Year: 1861

LONDON, Oct 80 1861.
Mr. SeOards Circlarand Newspaper Cdnard Disposed


f-Apprehensions of English Interference DisYelec1-


The London Pos-Dec1arotioas Of LORDS Pdlmerstoa and


Russell to an american Diplomat dc.


From two quarters widely apart comes simultaneously
An echo OF tho preposerous notion which, regret see,
has gained so much currency in America that II Is the
design and intention OF the English and French govern
mens or one of hem TO recognize the Southern con.
fedcracy make effort to break the blockade thus
embroil the United states foreign at the same
time that they have their hands full in dsposine OF their
domestic enemies. Why such notion should be enter.
tanned and promulgated at the North cannot conceive,
for certainly its existence is calculated add 10 the din
suties Of the government and just certainly there is
not and was, any good for such appre
hension. And yet, as say, the echo comes just now
from two opposite quarters-one from the American
Secretary Of State who ought to know better than to lend
the weight OF his official character TO such unfounded
FEAR and the other from the Paris correspondent Of the
Independence Beige who probably does know better than
to believe his sensecss cdnayd the effect that the
English and French fleets, ostersiby designed against
Mexico, really intended carry the idea referred
to in the opening sentence OF this letter


The double barrecd discharge thus fred at the same
object, am able to meet with double blast In
the first place refer you editorial article in this
mornings Pot-lpubshed elsewhere in our columns -
ED. HERAIDl-in which Mr. scwards nltmed and un
called for circular to the Governors of Northern States
recommending the erection Of and lake deences
Is severely criticised and the complete denial given
TO the injurious suspicious therein directed against Eng
land IN the second place can give you, the most
undoubted authority the substance Of declarations made
by Lords Palmerston and Russell to the effect,


The Post-which is the government organ-says tina,
if the Southern ccnfederacy to be recognized
it would not follow that any step directly hostile
the United States would DO taeu and declares that the
step taken by Mr. Seward is most uncalled for urthe
says, and with reason that there would be more
port of cotton from recognized than from mn unrecog
nzed Southern confederacy. In conclusion the Post
phaticay gives The assurance that Mr. Lincoln and Mr.
Seward are providing against danger which hardly
be said 10 existthat there is likelihood Of such
recognition taking place. and further that they (the
Washington Cabinet might make that will not
recognize Che South that still less shall attack the
North and therefore that the only enemies they have to
contend with are those already before them.


know that these the views and sentiments not
only of the inhabitants of the British isles but Of the
members OF the government On that last point think
my second statement will satisfy you 1t is tbs:-1he
United states Minister to vienna-Ar. Motley the his
torAan-on his way to that post dined in London with
lords Pa!merston and Russell Both these leading and
influential statesmen gave him, on that occasion tho
most positive assurance that the English government had