New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-18
A GOOD TIME COMING.

Mr.. Duff Green, who once played somewhat
nspicuous part in the politics of this country
az tie editorial lieutenant of John G. Calhoun, has
favored the Shareholders ia the present crisis of
their political downfall with long letter of advice
and consolation.
In the old notification times, Mr. Duff Green
was very warm advocate of those views OF
Southern interest, political and commercial, IN
which TIE present Disunionist party OF the South
had its origin. We are glad to perceive that time,
experience and reflection have essentially modified
his opinions upon this sUbject-the object of his
present writing being to persuade the shareholders
that they hsd much better stay quietly in the Union
than to make the election of Lincoln the occasion
of any schemes Of secession. He begs them to
look forward to a good tune coming. lie is of
opinion that the Anti Slavery movement has already
reached its climax both in this country and in Ed
rope, and that the institution of Slavery has al
of events, fully to obtain-a more solid basis of
support than it has ever yet enjoyed.
AS lie natural for person born and educated in
slayeboldDg country Mr.. Green is of opinion that
mems ideas of morality and religious duty are Who'll
" shaped and determined by their interests. Thus
he regards the zeal of the English psople and Gov
eminent for the suppression of the slave-trade and
the abolition Of Slavery having had for its sole
object the transfer from the Western Continent to
the East Indies of tie supply Of the world with
tropical produce, thus opening in India wide
market for English manufactures. Thus all the
zeal of the English for the suppression of the slave
trade since the free labor Of the East would be
able to compete with slave labor in the Yves;
though masked under pIetenses Of morality
philanthropy and religion, was based in fact upon
commercial interests aSDne. On the same prin-
ciple the recent discoveries of Livingstone and
other travellers in Central Africa, of fertile cOun.
tries with numerous Inhabitants using slave labor,
will, as Mr.. Green believes produce decided
change in the opinions of England as to Slavery.
Seeing there an excellent chance largely to Ok
change their manufactures for the products of slave
labor all the antpathy of tine British people to that
sort of labor will disappear, and so far as England
is concerned, the Anti-Slayery sentiment will die
cut.
In this country, g. Mr.. Green his Southern
frie2ds, the anti. Slavery movement had itS origin
in purely political considerations. Hence he pro-
poqes to combat it not BY dissolution or secession,
but by forming new political combinations such as
will counterwork the Republicans and shear them Of
their strength. To get rid OF the alleged 90 IRE
pressible conflict between zee ard slave labor, 80
far at least as the States OF Pennsylvania and New
Jersey concerned, he proposes to bay up those
two States by conseDting TO protective tariff on
iron and coal. Another strong point Of the Repub-
cans, especially in the Northwest, is their support
Of free grants OF the public lands to actual settlers
This plank also OF the Republican platform, Mr..
Green proposes to knock from under them by some
unexplained regulation Of the sale of public lands
Another piece of Republican thunder which Mr.
Green proposes to appropriate is the Pacific Rail
way, or indeed any number of Pacific Railways,
which he proposes to build by granting to the COM
panes that will undertake them an exclusive pre-
empton tight to the land for twenty or thirty miles
on each side Of them. This, he thinks, will be a
disposition Of The public lands altogether more sat
isactoy to the people of the West than the grant.
ing of free farms to actual setters according to the
Republican plan.
Even that very discussion of the Slavery ques-
ton which has proved so annoying TO the slave.
holders and agantt which they utter such loud
and reiterated complaints has, in Mr.. Green's
opinion, greatly contributed to streng hen the iu
stitution. WHO in the South he asks, does not
realize that there is now much greater unity and
strength Of sentiment and opinion in support of
Slavery as permanent institution than there was
hat
cufsed ard warmly supported 10 the Legislature Of