New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-24
The Proposition 10 Recognize tho Con.
fedcrats sfnirs-sIisiory Of English
Opinion relative 10 the American War.

LospOs JDy TO- 1858
I begin this letter with painful consconsoe g
that il mu,,iesch you at or after The decisive crisis
of our national existence that all news OF real vital
importance to Americans is TRANSFERRING upon their
own continent, and, therefore, that what have to
offer will sound Ms tame aud commonplace ~ The
griudng Of u s,reet-oigab during the bombvrdment
Of city. Writing to THr TRrnusr, are you y
Gays friend at my elbow; "by this time there
msy be no TRIBUNE office in exis'erce. DO MT you
know that if the South is successful 10 this last
tremendous eaort-ii Lee wins n dee'sive battle and
takes big Northern city-that there u DO Copper
head riots In N.w.York and who more ready than
your Ryndersss, your B-n Woods, yonr Fernan-
dos. aud your S.ymJurs"-lho is iudiscrimina e,
this friend Of niue. in bis objuryut.ons OF the
rpeoies,-" 10 rai,e tho howl vi tie --- sbo-
tiouists have brought 1t all upon us 7 and 10 All
icpa,e the advent of their ,ave-Owning masters BY
doug their work for them" And, sorrowfuliy and
rav.peIs ad.nit the probability. Hoping, with all
NY eonl that THO good aud evil principles OF the
country have ut lepptb got to the dentb-grlp, sud
that ALrlnun is stran1 let or IN Lair way oil teing
30, proceed to sel forth my dish vi elisoary cold
yIcsuxl,.
You have slready read, commented upon, and dis
Missed to tle lirbo u the upimporart pat the ad
iOurned mOtion ~ ko,buck for the rscogDi ION Of
tho " southern Conisdency.' IL had been looked
tOrwsrJ To with y peculiar sort OF Interest, thor'
ougily Bnis1 in way, akin TO tina, excited 10
London street by tie announcement, "Ioere's gong
TO be II Jolly low ny On allo, T. A good deal OF
this turned tie individually OF the man, bitter-
bloDded iil-cOnu oD'd, opiniousted person, prone
he prao'i al adoption Of the saying OF the French
Princess, 81 do uot know INV Que who is always
iigut except myself" Nobody expected bis success
h nf
-u,sll minority. ys. many we're not un"iliIug TO
avail themselves OF sucn tempiDy opp)runhy of
re- ilrniin. The n.touLl couvirtiUn that lie resora
ZION Il tho Union is utterly im,rscticabe, OF th-is
compl cent aOct piatoD OF this "a ihci aud OF tle
o,uie recos iton OF the South ia inevitable con-
ling-Lcy.
or course. M. Roebuck's motion lpnt In the wors,
ro.sibl. s.irit and urged. eta automatically, with
Jarer nora tunD he average OF sarcasn, bra2, aud
iusni j was rather for war than recosniiCn-war
with iIe North by tue CONVENIENT medium OF the
violation Of tho tlyekade. Ihsro the sense OF the
commuDiiy IL deaf saalDst him. Nhhiey-r En-
glands need oil cotton. slc knows pr ecty veil
tlat il would not DO improved ~ United States
prvAieer- covering the res On the iookort Tor her
merchsptmsn. OF all tiubs all American War we're
moot unI rUh able: have never beard ANY Eng iisb-
mau speak iavor Of Is, or sdntt has vossibih y.
except ss a1sIOg from some Presumed insaue pro-
cliyity toward II on the otner SHE.
On "A supposed point Of national honor, ae In the
Tr-ut all ,ir Treat Britain might be uiert, ealer;
but on tie count ~ mere iUtcr-st lslau from other
oou>ideratiousl averse 70 any such jndug.rc-. Her
ucome-I.x paying millions have yet lively re o.
lection oi ID. Rnsan war snd OF Its uti,r lnuillty
tox.fd eiferiiuy ali, biog beyond po.tpoui < th-
s-,tl, neui Vf The Iurlsb question. Then. too the
almost cbronic pani oi French Invasion have suu
more money ia ihe wsy % barLOr dcl-ires, tdi-
strong suns In Jfacticatle war ships and al In
creased standing army, than anybody, except Il
a |, ~ L
with the Polis, revolution threatening to embroil
ali EaroJe, Euglaud b.. enougb on her Lnnds to
deter her from he ado, ton OF The poh'y Of inter
v.n,ion siyoca ed By nr. Roebuch. Iideed she
rsts TOO LaJcuIy Gu tie sseumef fact oi our na-
onal ov-rtusu to swerve fom ter position OF pou.-
bal u-unuli'y, In. rympsihy, with 81, Rebellion.
Shall Z We you bri,f history OF English op.nyn
relative 10 the wrr irou The tegiuninsl have
taken pains 10 understand it-fave talked with Icf-
,uus of hlnust all degrees OF E1.lisb society about
IT, sud rad not lIe, b,iog Ges rous Ci ge ting At
tie truth that always underli,s the Donsense and
violence D.yitabie 1T sue hn epoch. My record
may oiiend tlat 1eslous American pa.rlo ism that
cnn Ill brook, at Ierbals tie hour vi the naiioL =
deAth-agony TO bear Of our Shortcomings, our iol-
lies. criui.s; Ma a-o annoy The luo,dIuac sell
estrcn of The brioo. centcrng on the idea that lie
har reached tho Iltnaie sandArd OF perfection, ahd
that all who believe, think. or act differently from
hio, must be .,tbes wiiIuly pervers- or incurably
stupid. Tnrt matters very lt,le. ltlink tue story
ought to be told
d. the breaking on, OF tho Rebellion, British
opuiOn war unaUnOusiy against the dissolution o.
The Union, a. d ,on0emuat.ry OF the shareholders
W 10 sought effect II, tbsif attmpt beiug voted
.qu.ly gisnulic crime and folly. "Not single
En4lishmnu d.sires II, ssIi TIE Ifmes Ia January
ls6l willie the whole pre.s, lwilh perhaps the curl.
oils exception Of TIE Star. wh'oh rather leaned
coward Secession ar The spe' drst means TO the
"A oli.iou Of Slavery, couid.brly looked Tor The
..f ulf.tv It,tr - a Tar
nII,iIfable attempt to Gestroy lhe great Republic,
sIll 10 es Abhsh u spurious one gu the BASH OF the
deostab- Institution against which tue moral sense
VI England was especially committed. Very re-
Gently Inc Star amused iIseli by republishing bali
a column VI extracts from Tie I,mes, conhrmatory
OF tbls Aud tins remember, n, the identical period
when tho ma lority OF Nowlork Journals were cool y
discussing the rtYh OF Secession, hen Ihe HerdId
WIS proiioun,iux the Montgomery Constitution a
great Improvement on the Federal one, asserting
that the South had glorious cosIDy before 1t, aid
that New-Yors could not make too much haste 10
lcln i--when Fernando Wood WAS itsuiDg a
proclamation to The zane eiect-when We were all
buying sni rel'iug AMI talking with II supnencss
aud indifference shameful 10 think or Indeed, the
EDgi.h papers and Bation OF that day display d u
sroAf.r ialth III our Government than We Ourselves
I'D with less responsibility too faithfully reflected
our ignorance OF tie gravity Of the crisis Nor were
they tueu conscious that the Nort1 was Sd honey
couibed wIb haired for tue negro aDd sympathy
with liz oPpressors that Il would take nearly Two
years--two precious. irrrcoveraule year,-to tach
iron il, regard for lie old jtnh, when, indeed IL
M, ht 10 100 hate l ku, W that Amencans look
cow with oistrust and contempt on British profess
lions OF Abo,ion but n.ither wisely or justly; the
feeling WAS and . houtsl one, ne far % IL goes,
though horibiy nlloyed with ignorance u. to the
obstacles cons,ituona snd otherwiseJ attending It.
There are nu.dreds OF EnSlishmen VINO VIII truth
iuh, but lilo, lcuy tell you tha1,' hcr hiking for the
Sou mai It's birth in tho discovery that the North
puygei Sav,ry, asd was only desiIcus of destroying
iIs posIule. without touching tho root OF tho evil.
And, la that matter, WHO eau galnsay themi
Inere sre other aud more selfish motives impeding
England To her present position, OF course; nothing
L,,,,u bat has us mixture II good and evil. and u
,lu ni