capital Here, from the
vtrAA NJ vpbfp Iaft pn, naQ nj
| Infantry manGuvrng In Hyde Park, and can hear
the well known crack OF the Enfield rne the men
practice file firing 1 start at the sound. Can Eng
land be preparing to take part in this Illinois
was In that? NO. not vet. But how long will she
be able to keep out Of itG Time alone can show.
Our American fight was a peoples fight and had
an object at its very beginning, and the outside
world could sympathlze with one party or the other
as their opinions their sentiments might dictate
The fight now commencing in Europe is a fight Of
kings and emperors and dynasties, and neither side
has any very strong claim upon the approval or SYM
pathy Of mankind TO some 1t seemed only right
that the government Of the United States should
erce by war, rebelli0us fact on to submit to the
administration Of the executive authority by the
man constltutionaly chosen by the citizens to WELD
1t. To others 1t appeared that. as all people had
and 5y whom they pleased the rebels were fully JUS
titled In resisting to the best Of their ability and In
trying to set two up for Se o Rnrans s
because q third has chosen for its king prince
whom one does not want, but suspects the other
era and THE the people OF Of the United st States in parcu
lar, as having been declared by one Power without
due precipitation. Spain, once the arbiter Of the
world surely has the right to choose whom she Will
for her king II she s SO foolish to want king
Oil, when She has gone on so well as republic
which she has been to all lntens and purposes Tor
syaa @ fs ing sos
to want to set up a new puppet to begin another,
which will in all probability soon become as ef1ete
the same summary manner. But nevertheless. II
spain so wishes IT, and the Spanish people electt to
offer their vacant throne to Prince Leopold OF HO-
nenzolern Slgmaringen or to Prince anybody else,
il it even to the son Of his late Abyssnian Ma
tion has any right TO have anything to say In the
matter.
valed, her commerce, once the wonder and envy Of
the world, reduced TO almost nothing, her internal
Saray worh Speaking Of and her Colonies ana
tige heary lost, has enough to 90 to rehabilitate
the great pswes Of ss ss s = Ia as I'd
| kingdom or republic no king or president with
| average common sense could for moment think Of
sist the Invasion Of her soil. No considerations Of
the balance 81 power coula or should have any effect
foreign @ Country shoald interfere with her accom-:
Jealous 3i Of each other. and anxious to show the
merits Of the armies which they have organ.
either esls Gls oouniry; % but for the interests Of
aa as
poses between them, II It's neutrality is lnterfered
with or its territory violated by either OF the be
gerents will not call in vain for the support Of Eng
| land, and upon her historic soil, which has before
now been the chessboard OF nations, the decisive
If England interferes Russia may make that inter-
ference the occasion the pretence for an attack
eSen ea Of fSs' s na Of Prussia to stand
quietly by and see Prussia become Germany or Ger
t. al sea at least II she consents to permit Prusssn
owned ships to SAIL Under the Stars and Stripes and
SO the whole world may soon be in blaze In the
| meantime, England Will do the carrying trade for
| them all, having no ships, and Congress- In Its
wisdom, having declined to consider tho message Of
| President Grant recommending such change III our
| navigation laws as would permit our merchants to
buy foreign built vessels. Engshmen are congratu-
the clubs that this most statesmanike message-Of
all the messages-of the President has been tabled
and treated with contempt.
ity OF Belgium Will be respected, even strategically
| and have no doubt he so means to respect it az
long as no but II the exige' ces OF war demand
1t. who doubt that he woulc<I tesitate for mo-
ment TO take short cut across Belgian territory.
the messs France may attempt to reorganize the
old Confederation Of the Rhne-in military, not q
| commercial sense. II successful the end Will soon
| come and the glory will be hers.
on the other hand Prussia may coax or force
Wurtemburg, Bavaria or Baden TO ner side, and,
other nations holding on the end will come just as
and the glory VIII be with her. SO 1t will be all
for glory and, as 1t was with us, tremendous debt
will be created by all the Powers which participate
In this quarrel, which, as 1t is not with US, Their
limited boundaries and their aristOcratIc forms or
government will not permit them to pay or and
duce as we have done ours but which will be bur-
the shoulders Of the people greater than they
| can bear. Vipe la OlOtreI
The Question Of Belgium.
LONDON, July 20, 1870.
| The English interest In the war is strength.
ened and intensified by the apprehension that Great
Britain viii ultimately be drawn into the quarrel
Crauo ora fhat snch mo tto.ro