New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15
EUROPE IN OUR CIVIL WAR
W. Barnes, Sr., Defends His State
nent as TO -dttitudc of Nations.
the Editor OF The Tribune.


Great Republic. and intended To accomplish its de-
s--uc.ior. Louis Napoleon even attempted it alone
by his establishment OF the Emperor Macmillan
4, Mexico with the ultimate plan OF destroying the
Union
YOUR correspondent. James Hail. an Englishman
in your paper ~ July %. wrote follows:
Mr. Bsrues saws: louis Napoleon and the masses
of the 2ngiSh nootity we're bitterly hostile TO Tho
srruction." Vow. does Mr.. Barnes know this? Did
,nsEg5Sto9 such Sediments are siTnTie fariS.
rors and 70 an Englishman like myself highly
The sooner rhe American people can set quit of the
- he Civ War or wished the Destruction Of The
Republic. the better for their peace Of mind
Your correspondents. &C. A H the veteran
Nathan Appleton. Inquirer M - ''Suhscriber"
2 O'Nagsn. 7 Park Henderson and Frederick
" Seward Orivare secretary his father. William
y Seward. Secretary Of State,. have confirmed the
statements IN ny communication Mr.. Seward
probably knew why a powerful Russian fleet was
Tor many months in tho harbors Of New-York and
San Francisco . ask leave add also some addi-
tional evidence from English newspapers and
magazines during TIE war. and other English his
to-ical authorities
Examiner" London. from a distinguished English
man Nr Coweln. who had acted for the Bank OF
England in the United States for several years,
stated as follows.
n ne interesss Of ENGLAND. well as the South
they are separTstipg themselves from the Northern
l4lltt-lS l@lNliE age AdTCf 1871, p b-l
The Press London CDisra elite Tory. April
e. 1851 while favoring the recognition Of the South
err Confederacy. said:
When his house is divided against itself Brother
jonathan can no longer bully with generous
free trade pure and simple free trade Of the most
5esoy % i o MsT e. Is by Sp 'as rs" Con
Even our shipping interests will benefit largely
Sorth AmeTics-Cvide ?. 80
The Saturday Review London. said June s.
1851
Tbs. property Of southerners on board English
vessels is exempt from seizure. That may
prove eNceedlngly CollHenleIll 70 US mex Ml-lsI
Shen We Tsnt to 6Ting the oeI new cotton crop 70
This was said in reference 10 Lord John Russelrs
VERY early and prompt recognition Of the Confed-
eracv as q belligerent power.
The Crimean War. the proximate cause OF which
the unimportant question Of whether the Greek
or the Catholic church should have the custody OF
the KEYS Of the Church OF the Holy Sepuchre At
Jerusalem. is now condemned by many Englshmen
stupid blunder FOR which England lost about
twenty-five thousand lives and hundreds OF millions
az dollars and which intrenched the Sultan in
Europe
The Saturday Review" London said. June Is,
1861:
II dspassio2ate sPscta5SoTs perceive that the be
impossible jefferson Davis in his proper ter
ritory is irvincible. rather he is safe from at
tack''-tLittell's. July %. 1S6l; p lSl.
The writer Thomas Hughes wrote to The Spec
tator." London September z, 1851.
our press has chosen to take the other course:
o oTe4 an 5e esnnS 6rgns ana disoreT
which the contest has brought out and which,
Tor those who are struggling in the waves. The
in all loyal Americans toward England-CLittells.
November . 1851 .. 234
Professor Cairnes in his work the slave
power CS62l condemns the recent manifestation Of
English opinion the side Of the slave power. and
says:
II is difficult 10 account for this strange perveT
sion q wholesome British opinion. Lhe North g Is
peaceful separation Ridicule sarcasm. invecttve,
have been showered upon the federals because they
slave power -ittcn's. May l6 1862; PIP. 2sl-2s3
The United Service Magazine" london Deem
Der, 1852. says:
Of tbe any Bas fi Which in Isef is matter Of ncr
o0ngrstulstion for the whole world U-itteIs
The London Economist" in recommending the
Confederate cotton loan Of s5 coo coo said March 81
1865:
IN the first place. they risk the possibility Of
never being paid az an IN caTs the south should be
readers know. We should be inclined to estimate
very lightly is 50 slight that OF itself it need
not deter any man from sharing in an per cent
loan--G-itteIIs. May ?, 1863 p 2S5
The London Spectator" said april 4 1869 that
there was a great and unnecessary delay in stop
ping the Alabama
when M Laird. in the House Of Commons cthe
father Of the builder Of the Alabama. justified
the escape of the Alabama his remarks
ceived with cheers.-GitteIIs. May 2 1865, p. 81
Nj Roberts made motion ia the House Il
Commons for the recognition Of the Southern
Confederacv and he said that such action would
have the support Of France and Louis Napoleon
which he based on private, personal interview
with the Emperor He stated that compulsory re-
union impossible. and that ii eNpedient
for England 40 diminish the formidable strength
q The former Union '-(I.itteIs, August J. lS63,
pD. % 90
Thomas Carlyle wrote pamphlet on what he
called the Niger Question defending slavery.
and during the war defended the Southern Re
beIion.-tLondon Spectator. August s 1863
The Saturday Review" Q.ondon, August s. 1863.
said
Even "a disciple OF Archbishop Hughes under
stand that II the act OF Congress is unconstitu-
fIoral it's defects by no means be cured by
'ae employment OF an army illegally raised in the
September T. 1863. D. So
Lord B-oaeham said in his speech IT Edinburgh.
October s. 1862:
Tho war bss produced no genius civil or mill
s-v- hat submission 70 tyranny had been univer
sal and the mischief Of mob supremacy con-
SANITY felt.
Tho sv-npsrbies OF this eminent man seemed TO
20 with the Corfederacy. and even Gladstone. the
Bismarck u ENGLAND said Jefferson Davis had
c-ested e nation
Robert Mackenzie. in MS History Of the Nine
tenth Century" SAYS q. 1872.
Influenced BY an unhappy sympathy with The
rebel slave owners. England permitted ships TO
ssn from her ports 20 prey upon American com
losses and call upon England TO indemnify her.
TIE wei known historical writer. Justin McCar-
NY, II. =. who was familiar with London life and
81 classes Of the English people during the civil
Wa. gives his testimony as follows
The war between the North and the South ere