The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-22

OXFORD April -, 1865,


further demonstration Of the fact
NJ A. McKINNoN
OXFORD. April IS 1858.
Charleston Mtseury.
FOREIGN ABOiJTIoNISM
Various have been the eonectures as the
ing Of the declaration Of the French Emperor upon
the subject Of abolition BY il is regarded mere
rhetorical flourish please the Of English fsnatcism
while others in the Language Of The Richmond Enquirer
consider it of the grvest import the South Of any
that proceeded from human lips The words
Indeed. England aud France naturally united
AL The great questions Of politics and Of human progress
that agitae the world From the shores of the Atlantic
those of the Mederranean-from the Baltic 10 the Black
the desire 70 abolish slavery TO our hopes for The
arneoration Of all the countries in Europe in the
moral in The political world for TWO nations but
course aud one end. Applause.
This declaration carries back that period of
history when Louis Philippe sat upon the throne VI
France and gave TO minister, NJ King, such warm
and hearty that in event would any steps
Sc taken by his government in the slightest degree hostile
or which would give 10 the United States just Of
complaint But things have changed since then In 1874
abolition though rapidly progressing IN power aud inso
ence had yot seized aud paralyzed the government
The South and her interests not then wholly disre-
garded in the action of the federal agent and foreign ma
tons believing that insult aggression upon her would
be promptly resented by government framed TO protect
equally each aud every portion Of the eonderacy dared
not TO avow their hostile policy. But now abolition is
triumphant in the land IL controls fifteen sovereign
States this Union by popular majority OF three hum
dred and fifty thousand II has trampled upon every ap
peal TO Justice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. down an admins
raton raised to power by heming majority and
now openly its policy to the world TO degrade
crush and destroy the South In the language OF Senator
wilson les as (be abolisioniss take the government Of
the country as we have the power do it, control and dr.
rect its policy and establish the policy Of Freedom and the
shareholders of the South will quietly submit to be ruled
by majority of the country Thus threatened by our
own government why should foreign nations hesitate to
Join the crusade against US Foreign inoleuce s embod-
ened and foreign aggression encouraged by the domestic
nsoence and domestic aggression and both of the
submission OF the South.
But this declaration has other points Of interest II
made by the powerful monarch Of Western Europe,
in the heart of nation whose jealousy and hostility to-
ward this country have been shown in thousand ways
and with whom he is in alliance However disastrous the
present undertakings Of that alliance may prove
believes that France will out OF them half badly
off az England. II is already toreshadowed in All the
disasters Of the Crmea While from neglect and ncapaci
t the English army have been dying by thousands in their
trenches before Sebasopo the French have enjoyed
parative comfort The prestige Of French has sur
fered far less than the English Awaiting himself Of Eng
ish transports Napoleon has gathered in the East DIFF
feent points forces far outnumbering the English and be
is virtual master Of four capitals in Europe Paris
Rome Athens and Constantnople in which last the
French frmly and permanently establishing them
selves His military daily becoming greater
and available whether for in Europe inter
meddng in other quarters Of the globe II is from
arch thus powerful that have the threat quoted aboyc
That Napoleon has embarked upon ofconquest
clear from many evidences. He has the fame and ambi-
ton of his uncle before him, tempt him on, and
military glory is the opiate to domestic revolution in
France. Inspired by such ambition, why should be
hesitate to make the United States, whose institutions
Of constant annoyance TO European despoSm,
feel the weight Of his hand But that France has any real
interest in the abolition Of slavery such interest Mr.
Calhoun attributed to England-the desire to the
MONOPOLY both Of the production and manufacturing d.
cotonwe for believe Her real interest
is the when Mr. Calhoun in his letter Mn
King in August, 1874 used the following language;
Diminishing then the stale and unounded plea Of phi
lanhropy, it be that France and e other great
tinenta powersseeng what be the resul, Of the
policy for the accomplishment OF which England
santy exerting herselfarc pgepared to back
her in her efforts effect il? What possible
tves they have TO favor her cherished policy Is i'll
better for them that they should be supplied with tro
cal products in exchange for their labor from the United
States Brazil Cuba, and this continent GENERALLY, than
DC dependent great monopoizing power for their
supply Is il not better that they should receive them
the low prices which competition cheaper Of pro-
ducton and Of market would furnish them BY
the former than 10 give the high prices which monopoly
dear labor and great distance from market would impose
Is it better that their labor should be exchanged with
continent rapidly increasing in population and the
capacity for consuming and which would furnish in the
course OF few generations market nearer to them and
OF almost unlimited extent for The products of their indus
try and arts than win old and distant regions whose
population has long since reached its growthY
Whether Louis Napoleon is blind indifferent such
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he il 80 infatuated with this
Yves alliance minister to the graspipg monopoly
of England remains yet to be But have his dec
laration, and It'll declaration of hostility The South
cannot be indifferent such language and from snch
quarter yet atnatcd she s in union With her foes
she more ward off the Of the French Empe
ihaa she defeat The designs Of the North Through
the Union and by it. auti-savery domestic and foreign
marching win she still bug to her bosom the Vi
per that is singing her 10 the hearth
From the Loasasa Coulter
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
Chief Justice Sde and Justice Ogden have both re-