New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-01
A Cos,uoN.sENsE VIEW.


When The London Times iDsinuates that the
French Princes have entered the United States
service with the astute purpose Of founding
Royal Family in this country, and Earl Russell
assumes that the contention here is on one side
for empire, and on the other for power, it is
comforting to remember that one OF the ele-
ments in the affairs Of the world is the CON-
mon sense of the people. and to feel that we
may place some reliance upon that in the peo'
pie of Great Britain, as well as among our
selves.
The danger of our speedily lapsing into
monarchy need keep none of US awake
o. nights; nor do we believe that q reasonable
understanding Of the struggle going on
among us will be rendered impossible abroad,
however often her Msjesty's Foreign Minister
shall declare that, because we arc not carry
ing on war with the avowed purpose Of abol-
ishing Slavery, therefore we are to return,
when the rebellion is suppressed, to precisely
those political relations which have given rise
to rebellion and rendered it formidable. A
member of tho British Cabinet ought to
be wise man; but we are not
appalled, at the wisdom that comes
to such a conclusion. IL is quite possible, in-
deed quite certain, that Slavery, and the power
that had its growth in it, though we may not
directly interfere with that system, must exer-
else hereafter a very different iohuence upon
the affairs of this country from that they have
hitherto exercised The war, whether we
like it or not, is educating the people 10 very
Jealous suspicion, even if not to very acuNe
dislike, of that form of society aud lts polscal
relations.
Slavery some Of US think directly, some indl-
rectly. ia the real cause Of the rebellion, and,
however large the class is-if it is large-who
think it is best not to make an end OF IT, even
they, undoubtedly, will insist upon its being
shorn of its power to do any further mischief
in future. Revolutions never go backward
and especially revolutions in thought. Those
who have hitherto insisted that we have
nothing to do with Slavery, have come to
very positive and very abiding belief that
Slavery has something to do with us, aud if it
shall be deemed the part Of wisdom to refrain
from saving ourselves from all further trouble
in regard to it by putting it out OF the way
altogether, the country viii be disposed, prooa'
bly all tho more because they do not resort TO
radical measures, to provide safeguards against
future difficulty from its preponderatng H.
auence. Even Earl Russell then NAV understand,
ma INV
comnon-sense people in England who can, that
the work we have in hand is to put down @
rebellion; that that is good thing to do Tor
ourselves and the world at large and that
whethe to scotch it or kill it, is subject on
which we have not yet made up our minds,
which is nobody's business but our own, bu!
which we shall be careful to 30 treat that il
will never have it in its power again to get
up another rebellion. We think we may very
safely assume so much. It will probably be
Constitutional restrictions rather than Consttu-
tional privileges that will hereafter be bestowed
upon that system which gives to class certain
national prerogatiyes because in the State 1t
assumes tue right TO make "niggers' work for
nothing.
We are learning at the price OF many val
liable and cherished lives, by many desolated
hearth-stones, by the expenditure of many
hundreds of millions of dollars, by the creation
of a national debt by the ravished prosperity
of many years, that Slavery, at least, mu't be
whom it sus,ains are capable OF again over
whelming us with calamity unless We render
them hereafter powerleSs Of su;b mischief
That lesson, at least, we think Earl Russell,
aud all who, like him, seem to think we are
little else than nation Of idiots, may reckon
upon our learning by heart
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