Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-08-09
From the New York Post.
The British Geld is Coming.

The prints which are friendly 10 protective
tariff, often Us OF the evils likely 70 spring
out OF our large exports OF precious metals. We
have many times SHOWN, on scientific principles,
that their apprehensious We're groundless but
we mean to show now that they are groundless
for another reason. High authority, the official
organ OF the federal government, assures us IN
the most positive manner. that the British
mean to send back all the gold they have from
Us, and perhaps more.
This result has been brought about by the in
strumentality OF Senator Seward, who was late
ly IN London. He went abroad osteHsibly fol-
ms health and in order 10 observe the various
objects of interest IN foreign countries, bat in
reality, 1t seems, 10 enter into 4 fearful combi-
nation Tor the overthrow of the government
Of the United States. Mr. Buchanans organ,
the Consultation, fastens the treachery upon him
beyond all peradventure, and by the most over
whelmlng proofs They these When Mr..
Seward arrived in London, the Daily News of
that City remarked upon his arrival spoke of
his high position as an American statesman, and
moreover SAID that he candidate for nom
nation of the Presidency, with good chances of
ess.
Now" says the Const;t,t5on mark that
the London Daily News is the organ of the Ex-
eter Hall Abolitionlsts, and the faithful chroni-
clcr of the proceedings of ant-slavery tea par
ties in the provincial towns of England, and
Mr.. William II. Seward is formally nominated
by the aforesaid British Abolitionists as their
candidate for the next Presidency of the United
States :"
The Constitution proceeds:
No American who has a single spark of pa
triotism can read the article without feelings of
indignation at is arrogant interference in Amer
lean affairs and the manifest concord that 1t
manifests as existing between the \ bolitionists
of this country and those of Great Britain to
bring about severance of the Union, for the
profit of British capitalists. Mr.. Seward has
4 I. IL.
nation. Until now we We're at loss to explain
Mr.. Stewards sudden visit to England. 1t is
apparent and we may confidently expect
the free use of British gold in the next Presi-
Dental election, for the purpose of comprising
the yIllaInous purpose which he and the British
abolitioniSts have in view
How dreadful it is to think that Mr. Seward
and the naughty British abolitIonsts viii not
let the precious Union alone and then, again.
how delightful to know that we are to get plen-
ty of British gold for it When the Nullifiers
and those Southern Democrats with which the
Constitution npathizes, threaten Us with dis
rupiion, they do not propose to pay for the ugly
process. The British are more generous, and
gid the pill they poison. They compass
sionate as not to ruin without an equivalent
While they knock us on the head with their
clubs, they fill our pockets with their guineas.
There is compensation in this and If we are to
be extinguished, 1t Is pleasing to feel that we
shall die rich.
We hardly think. however, the Constitution
was prudent in disclosing the scheme in the way
it has. With the known avidity of partisans
for all sorts of plumber. afraid that when
1t is once shown that the Republicans will have
the distribution of the British gold there will
be no keeping them together. Like the congre-
CATION of Scotch wreckers, which rushed out of
church when n cry was raised, that richly
freighted vessel bad been stranded. they viii
desert to man. and President Buchanan, like
the minister on the same occasion, will have to
say, " Gentlemen, let all start fair" II is to
be hoped that the gold will not be so abundant
as to produce result so much to be deprecated
on all sides
Besides, the Constitution ought not to frighten
Wall Street N this sudden and shameless man
ner Mha. are we to do with all the gold when
II comes Cbevaler and Golden have told Us
already that the enormous yield of the mines Is
about to plunge US in gold bath and it is going
to produce most uncomfortable plethora that
the prices of everything will be so high that it
Will take ladder to reach them. and that in
datIon, disorder and distress must be the conse-
quence wherever commerce Is known. Now, was
1t not enough To be threatened with drowning.
suffocation, and general caiaclasn. all through
gold, without having the British Golfers remorse-
lessly opened upon US Mr. Buchanan's organ
Is indisereet 1t should have broken the news
OF this awful calamity in prospect by degrees.
and not overwhelmed us at once.