New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-10
nr.AcKwooD ON AMERICA.

-, ty,;no American more constant in Its
s,,,,se ana Instrumentation Of our people, cur
noliov and our characters than BlackWooa
Edinbureh Magazine. Sidney Smith hated the
IJnited States aftar d manner that would have
etarnally endeared him to Sam. Johnson ana
rave evidence Of his hatred in articles that
we're bitter if they were not true, anu lrequehe
if not just Kit North had his grudge also,
though from what cause 1t arose no one can say
and contributed part Of the abuse that vas
heaped on us by bis magazine. II WAS blacs-
wood that sneeringly asked, /" Who reads an l
American book / I 1t WAS Blackwood thatrc- |
viewed with so great gusto the travels Of
Mrs. Trollope, the veracions chronicles Of Capt.
Hail, and the authentic notes of Charles Dlck-
i ems. and it WIS also Blackwood that damned the
nation for the Republication faults Of Pennsyl- |
yania and Mississippi
Tie Times has rot yet been able to find any
thing praissworthy in our people Or in our IN
situations 1t is as bitterly hostile to-day az in
1879, and makes the most Of every opportunity
for abuse and detraction. Wonderful to say,
however, Blackwood has taken Q new tone and
can now commend an American book, approve
Of an American principle and even defend slave
~ and our longings for Cuba. In an elaborate
review Of d recent work published upon this side
Of tho water, we find the following language
concerning slavery, which most assuredly would
not have been used in years previous
na md ali Of us consider the c0ntinusnce OF slavery,
as X exists in Americas foul blot upon the nation which
proclans itself as peculiarly nee and we have SAID SO
ID any thing bit ufaecisive terms still what We nase
obeat to slavery In Aerca, we may object 20 the
in Turkey OF TO serfage IN Russia Or 70
any thing else beyend eoguiEanca and 1urisdcton
but see ac not entitled the right tich euery separate
nation regulating is 0'e,. atgs aseoag e III
tsnsspay fowards popular demonstrations and sypa-
thlzing neetngs ID England has increased to such de-
gree % eIn,asass our relations M fsreign
VIZ oughtsin common deeeney, to remember that no
very crest tract Of time has elapsed since slavery was
abolished in the British colonies and es IN matters Of
this kind interest IL always ruling motive, we should
also hsar In mind has the psospsIlt Q, toss
labor Very of this side of the Atanto
are abie To give competent opinion as to what eject
immedats and unconditional emancipation might pro-
ducs apen she slave-hodiDg states Of America and
therefore We hardly entitled to do more than assert
the general principle VII Oh condemns the absolute pro-
Wa cannot take upon ourselves the responsibility of
urging immediate change which mig have ING effect
many important respects of detororating instead q
batterig the condition Of the black population What
more by any possible effort The people Of Great
Britain do than they have done
assuredly we have no right to dictate to other
lions or e. isst thet they shall adopt views in The
we attspf Is cosrcs them in matters Of religion aud
founding upon belief in the purity Of
insist that the Catholic States shall renounce me author
itv of Rome Certainly shall not improve the cause
OF fe American negro by nduging In bitter terms and
unlimited ohugason against tho States which do not Is
yet see their way 70 immediate emancipation AL INC
great reforms Of the world have been progressive Te
hasten them unduly and until men are ht to receive
them Ii the work Of anarchy and the worlds his
tory 80 years shows that all social emeiora
tons must be carefully and cautiously introduced
This language is certainly very strong ane
unexpected. It must have come from some ont
better acquainted with our institutions thar
even well-educated Englishrnen generally are
and more liberal and just in his sentiments
than the majority Of magazine writers. Its in
sertion Indicates change Of public sentiment
and d more friendly feeling toward this coun
try---an Indication strengthened BY the tone 9
an article in the October number Of the sam
periodical on the subject of sspanish Polite
and Cuban Pcrils." The views therein pre-
sented are not wholly correct and yet they or
&c generally true, and withal are 50 favorabl
to this country, and 50 much in accordance
with the feelings of those here whoadvocate tn
annexation Of Cuba, that we are induced +
make the following extracts. 1t will be seel
that the writer deems annexation question Q
time only, and is strongly in favor Of the pur
chase 81 Inc island ~ our doserhMehts
supposipg that, In the autumn Of 1864, an America
expeditions starting from Borida from Of the
islands In the gshams ohsans made O. descent uPa
rs-smbark How long time would elapss before thr
NJ were ~ ryaas nos ne
ton and the present date Thsdoggsd tenaeity Of
9 Is e
would exceed tho presiding in strength until p
wsna g.n H. & bs - Sanr,.n de1
dc strong DE yodng and rigorous Onion, me
y a. so Eas sis an FssSee are II
powers 2 which Spain might look fer aid g Re-
vnla IA M ook 10 them IN yin NJ least under nres,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I al mn bsieye that In suanars
reckon o such assistance The reiectlpg norton Of Ii
onvinsad that the island mast sooner or later mas fro
fhen some wonla I'M asnosad ID seli 1T white ii II
a value before the Americans feel SO certain Of gettiI
II M other na,ss at they will NO longer feel aisnos
to,iiabursa 81 ~ =
rhe ananarsis admit that mart Of the Or
oie ,eonustion world ia glad IA Ne Ina Island dstach
from suasn TO these euppose we may safely aad5
partisans of euhs becoming state 81 the Union ali 4
Hncio. Americans resiasns ln tho Isand Beyond this
Am In n,ssessicn al No rsts5urfhy evidence mi whe,
sy that only 4 smsIt portion Of the creoles or natl
WHITE xre safected Is the Spanish Coyernment IA
it. ag YOU viii observe on spanish authority As to 4
native Cubans many Of them would be likely to Join