New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-05
fellows like Col. M. of Stump Neck" Mary.
land.
THE LETTER OF LORD LYONS.


which, We believe, even Swift's Laputan phi.
loaophers did not descend. At any rate, the
British ambassador at Washington declines to
adopt any such muddled theory for the benefit
of his compatrot cotton spinners. His Lord.
ship has q faculty quite as valuable in diplo-
macy as falsehood; by which we mean the fac
ulty of seeing from two and one-half to three
inches beyond his nose. We do not suppose
that The rse of sixpence per pound IN cotton
would have been half so alarming to Lord
Lyons as this sudden fall in morality and con-
sstency which go many of his countrymen have
experienced. The groans Of the manufacturers
in Lancashire affect his Lordsbip in Washing
ton in a peculiar way; and having come to
America with the smell OF the Exeter Hall
sacrifices upon his garments, ne does not
rightly comprehend the human holocaust by
which the medcine.men of his native land pro-
pose to propitiate whatever divinites may pre-
side over the breaking of blockades. lie
naturally desires to save dear old mother En-
gland from crazy Inconsistencies which will cut
ludicrous figure in the history Of these tunes.
Moreover, not being in the spinning line HIM
self, the British Minister sees the Southern
planters clearly, and not through mist OF
pocket interests. "This oyerweeniDg notion
of their own Importance" says he, In
recent letter, "may lead to very serious
50 inconvenience" Well, your Lordship,
We must say that in cur case it has
led TO "rsry serious Inconvenience" and
you are quite right in supposing that IN your
case it moy-we think, must. We have already
poiuted out, aud we think proved, that En-
gland, if she recognize the " Southern Conied-
"eracy" a. all, or at least in any probable
posture of affairs, must do SO at the expense
of her own commercial independence, and with
the certainty that she must, within very few
years, assert that Independence by q conquest
of "the Confederacy," which will in the end
leave her to settle the Slavery question--to run
the risk of abOlisbing the institution or OF
mourning the inexpressible shame Of making il
perpetual-so that, in the long run, che can
pain nothing by hasty action, and may secure
much by a little patient waiting. cit must
" ever" says Lord Lyons, be repugnant to
" our feelings TO be in intimate relations with
an Confederation formed on the ayowed prin-
" ciple of perpetuating if not extending Slav-
"ery." His Lordahip need not have made the
distinction. Pcrpetuation means extension and
without extension Slavery cannot exist.
"UnIess the Seeding States" continues
Lord Lyons, "can be induced to act with
" moderation upon the question OF Slavery,
4" they may rouse a feeling Of indignation and
" horror in Great Britain which will oyerpower
"a all confederation of material interest" Now,
moderation in slaye-holdiDg certainly seems to
us q good deal like moderation In murder,
aud particularly murder proceeding from a
homicda instinct. Tie moment the ''Con.
:" federacy" consents to moderation" in hold
ing slaves, it gives up the whole institution.
How can you have too much Of good thing
of social system established BY Abraham,
perpetuatcd BY Isaac, consecrated BY Jacob,
and confirmed by John c. Calhoun! There
ia no room for an argument. II Slavery be-
right and polite, What is the use Of " modera-
tom" Ii it be wrong and foolish, mod
:. GRAFTON" is as sinful and silly az excess.
Then Lord Lyons fears the revival OF the Slave
Trade. But the Confederate, from the rakings
and scrapngs of Mr.. Calbouns logic, will
have td-bit or two quito ready upon that
point whenever they have England in their
power. If you can found republics upon
Slavery religious enlightened, per-
mancnt republican, tho name OF Romuus ard
Remus, why not revive the slave-trade II
you are in love with the effect, why libel the
cause If you intend to swallow the camel
why be at the trouble of straining at the
gnst Sdell and Mason say--what we, ifI
were conscientious shareholders, never would
have sad--that they don't intend, these Con-
iedcrates, 10 revive the slave-trade. Both
these persons are notorious liars; but if they
speak in this case what they believe to be the
truth it makes 10 difference; for the simple
reason that they cannot speak for the next
generation OF Shareholders in the Twentieth Year
of the Conicderacy. If Slavery is to be re.
established upon permanent basis, then tie
sayc-trade must bc royiyed--at least tie best
Southern economists have said so. Ii must be
revived, just in proportion to the inevitable
diminuton of slaves in the breeding States, III
creased b. the accelerated demand for cotton,
which will result in oyerworking the negroes,
and thus thinning by death the gangs. Then,
when this want OF labor, aggravated by the
business inefciency OF capital, Las brought
the " Coniederacy' to another crisis, there will