New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-10
EUROPEAN DESPOTS AND THE UNION.
To the Editor of The N. \. Tribun,

To The Editor Of The N. y. Tribune
SIR: The article quoted by you from The Cincin-
| natl Enquirer, with the following heading " The
"ByitiM and French Monarchists la6oring for Ere
mont an order to dissolution Of the Union,
is calculated to make impression upon many for
egners resident in this country although the pretended
quotations from The London Morning Chronicle and
Paris Monteur are doubtless as you say, gross and
impudent fOrgeries.
II has been part of the system of tactcs adopted by
the Sham Democracy of the North to insist that it is
better to make any sacrifice to the South rather than
that the Union between the Free and Slave States
shall be endangered because if that Union be severed
the cause of Republicansm will receive fatal blow,
and the hopes Of the oppressed nations of Europe will
be destroyed.
Thousands and tens of thousand are influenced by
this piece of sophistry to support Buchanan; indeed
it is the only argument of any consequence that his
party has to rely upon in the North to beguie the
friends Of Liberty.
Now although the British and French monarchists
might be well pleased to civil war raging in this
country it is inconcevabe tthey could feel rejoiced
at the separation Of the Free from the Slave States,
| and the establishment Of a Republic comprising the
former only. No assertion be more scnseess than
| that the dsspots of Europe want to Freedom
could happen more fatal to desposm in the Old World.
| All the enemies of Repubicanism in Europe now unite
in exposing the working of the Slavery system here
for the purpose of destroying the moral influence Of
| this Republic; that inexhaustble theme would be
lost if Republic of Freemen alone established
here.
The physical porer, too, of the Republic is consid-
cred to be of small account, because Of the vulnera-
bty of the Slave States.
A Republic composed of the present Free States
could safely defy tie whole host of European despots.
1t would find the British North American possessions
anxious to be annexed, and this would soon be fol-
lowed BY the destruction of monarchy in England.
| How long after that could any despot continue his
sway in France, Spain, Italy, Austria Pr,lssia, or
| even in Russia itself
! In the great Republic, where there would be no
slaves and no oligarchy the welfare of the working
classes would become the main object of legislation,
and we should no longer the condition of the Ia
| Lorer becoming more and more wretched. The phi
lauthropst who is now thrust aside trodden down
bv the myrmidors of the Southern Ohgarchy, would
| exercise Il benefcent influence among statesmen and
| in society at large.
The supporters Of despotism in Europe so far from
desiring separation of the Free from the Slave States,
COnnUenuN COUNT vi th' IL
fom of government through the influence of the South
elm arisocracy. And must confess thai think they
have ample ground for that opinion being well known
that the slave owners control the Senate and thereby
| hold the Government of the United Sates-that they
sympatbize with the slave owners of Russia, and are
opposed TO the of liberty in every country in Eu
rope ard that they hate and fear the
white population of the Slave States whom 1t will be
difficult to keep down without despotic government
With such guardians of Republicanism, what is more
likely than that despotism will be established as soon
as a large army is under the control of the Federal
| Government Such army will, doubtless soon be
created Especially if Buchanan be elected to sustain
the Of Slavery propagandism in Central Amerca
Cuba and Mexico and will then be available for the
| purpose of destroying the Republic.
| The union between the Free and Slave States may
| be cherished by some Northern men who are free
traders who know that the Free States would protect
native industry. Ohers too may favor the union be-
cause they desire the conquest Of neighbonng coun-
tries although they know that the result will be the
determination of most Of the present white inhabitants
nestle reasons there may be for preserving the union
between the Free and Slave States, the European
| Democmts are now pretty well convinced that ney
have nothing hope but everything to fear from th'
unon while on the other hand the despots OF Europe
regard the Slave States as their natural allies.
- Son, RED REPUBLICAN,
I'M L.