The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-28
"o.cil,n,Ion. of tho London Times.


The London Duly Ns,eJ OF the 10th instant
contains an excellent editorial upon its thun-
derous contemporary, the Timss, and tho coz
ftssion lately made by that journal 10 the offect
that it has frequently altered its mind. Says
the NslpS!
"rho Time assures the Americans that in
cooler moments aud on more sober thought thoy
will discover that our opinions have bean
shaped by events, and ii our sympstsies haye
occasionally wavored, there was ground for the
oscillation According 10 our contemporary,
At tho outset eff the struggle tho feeling Of tbs
country was decidedly on tho side Of the north
orn states The revolt Of the southern states
violated our national itoGs CT political fair
nay, and they wero lighting for an insti ution
which Lnglishnen on principle Abominated,
no sympahia5 ard opinion Of this country
.cre Therefore on ,he side Of the North In
hort time, however, we are told a certain
mango urdoub'ocly came over the spirit Of
op', ION The srou Idl Of this chlnge, accord
Hrc 10 ouT c,n'ompor,ry, were, first, tho urita-
,I. u' the North Ut cur not having taken
u,c decided pirt in the struggle, and second
and ulioiy the rcsoluto attitude, formidable
p-Ipralions, and partial success Of the South.
.'fhc main grJuHd'or'prineple Of tho alleged
nee of I'm sh opinion Is summed up by our
contemporary In a single Eolntet sentence refer
ring 10 the Confaderate Btatos; They may bs
wrong, but they ere ton millions We protest
o. Englishmen against this monstrous libel on
the moral judgments and international sympa
thies Of tho nation. The country does not grE'
duAte It's moral support Of q c lu,e by the number
engaged in its defence. It's sympathes and
opinions do not auctuato with the changing
number Of the combatAnts. 10 ynlpatt!ssJ wH
liberty against de,pOiisa, no mqasr Uh4t the odd
mag Be IN JiIv0r ofh3 tTGHt.
Tho Confederate States may bo ten millions,
but they arc wrong, VIGOROUSLY, hagrAntly
wrong, and opinion aud sympathy IN this coun-
try are, and have boon from the drst, notoriyusly
against tham. Tho people OF this country have
from the fret recognised these broad facts, and
their symplLhies have ell along been with the
struggle public opinion has steadily supported
toe cause OF justice and right. 1hore have boon
no such dsgracefnl vacillations "a our contem-
poIary would have thu Americans believe.
eos There was one part OF the nition
from which the North might fairly have expect.
ed a strong and decisivs expression or sympathy
and encouragement. We for TO those who
claim 10 represent the conscience OF the nation
she religious journals Of this country. Unbap-
ply they have for the most part proved unialth-
ful in this great struggle Of principles Their
craven advice to the TeSolute and agonized
North has been worse than any that we pot
chords Of tho earth have given Let the south
late and have done with them The South
had armed to estAb,i h powerful and aggres-
slve slave Confederacy, and those who had the
power and the will TO avert the contamination
of this gigantic iniquity were bidden to stay
their hand. Such shorisighted, selfish advice
comblnes the imbecillty ofDogbery, who says,
IL he resist thee, let him 20 !; he 70 not tho man
took him for, with The hypocrisy q Poutirs
PLATE, who osssmoniOualy. washed BIZ hAnda
and said, u an inuocout."