The daily union., 1856-01-29
BRITISH SYMPATHY WITH ABoLlrrosrsrs.

| BRITISH SYMPATHY WITH AB0LITI0NIsTs
| Should the course the British government (says the
Louisiana Courcr) determined pursue in claim
ing right colonize in Central America and estab
lish its dominion there lead to war, there be little
doubt that large party in the northern States win oppose
that war and embarrass the in prosecution
in the and to far greater extent than tho
Hartford Convention sderaiss did in the late war with
England The of the northern abolition press in their
comments on the Presidents message wherein foreign and
domestic aggressons with equal severity already
begins indicate that the entire black republican party
Of the free States will oppose any measures which the in
suited honor and violated rights of the country may call
for They complain that the President his
sage y an attack the country with which this in the
closest alliance and concludes by assaiing of his
own countrymen' They think that opposition to aboli.
tonism and to the schemes of the British aristocracy to
asgrandzo their power at expense and to great
damage Identical and the spirit they manifest prom
ises aid British arms in the event of war; po
tent than alliance with the strongest power in Europe
for the same purpose could afford s..s
In this conclusion they not far from right The
course of the aboitionss is one which British jealousy
OF our rising fortunes fondy cherishes They think II
they foment dissensons in tins republic such de-
I
they will neutrazs our power to interfere with their g
ganc schemes of colonization the American continent
and render mpotent for selfdeence Hence it is
that English journals have been untring In their agia
ton on the question Of slavery hence it is that the u
scrupulous agitators Of the North onzed when
visiting Great Britain and hence too the motive for the
contribution Of those immense by which ansavey
societies have been supported and by which slaveeang
and lartes haye
through the South The of the northern ucenda-
res Is the Of Great Britain and 1t wonder,
therefore that opposition the unjust aggessions of
the latter should the Indignation Of such sheets
the Evening Post and Tribune There is no doubt that
when the message is read in England the rcbuke
our worthy Chief Magistrate administers to fanacsui
win be complained Of by the British press in the
dolorous winning that their allies the fanatics of the
NORTH complain of his rebuke of Great Britain for
her unwarran,ed aud arbitrary assumptions
Hitherto federal constitution has been great obs
Gle to the dividing and conquering policy OF the Brish
government providing, as It does that each State shall be
sole mistress her domestic institutions and local
affairs But the easonsble legislation in Masss
chusets by which the proysons OF the constitution for
the return offugYe slaves openly contened and
fed the assertion Of right by the northern fanatics to
the powers Of Congress such extent as to pro-
hbit the sale Of slaves from State to another their
open and ayowed determination abolish slavery in tho
federal District their insulting and defiant declaration
that there shall be slave States and more
territorys have long since convinced British aristo-
that noble constitution win longer impede the
progress OF their designs They fully satisfied that II
the Senate composed OF the elements as the
House and in the proportion there would no longer
exist power capable Of thwarng their dishonest and am
bilious schemes. .
Should no reaction take place in northern political feel
insshoud sense of obligation to constitutional guaran-
tees never rise paramount 70 pruren mixture Of mawk
ish philanthropy, wsnton ntermeddlog, and bcartie,s
demagogism-shoud the public feeling which has placed
Banks aud bis hundred abolition adhereuts in Congress
continue until the northern senators are ALL chosen from
among men Of the same back-repgbesn hue-should the
nfngemeuts Of the Congress constituted render the
constitution farce and the Union cheat-and should
the southern States then driven assert their ndepend
ence and to cut themselves loose from the tramnels Of
confederacy with their nearest and deareA enemies'
there Is no room doub, but that the fret hostile coli
sou between tho northern aud southern republics The lat
ter would be obliged TO contend against British troops and
British ships in firm alliance with northern enemies
sympathizing in feeling now so intimately that each
plains Of every show Of opposition the other we have
to hope that the British gold that has paid
distribute abolition emsssres in the South would be
wanting supply British troops to invade our borders or
British ships TO sack our seaport towns
Anticipating the their policy cslcsated TO bring
about the government Of Great Britain lets opporpn
y slip hem progress by assuming control over
the regions which nature climate and position mark out
for accession 10 republic They threw every possible
obstacle IN the way prevent acquisition Of Flords
Louisiana, and more recently Of Texas. Their emssa-
rs have long been busy in Mexico to render their Pot
cal control over that distracted and unhappy country
complete Our laudabe efforts to purchase Cuba were