Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-13
CHR &ntland Gerald.
THURSDAY, JUNE IS. 1861.

Adv II r I HUM LIE LONDON II4hI@C.
The following extract is from the London
Times Of the 31st ult,;
4" 1t is, perhaps, too late to advise but if
perchancp, there should still be room for
warning, the Americans may listen to honest
admonitons from England. They have found
by thi, time that no political jealouses affect
our estimate of their deplorable quarrel. We
would rather see America united and power
tul. even though her strength may cost Us
some trouble. We feel that slavery is an
abomnahle thing, but we know how difficult
must he the problem of abolition and. above
all. we feel that no convictions, however
deeply entertained, can justify the extremity
Of civil war.
There was a great soldier in this country
few years agO--a man OF iron mind and reSO-
lute will, whose feelings might have been
scared and hardened by sights of war in ev-
cry quarter of the globe Yet that man, so
inhexible and fearless, took an opportunity of
saying that there was nothing which should
not be done or borne rather than the country
should ever know one hour of civil war. Is
Abraham Lincoln, the hard working, peace
full ana simple minded citizen, about to face
an extremity from which the Duke of We'll
Iington recoied in dismay ?"
Ifthr TINS exhibited less stupid igno-
rance. wholly unworthy even OF a bIockhead,
in its discussions of American affairs, its adj
vice" and warning" might possibly be con-
sidered Of some Importance. Everybody
always excepting the editors OF the Times
knows very we'll that the '.probiem Of aboii-
tom" is as far from being the cause of the war
as the problem of Irish emancipation" And
yet the Times by plain implication, carries
the idea that the object OF the North Is simply
to abolish slavery, and the purpose of the
South TO prevent it
We don't know but Wellington made the
remark imputed to him by the Times, with
OFT limitation or qualification, but if so, there
are few who will concur in the belief that
there is Hotbng which should not be done or
borne rather than that the country should
ever know one hour of civil war" We are
not insensible to the horrors of civil war, but
civil war for season is to be preferred to
perpetual anarchy or despotiSm. Suppos
eight or ten of the counties of England
around Liverpool should declare themselves
indcpendcnt of the British Government, and
should substitute a rattlesnake flag for the
Cross o. St. George,-should take possession
Of the forts, arsenaIs, navy yards and ships
within their limits, and growing bold, at the
tolerance of my Lords Palmers ton and Rus
sell, and the meek submission Of the London
Times, should organize an army and threaten
to march upon London, drive Parliament
thence. and capture the Queen, and hang
her upon one OF the trees in Islington church
yard What would the Times say to that
condition Of things? Oh it would tel! the
British people that there was great sol
der" "a man of iron mind and resolute will,
who once said that there was HotL1,q which
should not be done or borne rather than the
couatry should ever know one hour OF civil
war" The Thunderer would advise" that
nothing should be done to prevent the traitors
from burning London, dispensing Parliament,
destroying the ancient and venerable consti-
tuition OF Great Britain, and hanging the anna
bic Queen And it might warn the trait
ors not 70 sup upon their contemplated hor-
rors, but nothing more
We suggest that 1t l., perhaps too late" to
follow the "advice" and warning" of the
London Times, unless its advice and warn
ing shall be Of quite different kind.