New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-13
Britain Of the Southern CoDfederacy, from
which we extract the following:


"There is something truly astounding IN the nfatu'
ations which seem to possess the politicians ID inc
Southern States Of America. They have moi only per
shaded themselves into something that mas an the
strength II not the Intellectual re1ght OF NORA cou
vction that the cause Of Slavery If holy ana sacred
in which they who suffer loss are hefoeb anu
martyrs but they have also fully persuaded
that all who differ from them are the unfortunate SUD
ecs Of mere fanciful ballucinaion when tne 'heh
est pressure of real selfnterest will dsspae al once
They seem really to believe that England Is a. reaay
TO support them, if they but offer her sunslen: IN
terested motive for doing So as she would se LOT iu
lar Inducements, to sustain Italy against AI'la of
Prussia against France. Cotton Is King, they cry
England wants our cotton, and if can gr'e it her
cheaper ths she at present gets it, there IL no'nle
Manchester and Liverpool would not do to atan sucn
an end Accordingly they bestow fruless ngsnuiLy
on plans for enrapping England into Lending them le
aid of her protection against the Federal Government
at is lamentsble to see such infatuation as s6is;
Have South Carolina and Georgia really persuaded
themselves that mercantile men in England would even
wish that their Government should interfere IN
gle between the Federal Union and the re'9ilea
States and interfere on the side OF those whom
they deem willfully and fearfully in the wrong,
simply for the sake of buying their cotton al
cheaper rate We think we may safely gay that
there is not q commercial body in this kingdom that
would endure to see the Brsh Government so faith
less to its svowed principles Of action 80 treacherous
TO ts avowed eympathies, for the sake OF securing
mercantile gain TO this kingdom II IA trne we 90 not
WISH 10 zee the strtgglc between luc Nof1n a." w.
South prolonged. We believe civil war could equal
Il in horrors, and we hold also that-n, indeed all
classes among the people of the South bent on sepa
ration as they seem TO be- and not merely carried away
BY the excitement Of the moment and the urgency OF
the meaner part OF the population-Do forcbe inter
ference the part Of the North Gao possibly avail
But sssuredly, while the struggle is undetermined,
while the Federal Government still endeavors ana
hopes TO enforce lite authority the whole territory
rightfuy subjected to its sway, no brides, however
enormous, would induce the English people, or any
class among them however directly interested in the
result TO lend its aid TO revolt which they believe TO
be utterly unprovoked the result Of the worst political
passions and likely to end In the general degradation
of the Southern States.
The truly melancholyLide Of these strange cacus-
tons the part OF the Southern States II the evidence
which they give of acompletely distorted standard Of
Judgment on all subjects at least that touch the one
great interet Of their political life. They have cried
ont 30 long that all scrues about Slavery are cant ana
aecation that they not only believe 1t, and behave
that IRE believe it. but they expect MS to make
Yacrce Of pol al credit and consistency by ayowing
our previous nsncey and this for that
would eertnly have induced us to interfere IL
behalf Of Hungary Italy, whom we did desire 10
aid with all our hearts. Such iDfatuation IL absolutely
appalling. II seems to indicate that kind OF mono
mania blinds the Southern States on all subjects closely
connected with their cotton and their slaves. We
doubt if ANYTHING rcs can say will open their eyes, But
we are at least bound in the OF the mercantile
classes Of England TO tell them that any proposal TO
intervene on their behalf in the struggle against the
Federal Government of the Union, would be secuted
nowhere with and indignation than 10 those
districts OF England which would benefit most by Tree
trade with the United States"