New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-11
SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON AND Mr.. CAsSlUs
NJ CLAY.

Some correspondence hHs passed between olr A'oh''
bald Alison and Mr.. Cassius n. Clay, the hot-leaoeu
American Minister at 81. Petersburg, whose letter 10
The Times ard subsequent speech at PARIS on the war
between North and South excited much attention ID
this country a short time ago. The ObseTrT publishes
Sic Archibad's reply letter he bah received hom
the American dipomatist Sir Archibald writes;
you cav the disrup'ion If tue Union il no sign Of
the failure of the Constitution, but on 81 az pout we
differ Congress has certainly failed 10 Ne is Ieoe
together and "a 10 restoring is lost nniiy ~'h"n.
r-yortl II and new constitution, thst If hope when
j. unfortunately opposed TO all eXpe'ie'e' i"1 us
ru tiou has, doubt arien out oil causes WI ha'e
been III Operat on troa the conmeIceln ~ oI . NJ
pubc down to tue rreteDt tine; md that teng 90,
Won cannot restore unity until yOn h'st remove me
causes. Had national church been provided by Gen.
Washington, .ober-nco would have been gwen 70
the various States Of the Uniou bit as that was nh
done a disruption in tie l0ig run was tie i"e'hsle
result. Tore If no example in history Of great
nation being produced without ia lonai Gu if,ni
bud If the States desire to zee Yer hhuoh
attain the height Of power and s'lendor they auI L
rat. they must BEGIN tho work Of rsEene atl"n ~
fourdinV national church. There are doubt, oiif-
culli.s la Il e way; hut think have -io"n IN my
work on civilization, AID III he pamphlet "ilco ".-
companirs b- letter, that these are not liSufHo9lV
ALE With regard 70 the question WI eiher repuOhc
or mosa ,by woud be best, caDnot DO better tnaii
fobt 10 South America, which, with Que exception lS
cover ed v republics Thee government AZ you
know have fallen into state oil laFsl1ee Hl ir Io
aud If North America II heueefo' IN to o1 r9iel 1s
puJlcs .ni without the aid Of national chu'ch, is
turure history nav rtake Of the sane Character
The past has proved hat IL 10 not enough 10 ehpIa'o
different provinces under one gOve'hh-i'. plt ~
n ere must ~ the sane t1e be narioihI'e P',,'r
lie AZ work IN tho shape Of a national church. ION
link lie idea Of eonyer ing the Ubl'd STATES mo
monarchy very improbable result but n you f.Ier 70
tie le ter Of tn Times corresRoudent, IN wpien nc
states that there il universal feeling III iJ
fikat That ~
/ COZ GENE the idea is likely to be realized lbe eX-
Isence OF udeI endet sIaes Is only The German Co-
federation reacted In the New World, ~ ttem "u,n
has never led the way ~ 10 eHy III any laie " 'ne
world. The new Italian nation iOu'd that TIE sysem
of itder dent states would lot work, aud the genius
of the great C,vour wisely oyerruied IT, Al eli lne
Slates Of the Union were merger lhl' one, ~ uao
been done 10 Imly, IL would clear the way ior
better system Of government Independent mn-
nieipal govern me nis would be given ~ The towns
Which wDuli meet every reasonable oe-he ilr sell
government; which t peol le ud~Ish ior' But you
viii Ark how all these geat reforms oonll De put 10
operit,on; TO which reply, 1T Congress put forth
provisional scbeue fOr new Constitution, hnd seho
doXu Cifcuar letter 10 all tho Slater, luyhg them
10 tale the proposed Constitution ~ consideration Ii
the sc enc 80 proposed adequate ~ lh1 emergei-
cy do not doubt that 1t would he generally accepted.
To act upon the principle OF allowing the cou,endiDg
parties 10 iRht il out would I've suicidal, Tor We eli
know that when things are lett 10 lake We own
coirse they naturally take bad courre No. II,
Congrtt step 10 ard apply Tue gisai I've eu
the revelation will be brought ~ al Issue which, VIII
nine the American pRtoo TO ri'cl OF glory OF which
se bas no cofep lion Eng isgreatly interested IN
be y settleneut of war; Tor II that Il ~ 20 on,
we .hal not ouy Lose large portion OF oar cott.n
trade but of our iron and ,tber trades, Itch Viii
throw large of the population out Of employ
nent aud perhaps brng on revolution. We msy
re anon i thai England will do all IN her power 70
baieli the restoration of resre IN America; and It We
advocate the mon rcbical form, We shall Onl, DO 50
L,canse we tInk it Tue beat 10 produce permanent
oae Iu the event Of the present Construction being
dbe,ed To- the future OF America gloomy
JUDGED. The war 10 that viii probably 90 on Tor
len or fifteen YEAR,, as wa the in Fra Co. and,
although the Norin the end is certain TO be victoii
ous over tie South, YET when p-aee is decsred it will
m the peace of de olaiiop. Cislza ion viii be thrown
ba.k TO an extent Of which have ho adequate
ef,ucaufinn.v