New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-25
xrwyoRk DAILY TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1869

glish putt lie are averse 10 Sllvery, several OF the
political an literary organs which have most inilu'
ence over The public are decidedly not 20. For many
years, The Times has taken every opportunity OF
throwing cold water as Tar 40 decency permitted,
on the cause OF the negro. Had It's attempts sue
ceeded, the African squadron would have been
Withdrawn, aud the effort, 60 long aud honorsbiy
persisted in by England 70 close tho negro coast
against ih. niau steaer, would have been isnomin.
iously abandoned. Another Of the miseaders of
opinion oa tina subject, more intellectual in its
aims aud addressing itself 20 a more Intellectual
audience has beon from It's first origin, however
LIBERAL on the surface. imbued with deeply-seated
Tory feeling, which makes il prefer even slavery 10
democratic equality and il never loses an opPor-
tuuty Of saying word for Slavery and pailaIng
ns evils.
The most operative Gauge, however, Of the wrong
direction taken on the Anerc An quee ion by Eng
lsh feeling, IL the general belief that Americans are
hostile TO England, and long 10 insult aud humble
her ii they had bat an Opportun ty; aud the accu'
mula,ed resentn ont left by number OF email aipio-
mAtic collisions in which America has carried her
sell with high hand has bulied and clustered, or
her press has bulisd and clustered for hef and IN
viii h, through the reluctance Of England to pnSh
matters TO eXtfemiies which do not yitaiy concern
Tue national honor, bullying ana blastering have
been allowed to PREVAIL Tie facts are too traei
but il has not been sufficiently coDsdereo, tDat To
most foul-mou he'd enemies Of England In the Amer
men 10 the SoutaerB interest; and that the offensive
tone aud encroaching policy Of the Federal Severn,
ment were the tone and policy OF succession OF
governments crested by the SOUTH and entirety hn-
der Southerh influence. Ii some bitterness TOWARDS
England has shown itself rather widely among the
Northern people since the commencement OF the
war and has been Miuirteed 10 In their usna styl1
by tho hacks Of the newspaper pres, IL must De
,aid ia excuse. that they were smartiDg under ds'
appointed hopes, that they had iound Only r;Dhhe
where they felt that they deeeryed: aud had eonne9
upon finding, eympgtby and when sympathy would
nave beeu OF the utmost Importance to their cause.
"u England bad but sympatnized with 10 nov,
said recently OF the fret OF American Wilt
ere, at would have united the TWO nations almost
to the end Of time
But none OF these causes would have accounted
for the rad alteration of English feeling at this mo-
meuious crisis had they not been combined with an
nmost total Ignorance rejecting the hs o.
the struQge. England pays heavy price f0f It's
neglect Of general cotempOIaTy history ani inatten-
non to what takes place in foreign eouuiiies. Inc
Engi.h people did no, know tie past career or tne
present policy aud purposes OF 'he slave rover
They did not do they yet know, thut TIE oDJeS
the avowed object, Of Secession was the Indefinite
extension Of Slavery; that tie sole grievance alleged
by the Soush cOnslsted IN beng th"aried IN thisi
mat the resistance OF tie Norm was RESISTANCE 10
the suread OF Siayarythe aim Of the N0fih u. col-
dueUent within It's present bounds, W lch IN the
gradual extinction, aud which re the only means
whereby the extinction can be- gradual. lhe ign0r-
ince oil che public was shared oy tho Foreign hin-
ister whose uihci attitude ~ reference u tho cou-
tost has teen everything winch II on BIT TO De, olt
VINO did uuspeaka6ls mscniof by the extra.oiiclll
ouinion so often quoted. that the southern states
a. in arms for Independence, the Northern Tor CO.
miui0u.
When til, was the view taken of the contest in
the quarter supposed 70 be bert informed, VIVA,
could 10 expected from tie public Could they IL |
70 besiow tuer sympatlies on The tide whi,b, they
were told from ant HOrtT, was 1htiug FOR tue COM
mon ii .hl Of mankind TO Il Government OF tfeir
choice wolfe the other had armed iiseii for tie
wicked purpose Of exercising power over o1hefe
against tneir viii TIE moral relations Of the Two
nr les ATE misplaced are all.Ost reversed, IN Bal
kassell,s dictnm. Coald we consent to overlook Tie
,act that tue South Hre fighting i0r AID Ito North
gg iuft the Iuo6t Od9us fpEm OF unjust d)Ll., iyu
lat ever exried; could we forget tue riaye-, and
view the question as ono between Two whlt' popl
lstions; ,Vcu,ihen vino, ssk, are iyatng Tor do
miulon N not thUse who Laylag always before sac
cee,ed In d0miaeerug, break Oh irOm the Union AT
tue first moment when they hld thIt they can donl
.ecs 10 longer. Did ever any other secion OF a M
lion break through the soiaasn contract winch united
them with tho test for ~ rcasOn bat that they were
defeated in an cec.ionl II i tue, indeed, and they
Are welcome 90 Lhe admission, thai very serious la
ters. oil the slaye-OWnng llalchy depended on re-
tanning The power to do4hneer. 1ncy had at sl.ke
not dominion only but the profits Oh dOusini0ui and
those ur,tts were that the propagation % Slavery
might he without iimi', instead 81 bcing circuiu-
scnJed within the vast nuocCupied space already In
cudca In ito limits of the Siayo otsles, being out
half OF their snire exiohi.
But II the South are fighting for Slavery, the
North. We are told, are, a. al cycuis, noi zig ltlng
against IL: .heir solo object IN The struggle Is the
preservation Of The Union.
Add II Al were 20, Is there anything so very un-
JaatinAblo III rotAiug, even by arms, The oisn- IN
bormeut Of their couatgy Does public m3niiity
require thar tue United Stafcs should ubcrats me
character Ol nation, and be- ready at the lrst sum-
nous TO allow any disconnected section ~ discover
ilseli from tbe Test by sugo vote Of a focal M
lOrity, nIliiOus 0. real taken without guy oslaD-
Nsled form, or public gualuuiy ior ICE eeuuineue-s
aud deAoerNeneas z This would be 10 authOuz5
any STATE, or part OF State, in mere 30 II i'll
temper, o. unler the temporary Influence Of In
TIL uiDg politicians to deiIcn iseif from the Union,
ana perhaps unite Itself 10 hostile power aud
tne end woaid probably he 10 break down tus Union
irosl ii the great nations vi Gle world. into 10
many petty Republics as there are STATES, with
lines Of cnstom.lOuses hll around theif frontiers
and 1taoeiog armies always kept up n strength TO
PROJECT them against tlei. -, ,I,s, Iti, i5ors.
IL 10 30 new a thing 20 consider questions OF na-
uonal mOuiiiy from tue point OF view u nations,
instead exclusively from that oi Tulara, tuut the
conditions have not Yet been dehled under which il
IS tIe duty OF al established GOyernueut u succumb
10 manifestation OF hostile feeling by a portion,
greater or smaller, OF ~, ctiIens. Unll some rule
or maxim shail nave grown up to 10, ern this cub
Jecl, DO Government 10 expected or bound 10 Weld
o Rebellion uuti! after TAR trih Of strength in
tue field Wore 10, for the certainty Of opposl.
uOn and the heavy penalties OF iuilure, revolt would
he az frequent fact 80 II 10 nov uuirequent:
brlIonr would DO attempted, not As they now are,
IN caee5 u most unanimous content but ss Oxen
~ Any ObJcf Was sOugAt, or ollcnse taken, by The
smallest sc'uoa oi tho COMMUNITY.
Would tUo Government or people OF the United
Kingdom accept for themselves this rule OF duiy
Would Ley look " 4g.glly and zee the Kingdom
lisnemb'fed They migut I.AQunco tralsui ,riDe
posseesions which they hold only as do cndenci.s
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