Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-01-25

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Little ~ Engllshmen are aware Of IT. there Is no doubt
mat ENGLAND Is exercising material influence over the
crisis in the United States II NAV almost be asserte
mat Inc commercial affairs of this country were other
in 'nsS are, There would bs no secession from the
Union, Tho states which have secedtd which medi-
tate seeesson have evidently made very simple ealcula
uon' Ihey estimate that the value England to them
anu O Their produce to England would be very largely
increased they formed separate Southern Conederacy
Noton, sent directly from New Orleans Charleston 10
Liverpool, and paid for directly In English m ufaeurs
j. seen 70 De very different thing from cotton which Is
hindered from being directly exchanged by the protective
Larh which + now imposed on the South by Northern
votes me planters have therefore made up their muds
that we are TO spin and weave and to forge iron for them
and they to grow infinite bales Of cotton for us and Ii
any part Of the Southern staple Is wanted by the North
ep states tbey must purchased at fair price, instead
ofbuylng with nlmsy nAnuactuies artfcally forced
in.o value by protective legislation Up to this point
must ne lodged there are few flaws in the
Ing The politicians Of tile south haze not perhaps ut-
nseny taken iato account the uneasiness which would
prevads this country II II entirely dependent on an
exclusively slayehOlding community and the psrpetual
dliieues In international relation which would pruba
bly, be its consequences but they are doubtless riRh in
suppo,ng that their cotton woad H. taken and thai their
naependenee once assured, would DO respected in all
formal transactions
But darker hopes than these le behind The Eurouann
demand for cotton is practically unmied and the seced
ing States would be able to sell much Of this coveted
commodity rs they could get land 10 produce
. cultivate Land however, is drug With them 50 that
Tue dimeny Of growing cotton Is reduced to the difficulty
oiprOenring slaves There Is doubt therefore, that
they hope to revive the African slsvetde An attempt
70 renew could only b. delayed by the central slave
breeding States if they should ultimately join i'll the
secession But Nlrgnia, inturky and Tennessee de-
prved Of the support OF the North would net long make
head sgalus the eager cupidy the cotonplantne in
lertsi and II Is likely that before twalyeaionth had
elapsed from the dissolution Of the Union England would
be offered the great bride Vi cheap cotton in exchange for
the withdrawal other squsdrons from the Coast OF Africa
anu the UuG
The implicit belief Of most Americans and of nearly all
Europeans that aehshness ia the handspring Englsh
pocya belief strengthened by the conventional caut Of
our diplomacy and seconded doubtless by the language
which the Manchester correspondent Of the planters
risonaly hold In private-has naturally begnton an
impression OF the yenahty every sentiment profess
There ssen however to hp few men, even in the south
orn States, who understand us better than this III ugh
without liking us the innfe While OF President
buchanans Minister'S Mr. Cobb has resigned for the pur-
pose Of aiding the secession odeogia ha native State
au0ther-Mr Floyd OF NifginA-hAs published sort Of
manifesto against the dissolution OF the Union. Mr.,
Foyda sole instrument VI discussion is abuse of England
Fouler vituperaon than this gentleman who il sill 10.
cretary OF War, has put pApsr, never flowed from
human pen II reads as If 1t might have been nditsd by
Mt Mitchell In the delirium Of yell " fever But amid
all hts ravnSs, which may b. taken merely proving
the favor with which England is for the moment regarded
by the seee'sensts Mr. Floyd constant to the assertion
that We are sincere in our hostility Slavery Vile AZ
are our crimes, We are not dishonest In Ab0onis
which indeed properly considered Is crime wore than
at The wreehedest cockney-ceekney' Is this Cabinet
ministers general term for an Engrman-a hundred
times more miserable than the fat and welcarsd Tor
negro is nevertheless sincerely anxious than the negr.
should be rre NJ Fl vi accordingly warns his sont
brethren that they are surreuderng thes to della
siou, England will not consent 10 the revival Of lhl
Savelada. The prOhabiity indeed. il that she vfIl
assist the Black Republicans Of the North In preparing
crusade against the new Southern Conidaracy aid iii nj
The cup Of her iniquites by contributing 10 produce
serYie
Slr Floyd is most utquestonaby right in his prncpa
POSITION aud another distinguished convert has, we Oh
serve, declared himself within tile last few weeks il
AVor OF the same view NJ Theirs after life spent Ia
attbuug the AntSlavery oliry OF England 10 the wOrs
motives has IN his latest 'otume, admitted that she has
awAys Deen perfectly sincere lie caunet hep nsuuat
ing that long ago 1917 mad iotn that In,
suppression of the savetrade would be Injurious I,
AmarcA-hnagh, in lat, the United States hemse1,e
had abolished 1t SIX years before; but lie allow,
that England excited by preahings" had alre dy ron
drmned Slavery, and he points out that the n
matss al this Congress Vienna cheated her out OF som
Important advantages by playing Oh her foolish fanatiism
1t is, In truth absolutely rcrain that any policy viii
mscarry which that England can be coaxed OF
brlbed into the connivnre at he extension OF Slavery
The popular feeling of the country may bs exaVagant
in degree and inoppornne in its manifestations but ii
quite settled The utmost which the seeding State,
could obtain from would be the acknowledgements Of
their flag and even that concession would not b. as eAsi
granted as an American correspondent ofthe Times
10 imagine; Tor friendly Government would always Il
obliged 10 take into account the light In which the still
coherng United states wond regard tue recognition of
seeeders Indeed tile glish Foreign flee could scarce
" f to that to acknowledge tho independence OF Tie
Southern nitderary without conditions would in effect
be to reesiahish The slaveade quite true that
Mr. Buchanan beasts EngNud has now admitted the non
existence OF the right of search during time Of teace Inn
she has done in reliance the treaty whrh binds the
Americans 10 keep up an African squadron OF their own
But with the new southern hepubc there would be M
treaty and even if popular opiuon allowed Govern
inen II make Que, (Which would certainly not be tn,
ease would have no ship Of its station in the
40 hVun an hHftHNlun Is accomplished,
The whole 1uei VI sayers will probably hoist Southern
eoors' and II this flag be Acknowledged not one OF
them b. legally touched 1t is evident in short that
the dissolution Of the United States, far from being
hailed profitable transaction, will be amented IN this
conntry both rs the premature failure of great expert
nehl anu as PROBABLE source Vt grave diplomatic
arrasmeus. Oar interests, doubtless, will counsel US
10 ronne ourselves to rejoicing over tho opening the
cotton market and there will DO se among who will bid
US shut our eyes and ses what Mumbo Jumbo will send
us But has been proved before that the
OF national hun0r moi always prophets even In their
nd HI malta. -.
trusted to consent to almost any sacrifice rather the that
the Savetrade should exceed its present inevitable limits