The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-11-14

declarations OF the hlcnmonu PoPe' '
"the black flag is to be raised,' thus dis
courses:
"what did they expectl We have all along
nredietsd the very state Of things which now
EXISTS. The shareholders have enjoyed long
enough the advantages OF great crime against
humanity; they have long enough lived IN q
luxury purchased by the liberty and lives Of
millions, of their fellow-men. Justice dlrdys
comes at last, and her cork must noIo be done
We should have preferred q peaceful solution
OF the slavery question, but the partisans. OF
the system themselves have drawn the sword
Mr.. Lincoln has hesitated long, but at last he
has placed the question Of the tcdr on It's true
basis. Public opinion triN approve the act
As for the South, II il really fears seryile war,
all Il has to do to prevent 1t Is to free The slaves
itself"
We might go on to almost indefinite length
in making extracts from journals always
favorable to our cause. all going to show
that the proclamation has not in the least
cooled their ardor in our behalf.
But the question still remains, II we have
not lost, have we gained anything since
emancipation is declared to enter into the
conduct Of the war for the Union?
We cannot believe ciat the land of Will
berforce is ready to fall in love with slavery,
and to proclaim to tho world that tho great
work of emancipation, to which he devoted
his talents, and which sheds lustre on his
name, is a failure. On tho contrary, the
British public are as ready as ever to honor
his memory.
The sentiment Of the English people is
avcrse to slavery, and its presence in the
Southern States, is almost an insurmounta'
BILE objections to their recognition. The
emancipation proclamation has fully enlist.
ed this sentiment where it belongs, on the
side Of the North, though previously it was
more or less inactive. In corroboration of
this, we make the following extracts.
Mr.. 0nslow, a member Of Parliament,
addressed his constituents at GuildiOrd, Oct.
%, in the course Of which he said that call
his sympathies were with the North" He
used in the course of his speech the follow
ing language:
"He would now refer to the unhappy strug-
Gle which was now going on in America. Every
friend OF humanity, on seeing the hitherto
hourishing Republic groaning under the hor-
rors of civil war, could not but feel the pro-
foundest regret The var, he fell bound TO
say, had been caused by Sidrsry. lApplause
What was it but the wages of Slavery for which
the Southerners were fighting IL had only
been in June that we had concluded a treaty
with the Federal States of America for the
more etIectual suppression OF the slave trade;
but If the South gained the Gscenidney the
Stare trade rOuld be rsrired. " the NORTH,
on he other hand. succeeded, the emancipation
of he sldpes might be considered ceTtdin.-l
TApplausl Slavery was the accursed thing
We had ourselves bequeathed to the Americans.
We had, however, been laboring to put 1t down,
we had been endeayoring to induce other
nations to follow our example.
In arguing the case OF the eontending par
ties, he would ask, had the Coniederates been
resisting bad Government, or despotism.--l
They had resisted the Government which had
been made by themselves, which they had sworn
10 protect, and which had given them no cause
for rebelling. lCheers.l They had rebelled
against the emancipation OF the slaves, anu he
would be glad when he heard Of the triumph
Of the North. lCheers.1
Mr.. Dunlop, also, a member Of Parlia-
ment addressed his constituents on Monday
night, Oct. 20, in the course OF which he
said:
81 have still, however, the most intense re-
pugnance 10 our recognizing n State the corner.
stone of which is the perpetual maintenance OF
Slavery. trust that IL we do consent to re-
eognize the Southern Confederacy, 1t will only
be on this condition: that they utterly aban-
don the slaye-trade, and adopt the principle OF
gradual emancipation and the ultimate Adolf,
ton of Slavery. IL such result as that could
be purchased by the recognition, would. not
withstanding all my Northern predictions,
gladly hail II as blessing 10 mankind
These extracts are but the reflex of deep
seated sentiment in the English mind. The
struggle in this country is now seen in its
true light. as being contest between slavery
on the one hand and freedom on the other.
To this point we cite the remarks Of the
Rev. Newman Hall in q lecture on the
American War, delivered in Surrey Chapel,
London, Oct. 90. After declaring that "the
whole cause Of the dispute which has arisen
is slavery" the report of his lecture says:
"That being so, he asked on which side ought
the sympathies of England to be enlisted-for
the North, which has from the first been prac-
tically fighting for freedom; or with the South,
which struggles to perpetuate Slavery The
cheers with which his audience greeted MIR.
Halls expressions of sympathy with the North
showed how heartily they Endorsed the senti-
ments he uttered"
That the proclamation has had salutary
effect abroad We give the following extract
from the Paris correspondence OF the New
York Commercial Advertiser. The letter is
dated Oct. "a:
"we have received on this side news Of the
battles at Corinth and at Perr!syille, OF the
passage into Pennsylvania Of Stuart's cavalry,
and Of the resolution Of the Judiciary Commit
tee of the Confederate Senate in regard to MIR.
Lincoln's emancipation proclamation.
This latter measure has served 10 enlighten
the people OF Europe more than any other
event ON the real question at issue in the United
States Most people do not hesitate 10 declare
that the rebellion has received its death blow in
this proclamation Of MIR. Lincoln; the chances
of a recognition are also now regarded rs i'm
possible, while the choler Of the Richmond as
semblies Is taken as proof positive that the
measure Is not altogether useless, and that
slavery after all is the institution which the
South is defending. We're itnot for the passion
and the violence of the English press, the ques-
ton would soon change on the continent from
partly partisan to purely military charac-
ter"
But this article has already become longer
than we intended. The opinion that the
p-.,sident,a nrnclamatinn has cost us the loss