New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-28
A PAHAELEI.

consented to the union on certain clearly ex-
pressed conditions in regard to her peculiar code
of laws, her established Church, the number OF
her representatives in the House of Lords, and
other like matters.
Now, suppose the Scotland Of to-day under
the false pretext that the Queen or her Parlia'
ment had violated some Of the conditions of the
act of union, should summon her ancient Parlia-
ment, repeal her act consentng TO the union
with England, hunt up some scody scion OF the
house of Stuart place him on throne IN the
diapidated palace of IIolyrood, and hail hlm
King Of Scotland" Suppose the new hine
and Parliament should raise and army and hit out
ships to maintain her rebellion, sezins Stirring
Castle, Edinburgh Castle, and the other royal
keeps and garrisots from John OGroats house
to the Tweed; stealing all the arms IN the
arsenals and all the treasure in the coiers OF
her Majesty, aud proceeding to lombard and
reduce the only two or three loyal fortfesses
north of that river.
Suppose nearly all the Scotchmen in the Brit
ish army and navy should turn traitors to the
Crown and surrender important posts on tue
laod and valuable ships on the sea iuto the hands
of the rebels tho rebel officers taking new com
missions in the Scotch service. Suppose the
Scots snould pour troops in large masses down
upon the English borders, commanded by officers
who had just deserted the service OF Queen VIC
toria and furnished with cannon, rifles, powder,
shell and shot, stolen from her garrisons; and
from strategic points should threaten to sack
Newcastle and Carlisle, to burn Liverpool aud
Bristol, and to speedily take possession OF Lon
don, aud organize their reasonable parliament
at Westminster, aud lodge their fugitive hing
in Buckingham Palace.
Giving rein to the mob aud license TO ruiian'
ism. suppose the Scotch shoud maltrcat every
English tourist found among their lakes and
mountains, and every English merchant trading
in their ctes, scourgmg some, hanging Others,
and hunting all VINO tried to escape over the
border like beasts of prey; and (Perhsps worse
than all in this yenal sge) utterly refuse to pay
their Indictment TO the merchants of London
and Liverpool, and tie manufacturers OF MaE-
chester and Birmingham, and return their pro-
tested notes accompanied with the most insulting
letterp.
Among other acts of the so.caIIed Scotch Par
Lament suppose they should pass law author
izing letters of narque, whose every provision
was rcdoent of rascality, Offering temptation
to every corsair that lniesis the seas TO take
commissions and sweep the ocean Of English COM
merce-stmulating their thirst for gold and blood
by reward Of f20 sterling for esery Engllsh
mariner whom they would shoot, drown, or
butcher.
Ia the face Of these facts, and whlc Englane
was putting forth al her might by Lard aud sea
TO crush this rebellion, appealing to the loyalty
Of der oSn people and tue sympathy Of consiiiu-
tonal Governments TO sustain her, suppose Mr.
Douglas or Mr. Fcssenden should propose res
oluton in the American Senate urg.ag tue Gov
eminent of the United States to recognize the
independcnce of Scotland, while the American
President should issue grave proclamation re-
cognizng the Scotch rebels as bcilgcrcnis' IL
the international sense Of that term, aud pro-
posing 20 treat their letters Of marque a. legal
documents, and all ships, goods, aud men cap
turel under them as prizes aud prisoners, ac-
cordiDg to the law of nations. What wonld Lord
John Russell, Lord PalmcTsion, the EaA oi
DERBY, and Messrs. Richard Cobden aud John
Bright say of this conduct of their American
"eousnsl" Would they moi ask: DOES not tie
Government OF the United states remember tia;
it has solemn treaty of amity and commerce
with the United Kingdom OF Great Britain aud
Ireland; that Scotland is embraced within this
geographical designation; that Victoria L. is the
sovereign Of this realm, and not Charles H.. :;
ttat our gracious ruler dwells at Buckingham
Palace. aud not at IIolyrood House; that the
British Parliament sls at Westminster, and not
at Edinburgh; that scion oi the hlustrious
house of Russell is our Foreign Secretary, ana
not some rebel Rob Roy of the highlands; that
our Embassador at Washington is Lord Lyons,
and not a bevy of wandering fugiiiyes from be-
yond the Tweed, styling themselves "Comnis-
siouerg7"
And more than all-suppose it should turn
out that this Scotch rebellion was utterly cause
less aud wautol, and was set on foot not be-
cause of any violation Of tie act Of Union, but,
under false pretexts, was fomcnted for the pur-
pose of establishing despotism ut home, extend
INC the curse Of human Slavery into all the Colo
nies of Great Britain, and ultimately reopening
the African slaye-trade TO supply the victims Of
their cupidity. What, then, would the people Of
England, and of the whole civilized world, say
Of such conduct on the part Of the American
Government