New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-10
AMERICAN POLITICS IN ECHOPH'

For fine last twenty years the Pro-Slavery ora
ors and journalists, North and South nave Deen
teadily asserting and reiterating that Great BTU
-, ;,nelled nv the ruin of her West Indies
brouob the Emancipation Of their slaves was IN
ripuing TO abolish American Slavery or oreah
Nh the American Union. The Annexation Oh
Tex,s WAS rendered tolerable to many VINO az
first reyolted against it by assurances that brtiSh
nuents we're actively working to thwart 1t; ana
throughout the late Canvass, British intrigue ana
American Anti-Slayery were represented by the
Cotton Journals as standing in the relation OF
couse and effect. British influence and British
gold were said to be potent in tanning the hres
of Republicanism, and sundry extracts (forged OF
course) were paraded in The Herald and KIND
red ORGANS, exuting over the anticipated success
of the Republicans as insuring the overthrow OF
fine Union and of Self-GOyenment. We rec0l-
lect particularly an extract (pretended) from The
London Morning Chronicle, which asserted that
Monarchy could not be safe in Europe till DEM
ocratc freedom was crushed out in America
wherefore that journal went in for Lincoln's
election os certain to break up the Union.
Again: it was assumed by our anti-Republican
prees that Great Britain would eagerly favor the
establishment of Cotton Republic would throw
over it the agis of her alliance and protection,
and would undertake in its behalf the cbaStise-
ment of the Free States should they prove un-
willing to transcend the Law OF Nations and out
rage the dictates of hospitality by refusing to
catch and return the fugitive slaves OF the
Yancey empire. Our Georgia correspondent,
W. w. Mann, was especially delighted with
this aspect of the anticipated consequences Of
Secession.
Well: we have at length the British journals
which announce and comment on the election of
Lincon; the structures of the most conspicuous
and influential among them have been laid before
our readers. They differ Of course; but not one
of them evinces any eagerness for Secession; not
one of them holds out welcoming, encouraging
hand 70 the Fire-Eaters. So far from having in
trigued and hoped for Secession, it is plain that
the most of them have not believed, and do not
even vet realize, that Secession is possible they
regard the Southern camOr for it-as the North
did up to two months agO-as mere gas and
buster mere windy eructatOns from the sour
stomachs of men maccustOmed to yet smartlng
under a party defeat. But whether Secession be
a reality or a sham, it is clear that the British
do not sympathise with and will not cOuntenance
it. They feel insulted by the assumption that they
would wink at the revival of the African Slave
Trade in the hope of thereby saving cent per
pound on their cotton; they scout the idea OF
European acquescence IN the absorption OF
Mexico and Central America by the Fire-eaters
IN order to increase the supply and reduce the
price of tropical produce. 1t is perfectly clear
that the journals which mold and reflect the
public opinion of Great Britain do not at all
sympathise with the SecessOnists, do not desire
nor anticipate o disruption of our Union, and
are fully determined that the Cotton Republic or
Empire-shoud such be carved out Of the Union
by the eloquence of Yancey and the sword of
jeff. Days-shall receive nothing more than
ciyty and tolerance at the hands Of Great
Britain, and shall not be allowed either to abb
sorb Spanish North America or to reopen the
African Siaye-Trade
SO much at least has already passed from the
Domain of Speculation into that of Fact. Con-
trast it with the givings ont of PrO-Slavery
Journals and orators throughout the last canvass
and YOU will have data wherein to cast the
horoscope of the proposed independent Kingdom
Of Cotton.