New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-05

men out Of the vessel to taking the vessel On
Government had no right to assume that Enela W.
having reduced this principle to prsctice in thousn
OF Instances and never given it up, would on reee'
ton so dishonor il and dishcnor hersef ~ anp'y "a
object &c the trial of it by another nation. Nay, "u'
Government had no right to insult England by snch
an assumption. But shall be told that ourOoVerl'
uent would not consent TO settle the chte save Oh
American principles Again ray that America ha'
10 maritime principles. Her cohn"e. 40 reea'd "
TO pretend that she has Moreover, ii Thu case hss
been settled OH American principles it l. solely on
her eave-trade principles, which forbid forei to
search for criminals.
How much better it would be if our Statesmen,
instead of rsing to make America believe that the
had come out of this Trent matter with living colors,
sLonld frankly confess the contrary! The simple
rnth it, that nation bad given herself up to The
sway Of Slavery; that the handful OF Aboliiohlsts
oreiold her COZ sequent distinctions that she laushed
at them, and kept on in her madness until rte was
so far destroyed as TO he obliged TO hunia
tiou which England disingenuousIy. meaniy, ana
cruelty forced upon her, BY tue way, many oil our
ProSlAvery men, instesd Of rereDtlg, are charging
the ruin of their country upon tie hOoiohisr' Du'
as well might they hold Jesus responsible for the
destruction of Jerusalem because he proIhesied IT.
Aud Just here let me ray that nothing can be more
untrue than the charge that tie Abonllohists are
seeking to make the abolition OF Slavery the object
If the War; They admit that its one object Is The
they have never sought to turn the people. 1t Is,
however entirely true that while others would con
to sacrifice the nation IN order TO save Slavery
the Aboliouists would consent TO sacrif'e slavery
in order to save the nation. No other Glars Is 70
patriotic as the Abolitionists. In overy other there
sre traitors, but none among them. Select the sol
diers who have the most heart in the War; and you
will find them al Abolt onists. Select those WHO
have The least or any other men who have the least
End you will find nearly all to be slabderers OF the
Aoolionists.
But / must draw my long letter to close. Let
not Eng land argue from our ins nifty and Impotence
with respect TO the Rebellion that she has nothing to
fear from War with America Ii is true that we
cannot face Slavery any more than slave can the
whip of bis master. Slavery is our master. aud we
but trembling slaves in its presence. But 1t II
also true that we are strong and brave people. and
face anything but Slavery: and 1t Is further true
that Slavery will soon be out Of our way, and that
we shall then come TO be filled with shame and sor
row over our low and long subsection TO it. More
over shall then be prepared 10 call our rulers 10
a very stern account for letting Slavery proloDg
Rebellion which might have been ended in n lew
months and for letting it fill tenfod many graves
and roll mp tenfod great burden OF taxes as was
nece sary Aias and will there lot also be the de-
srucon Of Daion for us 10 call them TO account
for Reduced, however, though we shall be TO
twenty millions Of people by the succe-s Of the Re-
elton, nevertheless, the element Of weakness being
eliminated from it, our nation will be far pow
erful than II was before.
/ sssnme, as you rec that the Rebellion is TO be
successful. Every portion OF my country Is very
dear TO me- and have done what could to rave il
from division But the only measure by which IL
Can be saved from it its rulers obsiuhtey refuse 10
adopt. This only measure is the identii yng OF the
five millions of negroes nth our cause. victories
we shal soon achieve. But they will be no subsli-
tute for this measure. They will only make It's
speedy sdopiion the more necessary. For their ten
a Al A. al IN ty IN
Act of Emancipation tbo-e five millions with Der
own cause When she shall be hard driven by these
victories her fears will tell her and Europe will tell
her to save herseh by giving up Slavery Would
that we might anticipate her Ia this measure and
thus save tie nation aud bless iis whole population,
North and South, black and white But from the
day the President laid bis hand on Frenonts Proc
lamaion have but little prospect Of this good.
Nay, when Of late / have seen bow emltten with
liDdness are our rulers Ia both Church ard State,
and how few are the sgns Of repentance ia either,
have strongly feared that il IL too late 70
poor perishng DatIon-that no amount OF human
power pervaded though il might be with the great
est human goodness and controlled withai by tue
highest human wisdom could save IL. From the trs.
| have had not the least doubt that the bombardng
of SHUTTER vas the killing Of Slavery. Bot now
tremtle with the apprehension that 4iERsAL Jus
TICK cannot be satisfied unlese there be added to The
freedom OF the innocent slave the destruction OF The
guilty nation.
/ have virtually said that whichever party wins
the blacks wins the battle. Many think that We
would proceed TO conquer the South even after she
had e,nanclpated the slaves. But they mistaken
We then could not conquer her If we would, and
would not il we could. We should have neither the
pbysical nor the moral power adequate TO 1t. The
sympathy Of the world would be with The South:
the contempt OF the world would fall upon VA. Aud
must we come TO this Almost certainly. To ask
Congress and the Cabinet after all we have eeen Of
hem 10 save us from this, would be scarcely more
promising than TO ask dead men to walk. AZ al M
stance OF the desdDess Il our rulers to all the Claims
Of ra,riotism ard teli-refpect, tie Senate oil TIE
United States il fear morally unable 70 expe! that
arrsnt and shameless traitor. Jesse ID. Bright.
Let me again express the bore that the plIilan-
thropets OF England will labor 10 restore the e1'
change Of good feeling between her aud America.
Let them 10 this end seek 10 better the bearing OF
the EDgi,h press toward America. Aud let item
explain the English people that the bare object OF
Pro-Slayery Northern pfeso In Irritating England
il 10 involve her IN war with os for the advantage
of Slavery and the South. But above all let them
labor to convince England Of her crime III declaring
wsr against us. Ana that was cri'ne not aghinst
America only but against the cause OF Christian CIV
ilizaion also. II We did insult her, which we di1
not she should not have tined 10 kill us for It, IL Is
too la for Chris ian nation 70 70 TO war Tor n
mere insult. When ii shall be night in one man 10
kill another for having inenhed him, then aud not
I'LL then will 1t be night in nation 10 allow mere
insult 10 drive her to war. Love, and Dot pnde,
shouid be the anmating principle Of every nation as
well as Of every individual.
You will mark that have not, IN any part OF my
letter. fallen III with tue incessant American abuse OF
England for her lack OF sympathy with tie Anti
Slavery North. The North is not Anti-Slavery, EN-.
pbatically not as she Is through tic ncIiOn OF
her Government and through that il is proper for
England to Der and Judge Of her. In respect TO
her relations TO Slavery the North IL entitled not TO
the sympathy but only to the comnse ration OF En-
gland. However soundly Anti-Sayery England
might be, consistency would require her TO have