The southern press., 1851-12-23
For N, Southern Press.
Abolition /;
IRIS ORIGIN, SATURE, AND CONSEQUENCES.
No. Il. -

The people OF the Oniteu o'atos, anu eef'
c;ally those of the South, should beware of Abo.
liion-for they never before had such an enemy
to encounter. 1t combines all the ardor OF en-.
thusasn, with all the cunning of hypocrisy all
the force of a sincere feeling, with all the sci,
fishness of political ambition. 1t has natural
affinity with great party in the United States
which has always been opposed to the rights OF
the S,ates-for this plain reason that Abolition
cannot attain its ultimate objects, without
trampling those rights under foot; and IN ADJ
ton to all this, it is backed by the entire force
of British literature, and British policy.
The weight of this influence may be esll'
mated by brief reference to what is now pass
ing before our eyes on the Isthmus, and in re-
lation to Cuba and Hungary. England is
gradually gaining, a footing in Central Amer'"H'
and preparing the way for consumn,~tfns sys'
TEN of measures, which viii, ifsuccessiul' enable
her, in time of war, to put total stop TO III in
tercourse between the possessions OF theUnited
States on the Atlantic and Pacific, ty' the short
est and most convenient route, C'd arrest dur
irg herpleasure, the most magnificent project
OF this Or any age--that of aIhp canal connect.
ing tie two great oceais of the world, and
which,if ever ~sa';aTed, will revolutiouize the
commerce Of the {, g,oe. While thus employed,
abe mas snfnc,s..is influence 10 make the people
of the United States-at least Il great portion Of
them-beieve that the interests of the Two
countries, if not one and The same, are closely
connected, and that they are both indissolubly
united by the great bond Of universal pllilan.
thropy. With this tune. our administration has
apparently been sung to sleep, while England is
wide awake on the Isthmus, under the sanction
of war principle Of international ls", of her
own invention, which will justify her, whenever
she pleases, in taking under her protection all
the savages Of this continent, as she has done
all the negroes of Africa, except the kaftlrs.
should not be in the least surprised to hear Of
her having taking the Camanches and Apaches
under her special protection provided the
United States can be persuaded it is Il great tri
umph of philanthropy ..
With regard to Hungary and Cuba, this in
iluence is if possible, still more apparent The
great balance of Europe, which has made so
much noise in the world, and cost oceans Of blood,
is now vibrating between Russia and Austria on
one hand, and England and France On the other.
France, however, is not thoroughly associated
with England in sustainin. this balance of power
in Europe, though she appears to be SO in at
tempting to establish similar balance in the
New World. Louis Napoleon-magni hominS
umbre-is, as it were, between hawk and buz,
zard. Having, by his attempt to establish
permanent authority in France, and his intrigues
with the factions of Bourbon and Orleans, justly
forfeited the confidence and affection of the re.
publcans of France, who really constitute the
nation, he is obliged to depend for support on
the hollow friendship of England, given only AS
America-and the forbearance Of Russia and
Austria, for his present position and future pros
poets To this condition has he been brought
by not at once throwing himself into the arms
OF the people Of France, who, had he identified
himself with the Republic Of France, could
have enabled him TO defy the world.
In the present state of things, it is the policy
of England to weaken the powerful coalition Of
Russia and Austria, in order to preserve the
balance of Europe; and nothing could so effect
ualy subserve this end, a. the secession of Hun
gary-a nation of fifteen millions Of the most
martial people of Europe-from its ancient con-
necton with Austria. Hence the selfish sym.
pathy of England with TIE struggles of the
Hungarians. They were fighting her battles ;
they were weakening her enemies; and there
can be no doubt that had not England been in
condition which would have rendered il ruinous
TO engage in a contest with three such powers a.
she would have openly espoused the cause OF
Hungary. There would have been no danger
to the great common interests Of legitimacy in
80 doing, because the lIungarians were simply
fighting for the liberty of browning king not
for the sovereignty Of the people, who were only
TO be emancipated from, serfdom just our
slaves are from bondage, by paying for their
freedom.
England had, therefore, no direct interest in
the success Of the Hungarians, and at this mo
ment would rej(a'. to see the contest between
them and Austria renewed, though she dares not
join in il. Hence the reception given to Kos
subtitle praises lavished on the lIungarans,
who well merit them, and the pretended sympa
thy in the fate Of the exled MapyarS, while
Smith O'Brien, and bis fellow victims are ban.
ished to distant land, peopled by thieves and
robbers, for eDdeavoring TO do for ireland what
Kossuth so nobly attempted for Hungary
Hence, too, the outrageous beIlowings Of
John Bull against Lopez and his compan.
ions, whose object was The independence
Of Cuba, Just that OF Kossuth was the
independence Of Hungary. Both equally failed
in precisely the same attempt in which one sac
rifced his life, the other his home But Cuba il
quite different affair from Hungary. lis indie.