The New York herald., 1861-12-07

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II is evident that tho difficulty which we pointed ou
many months since is rsaly pressing upon tho Conede
rate States. We showed on March 20, 1851, that Nh
southern states utterly detective IN peernia,y -
sources-that the deposits in their banks were only
tl5o0o,ooo uie more than those Of single Iondoi
] Jomt stock bank, Mr. Memmingcr recommends tn
planters 10 ask aid from the banks tM te banks A'
ge'ay Of money 10 ld e planters seod mt ho,s s'oes
Nj Mcaaiingsr
MR. BANKS sTANHorE, NJ. p, on DEMOCRACY IN AME
RIGA.
From tho London Post, Nov. 20.1
The members OF the Afford Agricultural Society cele
brated their twenty third anniversary Friday night
Of the Right Hon. R. G. N Hamilton, formerly one OF the
members for the county Of Lincoln There pre-
senta-sr Banks stanhors, M p Captain Dallas Yorks
Mr. srASHors said it was OF the most vital Importance
that We should see clearly what democracy when il
was held up As an example for imitation We ought
TO look al its results, and bo prepared 10 resist
any OF that perncons undermining of our constitu-
.on winch might prove most disastrous Cheers J
did not know Of anything in modern history 30 ex.
traordnary as The Southern States departing from
me Northern. And what was II all ahoutY Ger
tany not ON account Of tho slavery question: for there
was no intention on the part Of the Norhorn states
set tho negro free The proceedings OF ihe Northern
states were precisely what we blamed In Russia and Aua
ira Nowhere were persons more completely coercsd
than in the Northern States and when newspaper editors
dared TO express opinion favor Of secession they
Inc FISK OF being arred and featheTed and when
government demonstrated against tho treatment which
had been experienced by British subject all the redress
was an mpertinen reply from the American authorities
lie would ask was there anythng worse the part Of
any absolute government than those acts which
now committed by the freest nation the words When
democracy fairly put the trial broke down alto
geher, and Was transformed into absolute goyera-
mont and q military nation. hrt
BEREsfoRD HOPE, N. r., ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF
TBE SOUTH. ffse snse6N
From tho london Chronicle November 20.l
lecture was delivered by A. J. B. Beresford Hope.
Esq, to the members Of the Rundown Library, ihs
subject OF the civil war in America.
he ci3rv fY 40 u0oio r. HOPE
ssidThree hundred years ago Holland achieved its in
dependence Of Spain against greater odds than the
South has TO coDtsnd with and though there twenty
millions in the North against ten millions in the South,
yet the sngeness Of purpose with which the stter
TO act gives them great advantage over opponents whose
counsels are divided 1t was az one TIME fancied that
slavery would be element OF weakness to the South
30 far from the slaves rising servie nsurrecon they
are actually right arm Of strength 70 their owners and
much as we may wonder At IT, they seem 10 be working
hard Tor the very men against whom supposed they
would be the first to their hands For the snubbng
proclamation declaring the emancipation Of slaves prase
Lincoln, for the horrors OF war would be incrcaeed
thousand fold were serve rebellion fosered But what
Will be the end Of estrnggleY One thing appears per-
fectly certain-the North cannot conquer the South
They may devaststc IL, they may sacrifice millions Of
treasure and host OF men but they will never perma
nenty subjugate tho Souh against its WILL The strug
gle in fact AZ present is to decide whether the border
States rhAll hereafter belong To the North the South
sign Of Provdeucs that The costy should De diLcd into
the fire great dirsos qhich mentioned before And this
division would be well for North America ITSELF At pre-
sent II is conscious not OF strength but of numbers and
the United States hectorcd and buled other Powers
cause had nobody 10 keep ii in order Its only neigh
bors are Canada in the North and the weak republic Of
Mexico in the South. Once divided into q number OF
States each would be check upon the other and each
would fall into the position Of an European nation.
keep up standing army, to have a wschfu Foreign
Office. Well and good. Would that be any great
hardship Every other country in the world does the
like and is time that bumptious cousins now that
they have become men aud acquired bone and snew,
should the responsibilities Of ife aud no longer
display that childish petulance which may have been
excusabIe in the young days Of the republic Such
division would be good too Tor the blacks themselves
because the saveowners, unettered by the intrgues
another smaller party preaching immediate emancipa-
ton, another name for immediate starvation, would,
for their own sell interest, make such arrangements
as would lead 10 the gradual abolition Of slavery We
cannot help seeing that tho North with all its civz
ton, is the hotbed Of anarchy and that the South In
spite Of the Clark blot which stains It's escutcheon s
fighting with heart and mind for its independence
from hateful thraldom. We cannot help seeing that
while Abraham Lincoln is an incapable pretender, Jener
may wish the American States peacefully separated
into the great divisions marked out by nature we may
wish to see boodshsd cease and peace restored but
coutendand know the majority OF thinking in this
country agree with me- though they are too meaiy
mouthed TO say sothat the best and readiest method
towards that would be the establishment as soon as
possible Of the complete andpendece Of Me Confederate
States cloud eheers) The lecture listened 10 with
the greatest interest," and tho audience expressed their
spffoNAl VI suc scosuh0n's sApesstt W frequent ap-
plause.
The Bishop Of LABuAs in proposing vote OF thanks to
Mr. Berssord Hope for hs instructive and interesting
lecture, said he was sure all present would feel deeply
grateful that their lot old England and that
this country not tossed about upon the turbulent sea
of democracy. which knew no stability and ho rest.
(Hear hcar) at
TRADE OF BELGlUN WITH TIE UNIFIED STATES AND
MEXICO.
The Independence Beige publishes report addressed by
the Minister Of Finance to His Majesty the King Of the
nofs afcomnanVihQ the general of the
merce Of Belgium with foreign countries;
The report ststeS ,at the Commerce o. the Country has
greatly Increased during the year 1860 The poranons
from America augmented from 81 200 900 francs or
sic 000 In 1859 to 1s 900 900 francs $50 0OO in
1850 The exports were also greatly increased. From
Is COO rancs cSoS IN 1860 beiss an incresse
Of Ave millions, twelve per cent. Th, importatons
from the United states were increased from 20 800 900
francs (35 500 000 1859 to "a 900 francs $6 S60
ooO) 1890 being difference Of more than seventeen
per cent The articles that hare greatly increased
fuel tobacco (anmanuisc.ared) grain, untanned hides,
ton coffee, sugar, vegetable bres etc. Exports to Chic
and Peru have increased fifteen per cent 10 Rio de In
Plata l0l per cent Brazil thirty per cent. Exporta
ons to Cuba and Porto Rico have been reduced eight uer
cent and to the British North Amercanp eighteen
per cent. To Mexico sixty per cent and to Hayti and
Venezuela twenty nine per cent.
THE ANGJ.o-FRENCH ALLIANCE A BOND FOR uNIyER-
SAL OPERATIONS.
From the London Star, Nov. 10
AT the civic banquet held at Chichester Wednesday
VI. r.
able speech. He said Tho Emperor Napoleon where
lay the real interests Of his people and with answering
tenacity has he cung to every measure which could tend
10 cement intimate alliance between the English and
French peoples. (Cheers.) But have doubt there
are who win say il is all very well if 1t pcssi
bic but that such alliance never last Well, gon-
tlemen only say that those who speak thus cannot
have noted the history Of the past years. Hear hear
For eight years from end Of the globe TO tho other
the policy OF the two governments has been IDENTICAL in
the Crimea in China and in Me,o flags hare footcd
and are floating side by side. Or Objects lcsre one IN Amc
yicaa affairs TIE policy Of the Ee,h gore,mii is identical
agiI or otcn while even In Italy, where only
passivc spectators and where French treasure pour
ed aud French blood was spilled the counses OF the
English government were listened to, and policy was
sanctioned which while it accorded with the sympahes
Of the English people arayed against the Emperor Napo
leon the bitter hostility Of the most powerful and inu
cnta body in his country. The great alliance hav-
inc lived through such crises and weathered such
gers will confidently believe, be not easily broken up.
(Hear hear #g @ss
4 FRENCH REPORT OF THE UNION RECRUITING sys-
gEM---PRINcE NAPoLEON's AID-DE-CANP DESCRIBES
NEW YORK OFFICE.
Pars (Nov 10 correspondence OF the London Herald
The Nonicvr DC pAymee publishing series Of letters
from NJ. Ferri Pisani, Prince Napoeons aid de csUp
writton during his visit to America. The following il
well worth reading " We have at this moment at New
York the extraordinary spectacle OF recruiting IN full
operation The great Barnum the model and the mas
ter all citizens who aspire to the honor OF avenging the
federal flag der the title and with the pay OF captain
colonel general The brigade called the Excelsors
which is really fine body, had its central recruiting
| office established in tine house covered with pla