The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-12
A Graphic Picture OF n Southern

The London Daily News draws this picture
of the character Of the South aud the proba-
BILE consequences which would follow It's
schios OF Independents"
As far as England u concerned. We may
judge from The past. Many people say. IN
excuse for their state Of mind about the
war, that they detest The Americans
Very we'll, what does this mean IL means
an association of ideas made up of troubles
about search of siavers at sea, and brag
about the Monroe doctrine. and threats OF
| Canada. and ISLANDERS about our cruisers in
the Gulf. and outrage ON san Juan, and the
bullying OF the General Harneys. aud tie
sharp practice Of OF cabinets at Washington.
and aggressioDs upon our seamen "a port,
| and universal rudeness to our representa-.
tives in the States. and 10 our Government
through American representatives Ia Ing
land. All this. with impressions of hlibus-
tering. threats about Cuba. an unrepressed
| claRdestlne slave trade, lynch law, nlarsud
| Ing IN Kansas. brag about liberty. together
with tar aud feathers, COW hiding, slave
markets. human stock breeding. and all the
rest ofit--thcse impressions eomb'ne 90 make
up the sentiment expressed by the avowal
Il de,c-t the Americans" but for every
element OF thin impression Confederate SO
ciety i answerahle. Ii was the South reign
ing In Washiugtonton. tho South importing
negroes. the South coveting Cuba and Can.
ada. the south sending Walker and Lopez
into the territory ~ an ally to stir mp insur-
rec,iou the South sending General Harvey
10 San Juan. the South getting up tho Mon
roe doctrine. the South lyuching clergymcn.
AND burning alive travellers suspected OF dis
approving of SLAYER, So'.h ss univei-
esl seRte@sct. bully. brsggatt. traitor. mir
cliei maker and thorough bore tina, rocle
~ vss getting tc dctest more anu more eve
=, ,eat. What followr. II this same South.
Undated with pride and revenge. could actu
slly recover her domlaionsl
The bred Scott decision would be ac-
lively enforced, and tho whole territory Of
tho Union made slave soil The popular
vote would bo ovcrrued. or practically pre-
cludcd. as hitherto In the South. and rights
of education. OF free speech aud free press
cxtinguished. Labor being discreditcd by
the extension of slavery. the pauperism and
the degradation of the FREQ workers of the
North would corrupt society TO It's core -
The concubiaase of tho South would spread
beyond tho present dividing line. and the
morals of tho whole natien would be In
dagger of becoming like those of tho slave
States, which are grosser than can be con-
ceiyed of in any other part Of Christcndom.
every ether nation would be perpctually on
the verge OF war. or engaged in IL, because
the slave power can not abstain from aggres-
sion. nor maintain its position by the arts OF
peace" We should see n rotrograde period
arrive moro disastrous 10 civilization than
the advent OF the first Napoleon.
We should see buccancering nation
: turning the progress Of political liberty into
a mockery. destroying the freedom of the
seas. snd the security of territory. aud the
prosperity of labor We should sec the nat
ural laws Of industry and trade tempered
with civilization turned back. and canting
pagansm set up in the name Of Christianity
and the Old World infested with the piracies
of the New. in every department OF politics
Of business. OF territorial possession. and OIL
intellectual aud moral intercourse. II the
Confederates could prevail. and rcinstate the
spirit and policy of the South at Washington
/. .would be the greatest calamity that ha'
! befallen the world for centuries. But il vii
not be The American people will not per
nit IL. and the rest of the world, once aware
Of the danger. will not endure IT,