The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-03 00:00:00

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rate States, said, in a speech at the seat: of the new Go-
vernment, intended to be an exposition of " the superiority
of the Constitution of the Confederate State s, " The prevail-
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were, that the ens avement of the African ' was in violation
of the law of nature—that it was wrot ig in principle,
socially, morally, and politically. . . . . .
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ideas, however, were fundamentally wrong. 'They
rested on the assumption of the equl tlity of races.
This was an error. It was a sandy found ation for a Go-
vernment to be built upon ; and, when ' the , storm came and
the wind blew, it fell.' Our new Governs nent is founded
upon exactly the opposite ideas; its found' rtions .are laid,
its corner-stone rests, upon the great truth that the negro
is nat equal to the white man—that slavery, subordination
to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition.
This our new Government is the first in the history of
the world based upon this great physic ii, philosophical,
and moral truth."
For at least thirty-five years the proud, plucky, but pes.
tilent state of South Carolina has been educating the
Southern mind in this doctrine, and preparing it to adopt.
any means necessary to make it the ruling principle of the
Government. If the Free States could be coaxed or bullied
into its support, the Union might stand ; if not, it was to
be broken. In or out of the Union, the slaveb olding dogma
of the righteousness of slavery, and the duty of Go,voru-
ment to uphold and promote it, must rule.

After reviewing the enactments made from thae to
time by the various States regarding the restorL
of fugitive slaver, the writer thus concludes :
In bringing this subject to a close, let me add, that to
me one of the most impressive phases of this matter is the
retributive nature of the troubles and sufferings we are
undergoing. The institution of slavery has fostered and
established in Southern men a proud, imperious, disdainful,
and arrogant temper. It has led them to scorn labour, to
be bitter of speech, apt at insults, ready with the murderous
blow. It has led them to greatly overrate their own. im-
portance, courage, and prowess, and to underrate the
bravery, skill, determination, and resources of the men of
the North- On the other hand, the Northern men have
yielded in an unmanly way to the unjust asumptions of
Southern men—have been led, by undue regard for peace,
pelf, or place, to shut their eyes to the humiliations to which
the South was continually subjecting them. All are now
paying the accumulated penalties of their misconduct.
"From London to Ballachulish and Back" is a
sketch of a holiday excursion to the north of Scot-
land. Under the head of " Masters and Work-
men," it is maintained that the only satisfactory
termination of the dispute will be a resolve on both
sides to act in a sort of partnership, or, in other
words, to open their eyes to the fact that their in-
terests are one and the same. There are chapl era
on the Naples Question, Natural Science, on Schools
and on General Education, and a paper on the Lon-
don Musical Season.

The Popular Science Review. No. I. Robert

Hardwicke.

This is the first ap;;;;;;of a new quarterly,
edited by James Samuelson. It is devoted prin-
cipally to scientific pursuits, but zoology, entomo-
logy, botany, and various subjects are treated of.
Among the scientific papers one upon "Iron and
Steel" is one of the most interesting. A chapter
on " The Lowest Form of Life" gives a minute ac-
count of the peculiarities and habits of animalculte
and polypi. The West Coast of Equatorial
Africa is described, and accounts of the habits
of its savage inhabitants, their horrible "fetish
worship," human sacrifices, and canibalism, form the
geographical quota; and " The Breath of Life,'
and some miscellaneous papers do duty for the
medical department. There is no lack ofinterest-
ing and instructive matter, and if the Review of
Popular Science be continued in the able manner
in which the first number has been produced, it is
pretty sure to hold its own among the numerous
quarterlies now published, and to be well received
by tie public.

Orley _Farm. By Anthony TroHope: Part 8:
The plot thickens, although nothing decisive has
as yet taken place. Felix Graham meets with a
fall in following Miss Tristram and Peregrine Orme
out of the covert, by which he breaks an arm
some of his ribs. Miss Tristram continues her
course, but Peregrine returns to his friend. Pre-
sently the Judge with his daughter Madeleine and
Miss Furnival arrive, when, in her anxiety to assist
Graham, Madeleine allows her love for him to be
discovered by more than one individual, amongst
whom is young Peregrine Orme, but he neverthe-
less proposes to her in his blunt, off-handed way,
and is, of course, refused. Mr. Crabwitz pays a
visit to Hamworth under a false name, and endea-
vours to bribe Dockwrath to throw up the case, but
fails, and the Hamworth attorney is determined.
In his interview with Joseph Mason and Mat Round,
Dockwrath, believing that Round is favouring Lady
Mason, becomes rude, and is nearly turned out of
the office by the London lawyer, whom he hates
for the contempt with whieh he looks down upon
him: The case will eventually fall entirely into
the hands of Mr: Dockwrath, but what the ulti-
mate result will prove time alone can as yet show.
Lucius Mason, who has not appeared on the scene
in this number will, doubtless, not only have a
finger in the pie, but will also put his foot in it.

Baily's Sporting Magazine.
This magazine contains a portrait and biography
of General Peel. The engraving is executed with
the same ability as the previous frontispiecesin this
magazine. The Gentleman in Black furnishes a
paper entitled "Let hifer Auctumnus," in which there
is a good deal about dogs and guns. In a chapter
on " Fishing and Fishermen" some good advise is
given to would-be anglers, and those who have never
had any practical experience, are advised not to talk
too much from what they have read in books ; and
the writer observes that it is quite possible to visit
Wales without being laughed at, because you don of
carry a creel on your back and a rod in your hand.
In " Hunting in the Himalaya, the Serai, and Cash-
mere" we find an accotmt of a tiger hunt, and general
description of the country. Some pages are devoted
to the review of Scrutator's " Recollections of a
Foxhunter." Cricket and other sport of the month
are reviewed, and the general sporting intelligence.