New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-15
n1ANCHEsTER TO 11E PRESIDENT

1t 10 remarkable that while the sympashies
of the arstocrstc, and, to a considerable ex.
tent, of the middle--especially the commercial
classes in England have been given from the
beginning of this war TO the Rebels, the work
iugmen have generally stood b. the cause Of
the Union and Of Freedom. The failure In the
supply Of cotton has cnused little IL any
pressure among the upper classes; among the
lower it has been the fertile source OF want,
suffering, and famine. The former ought
therefore, TO have been free from the bias Of
self-intercst, while il might have been pardoned
to the latter if, in the extremity Of their DIS
tress. they had forgotten to whom their mis-
cries were rightly to be ascribed. Yet i is
from the upper classes, from Government
officials, from Parliament orators, from the
aristocrscy, from tue bankers, from tho great
shipping merchants--abDyo all. from the columns
Of The London Times, organ OF the Rotbs.
childs, that the language Of insolent hate. OF
contempt, of bitter denupciation, OF wiliui
Misrepresentation, has constantly proceeded.
From The starving operatives Of Lancashire We
eau hear OF nothing but Christion patience and
charity and loving Kindness 10 those whom
thoy are in vain taught 10 regard Us tho au-
thOrs Of their callmities.
Tie voice which comes from the recent
meeting Of the workinemen Of Manchester lie
another evidence Of the genuine sympathy
with our. cause which pervades this class.
The meeting was held OH the evening of the
3Ist of December. The Mayor presided. A
letter was road from John Stuart Mil. warm
ly approving the demonstration as q rcbuke to
Rebel sympathizers among the English. Reso.
lutions were passed declaring the sympathy of
the meeting with the efforts Of the Federal
Government to maintain the Union, and well
coming in advance the expected Proclamation
Of Emancipation, as tending at once to give
freedom to the slave and restore peace to the
country. An address to President Lincoln
was adopted, which will DO found elsewhere
in our columns.
The address frankly declares that the ascend
ency of the Slave Power in America has hith.
erto weakened the sympathy Of the English
people with our country aud lessened their
confidence in its future. Bot in proportion AZ
the war has developed the certainty Of Enamel
patton old fears have fled away aud new hopes
arisen. The successive acts of the Government
in the interest of Freedom reach their natural
and inevitable eliminating point in the Proca
nation of Emancipation. 1t is this especially
which calls forth the congratulations OF the
wOrkingmcn OF Manchester, but they do moi
approach the President merely with formal
welcome. They assume that be cannot nov
stop short of complete uprootiog Of Slavery
and they remind hun of certain broad princi'
pies of humanity which they believe must guide
his course in the future.
Valuable as 10 this address, regarded as al
expression Of English sympathy, it is not LEST
admirable for the suggestions it contains. II
discusses without reserve the question Of de-
ierred Emancipation ia those States which are
exempted from the effect Of tho Proclamation
1t summons the President 10 assume OF once