Year: 1862

There is a story told Of one OF the fellows OF
an Irish college who, when the students were
blanketing proctor who had rendered himself
obnoxious to the whole Alma Mater, threw up
his window and called out to them, Z" Boys


don't nail his ears to the pump" We need not
say in what way the suggestion was interpreted


OF similar character to the above is the
advice rendered by the London Times to the
people Of England in connection with Mr.. Mas


sey's violent anti-American speech at Stafford.
1t deprecates in one breath popular agitation in
favor of the Intervention which it has been al


along advocating, and urges its justice and ex-
pedency. we should deplore any such agi


tation and lament its success" says our Eng


lish contemporary. Then why take such pains
to point out to the starving population of the
manufacturing districts the ease with which
they might put an end to their sufferings by
following the example of their fellow opera


tives at Salforde The real purpose OF the
article is but thinly yelled under this new born
moderation. All that the partisans of the
South lacked to insure success in their re


cent desperate efforts to bring about
war between the two countries was the
countcnance and support of the English
masses. They have failed from the beginning
to elicit the slightest response to their appeals
to them; and if now we hear of such sentiments
as those of Mr.. Massey meeting with approba
ton from a popular assembly, we may con
clude either that the pressure of suffering is
beyond further endurance in that particular
locality, or that the meeting was packed aftel
the fashion of theatrical claque by secessionis
sympathizers. To say that the Stafford meeting
affords any index to, or is in the least likely to
sway, the opinions of the great body of the
English people on the American question, Il
simply to assume that which AN antecedent
facts dscredit. II would be just as reasonable
to place faith in the sudden conversion of the
London Times to the principle of non-inter
vention, the more especially seeing that it is
announced after style so closely resembling
that of the Irish wag just alluded to.


This sudden change ih the tactics of the Eng
lish journals, which have distinguished them
selves by the bitterness of their hostility to
wards us, must not be allowed to lull us into
false security. Although the Trent affair has
undoubtedly done us great good by exposing
their dishonesty and shameful perversions OF
truth, it has not rendered them less eager to ac-
cOmpish our ruin. There is, unfortunately, in the
British Cabinet as well as in the British Parlia-
ment party strongly in favor Of Intervention.
| Both Lords Palmerston and Russell have shown
| by their public speeches and declarations that
they are not indisposed to have the measure
| pressed upon them We're it not, in fact, for the
| opposition of the Duke Of Argyle, Mr.. Glad
| stone and other members of the administration
backed by the influence Of the Court, the ques
| ton would ere this have assumed more threat
| ening aspect In the French Ministry, as in the
corps Leg;slatf, there are also understood to be
| two parties on this question. In both countries
| those who are in favor of Intervention are ami.
mated by the double desire of seeing the power
| of this republic broken, and of converting the
| South into free farm for the production of the
staples necessary to European comfort. In
France, however, the government is less con-
trolled by the Legislature than in England, and
| it is, therefore, to the approaching meeting OF
| the English Parliament that we must look for
| the next developements on the Intervention
| question. That the most desperate efforts that
brbed zeal can prompt. that every device that
factous ingenuity can suggest, or that the vilesi
mendacity can stoop to, will be employed to
wiring from the House Of Commons formal i'm
peachment of the blockade, and declaration
in favor of Intervention, there can be no doubt
And that resolutions to this effect will be passed
is by no means an improbability.


| We own that we should not be sorry to see
such vote carried by party manGuvres, for by
no other means can it possibly succeed. 1t
would bring the issue square before the people
of England, who as yet have had no oppor-
tunity of being heard in this matter. The
Ministry that would attempt to give effect to
such vote would not be left long in office. The
Queen is known to be strongly opposed to any
interference being attempted with the domestic
affairs of this country until it is incontestaby
demonstrated that the North is unable to put
down the rebellion. The cordial and hos
pitable reception that her son met with
here has rendered her deaf TO all the
sordid considerations that have been urged in
| favor of an immediate intervention. Should
therefore, through the connivance of the Minis
try or despite of it, through the artiiices of the
tory party, the House of Commons give it.
sanction to il, we have moral conviction that
it would be instantly followed by dissolution
of Parliament and an appeal TO the English
constituencies. This is what we above all
things desire. Nothing would more effectually
confound and punish the miserable schemers-
both politicians and journaists-who are
seeking for their own selfish ends to plunge two
nations in hostilites who have so many trad-
tions and interests in common. The English
aristocrats had better take care lest. in provok-
ing an issue which takes them to the hustings.
they may not be sowing the seeds Of lasting
| trouble for themselves.


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