Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-01-06

aitl TO emancipation; after the President had
implored Rebels to accept ia due time the terms
offered; finally, after he had announced the day
upon which the offer was 10 be withdrawn, and
uncompensated Liberation enforced. The South
ern papers bittery complain of the vast number
OF slaves freed by the Northern armies To none
Of these things did you allude (unless the papers
ns'onishingly belied yuu) but you are beside
made TO say, Jefferson Davis and the other
leaders of the South have made an army; they
are soon, understand, to have IL navy but,
gentlemen they have made what Is more than
elther-they have made II nation!
al certainly understood this az applause for
gre ut and noble work whether the fact affirmed
be true is seperate question Prudence some
times imperatisely epjons silence on public men,
when humble persons may usefully be open
mouihed. | do not claim that English statesmen
shall denounce all the guilt of all Governments
But when power, comparable only TO Thugs,
buccaneers, and cannibals, tries to thrust its
hideous head among nations, and claims the pro-
lection aud privileges of International lava
power which rose against the freest rule on earth,
tor the avowed motive of propagltinR the worst
form Of slavery ever known-having no legti-
uiate complaint, or, il it had, certainly trying
constitutional means of redress, but plugging al
once into arms, mud that when the arsenals had
been enpted, aud the forresses seized by the
treason Of oihce-hoders-l hold il TO be an offence
against law, order, and public morality for u
statesman whose words carry weight to speak at
all OF such power without declaring adherence
ut ~ or, at leAst, to speak in such tone that
he can for a moment he suspected of desiring its
suceIss
mo one will believe that it is the policy of au
English Ministry TO encourage insurrection, as
such, They must have some urgent reason for
it The party nov Iosterei by them (not,
thankfully add at all to the extent which the elite
OF London would have desired, but still as no
iusurrect0uists in the very best cause we're ever
before ostered,) this party Of insurgents has no
moral claims, even if there were no North. AL
the world, therefore, inevitably believes thai
England has been actuated by uu intense desire
to see the destruction of the Union, aud thai
every other pretext il hypocrisy. We have tC
clear ourselves at the dreAdfully plausible mpu
tation OF having desired au opportunity of Wal
at the time of the outrage on The Trent. In thu
letter with which you now honor me you SOY
that you count yourself better friend to th,
North than am, in tnat you do not encourage
it TO q hopeless and destructive enterprise i,
pronounce it hopeless and destructive is 10 en-.
courage and almost to justify the rebels. On III
previous occasion have English statesmen takel
on themselves to prejudge the ability Of friend
ly Government to put down nsurrection nu
in high hope that the righteous cause will b
blessed by righteous God since its upholder
are at length III earnest. | have the honor I
be, sincerely yours,
"Dec. 4, 1862. FRANCIS W. NEWMAN.
/ "ro the Right Hon. W b. GLADSTONE, &c