New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-20
Relations of Spain with the United States
Cotton Cuiet-Breadstufs Declining.

which left Liverpool az O'Clock on the morning OF
Dec 6, and Queenstown on the afternoon OF Dec. I,
arrived here on Friday morning. bringing l56 pas
sengers
The Nova-Scoiisn arrived at Londonderry on the
night of Dec. 4, aud reached Liverpool,
The steamer New-Ycrk, from NewYork, arrived
at Southampton on the morning Of Dec 4.
The steamship City Of Baltimore from New'fork,
arrived at Liverpool on the Sd inst.
The newspaper comments on American afairs are
without any new political significance.
TIL. London Globe thinks that the situation in
America promises to soon yield striking results OF
some kind.
The London Times editorislly argues that the
success of the Democratic party at the elections las
rendered the Government desperate instead OF
dsunting it, and il looks upon the last news from
America as the worst that his yet been received as
i. indicates that the match has at last been put 10 the
eombustible materials which lie strewed over the
whole Of the Southern States, and that the President
has resolved upon the propagation Of servie war.
The Times hopes there will yet be pause before
The warrng factions are actually committed to some
terrible act Of outrage and reprisal.
Dir. GLADSTONE DEFINES HIS POSITION on
THE AMERICAN QUESTION.
The following letter from the Hon. w. L. Glad
stone, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Prof. New
man, is published in The london STAR
"CARLToN HOUss TERRACE, Dec !, 1852.
"MY DEAR SIR: | am sure that yOu will receive
tudulgenty comment | have 10 make on state
ment in recent letter on American affairs published
la The Star touching matter not OF opinion but OF
fact.
al have not, to ny knowledge, expressed any
sympathy with the Southern cause IN any speech at
keucQc.ls nr elecxl have | assel
eulogium on President DAVIS.
I'm dealings. whether With South or North, | have
thought it out Of my province to touch in any
way the conn heated question OF praise or blame.
" Perhaps | should eDd here; but cannot avoid
adding that think myself much better friend to
the North Americans, if it is not presumptuOus to
the phrase, than those who have encouraged and
encouraging them TO Qersevere In their hopeless
aud destructive enterprise. Among these Of
assign to you the prominent place, merited
alike by your distinguished powers aud your un-
doubted sincerity.
Believe my dear Sir, i.itifaly your; D,r,gE.
SIT. p,ofsses, f'sw-~s.~
REPLY.
"MY DEAR Sin: | am honorod, and was at first
embarrassed by your kind communications embar-
raised by some uncertainty whether to answer i
from private or from public point OF view. II
the matter belonged to cTisls already past, my OBJ
vlous and simple way would be thankfully to ac
knowledge your unexpected and kind meutiou Of
me--to regret if had misunderstood you--and ex-
press NV satisfaction tiat you do not Ike 70 be
Thought TO sympathize with the detesiabe cause OF
She South.
avowal to the Star, that your contradiction may ap
pear in the columns which Inserted what you regard
as my erroneous statement. IL the next, painfully
remember that the cr1sls, which for America Il
trust is fast passing, is for England only a. ~
commencement. Most glad should be if poi.i-
ca! questions could be wholly impersonal. Blu.
even il L had your near friendship instead
Of q slight acquaintance (which through your
STABILITY has Justihei me n occasional com
municailOn on very few matiersl, s,lll TIE vast
importance Of the future relations between England
and Eng lands greater progeny would forbid ne TO
indulge III the pleasure OF yielding reply. 1t IL
terrible fact that the conduct Of Engllsn statesman
for which you have been Represented as claiming
high moral credit 10 at this moment gOadiDg both
North and South into haired against Us. see no
chance Of alaying the malignant Clements which the
UPPER classes Of England have stirred up without
much plain speaking, with little care whom we ole
fend. The seeds Of an unnatural and dreadful war
have been sowB. Tie plague Is not yet stayed.
Pirate ships are yet about 20 Issue from LIVERPOOL
The Government, which was 20 active about Hale
rockets and would not allow arms to be sert to
noble Hungary, shows no signs OF activity when
snccor IN toe mos odiOOs form, and most damaging
the fair fame Of England, Is 70 be sent 10 tha'i
Slave Power, IN comparison with watch
the late tyranny OF Naples was respectable and en-
durable. You tfet earned honor with NE by your
oenurcia'iOn Of that + rsnny when no other public
man spoke Much should have leJoiced 10 see N
You strong heart Of righteousness able TO stem tie
tide 0. contemplate national Jealousy,
L reGd your Newcastle speech with great pain
I viii not say with surprise, for IN a previous |
spcech the papors had Represented you as reteratng
after xix month"; Eatl kusselis mOnetTously untrue
epigrau, tAGt the North Ii fighting for dominion, /
tie South for Independence. This / supposed 10 bs
Geau' az an encouragement 10 the South, and gra-
tuitorI display Of sympathy with it. Your Newcas-
Gle speec was, believe, universally understood "a
intended 10 feel the way toward the recognition of
the South by England. The words in ii which most /
Impressed inc were frat the declaration which you
were repro -ented to have made that you expected
ahe liberation Of the slaves b. their own masters
soonef than from the North. This Was said after
the emancipation Of the slaves III Columbia; after .
the Territories had been legislatively secured to
freedom after Congress bad offered peculiarly ud
20 emancipation; after the President hed imploied
Rebels 70 accept in due time the terms offered
fpally, after he had announced the day upon which
the offer war 10 be withdrawn, and incorporated
Liberation enforced. The Southern papers bitterly ,
complain Of the vast number OF slaves freed by the
Northern armies. 10 none OF these things Cid you
alGde (unleas tie papers astoDlshlDgly Delled yOa
but you are beside made to say, Jefferson Davis
aud the other leaders Of the South have made an
army; they are soon / understand, 90 have a navy;
but, gentlemen they have made what is more than
have made a natiouG
certainly understood this as applause FOR b
erss, and noble work; whether the fact affirmed DO
true is separate question. Prudence sometimes
imperaiytly enoins silence on public men, when
humble persons may usefully 10 opep-mouhed.
Do not chim that English statesmen shall denounce
Su The gnlt Of all Governments. BIT when
~, vCr, tl. parable Cult To TbuQs buccaneera and