, 1861-10-24
RRTTIsH OPINIONS.


meeting at Bradford, England, on Tuesday
evening the LIT inst. He sald-
This terrible var, 20 far u It Affected the
feelings of the people Of thts country, MS
Ike no war which had happeoed fof Long pe.
Rod. It was 1msst like . war tn England It.
self It was waf, not only betNeen people
Of the same blood and language H9e o9nel'ess
village in Yorkshire, without Inhabitants who
had Telstioas in America directly affected.
But even If the case were otherwise, It vas
war of intense interest, because he conceived
tkdt It scas q ucar to so!ce the problem gaetAer
race Of ciui!tzed nsea in ahis age Of the tcorsd
could, in pedce and SAFETY, Eeep millions Of fheir
feuose-deiNgs in szaprry. They often heard this
war described as net only terrible and calam1-
tous war, but as being canBeless WaF. NOW,
terrible and cals1litous war 1t undoubtedly
Wss. Civil Whr Was terrible under any cir
cumstances but 1t was sill mora terrible
when carried On among race OF men OF suea
strong passions as the Anglo saxon race; lt
was gtievous punishment to the people OF
America for onehalf Of them having tried not
to diminish slavery, but to increase 1t, and the
other having conniged at their doing 20; and
it was also punishment to England for hay
iG.g LETT this legacy of slavery to them. Taey
oHght not, therefore, to wonder Il ne $50
were suffering from this calamStous var. but
| although ealamitous, it was not causelsss
var. he should show that it Was the natural
! crisis Of that disease which had been bonn
| with the American Commonwealth and
grown With il, and which Was row testing its
very life. It appeared almost puerile to state
| any other cause except slavery a. the cause
! Of this war, when Ill who had studied Amer.
| can af5airs had been wondering yeS7 atter
| year that this state of things could go on
| without conyulsion. Yet there Were able
I writers 1ho took q contrary view, on the
| ground that the South could not hare in
| tended, on account Of Slavery, to break up
that Union which virtually made the whole Of
| the States the prison Of the slave, and every
bounding their eva territory. over which he
| might escape to freedom. 1t WAS argued,
therefore, By a7ch writer's that there must be
something behind Slavery, and it Was sugg-
| gested that this something Wis love Of PLACE,
| or development OF democracy, or, especially
desire for free trade. But let them look At
| the facts; and In doing 30 they must Judge
! men by their actions.
| In England there had been great surprise at
| the sudden change in Northern feeling which
| was net so surprised himself, and for this rear
| scn, be had long wondered how the men in
the Free States could brook the insults and
ouIages which were heaped upon them how,
especially, the great Democratic party in thu
Free states appeared to approve, at any rate,
to conniVe, at these outrages. For time we
had attributed this conniv2nce altogether to
low motives-love Of place or money
| Doubtless they had much to do with it, bat
he had found out, on looking closer, that there
was also agood motiye-loVe Of Union. The
Democrats were prepared to malntafn the
as patriots, they were proud Of the greatness
Of their country, and they we're willing tt
make any concessions to the South, to aVoiG
dissolution Of that Union to which they be
1ieved they owed their prosperity. But WheI
the attack on Fort Sumter proved to then
concession WIS 1seles.-:hey turned round il
day-and, still in order to preserve tn
Union, were az ardent for coercion
as they hsd been for concession
Thus 1t was that the North and soutl
came to Be arrsyed one against .th
snaeseas tic South aoese fighting avo0saly for III
right to perpetuate and eMend S!averu, The avoua
obtct Of tie North teas simply the preservation
The Union. Therefore it Tas true that til
South appeared in the contest to be more pre-
slavery Than did tbs North to be anti-slayerJ
slavery as much as the South for it; Tor If th
South succeeded, they would establish slay
power such as he had described; if they failet
: slavery would receive blow from which
could not recover. 80 that, inasmuch as IL
attempt to limit slavery had been the reaso
I atmuch ~ the continuance Of slavery depent
+ | ed upGn The result Of this wa1-he acknow
J edged he wished success to the North SO Ion
: | as the War lasted. No foolish speeches or WI
l | tiDgs Of NoTt1eTners would prevent him doit
? | this, because he cared more for principls
than men. He wished success to the Mort
! | because he loved freedom aad hated SLAYER
!. For a time the President had forced G7
7 Fremont to lower the standard OF feedo
1 which be had hoisted; but military nccest
u tics might compel him to 1aiBe 1t again.
: t1at case the war would be ended sooner; bt
J, it might leave the conquered anxious for tt
= protection Of the conquerors, who Won
J. Themselves feel that 1t Was their duty to REQ
ganize society, and to control the negro
d whom they hsd freed. But even supposi1
10 result might follow from the SUCCESS Of Il
L. North. There might be return In the Sou
!, ! to the old feeling about slavery. The pr
d slavery fanatics = Ho1ld be dffg1aced Nar xYou
le | have taught tie non.Elay yeholders-the t'mc
whites'-1hat It VAS slavery that made the
al poor.
i slavery less p.o1table, with India and all 1
q world spur1ed into competition, and vi
Of their slaves at hest difficult to manage A.
ID so al parties might sgree to take measu1
Is for ultimate abolition, II which case the Sou
D. and North would both wish to remain in pa
nerEhip. After stating why he believed tt
whether the Union Wss or Was not restor
+. to life, Slavery had received what would
IN with few remarks upou the duty Of Ensla
le in the course Of which he stated that in act;
in this duty Was clear--adherence to our rule
r. absolute Eon-lntervent1on. We could not
Id te1fere for the North ne should insult tn
"a il We tried to do SO. Il ztould be an eternal
ce grace to us j! se infetJsred for the eoath and
Fe SLAVERY.