Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-03-06
/ ond0n Times on the Southern Con.
federacy.


federacy.
The English journals and English States
men are beginning to grasp the subject o
Anerican politics and TO feel that thei
drs liny Is not wholly disconnected from
thcir transatlantic brethren. Cotton ha'
ion, since opened their pockets, and Is
now opening their eyes to the stern fact tina
bis Majesty sways HIS septrc over Vic'o
rias throne and empire. This enables
,hcm to see great wealth and power in thu
Southern States and to do homage to it,
The. following article from the London
Times, is indicative of the future course oi
England, as well as full of great truths and
important facts, both historical, and statis-
teal, commercial and political:
The DISRUPTION OF THE AMERI-
CAN UYIoN.-Public speeches in the
North have generally affected to
doubt the seriousness Of the move
mont, and have expressed n conf
dence that the separation will be
temporary. This, in fact, is the
hope which has kept the North, and
stiil more the West, quiet. 1t was
still indulgcd at the close of last
year, and it remains to be seen how
lar it is founded on right estimate
Of things. But, supposing, the san
guinc politicians of whom Mr.. Sew
urd is II type, to be in the wrong
supposing the gulf between the free
and the slave soil, when once made,
20 widen daily more and more; sup
posing the pride, or the political
ambition, or the pccaniary interests
Of the southcrncrs to be satisfied by
their new independence, what will
h, the action Of the Federation ?
Will the North give up with the
Slave States all the vast continent
which lies to the South and to the
West of them? Are all the dreams
Of American ambition to bc forever
foiegonc by the youth of New Eng
land and New York, Ohio and Mi
chigan, the most active and enter
prising populations of the Repub,
Iic? If South Carolina scccdes If
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, follows
ia Southern Federation be formed,
and take it's place among the pow
ers of the earth, there can be no
hope of keeping the Border slave
states. These will be drawn by Il
natural affinity to'detach themselves
rom the North and join the slave
holding Federation. North Carroll
ma, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri,
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, will
then dissociatc from the Free States.
Such an event cannot be regarded
without dismay by the most staunch
Abolitionists. 1t would in fact,
make the Southern Federation the
real Unitea States, as far rs terrific
ry present and prospective is con-
cerned, and reduce the North to
what our ancestors would have call
I'd a Rump." The people OF Bos-
ton or Philadelphia might be distin-
tinguished for their ability and en-
terprise, but they would belong to
a country with hardly a greater fu.
+ure than Canada. Every natural
advantage would be on the side of
he Slave States. Look at the map,
and YOU will see what anarrow slip
of country composes the free soil OF
he American Federation. Only
the sea cost from the British from
tier to the Delaware belong to it;
aH the rest stretching far away down
The Atlantic along the Gulf of Mex
leo, is in the hands of the slave
owners. The mouth of the Missis-
sippi is there; the Missouri and Ar
kansas, the great arteries of the ex-
treme West, are theirs. Virginia
pushes a spur of territory to within
iess than a hundred miles of Lake
Erie, and thus divide the Atlantic
Free States from the West in man,
ner highly dangerous to their fu;
ture union. Indeed, it is doubtful
whether the connection between
New York and New England on the
one hand, and Illinois and the
neighboring States on the other
could long survive the total separa,
ton of the South. The North would
have n Territory as struggling as
that of Prussia, and the western re-
gions would soon find it advanta-
Scous to dissolve its union with the
eastern. In the meantime all the
riches in the Nep World 'cOuId be IN
the grasp of the Southeners. In
stead of exploring the inhospitsblC
region in the neighborhood OF tht
British frontier, which would be al
that remained to the North, the
slave owners would carry their "un
deniable property into lands bless
ed mith erery Advantage Of climate
soil and mineral ,realth. Texas has
Territory enough to make three ol
four great States. New Mexico il
about to be admitted with slave in
stitutions. Arizona will follow
Mexico in a few years must be con
quered, and the Southerners, tordI
Sf he mot n rrnifcepf domain IN tn
acorld. r5gld coRfroi - Pass0g BE-
fircfH fkf fsr0 occ1Hs.