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188宝金博页面版: British Neutrality during the American Civil War

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内容提示: British Neutrality during the American Civil War Written by Cedar Green One of the most curious aspects of the American Civil War is why Great Britain remained neutral throughout the duration of the war and did not support the Confederacy, or at least recognize it as a fully-fledged nation. When the Civil War broke out, only fifty years had elapsed since Britain and the United States had fought each other in the War of 1812. As children of the eighteenth century, the two most important British Statesme...

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British Neutrality during the American Civil War Written by Cedar Green One of the most curious aspects of the American Civil War is why Great Britain remained neutral throughout the duration of the war and did not support the Confederacy, or at least recognize it as a fully-fledged nation. When the Civil War broke out, only fifty years had elapsed since Britain and the United States had fought each other in the War of 1812. As children of the eighteenth century, the two most important British Statesmen of the Civil War period, the British Prime Minister, Henry John Temple Palmerston, and the British Foreign Secretary, John Russell, were both young men in 1812 and were certainly both exposed to the Revolutionary War era sentiments of their forefathers. 1 Characterized by his contemporary, Richard Cobden, as a man who “likes to drive the wheel close to the edge and show how dexterously he can avoid falling over the precipice,” Palmerston was, however, hesitant to bring Britain into the war. 2 I argue that this hesitance stemmed from three main facts: first, that British public opinion was against slavery; second, that British involvement did not appear advantageous enough; and third, the ineptitude of the Confederacy in their diplomatic efforts. By 1860 it could be discerned that the Industrial Revolution was fast making the institution of slavery an obsolete relic of a bygone era. New sources of power, such as steam and coal, were making slave labor unnecessary, while new industries, driven by new technologies, were superseding the old agrarian model. And people were flocking to the cities, where these new industries were centered. In England, “such cities accounted for 17 percent of the total 1 Stern, When the Guns Roared: World Aspects of the American Civil War, Page 21 2 Stern, When the Guns Roared: World Aspects of the American Civil War, Page 22

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