Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-26
THE STRIKING VIEWS OF THE LONDON
TIMES

THE STRIKING VIEWS OF THE LONDON
TIMES:
The London Times says that the Sou.h ern
Confederaoy is mo longer a scheme but fact
1t continues: "The United States of America
are not in existence. A FREQ and slave Repub
lilo occupy their place aud stand side by side,
destined to be rivals perhepa enemies. while n
third Republic or confederation of Republics.
to the West of the Rocky Mountains on the
fertile shores of the Pacific, is certain to assert
it's independence at no distant date, to form
the neuclus of another powerful empire
The Times speaks Of the unyieliing firmness
with WHICH the cotton States have pursued
their scheme of independence. and af the North
"exhibitins itself as time server and trim
mer," and of being foolish enough to press
forward protective tariff, in face of the
| strongly nvowed predictions of the South
for free trade. To prats: about the exploded
fallaces Of protectonsm at time like that
was to initiate the madness or the insolence
of Nero, and to fiddle while Rome was burn
ing"
The Times says. III there be any statesman
ship in the North, or in the South, the disso-
luton of the Union will be treated as an &C.
complished fact" aud then proceeds as fol-
lows:
| "The best thing that con be done i, that
which will be done, If North or South hav.
any wisdom left to guide its counsels. As the
Union cannot be e.establshed-nnd could NOT
continue if it were-the only course left is to
make the inevitable separation as peaceful, a,
equitable. and as bioodless as possible. Meth
er the North nor the Souti, can desire civil wa,
to settle their differences; and the South more
especially, in the existence of the black taint
Of slavery, which has brought about tn,
catastrophe, has reasons far more cogent thar
the North to deprecste the firing of gun
or the shedding of drop of blood in tho con.
hict.
The Provisional Government of the South
which hasjust been formed under the Presiden
y Of Mr.. Jefferson Davi B. whose name has
last emerged out of the chaos as the Washing
ton, or rather az the Calhoun, of the new
movement--has but to declare to the North
and to the several States of Europe to which
it is about to accredit its ambassador, that
desires Peaceable separation. an equitahl
division of the common property, as we'll as
fair share of the debts and liabilities of tn
defunctSUnion,to enlist upon its side the goo
'oi'hes Of all sensible dud practical men. TIL
North has only to REFUGE the proposition, an,
insist upon settling the dispute by force o
, nrms' to incur the disapptobasioasof the vsrlo
and put itself out of The pale of ordinary ssn
pathy, as utterly unreasonable and impraetieabl.
Slavery or no slavery, is no longer the question
The quarrel has outgrown its original incen
tive. and the South, strong enongh TO do as i
G pieases, takes its stand upon lis iubernet righ
TO retire from partnership that has beeou
iRtolersbIs:" ,.,0
It's unfortunate that the Republeans can
not reason 90 sensibly about affairs As impor
: taut TO their vital Interest and their dome.,;
+ tranquility. as can 4 stranger whose intsre.
2 il only that of o philaspphio oitizen Of th
tHpFld' Every rejecting mind NOT warped b
party raneor ngd prejudice must feel the fore
eof these statesmanlike views--Philadelphi
! Pemnsyluamian. +. a H.,
. IT is agreat blunder in the. pursuit I
happiness pos tc know when we have = %
, it; that 10, NOT to be- content with reason
. able and possible measure, Il.
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