New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-28

Dakota, "a, ,862 District Of Columbia, $74,l55 The
date of collection is not fixed.
THE ENGLISH PRESS ON THE AMERICAN
REBELLION.
AMERICAN WANTS TO KNOW WHAT ENGLAND
THINKS OF THEM.
From The Lond5n Times Au0 r.
The Americans, tOld are exceedingly anxious
to know what is thought in England of their war and
their policy, now that the campaign has been opened
By pitched battle In one particular but perhaps in
one only, they will be thoroughly satisfied with our
opinions Never was there a war in which the peopls
Of this country took greater interest. We watch
with tho utmost soctude all the proceedings Of the bell
gerents and observe not Ony the operations OF their
arrnies but the manifestations of popular feeng with
sentiments which other struggle could excite. We
can say more. Though IL IL impossible 10 avoid
ecting that the division Of tue Union into two great
States may relieve from many OF the troubles with
| which we we're menaeed by the overbea1ng policy OF
the old Federal Government we cen safely assert that
Engshmen desire nothing more than to zee the quars
| rel terminated and the strife appeased. We wish
harm TO either party aud would far rather see Amer
| ca strong, united, and prosperous, than specu.
late on the advantages which It's premature disrnp.
ton might possibly bring it's neghbOrs BUT when
we have said this have said all tna the Americans
are likely to hear with much satisfaction. For the
rest our conclusions certainly not favorable to-
thofe institutions under which this great catastrophe
has been matured. What the Americans call freedom
but what we call democracy, does not shcv to adyan.
tage at this critical tIe The theoIes a.tributing
ernu ut have all been sed in the pianest and most
striking manner and the last six months have proved
beyond III question that the prepOndeTsnce OF PopuaS
viii without check or limit Is at least likely TO nr
nv nation into war and debt the caprice Of The
most absolute despot or the in'gaes Oh ne most seihs0
OF sristoeraeles.
for going 20 war. We nave repeatedly admltted that
| tbe Federal party could not DC expected 10 view
| the dsuenberment Of the Union without an tf~
fort 10 avert the loes. But, though civil wH
| Ia tbe most frigbtful Of all wars, the Amer.
cens nlupQed toto Il with less concern than would
have been shown by any European slate in adopting
dirloniatc quarrel Though tue people Of the South
were of the same nesh and blood with Tie people Of
| the North and connected with them by thousand
ks OF interest and feeling, the NortherDers instantly
heaped every conceivable opprotrum the heads of
the Southerners. A MuscOyite Minister you'd speak
more moderately Of insurgent Poles than the ciizent
of Massachusetts spoke OF the citizens Of Sonth Caro-
| lima; and certainly Lord North never uset sucn
language or such threats as the New-York Journal,
have been inccssantiy huriGg tne rebels Of 1861.
Any suggestion Of arbitration has been fereely re-
eeed, and even before the blood Of the people wac
fairly No. a profered mediation was received sss
deadly insult. Nothing but war. conquest, and ti-
| uulph would safety the States whose alliance had
been repudstei. The old French cry Of Fraternity
| or desh" was interpreted TO mean, +" BE my
brother or / will Kill you," and that, after the
| capture of Fort Sumter, was the sentiment OF the
North. The people woad Isten to nothing bui
plans for an immediate campaign. Their
A
ing gigantic system Of outdoor relief" for them.
selves in the shape of Protective Tariff and having
catered In this for cass interests they provided
for the in the most exrayagant and improvident
manner. They have tust proposed 10 raise, not BY
taxation, but by loan, a sum greater than the whole
expenditure Of this country in the most costly year Of
the Crimean war. Five years Of such borrowing as
they have now begun would sadde them, at tbe pro-
posed rate of interest," with charge greater than that
! of our whole natioOsl debt Of course, standing
army becomes IN incidental necessity and with sp.
proaches another aud more alarming appaTihon. Our
correspondent speaks ominously OF "somo coming man,
whose face no one can see yet but his footsteps
audible and the ground shakes beneath his tread
Perhaps before twelve months are over we may ses
how military dictator will deal with universal euf-
fia1e and other popular Institutions.
| Ii the Americans should conceive, however, thai
We in forming these opinions, are attbuiing TO them
any special faults any peculiar lneaacly Tor SELL
government, they would be greatly IN error We con.
ser thet the course Of events in the Union has been
perfectly natural and that Americans have only done
what Englishmon any other peo lie under the same
conditions wonld have done also " bat has so quick
ened our feelings aud made observations acute
is not so much the policy of America in itsef the
prominence which has lately been given to that policy
tya certain party in this country For the lie, 10 years
we have been told with every circumstance Of efnphs
sis and aduration that American institutions were hs
institutions which every friend Of economy, peact
| and good government should fix his eyes. War wss
distinctly represented as the work Of an interested
arstocTecy, anxious only for It's own advancement.
We are assured that with IN unrestricted suffrage
! and with electoral laws under which plsin working
citizens could make their voices heard the old extTav
a8ance OF q class government would rapidly sappe2I
Debs geTo contracted and fought to gratf'
an aristoCraoy subeistng the taxation or the people
America was the model of better system There Oh
wisdom and moderation OF citZens managing their
affairs showed itself in Peace thrift, aud conteHtDeL
! Such were the points kept obtrusiyey before as. /
the reader will refer to any speech OF any Manchctt
orator he will find the Government OF the United Sa'
extravagantly eulogzed for the very qualities Of VII
il II now proved TO be utterly destitute, and the n.
csus exalted beyond all other people On account OF q
which il IL plain That they Deyer poSsesaed. stt
| II the Americans wish TO know the truth, which poi.
! the remarks Of Fngshmen on their civil war and
incidents: il il lot that they ere any worse, or
fooish or moro intemperate than was to be expce.
under the trials 10 which they have been expos
but that they have boon held up TO our admiration
certain party among no as people IN whoee oounsc
no inempeIaaco folly would over Dc likely 10 pi
vsil They nufs from the pauogyrics OF their hien,
Our extreme Liberals would have shaped the coui
of al British legislation exclusively by the Amcric.-
pattern; and, owing indeed TO the position of parties
they die actually succeed IN upaItiUg now and then
Transatlantic smack TO tie pclicy of the Government
Whom we look therefore, u, tbe opera alton OF Amenr
can institutions we are contempt ting the results ~
principles which il sought 20 force upon ourselves
Such lesson c1nnO, aitoId TO fOse our eiihi,ns
suggested not By any JOY over Amenesh troubles,
but by feelings Of tho deepest ald most nlnedlate sell"
interests. Wien we zee tba, uniuited democracy con.
yevs not ,hs slightest security against the worst on
wars and the most reckless extiaV gance, We may ap
ply the moral at home and congratulate ourselves THAI
the old British Constitution pas nol oeeh pfsephsSeP
rcmode led after a Manchester design.
RrPCcrs or FOREIGN CROPS oS rne WAR.
Pyqs ne Loadca Iiasss .fpg -.
Nykss do.s tho pesos OF the world depend upon ~
bis moncntl score OF politciaIs on the hrstcls1a
vii nrdertaks TO answer The question O-hand. MIR.
I,mooln Will perhaps, say that Engtnd aud France
MIN best preserve the peace Of the world by helping
him 10 blockade the Southern coast OF hs own tern.