New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-18
CAyRNEs ON TEE SLAVE POWER.

Pearahce OF an American edition 10 ASK Tor It
the attention Of thinkers. There is much ia it
10 which We cannot assent; but its account Of
the origin, Character, past career and tenden.
ces OF the Slave Power is calm, terss, forci-
bic, and-for the work Of a foreigrer-re-
markedly accurate. There is very much mat
ter for reflection in these III yeIl printed oc.
tavo pages The author has reLS INCH and Ia
good purpose, and bis standpoint is 80 remote
from our politics and parties that his conclu.
sions but anticipate the verdict of History
Witness this extract:
The constitution of slave society. it hs' been ss.n
suIclen.y simple /. resolves e into three csss broadly
distinguished each other and connected b.
Lterethe Save. whom devoves all tie regular Industry
the eho.de who reap all its fuis and al idle and iagles
abble who live dispersed psins in condition ht.s
removed absolute barbor,m Thee form tho constituent
elements OF the society Of which the Slave Power Ia tho
political representative What Of that power H.
now ht have scertaned the elsEens out OF which
pfir e. have little difficulty Ia determining When
tn. Who'll. wealth OF a country Is 5pozed BY thires
part Of to population while the remainder by phJ ca
moral coropn,oy povery and isoosu,s
wien the persons poas tie privileged theh part ns
al srgged pursuits th, kidd sab The influence
Of the moral ites. aud Identified with tue msteoaaSs
the species Of pTopeyo. society 10 constituted
political power will Of necessity reside with hose In whom
cent a.. elements ofs1ch p,werwesth. knowledge. and
nce,hs small minority for whose usive benefit
the system exist, The poy Of such society mnS! TINS in
o, rce be m osr.hy whatever be n, plcul,r mold Il,
which cs, Nor ;hi. all society organized tends
develop 18th peculiar intensity the distinctive Woes ofsn
osrchy IN seounty of fee labor, whatever ne the form
Of which it i, subject tie pursuits Of Industry
various Narol, Interests therefore tae roo, AID tics
gov up which REGARDING na0na question. from various 20 nts
Of view become Of opposition whether against the IN
pcsnsoas any Of their nunbe against those Of
anglo ruler Il 10 the Slave s'a,e- shat vafieyof
which springs from the individual i'm ,ulscs Of free
population doe, here oI The clements Of political sp
position waiting There hot parry bI, set Of mcs
who oapabl. Of sc toge hern ica concert Thefess
d.Diaed asbe From TIA. state Of things the only
possible result &, tia, which fnia desposu In the last
gee lnsrupsous and patient Of contIo wicked by The
wealthy few Nov power whch for hall century
hi exercised paramount sway n the counoi' Of The Union
Il the eddcsed ia the ideas OF this system who have
fed .s, offices Of State who lavo been the repfessn
Of hsr coluyto European Powsr and no b. their
position tire Influence they have cmmsnted have given
the 20 Tire putc morally Of the nation TLe deeiiorA
ton Of e Institutions and Of tbs character Of tho people OF
the United state, very commonly tskso foF sa!sd In
this country. The fact may De fr the South Is con
cerred believe and shall enesav0r to that uGsucs-
sn.by But very port Al. thu. We 'aould urdor-
stand what Ihs dets ofation IL due Ihere are
who would have believe thi u Is out Tie nstnfs'
s,u, Of Democratic institution, through the Uui,n
,,e and for hi. view ,usJe usy be easily made
on, Dsfaocrato Institutions have adlnsdly exercised
powerful nhge9ce fonog tho American Character ana Ia
determining tho present cOad ton Of tho United Sstos IL 10
only uece,.4ry teefsre to bUg th, p'at strongly into
view Ia close connection With al that . most objsci'oasS's
ia te ubc morals sad ell that Is most discIsiilabe IN No
recent history o. the Union, keepiss csieishy out u
si;lt the Ia the pOtical system OF in''i-
tutea, the reverse g democrats. snd avoiding all
nlefenos % the caro,n,l fact ths, 1t 10 these ana
no. the democratic Institution, Of the North Which almost
since is have been the paramount power The
Unsu.o eaye the ges.ion that everything that h'e ees
sde eg Of r.proaeh In tr.a.aiac polite, has been due
70 democracy alone According to ths metbos
theozns the ab..f4c,a Of FLORIDA, the annexsioa OF
the iouerins erpedi ions CT Lopez and "sk-f the
Aen o., upon Cubs connection With the sssressvs
ambition ofthe slave Power they asny proofs Of sns rA
cous .yi, OF de nocrrcy armed with tho strength OF power
nl sdesaOa Il , indeed quite as,oundOs observe ths
bolnen h which this siuest.s sometime. hsnded One
woui have ,hou; adrocs Of the souoeIn cause
would a. have shown hesitsncy Ia autaso
srk uads by -rn bny The ooE olihe sense hsnss
UPON ono Of the nos, accompanied Of the North
Tha, attack In all circumstances plainly branded with tho
Of origin IL committed by aayshois nc ing
.. the Champion shareholders ia roysuse Anti Slavery
,vrdis- ard brutality ~hch only he found Ia socic-
reared In presence Of avery it adopted and sp
aui.l by the people of ho Soah oslcd by tes
ons aud rewarded BY gifts vet this oct deocaely put
forward as aa example Of the ieyefses Tor justice" which
IL produced By dem cratic in utious. aud 10 empoyedts
% SEES cor minds in favor Of the Southern cause! The
present writer from beng adGes Of moeracy a. it
exist. in the Northern but whatever be the merit -
dement's OF .h,t form Of government is deloo .lli
should be iudg ei by fruits. and pot by 'he tl 81
p, which (, its opposite-a sys,em which, m p.secfcn-
fug polltlcs power tue majority Of T..ge ovel g
rec lfon all control mall minority ~' iGf,t % a"
not ouly net ldeutcal with those Of their
, ,, ooro. 4 70 theirs Dems,racy beyond .i-3s a.
been powerful Influence IN uoldng the oha oct cd Ne
American, in s Northern States would he absurd 5sg
this bat Il would 30 le, a0surd and would be si '-'"
.rsn "a defiance u tho con,pouous facts OF the caro-
20 den, h. tia. h ao been profoundly modified
b, n. Influence Of Southern hssuon acting through tho
Fedss Government, In the person. OF Sou,he men-sn'
tuition, which repeat the reverse OF democ's'c
v Power and not the democracy Of the Norh "hch Tor
h,f century has been doniusnt 10 the tnion Tvs 'hs
Power which has directed ,s pablo policy which has suide3
teroue with foreign neaoGs. conducted is diplomacy
~, esi.ls,ion ard which by working on hs
hre and srs though the unsefnpulous &c OF an enormous
,, b.. p. ~rcised unbouaded swsy over the minds
,,Loo v.oplc Whatever other agencies may have con
IN shane the OF American politics, hi' al least
esdr, one and Whatever be tho political cha 40
OF M leus Tor that character this syslen must DO held
in principal degree responsible.
1o u NO IN sw words tho general results OF the fcre-
going discussion: the Slave Powes-,hs, Power which hss
long held the helm Of Government, the Unons under
tho forms Of democracy, uncontrolled despetisa "ie'
by compact olgarehy Supported by tho labor OF fu.
l.np af