The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-17


LoRp BRouoHAa IL Favor OF CONCESSION
letter addressed by Lord Brougham to the
Birmingham conference is we'll deserving Of
the attention Of those shallow politicians of the
republican party who, in order to sustain
something they call a platform, make ship
wreck Of the Unien, and blast the hopes Of hut
mainly hanging upon the success Of the govern
ment founded by our Revolutionary fathers. The
letter was not written about our national
troubles; but, as if the subject was uppermost
in his mind, the writer introduces it in a few
but very important and very strong observa-
tons, as follows
CANNES Car. Jan. 10, 1861.
Ny DEAR Hull have again to express my great regret
al not being able TO attend the conference. You may
well believe how deep interest l take in II. There
wants some such thing to give one comfort IN these
times when such untowad events are II to be feared
in progress The difficulties unhappy interposed by
various some Of kind not easily removcd TO
the settlement Of Italy under constitutional govern
mcnt freeing her from the worst tyranny of modern times
and, above all, the dla feab all he friends Of haman
improvement at the risk 2. dtunion an america are Hatu
rally nTpemoa in ones mind at he present time Hoc
mach is 10 W acisttd that The CCntndiny parties IN bot
Holy and -imerica acouId take leaf ont Of books and
learn the nasdom as ac as ri1tue o. compromise md mn
tat concession Our constitution is tho genuine result
OF this wisdom. heartily wish success TO the cone
renee, and believe me, ETC., BROtGiiAM
Here is sound advice to the republican party
from the very man whom they assert TO be
the greatest statesman Of England-the ablest
advocate Of their anti-slavcry principles in
the British dominions. Jealous as this distin-
guisbcd man has ever been in The cause Of ne
gro emancipation, he yet holds that the free
dom of all the negroes on this continent is not
ror a 10 .a MA IN ffoc aala ust
even 1.-THE risk of disunicn.' When later news
reaches him, what will he think Of the folly Of
the republican politicians 1--WE cannot call them
slatesmen) who not only have riskcd disunion
by their insane persistence in asserting the
dogmas Of their unconstitutional platform, but
have actually produced the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
the confederacy, and the formation of a sepa-
rate independent government out Of the broken
fragments. How will his alarm .'and the alarm
OF all the friends Of human Improvement be
increased when they fiud that within three
weeks OF the adjournment Of Congress
and the Inauguration OF the new President
no compromise, no concession, has been made
by the republican party. As for the Southern
States. they have no concessions 10 make. for
they are the aggrieved party. and the Northern
states have no complaint to iRake OF aggrcs-
sioas against the rights and liberties Of their
ctizeus. MI that the Northern states can
complain Of is retaliation: but they are IN
doubleday the aggrcssors. They are the first
TO break the compact Of the constitution. and
they ought to be the first TO return to its prin-
ciples and make PREPARATION for the wrongs they
have inflicted. After that is done then il will
be the proper time 10 appeal to the Southern
with the North in the bonds Of eternal friend
shp-a Union never TO be dissolved.
Lord Brougham's letter may be regarded as
a warning as well as advice. The dcvelopc-
mcnt OF public opinion in Europe is every day
becoming more hostile 10 the policy and pre-
tentions Of the revolutionary republican party,
who have pushed their ideas to the extreme
length OF breaking up government which is
admitted by all liberal statesmen in England
and throughout Europe to be the best the
world has yet seen. Then it is not for The in
tcrest Of European nations to have their com.
mercc interrupted or their supply Of cotton
stopped by wasting war between the North.
crn and Southern States, and Mr. Lincoln's
Cabinet viii receive everything but encourage
ment from Europe if il undertakes a hostile cN-
South.