Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-27
The Hopes of England ON the DISCO
luton ofthe merfcan Union.

luton of the american Union.
from the london Post Government organ) Jan. , ]
Within the last month the Victoria Bridge.
the greatest triumph of engineering science,
has beeh opened, and thu wealth OF tn.
Western States aud of Canada will be carri-
ed along the Grand trunk Railway 10 the
Atlantic tel minus at Portland. Canada
thanks To British and provincial capital
aud enterprise-pos<e>ses thu longest sepa-
rate line OF railway in the world 1t is, how
ever. grady to be regretted tha this line
Was not continued exclusively through Brit
ish territory 10 Halifax: but this OH ct we
have a sanguiue hope will be accomplished
whenever that general confed ration of the
States of British North America comes TO
take piace-a matter which has long engaged
the attention of The people of Canada. aud
must at no distant day engage the attention
OF the British Parliament. If a war should
unfortunately occur between England and
the United States, the former would be ex-
Guided during one half of the year from all
direct access to Canada Again, If the North
cru States should separate IRON the South
EN- on The question of slaVery-One winch
now firrc-ly agtaies the public mind in
America--thdt portion of the Grand Trunk
Railway which lraverses Maine. might at ANY
day he clused against England, unless, in
decd. the people of that State, with an eye TO
Gunner cal profit, should. offer to annex
thrmsrlv 10 Canada. On military. as well
Commercial grounds, il is obviously neces-
sary hat British North America should pc.
sCs> on the Atlantic port open at all times
OF the yrar--a port which. whilst the terminus
OF that railway communication which is DIES
.lnrd ID do 80 much for the Development
and consolidation OF the wealth aud prosperi
ty OF British North America. will make Eng
land equally i'll peace and war Independent Of
the United States. We trust that the ques
lion OF conf deratlon will b. speedily forced
upon the attention of her Majesty = Ministers.
] he pr, sent lime is most ro,,ilious tor its
discussion. Whilst the most diatiug IiSlcd
men Iii The United States. such as the Presi-
dent and General Winfield Scott, view with
natural di>trust aud apprehension the ag'a-
lIoH which II growing up III Amer lea III fIyor
II a dissolution OF tue Union, the people OF
Can da are quiet and cont nted under
DIiti,h ulr. thinking more of ecohomy ami
trade Than of any constitutional changes
which they know could not confer upon them
Il single iuta OF real liberty and happin, 5,
mole than they now enjoy. But II slavery l.
10 be the Nemesis Of republican America If
separation is To take pl. cc-Ihe cont, derated
5 a,es British North America, then strong
aud compact nation, would virtually hold
the balance of power on the continent. and
more than eight years ago Englanu was sup
posed 10 have lost. This OBJECT, with the
uncertain future OF republican institutions
IN Tue United States before US, Il subj CT
worthy of the early and earnest consideration
IF the Parliament and people of the mother
cJultry.
From the London News, Jan. e7)
The march of events in the United States
is RAPID, though the organic ,tion of Congress
is slow. 1t is our business to keep up with
the facts. leaving on one side the lssions and
imag iHdiiuns naturally arising In The crisis
of IA national policy. Some "f The substan-
tial facts are these. For the first time We ses
the slave-holding oligarcby, which has hith-
crto called itself 1.-THE South" making an APP
peal dd BIsseTJcoTdtHm. we are but $780,
900, scattered through the slIve State" say
the newspapers in the interest of he Virginia
authorizes THIS is true for this small mi
nOrily has excluded scyeu-ienths of tn white
population from their own monopoly, by
gradually d. piving them If prop 'riy, edu-
cation, and every qualification tor good cIll-
.nshiP, finally branding them with the name
of ''mran whites" Il Is quite tue to say,
I'VE are but 500. 1OO,'' but what follows a. TO
the political duty OF this minority?
This brings us to the NIX tacl. After
meeting Of leading citizens lad been Geli in
Union Was propos to the slave Stat ;. the
Governor ol the State ut a mrssag, to the
Leg stature ut the eud of the asst month, eX-
pressing she gravel alarm ut Ihe prospects
Ut the South. and couGsellihg the formation
of i Southern Union in Care If the election
of 4 X publican President or oil Ii publican
asccndcncy al Washington this session. Now
the ground on which the Uuion IL bIs'd i
an agr' ement that IN cases OF d!v' rsency,
81 -. .~..al mn
very principle of representation involves this.
But the small IN notify which has. by audac-
ity aud encrnachmcnt, assumed TO represent
halt the States, now repHdiatcs the very prin-
ciple of Union. Hitherto il has bad It's own
way. il Cannot now have its own way any
longer: bat, instead of yielding 10 The nation
al will. IL thrrateas secession from the Glol.
In the next place. the Union Is clearly l.,
dang + than tor many yeats past. Its dcsti-
mics are ia The hands of the free 81 ateS; and
;hry have shown only too plainly by their
unworthy sub-eryience, how thy value The
Union. La virtue OF the Constitution, thy
can now establish their own policy, free the
federal government from the curse of sliyc-
~ and forbid the secession OF tn slave States.
IN iwer oil cpei cion j. in their hand: and
there is no doubt that they wilt use it, IL
necessary, ~ their connections with the South
give them all possible Interest in preserving
the Union. If the conflict should reael this
point. they cannot interfere win tho STATE
institutions Ut the South: bat III y can and
VIII cast out slavery from the federal gov
eTnment
Tue srent meeting in Boston. on behalf of
the Union, was OF a somewhat different char
acier from what the London Tues supPOs,s,
one single incident will show. IL WIS
called, it is true, by Incn who. like Nc. Nv
erett. have ruined their political career AID
forfeited their standing in the community by
subeervience t. th- noisy oligarcby nj Wash
ingt"u; but whether the spirits thss called
from the Vastly deep did come 10 heir call l.
another affair. The Hon. Caleb Cushing spoke.
TO tae same effect Mr.. Everett aHd with
no bet er success. IL asked OF be i've thou
sand eit4z ms who crAm.ned FAn-aii Hll
whether they would not cuutrol the aDohtion-
isis. Are there no men ia New Eegland. H.
asked who will take III Sc rampant fellows
by the throat Silence. He pToceCdto aam;
tit IN; and at each name there was a bu OF
vehement aud long continued cheering
Bal.tain curse invoked by those "a ~ had seat
Tot il.
Tais Is a rignidcant sign OF tie times in the
leading Stale OF the Uaivn- Tn: |. atliag
State OF ia. Southern secIiun, Nirsinla, l..
howev,T, showing signs no les ,Inplrtant.
Several of the chief ciiiz ms are prv pAfins 10
leave-uot only the State. bat the country
alt0gsIhe-. Foo tAo years past, Virginia has
bcvu rapidly emptied VI slaves. tbr..us "a Ire
growing Insecurity of shat kiad Oi property,
susd vel more through tue spreading slgssTe
TOR free labor among the residents Ia the AZ
ricHifuraI tii-tr-ct-. Al prcsvat. ~isea nis $
terioas lights 30 up every nght from sie
ni.. a. aisss about Harpsrs Fear. and are All
sWrrrd run various pIri- u lhr hVr.z "a,
WAL, ne Their police nor military en- delvct
their origia: now Aheh ineendiary nf. Lake
place alnurt nightly, no doabl Al Ia hands
al IA negroes; How amen Virginia lscs under
Ghe disabilities at frontier stale. the more
ilglid oc wealthy vf her eii.xcas zee 40 pFos-
p CT II peace aad quiet ior leag Iiase 10
cSin.. and prspo~e Ia real ze siriE property
aud pass over u Europe fdf tifr re I o, "a ir
lives We may hope ,hry viii thlsk better