The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-11
Hypocrisy and selfshness Of the
Rebel Leaders.

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sacrifice everything to save themselves.
The Baltimore Americcn furnishes evil
dence Of this by rspublishing some old |
The american says
Let us hear from the London Spectator
as TO the possible plans Of the jeff. Davis
conspirators for getting help in an ugly
difficulty. II is entitled the "SoUTHERN
BID," and appeared little over a year
ago. We quote:
1T is understood, in that indirect, but
accurate, way in which great facts get
abroad, that The Copfederqcy hare offered
England and France price for active Sup-
port. 1t is nothing less than treaty Sc
curing free trade, in its broadcast sense,
for fifty years, the complete suppression,
of the import of slaves, and the epaancipa.
ton Of every uegyo born after ge date Of he
signature of The treaty. In return they ask,
first, the recognition of their independ-
ence and, secondly, such an inVestiga.
ton into the facts Of the blockade as
must, in their judgment, lead to its dis.
avowal. The bid is one which demands
careful examination, if only from the
hesitation il seems TO produce among the
most earnest friends of freedom"
The English journal goes on to expa-
tiate on the advantages of the offer,
commencing "free trade" as "an excellent
thing" and expressing the satisfaction
that would be felt both in England and
France if they could--to jhat extent
dodge the "Morrill Tariff" --speculates
upon the possible sincerity of the offer
and adds-"but earnest as they may be,
their offer on this point is neither more
nor less than briJs--an offer of so many
pounds sterling for permission to build a
| State whose corner stone is the Divine
institution of human slavery and needs
only to be stated to insure its instant re =
| lection. When England or France have
sunk to the point at which such brides
have any perceptible weight, 10 will be
time to prepare for the calamiiies which
follow so fast on an avOwal of national
cynicism."
1t will be seen from the above that the
offer is speculated upon as having been
a positive one; that it is sligmatized as
"bribe" aud let it be remembered no "
that the journal which uses this language
is, aud has been, almost ever since, the
rival OF the Post and Herald there in act
ing as a prop abroad for the Rebel Con-
federacy,
But the English journal does not stop
| there. II does not seem to have many
scruples about taking "bribes, provided
only they are big enough and are tender
ed in particular way. We quote again
Iris tie oder Of future emancipation, ana
that alone, '0hicb demands, and toiH receive
a careful consideration. In making it the
South give up, il is true, Hlc only principle
they have SUer professed, destroy their only
rdiSon d'etre, and declare their revolt from
a Government ,Vhich they themselves con-
trolled a puyPoseless act of caprice. :
They Quilted the Union, affirming thai
non extension meant abolition; thai
the beautiful tree must mot be girdled
that slavery was principle as an insti
tuition, faith to be propagated, instead
Of a profitable crime. And now, in order
to fight the harder, they are going t.
give up the ground of battle to rondel
the extension OF slavery impossible, anc
cut the beautiful tree down to stumI
in order that it may not be girdled."
What do our Tennessee rebels say e
this diplomacy Of their agents? Here il
not only a preferred surrender on theii
part Of the whole cause for which they
precipitated the rebellion, but it is
virtual confession Of the intrinsic wick.
edness and immortality of African
slavery. The Southern Commissioner.
admit that it is a moral sin, politica
nuisance, so odious and repugnant to tn,
feelings Of humunityKthat they will de.
stroy it to ingratiate themselves will
christendom.
The american continues:
All this is positive enough, and Oh,
Spectator thinks something might be mad,
out of it, only that there lie no adeauat,
security that the Confederacy would keeE
good faith with anybody who might
come to the rescue, asking: "WAo is d
guarantee that The treaty made to-day .Vill
not be torn up NEXT gear, OF at Re first monleal
tolen D European ,oay leaves he Souoh free q
act 2" Not at all complimentary 10 the
anteSedents or character of those who
are in the field with the "bribes" speei
fed. ...-.
III may be something calculated 10 re
nect upon the character of the SDeclqto,
for exact truthfulness that since these
views aud statements were given 10 the
world it, too, may have seemed one of
those agencies mentioned in Bepiamin's
| IN Mr. IA
means" from the Confederate Treasury
to mould public opinion" abroad but
the statement itmust be considered. was
probably made before Benjamin's agent
was around, and therefore we have the
right TO rely upon it, more particularly
as it is made in the most unoquiyocal
terms.
Fortunately, We are not LETT TO RELY
upon the English journal alone for eyi-
dence that the chief rebels are ready 10
| do anything, even to that thing they hate
-" emancipatiOn'-so that they may es-
tablish the military desp0tism they have
Cotton in hand. There is a French or
gan in New York, the Courier des Eial,
Unis which gives us a revelation not less
positive and significant, and Of late date;
a paragraph translated from that paper
of the 9th of last month for one of The
New York journals. We quote:
MIR. Gaillardeb the correspondent Of
the Courier des Etats Uais, relates tho
following conversations as having taken
place between Mr. Slidell and Mr.. Giron-
din on the subject of slavery; Mr., S.
declared to him that tho South ,ras dis
posed 10 get nd Of SLAVERY which was more
preiudioial than advantageous to her, but
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