New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-30
THE AMERICANs AND OURSELVES.

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tn. effects Of the In America are beginning to
react on this country. Hitherto We have been mere
spectators OF the sDguinary struggle, holng thai NE
ooure Of events would bring it to speedy aud sss-
factory ~ re; bot recent events show that we are only
a. the beginning Of the ebd and that great an the sui-
fernpr of the mediate conbaanis are, these suffer-
tngs u sa be se less by the whole o LuFo o,
ard especially by tho great producing countries
France and England. One ~ the 6rst consequences
Of thi. IN otunsts civil stfo 10 serious dimnuiiOu
IN pe amount Of Engish railway divid-nds. Almost
syey great arery Of communication which pieroes En-
glad frOm extremity TO the other acknowledge
dec,ese o buaness and ths ia reecsd in the reduced
division Of prohts-a condition OF things which s
painfully felt by those wbose property 70 embarked
10 ,uoh undertakings, and the worst feature Is
thsi, bad the present prospect is, the future
holt, ont little encouragement. Every week tue
so Of cottonfor the manufacture Of thai article lie
the staple produce Of England-beecnes swsll by
degrees and beautifully lese, and tie question arises
| where shall we look for a fresh supply when The
present one is exhausted The East Indies may send
., 3CO 900 or 0000 extra bales; hui TINS Ia mere
SOD 10 CerberHs." when messared by our setusl
ne,e,sities. What supplies NAV We hope for from
Austrsiia from the West iudes from the Weet Coast
Of Aies he other portions Of the earth 10 which
We were iUld TO direct our eyes Ultimately, we may
perhaps rsoeive from these and other sources enough
10 keep tho mills Of Lsncasbire and ianarkshre gongi
but while the grsss grows the steed starves, aid
the difficulty is how to manage during the painful inter
val This difficulty must have been pre,en 10 the minds
of Ih. southern planters when they raised the s.ada
OF revolt. They argued that the frst law Of nature
,elf.preferveilon, would compel England and France
% fore. the blockade of the Southern ports 10 suppy
themselves with article the Possession Of which is
essentiA keep down Starvation and insurrecton al
home and in this they reasoned wisely. We
nav rub on with comparative ease until tie Fall Of
TIE year but toward November and December next,
when co,ton.ladsn veenels from NewOreans, Mobile
Cbarleston, and other ports IN possession Of the
Southern COnfedersey, Usually make their appear
sncs In British and French waters, the question
f0r a Yfl az 10
70 be dorsf There are those among Us who con-
tend that, nnlrss peace between the North and
South hss been secured in the interval, we must in
sefdelense violate the blockade TO secure that great
erseb,iA Of lfecottop. Better, these pers argue
to rsk with America than 70 millions Of our
operayes tprDed INTO the streets 10 die Of wsntbet
teT 70 provide onrtelyes with what We cannot do with
out st whatever cost than TO bring worse than war
famine, disease, and pestilence-to our own doors.
Thee, we admit, are extreme views; bu! It wac the
belief that they would be realized that induced Mr.
Jefferson Davis and his abetors TO defy the powor Of
the President ana attempt 10 dismember the Union.
Now cannot, for the life OF us, ses unless some
depl ele alternative of this kind 10 to be encouraged,
why large section Of the English press takes morbid
delight ia mfamipg the passions between the North
ana South, which already burn 30 violently. Every
consideration Of humanity ought to induce us 70 act III
tho very opposite spirit. We are far removed from
the ene and however much may dsploe the con-
fict, look while tho game Of war ID played out
without tecoming heated parssns on one side or tho
Otbtf. Dut Oh our aPlVoA w
at ths which the Northern States sustained at
Bu aD and the spirit of their comments cannot fsii
10 make very unsyoTsble impression on the other
side Of the Atlantic Charges Of eowar0ice against
the men, and OF want of gsantry against the officers
sre Ne plentiful blackberdes IN Autumn, and, 70
make the drsught sll bitter, reminded oil
the Inherent vices Of democracy and OF tho usually va
periDg character Of the Americans Such charges ~
such moment, exhibit, cannot help saying, nngu-
lar bad taste. II Ii conduct which the Amerlcans
pdrsued 10 Va In our days Of adversty-and that We
have had 10 struggle against nisforuhes 1t would oe
useless 10 deny. When Ireland was stricken WIN
famine, Amerc in tho spirit Of the good SImsri'an
rushed TO her assistance IN way that ought no. 70 DC
forgotten When Il was beloved in the early days OF
the Second Empire that Louis Napole had inimici
designs against M, o loud and almost ambulance
ous cry Of aid came from the western shores OF
the Atlantic. But, apart from these conscientious,
there arc no people In the world to whom we are
united by 20 many and such close ues-no people on
the n whose material prosperity we aro more III.
teresfed, and with whom we do greater amount OF
reciprocal trade. When Parianont was shting lts
good taste rolraiped from all ausion 70 subject
which can hardly be handled without giving onense
but now that Parliament IL adjourned, TOO many Oh
our public writers and public speakers cannot refrain
from giving expression, often in very coarse ahi Oh.
fensiYe way, TO what they think of The worhng OF
American institutions, and the vast superiority Of
Limited MonGrChy 70 Nm absolute President. Ihe con-
trsst is the more remarkable because Of recent years.
tue tone OF tie English press towards America mas
been regpectful and friendly, m example Nhch hAS
been st by The leading journal aud followed by ne"s-
Iapers rejecting every shade Of poiNcb oqmioh'