The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-15

nigh spirit begns to show ITSELF We trust that the DAY
will come shortly when the President who certainly feels
our false position acutey than any other man, will
| himself recommend that it be made 70 cease.
| The Slavery Observation-Disclosures Policy
OF Abolition.
from the Richmond Examiner, Feb 81
Tho sentiment N the British Cabinet never moro
truly expressed than in the declaration Of AN Eng
| Ish pubcst, that England would the support
population. stand and them starve, rather ethan
change her national policy The policy alluded to rs
can slavery VIVA. tia. policy is We aro at no loss to
determine Tho attention Of tue Southern mind was first
seriously attracted 70 tho subject about the year
Texas to the United states discovered, exposed and
baied by Mr. Calhoun Mr.. calhoun's long cherished
spprehensons OF British intrigue against slavery were
first publicly confirmed by arepor. which he saw 10 an
English newspaper, OF conversation between Lord
Broueham and he then Secretary Of State Cor Foreign
Afais Lord Aberdeen which occurred the House OF
Lords the 18th OF August ls43 Referring to Texas
Lord Brougham said, in the course Of an extended
speech
As all the African slave market shu.
them Uhe TexAns their market for slaves the United
slaves The markets from whence they supply
r
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Ier sSo!.sAsa there moi. only
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fsr aisl%s.sy end n sss ssol.oa i
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Slavery 10 On would ssss might
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Thus the abolition Of slavery a Tsxas put end .
rearing q icing
HI. nc
difficulty In letting him know whether he could give any In
Tia. had given 70 our Minister
in that country.
The EARL or ABERDEEN in the course or his reply.
said
He did believe that there any importation Of
"s9 p & ths %a
immediately on the negotiations being entered into With
sss
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hardly that every e9rt on The part her 81
BY his TREND Ne a he need ha
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duce paper or 70 give further information did not arise
BY means q urging the negotiations well by every
press this IN after.
Lord Brougnam observed that onothng could be more
satisfactory than the Of his noble friend which
would be received with joy by all who were favorable TO
the object OF the antislavery societies.
Thus. unguarded moment, tho policy of the Brit
ish government waa distinctly announced to be tho abo
ton Of slavery in the Southern States Of America Adolf
ton in Texas then minor affair for there not
twenty five thousand slaves. as admitted by Lord
Brougham the republic Of Texas The great object was
by means OF FREQ State IN Texas TO undermine and de-
strOy the institution In the Southern United States
The persistcncy with which Great Britain pursues a
policy once determined upon through every change OF
ithot yarabsness or shad, Of trna@ Z Droxerps
What her policy twenty years is her policy
She then unequivocy avowed her desire to destroy the
slavery institution Ia these States and the events Of the
present revolution only render her confident and
more eager in the prosecution Of her policy
Tho important debate from which have quoted may
be said to have procured the annexation OF Tex to the
United States Up to that time the measure seemed to
have languisod and fallen through hut that debate In
Parliament once rouses Southern States
eighteen months had elapsed annexation had become
contaminated fact.
In the correspondence which transpircd
between the federal and British governments, Mr. Cal.
houn speedily forced Lord Aberdeen to an ayowal or the
policy OF government and though that minister he.
alarmed at the excitement which his iucautous de-
caraton in the House of Lords had produced in the SOUTH
studied to modify the import OF his language as much a.
possible he still forced in consistency TO DECLARE In
despatch to Lord Packenham, that "t must be and 70
well known both to tho United States and the whole
world that Great Britain desires, and IL constantly
erng herself 70 PROCURE tho general abolition OF slavery
the bundcr OF the frat public avowa become ohary
in dvugng her policy this subject she has pursued
none the less vigorously and persisteny IS her poll
HERSELF to abolish slavery throughout the world but her
philanthropy is not go subimatee but that she could
our Southern States, she would be content TO
let ii remain wherever else 1t exists in the
quiry OF Mr. Calhoun to avow her policy the general
form used in Lord Aberdecn6 despatch but the language
interpreted in this country and BY the world al large
TO mean little more and no less than the abolition Of
slavery in the Southern States Hcrod would gladly nave
spared all the male children throughout Judea f he
could only have made OF the future King OF the
Jews
Hcr policy Of 1s43 is her policy OF 1868 and she is
more eagerly bent than its consummaton, since
her machnations for the DISRUPTION Of the Union have
been crowned with The declaration OF the Lon
don Times may be iruculent and savage but IS true:
England would willingly her operatives starving by
thousands in her anshouses, rather than abandon her
long cherished policy Of abolition In the South
ment she expects witness its cOnsummation.
At hour the British government sympathiscs with
the North in the present struggle from possible sent
Of good WILL but upon the selfish calculation that
the North accomplishing her long cherished o5cct OF
ovcrthrowing slavery in the southern States.
Our Com m issioucrs and Foreign Consuls.
From the Charleston Mercury, Jan. ~
We took for granted that after malt pying, instead
or withdrawing, our Commissioners from Earopc, they
would be treated with much consideration by Euro
pcan and took 1t for granted also that cosus
functions in ports. as portions OF
the United states would NOT have much respect for the
Confederate states. Unfortunately the lately intercepted
espaches published In columns but too conclusive
IL prove the correctness Of these our differences.
The high courtesy which usually characterzes tho Ia.
tercourse Of all tbs great officials Of the OF
Europe generally shields all the representative OF other
from the least slight indgnity. But IN the
tract which give below II Will be that III the OPT
Mon government Earl RUSSELL the British Minister
of Foreign Affairs has treated our Commissioner Mr. Ma
with scant courtesy TO he "emnenty discre
ditable to him. lie has been guilty or crude inciv tyr
and sorensye arrogance towards Mr. Mason Yet in.
CALLING to any gentleman, Mr.. Mason is rendered "the
warm approval OF your government for submitting 10
these annoyances In the service of your country
overlooking the personal Sights which Earl Russell had