Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-12
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Il EEo9lshs LszsrPool Pcs. Nay-Is,--5
Last week that erudlte and profound bodv. tbs
4 BiFkenhead Debating Society, decided after-iou0-
4 iscussiors on the neriss-of the American - 9
that the ConfsdeEatssa were right and ss a eonse
qQenee, after the fashion 6hzs- AztfhsEsa
] nat the FsdeFslists were wrong StraWS pros
jected into the air indicsts ths eurrsst Of he I
aDd-the BlFkeaheaa ss1Sry orators may he 70.
I garded as the u9consciOGs- exponents- Of public
ppi1ion IN Engand On, a. this moment the question
l Of questions. ~ '---s--l-- -----1 - - ~
I FssBle Who give 6fance are never loved. Thsy
may be forgiven, but they never fargSttan- The
/ AS1eEicans had long talked so tall that Britshers
did not Ike 10 be described ss WAris ID The press
ence of such gianrs They were psrdoned but the
Diverse feeling they incits remains latent IN ihs
| Ihey were Ehat is called conbumpiAh, and in
/ stead y beng pitied they were Condemned. II
signifed nothing that they were eur own aesh ana
b Ood, and thEI, "a Mr.. Adams said at the Lord
Mayor dinner, on Saturday, they owned our tra-
dtIOns, Cur literature, and rejoiced much ss we
did IN the herois1n Of the present and past ages
but they dia Kos acknowledge what we considered
our superiority In every thing that ornaments aad
dgBi6ss political and social life In word they
rsnded us, and the offence ranked in our bressts
and now reveals Itself IN something m0rs than
mental hostility. i G r- --T .-E -
This .SloUs EIll account for the good wishEs gen
eIally exteRded towards Whstth NortheFners call
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arguments arc not enforced, the reasoning il not
considered but opinion is decidedly adverse No
doubt trade iarsrestr and politedl sentimena have
not Desn without their influence ,F,.-- --..
Cotton Is king at Lancashire ct last: and the ish
among holders Of cotton 20 get high prices and the
wish Of the manufacturers to obtain plenty Of co.,
ton On good teTms hereafter, operated very extern
syely in producing feeling in fAyer Of the South.
Liverpool and Manchester being most interested,
giving tone 20 IN rest Of the community and che
rpanlr ia n ardent the 4H-
Confederatss. SO extensive is this feeling that the
press, which must please to i've betrsys the ipfu.
ence externally impressed upon il. The 7iInss
for months eseillated its regard between tbe
Moth and South. Ii eequetted with WASHINGTON
and Richmond, but Of late il has become unpquiEo-
Cally the opponent of the North. The LGIg Aces
pndsavoring TO be frank, gave its support % the
Federsiists; but has now become weak In hshting
she uphill battle. The 7slsgroph is eonsialsnt; t
supported the South against the North from The bs
ginning. The 6iGT is dubious. The Herdld and
Standard exhibit the nxtural dislike Of Conservatives
for free institutions. ----- 1l't.C trL
The weekly pagers betray the usual yascillEtion.
The .SdtlgdGy RsrieD ig anything or nothing,
bus Is now and then strong n It's dislike OF the
Yankees. The ~ 1qniEsrn = no IoDgsr distuukishs q
By It's stashing blows. still dubious, hating slave
ry but cOadeGniny Lincoln The fEeSECHiSt" tied
10 logic IS as eumty with its own facts. depreca-
ting hostile movements on cur OWE part, but dil-
tinctly advocating separation. The mOsS telling
proof Of tho predOminRnee OF Southern feeling Ia
10 be found ia tie cOrduet Of the "SpsetatOr-"
Until recently Il fought the battle Of the North,
but or Saturday i wheeled round with the folloWs
ing apology:
he receive from America constant assurarcss
that bis journal is eptedi from the censurs is
plesses our cousins to bestow on the larger portion
OF III E1elish press. We entrezt our friends in
the Tesr, If they believe u9 honest when we sand
up fer TIE principle which they, al toe uneen-
sc.Ously are defesuEs.t8 believe Us also when We
present tnem uHpalAtable facts.
There IS not the slightest wish Ia this country
war with TIE United States. for that war must OF
necessity aid the South. sLtl whatever -Amsrlcans
msy think, the British people viii never aid will
.ngIy to establish power ths cOrner-stGne snd
foundation OF which is human slavery. UtteriyAs
the American tone shocks the Ezste and ofeRds the
moral sens Of our aristOcracy, the nation. If not
orc Northern, is heartily hostile to the South. But
Wh1e it has no wish 20 complicate further difficult
ties. already too great the British Goyernmsnt has
40 areai-Of a war with tle United States. Il bad
very little when the fret incident Of war would
nave been the loss Of the cotton supply. aud that
restraint is st last removed There Is nothing now
to prevent BetiJn except the kindly feeling which,
isspi;s q may appearances, sriI ezlsts ia the
usss OF the people towards the great republic.
Let the p0lidci ns 10 their reckless pursuit. of pop
liar favor but away tlist last bOnd. s8d Amer
jcGns viii 1l TOO late ilaS with their Union they
cave lOs1 'tsPower u violating International law,
aud setting ~ naugit thOse CUurtrs-ts which,
smors nations a. -m0Dg gentlemen kseP ir5 udship
6rm, .--...-.-.-as ..--r--1 ---
Neigh5o-s are not away neghbOrly, aud on the
1riuciple, perhaps. OF there being something not
Itrray disa1 1reeable to us in the misfortunes OF
Iur friends. the Cansdsas exult the anticipation
lf tie ultimate discontinue OF the Unionlsts. Ths
and New Orleans papers are uot more
age in their depreciation Of the merits of the
North than are the Iuruals Of Montreal and foron-
-. France, shOrE time ago. talked Of recognizing
he independent tles cession:sts and the rest Of
Europe seemed perfectly Indifferent.
We are not wrong, therefore, IN saying that The
Jeopls of the Northern States Of ths Union ars
sighOut friends, and we hsye endeayOred 70 assign
he causes. These causes may be insufhcient 70
sstfy hostile feelings; but there caa be no doubt
as TO- tile feelings; but there can be doubt that
l0sule feelings exist.