Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-10
RICHMOND WHIG.
TaE EFFECT IN ENGLAND OF Mr. LIEO0LNS
ELECTION.
Prom the London Chronicle, Nov. 90.

THE EFFECT IN ENGLAND OF Mr.. LINC0LNi
ELECTION.
Prom the London Chronicle, Nov %.
What will be the consequences Of Mr.. Lincons elec
ton TO the Presidency Of the United States! We MAJ
dismiss without much hesitation the exaggerations o
Northern demsgogues or Southern alsrmsts tev
fanatics at the North have expressed sympathy will
John Brown and speak hppanty Of the servile war tina
would have ensued from even his temporary
| Others more prominent men Of the republican party
speak vaguely Of slavery being doomed, and seem
anticipate that stockholders will be coerced into surren
der by the gradual closing in around them of freesoi
States These, however, are but the wicked Wantor
dreams Of men 0h0 knop nOthing Of the South, GnG
still less of the Constitution of the United States, hC
forget that there States before there Union
and that each State for all purposes Of internal govsr"
neht a sorereigr aud Hdepsrdstt Sate-As indepen
dent Of its neighbor Prussia Bavaria is Of the 9th
Crs in the Germsnic confederation. They also forget thai
neither the character speeches Of Mr.. Lincoln show
anything like designs hostile 10 the rights OF the South
ern States and that even Mr. SeUard-the John Bright
of the party eiogsnt and oUtspoksH than states
nrrlike or piSs-bas refrAintd from anything like
threats Of positive aggression egslatoria or executive
on the rights Of the South
| Now that the election is over may be sure tha,
the Northern friends OF the South will become firmly
conservative when no poi,ical object can be gained by
stirring up the slave States rebellion and in all like
lihood Mr. Lincoln will in four years from March, 1861
hand to his the Presidency Of the United
States undiminShed by the secession Of sit gle
State.
From tie London Neps, Nov. 20.
Now that the election is decided We may look for a
greatly improved in the domestic treatment OF the
affairs Of the United States For the last few months
stranger tactics Of transantc parties might have
been lead by the language Of portion Of the American
press believe that the Union must certainly be broken
up il Lincoln elected The democrats sedulOusly
incucated this belief pretending that adherence to their
policy absolutely necessary TO retain the Southern
States within the confederation. The merchants Of the
North have been told that universal ruin ovtrake
theiI correspondents in the South If any attempt
made to creumscrbe their tenure Of slavery. Pseudo
commercial reports in which mercantile facts were
frauduently manipulated for political purposes have been
iosted into New York Journals and the electors have
been biddea remember that the question they were
called TO decide continued prosperity universal
ruin To the South the mos. reckless language ad
dressed-wth what motive s incOnceivable, since its
pro slavery safe. In the very hearing OF the
negroes the democrats imputed to Mr.. Lincoln and his
party the fixed intention Of violating the constitution
in order 10 abolish slavery and raise the negro po.
cal and social equality with the white Ii the
Southern negroes, who hang upon every word OF 4
white man which effect their interests, have believed
This and in the Disappointment which is in reserve for
them houd rise In insurection the blame will be Justly
chargabe on the Southern democrats who, for party
purposes, resorted to dangerous misrepresentation.
The cry of secession has been useful for party pm
poses but the course which il involves will not suit
Southern interests. The great Shareholders know very
well that it is part OF the policy Of the Republican
party TO violate that part Of the constitution which for
bids every State TO interfere with the internal
Of any other State. The present victory merely signifies
that in the wiie-spreiding territories Of the Republic
not yet sufficiently peopled to be formed into States,
slavery shalt have legal existence and consequently
that they shall not grow up into slave States. The South
Governor Letcher and John n. Bolts, Notwithstanding
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to.
From The London Herald Nop. 90.
The only cloud on this bright horizon is the threaten
ed secession Of the Southern States Should this be At
tempted the struggle cannot last long for the free North
will to a support the new President and the army
and navy Of the Republic will be launched against the
seceders The South will be driven back into the Unon
If need be, at the poin; Of the bayonet Such conflict
hoosUsr ,ooRd Be most disastrous ia is consequences
to Great EritGa and whether t take place or not the
ilfeeng in the slave districts is great that the
G5S@Sy @ 3: 9 SPSrsq5s s RaSs 20 sSt c sources for
oar cotton and other Southern produce and it is to be
hoped her Msestys government in view Of the preca
rious condition OF American affairs will devote its im-
mediate attention TO much neglected West Ildan
and other colonies TO enable planters supply
the deficiency.
From the london Times, Nov. 81.
tend entirely to confirm the view took Of the probl-
BILE results Of the Presidential election. 1t quite
clear that those who the spot and who from the
interest they naturally felt in what passing around
them, would be the most likely to exaggerate the pro-
bable consequences, reason whatever to think
that the defeat of the Southern candidate would be fol-
lowed by disruption of the Union IL is true that the
institution Of slavery exist in confederation with
freedom unless it has in its hands the central govern
ment TO use and apply principally, 1t not solely, for its
maintenance Suppose it should be established a
fundamental maxim of the Union by the decision of a
Supreme Court in which both sides represented that
planter has inherent right TO take his slaves with
him into territory, does that draw after it the conse
quence that slavery must be prescribed and abolished
Suppose a repeal Of the Fugitive Slave law does that
prevent the South from taking such efficient measures
may be required to keep its slaves from fight and
cape? II slavery has indeed 10 this point, then,
indeed is the day Of emancipation for the negro nearer
than any Of US had supposed But If So wsuld not the
SJuherns do wisely in setting their house in order,
and preparing plan of gradual emancipation, by
which the violence Of the impending catastrophe might
in some degree be mitgated than in clirgiog TO sys
TEN which their admission, only exist under
the very improbable condition OF systematic sacrifice
Of the interests aud feelings OF the North to those OF the
South
We do not as we have said believe the ca.astroph 10
be imminent and disposed TO attribute to the
stituton of slavery vitality which, il seems its
est advocates do not believe il 10 possess StiH zoe
cannot conceal from 1selrcs Hat the recent Voe Of The
Apercan DC, De is fraight Nth many taOueRloS eo,-
sequences Heretofore rhH Presdeat has been elected
he has been Supported at least minority every State
Of the aion Bet m the present instance there is
siderable number If States H whieh not single pots
cast for he successful candidate. This it ls said,
and not without some show OF Justice, tends directly to
hat state of parties against which Washington emphat.
caly counselled his feow.ctizens- dividing them
selves into factions designated by geographical lines
Upon the whole though do not expect any very
siderable benefit TO ourselves aud although we believe the
Southern States to be great deal more frightened than
hurt by the recent election, rejoice on higher aud sur
or grounds that Il has ended ia the return OF Mr. Lin
coin W. are g'od 10 think that hs mdrch Of sidvTy
aud the donipeeriny tone rhich lis aivOcates be-
ginning % freedom, haze been at ienqh
rested and siieHeed We oice that vast community
Of our own race has at length given authoritative
preston sentiments which entertained by every
one in this country.
From the London Mems, Nog go.
calm review of the position leaves the result in the
shape OF good aud evil, something like this To tke
the evil frs-the existing panic, during which the citi
zens are hanging their neghbors and any stranger who
NAV their sight and suspectng and Furnishing their
slaves and boarding their gold and armiDg their fami
lies and selling of their property is evil: but it is
less evil than the reality in the place Of the panic, would
be- The universal expectation of arising Of slaves, in
case Of Mr. Lincons failure should almost reconcile the
citizens and their commercial esp1ndents, TO the
mchievous agitation they have created even If it should
end in considerable crash. The negroes less likely
10 rise now than any time these thirty years past and
# there is more less rebellion it will be owing to the
cruelties which the fears Of their impe
ing them to inct There will be period Of obstructed
legislation Washington and Of virulent party strife till
the hitherto dominant party has learned to show due
spect to the national will There will be disorder aud
much complaint from the change Of officials throughout
the whole hierarchy Of government change indispen-
sable in this case Of the re Om in the prn
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