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THE SUN.

LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 19, 1862.

It is much to be regretted that one of the moat
extensively circulated of our morning contempo-
raries should not merely be an advocate of the
South, but that it should also grievously misre-
present the views of the best portion of the North. \
That, as things stand, the South is in many respects
Mr. LAING has had his turn at last. To an as
as much entitled to our sympathies as the North,
sembly in the MAYOR'S parlour at Manchester, as
we have always maintained. But that there is one
large, no doubt, as the assemblies Sir CHARLES
serious difference all Englishmen must admit. The
WOOD addresses on Indian matters in the House of
Commons, the late Financial Minister for India, the
the distinct issue. Mr. LINCOLN'S programme was
trusted and trusting co-operator with Mr. CANNING,
—" No extension of slavery into the yet free terri-
made his public statement. Mr. LAING has not
tory belonging to the Union;" that of Mr. DOUGLAS
was, squatter sovereignty, or the right of the A requisition to the LORD MAYOR of London is fully recovered his health, and was unequal to ad-
squatters to decide. Mr. BELL was for the Union, now in course of signature, beseeching the chief dressing a larger meeting, but if his bodily health
ignoring the slavery question altogether ; but Mr. magistrate to grant the use of the Guildhall for a be feeble, his mental health, as his speech shows,
BREcRENRIDGE, the candidate who carried what Great Meeting expressive of sympathy for GABI- continues in undiminished vigour. Mr. LAING was
may be called the South proper, was a pro-slavery BALDI in his imprisonment. Let that requisition not disposed to protract his battle with Sir C. WOOD
man throughout. H the e denied the right of Congress be rapidly, numerously, and influentially signed, over the
ma
modeHe of acounttrifli
on the infamous Dred SCOTT decision, Fugitive without a moment's hestitationt . In
Slave Laws, and the dominance, in fact, of slavery been promised beforehand. Naturally enough, how- Treasury—the Indian cash balances being by
throughout the whole republic. Surely, Mr. ever, the LORD MAyoß—particularly remembering the last account larger than ever, having reached,
LINCOLN'S cause—which was definitieely to leave his conservative predilections—requires, before his without any special cause, the enormous amount of
slavery where the Constitution he had sworn to consent can be given that the preliminary formalities nineteen millions sterling—but he fully believed in
observe prohibited his interference with it, but to should be gone through, and that at any rate the the goodness of Lord PALMERSTON'S advice,
prevent its extension beyond those limits—surely request should be made. In anticipation of this " When a man hits you, try to give him as good as
this was infinitely better than that of JEFFERSON great gathering in the metropolis of the empire, it he gives you, and go home and think no more about
DAVIS, whose creed was that slavery e ccelo de- is to be hoped that arrangements may be made it." If those may laugh who win—Mr. LAING un-
ensuring the attendance of men of eminence, likely doubtediy has the laugh on his side, for poor Sir
seendit.
li The Abotionists, whom the 7imes so delights to take part con amore in such a demonstration CHARNG LES has
had not only muddmoney,led his bwhen the result israins to prove that
to revile, are the men who in America represent as the one proposed. It is a bad time of the year,
Mr. LAI the
our CLARE IQs, WILBERFORCES, and BuxToNS— no doubt, at which to obtain any such attendance, that he had it, and more too.
rather disposed to turn
breviary of English philanthropists ; they are fain.. Houses are scattered far and wide, not only to re- from all theworthybaronets bookkeepinglabyrinths,
tics, madmen, or they are mere impracticable crotche- mote parts of the United Kingdom, but hither and and to accept Mr. LAING's matter of fact reply—
teers and so forth. But the standing charge against thither also upon the European Continent. Yet, " Well, gentlemen, if you want the money, it
them in the ~ nigger-hating" North is that they are notwithstanding this serious difficulty, we cannot waits your acceptance." And so the great one-and-
quite ready to raise the whole of the slaves in the but feel satisfied that a judicious selection might tenpenny rupee difficulty of Sir. C. WOOD is now
South against their masters, and to " carry murder, be made even now among the leading members, settled throughout the country.
lust, and rapine into every household.' We are especially members of the House of Commons, Many will regret to see that Mr. LAING'S hopes
really sorry to see a respectable journal lending who are in some moderate degree still accts- of cotton from India are very much moderated by
itself, in its zeal for the South, to such miserable Bible •; and who, if but asked to do so betimes, would the later facts, combined with the incapacity of our
cant and slang as this. We wonder what Aboli- doubtless be willing enough to hasten up by rail- Indian Secretary and his Council. Lord SllAFTES-
tic:mist of any character, or any one at all that we ever road from the provinces, to participate in these ex- BURY'S six millions of bales soon vanished, of course,
heard of, can be cited as proof of the existence of pressions of interest in the hopes of the Italians. in the judgment of every one aware of the real
such views among his party. Me are Abolitionists. and of sympathy for the misfortunes of GARIBALDI. state of the case. One hundred and fifty millions
Net we certainly never wished that a single Tidings have happily, it will be observed, already of people, all Clad in cotton, grow, of necessity, an
Southern planter should be touched by a negro, and, come to hand by telegraph from Professor PAR immense quantity for their own use, and the casual
notwithstanding all this rant, we are certain that he TRIDGE---tidings which afford us at last some clearer
surplus of this was all that could be spared. He
condition of the sufferer.
never would be. inkling of the physical thinks that the extra growth will probably be
It may be that great numbers of negro proprietors These advices by telegram from Professor PAR- 1 the work of time ; then the state of the ryots and
feel, but too reasonably, that they well deserve the TRIDGE, it will be seen, are under date as recently the contract laws both necessitates advanepa bc
severest retribution their negroes could inflict— as the day before yesterday aftcrnoon : Spezzia, money, and makes the advances unsafe, while the
there are doubtless thousands of them who, if they 140 p.m., I7th of September. It speaks to inferiority of the cotton of a large part of India
received a hundred az two with the cat or the cow- GARIBALDI'S English sympathisers, of course, but will prevent its exportation. But the greatest
iht justify providence after the manner of very laconically : the subjoined being the exact check of all is the uncertainty of the duration of
hide, m g
ApoNi-BEZEL But revenge is not the negro words of this first important preliminary telegram the American war. Mr. LAING is a believer in its
nature; to love freedom is; and if the slaves could —" We have seen the General. Mr. PARTRIDGE early cessation, and expects then an immense supply,
take it without danger, na doubt they would do it; reports that the rifle-ball did not enter the wound,
charterprice; feels bat struck and broke the inner ankle, laying open men of • willnotembark it in Indian cotton
e capital
would gladly
assured that, though they hold them- the joint, which now, though painful on movement, schemes, when a sudden fall in the price may cause
whom they have
selves free from masters never is free from inflammation, and is going on favour- them to be large losers. He once hoped that
engaged to serve, they would not touch a hair of ably. General health tolerable." It is with mingled e America's trial would be India's opP .
ertunity ;''
their heads. We have the facts before us that in feelings that we read this account ; for while it is but he now leans to the belief •
that if cotton Naiad
Jamaica and the West India Islands not a case of eatisfsebory, no doubt, it is only partially satisfactory. down to a normal price of fivepence or sixpenee a
Forthe
cruelty, insult, even of taunt, was heard of whenexample, while it is Professor PARTRIDGES pound, there would be eventually a large quantity
poor negroes were freed. But, a recent visitor to opinion that there is no rifle-ball remaining in the furnished from India.
the island does of the poor gentle cr
report cases - wound to be extracted—it is added, at the close of Mr. LAING'S general picture of the advancing
tures actually supporting some of their former em- the telegram, that the general health of the Patient prosperity of India
may be received with consider-
ployers who had fallen through misfortune, though is only " tolerabie.,, able confidence, and is highly gratifying. Wages i
they had been sueh is the
cruel employers. In one case a negro While raoraentaryglimmering we obtain and the value of produce have everywhere risen
was actually • • state of
assisting to maintain a person who, in of the things aolarignano, what is the con- 20 or 30 per cent. In some parts they have doubled.
the days of slavery had flogged him ! dition of things in Italy itself otherwise ? If we e The people everywhere were better fed, better
We much question. now whether a proclamation are to believe the statements that are put forth very clothed, and were getting out of debt to the native
of emancipation might not be simply ridiculous. confidently by reliable correspondents in the South usurers, and roads and water courses were improv-
The Northern armies are not in the position to of the Roman Peninsula,ClALDlNl and the rest of the ine. " The demand for exports during the Russian
Had the
benefit by it. yat first declared that sla- military
authorities there in commanden the KING'S war had brought a great deal of money into the
very by rebelling ajainat the Union, had forfeited name, are acting with quite unnecessary rigour country ; even the outlay connected with the mutiny
50 millions of En
its protection—had they declared that all slaves were in putting down what remnants are still left of the had brought, perhaps, glish capital
therefore free—had thoy enlisted every loyacoloured scattered bands of the Garibaldians. We all know, into India, and the value of land had
greatly aug-
person,and treated biro as 4t a man and a brother"_ with a painful certainty now as to the exactness of mented. Of this last the Government had not
484 they proclaimed at the same time, that there the fact, that those deserters from the Royal army
availed itself, and land which formerly paid a rack-
muat be no privite fightivg, no Nomination, but' 'who were taken along the Armed bands of the rent to the Government now yielded a good.
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