New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-03


II is all up with New-York. She may A. We
hang up harp if she has one-at any rate hef IA ''
on a willow If she can find one aud sit dcgs
by the waters Of the North River and weep. The
lesser cities are soon to b. avenged Of her metro
politan braggngs over them She is to be "pro-
yincislized herself, and sink into second rate
power at last, on the American Continent Il will
be good luck if she does not become habitation for
owls and satyrs and all manner of doeful creatures
to dwell in. In fact she is not without her fair pro-
portion of these last even The esaplefrOm which
this black web Of her destiny is spun is furnish.
ed by the cotton plant, which has been transpanted
to London and taken root in Red Lion Court,
Flset-street, that John Bull may grow wise by
meditating under its shadow, while its leaves are
for the healing Of the nations. Its cheap curator,
We believe, is Mr.. De Cordova, the same who
kindly counseled the Manchester Cotton Associa-
ton to divert their energies 70 Texas instead Of
Africa and invited emigrants TO hasten to the tame
happy land with friendly caution, however, to
leave their British AbolitIonism behind them, if
they did not relish the summary process Of Judge
Lynch's court.
To dsmOunt from our aegory before il throws
us over its head it is The Cotton Plant, the organ of
the extreme Slaveocracy in London, that yaticin-
ateth these fearful things for us. We observe that
the name Of its publisher is Mitchell-Charles
Mitche-can he be Of any kin to glorious John
sent over to disabuse the benighted Britishers as
TO the blessings which wait on those who have
~ tha -rtu ~ "a MI al
with fat, healthy negroes ," We cannot answer
for that but the editor is plainly one that is as au
thentc as he is oracuar. II is the Galway line Of
steamers that has run foul Of us, aud is sure to
sink beforei it is long. These inauspcious craft
il is that carry our fate in their holds and tri-
umph over our downfall in the excellent reputation
OF their steam-whi5tles. BY means Of them, +" the
" "New-York and Liverpool route will be com.
"petely set aside"
We are happy TO learn that, if business re-
"quired it," which is not at all likely, " the
" traveller might pass through New-York or Boston,
" and then proceed to st. Johns" snd so Oh to
Galway and the rest Of the terraqneous globe.
YORK" it goes on to say, - will De placed,
practically, as the seat Of the earliest intelligence
" more than one Thousand miles further from the
"Old World. To that extent, she will be isolated
"snd absolutely proyincialized.' Az John
Quincy Adams said, on the occasion of another
ssyeholding minatoY prediction, II is terrible
very terrible"
II is Baltimore that is 10 succeed to the vanished
glories Of our commerce. She il is that 10 to grow
fat on our ruin and 70 wear civic crown of the grass
plucked from our streets. We are glad 70 see by
recent sccounts, that she is already qualified TO
emulate palmiest days of rufhsnism, robbery |
and short-boyism. She boasts of Mayor, Mr.. |
Swann-nigro simiAimus cygno-who is Te should |
Judge from what We hear Of him, no unworthy |
compeer of our own Fernando Wood. Indeed, |
his sympathy and cooperation 10 this scheme are |!
promised in the very article Of which we spesk. |
Baltimore is 20 be the commercial metropolis OF |
the North American continent, and 81. Johns is to
BE- its intermediate depot. What Leith is TO Edin-
burgh ard Cronstadt is 10 81. Pe.ersburgh, is ST.
john. to be to Baltimore. And al the ocean |
along the coast between them is to be but close
ses, nlonopol.zed BY their commerce snd tributary
10 their greatness. We think il but fair to give ,
this timely notice Of wha. ], impending over us, 90
thst they who are wise msy see the evil aisr OF, /
AID hide themseiyes before swift destruction over
tske them.
We are st ,sst 20 hnd-we that have grown rich I
on the property Of the South-that the Cotton .
power Is capable Of concentration and "wia break /
away from The artificial bonds which hsve 90 long
bound it hand and foo. 20 unnecessary inter.
" mediate agent" This is TO be effected BY con-
centrstion Of the Southern railroad. st Baltimore,
tie conveyance Of Southern productions thence BY
special steamers TO st. Johns, and their re'hip-
ment thence BY the Galway steamers to Europe.
Thus tie day which prophets and patrisrchs de-
aired 10 see but Died without the sight OF the COM
nercial independence Of the Southern people vii
dawn upon the world. The vsPoHnss OF South
ern Conventions will become c1staized into awful
realities. AL that is necessary for this bessed
,rsult Is, action, vigorous combined, determined
:. action, IN which local nvLr;es must be forgot
). tea. and the public good kept stesdily in view"
Ala, good Cote. Plant, don't you wish you may
yst IL But suppcsins il al to be done. it Is