The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-09

earnest 10 tell each c&her thai this nothing but Bun
! combe" Cassius Clay himself wosld sink IN MS own
estimation ii be thought neghbos could imagine that
he was real emancipator for emanoiPatons sake,
| or tAat Ne had any otAer object IN pt1e esceps 20
! deuasta,e le .Soun By strong aas and 10 ccjok
! he fools of Europe by fine 'covds. Mr.. Cassias
| Clay. any of his shrewd companions IN
his own friends thought could DO seriously silly
to be sincere be phiantropis at all would probs
ness compstrot Of matter ot-fact people whose
for the most part dctions but 70 profess ph
Of a1"' aooisaed 70 Be- htru.or Of osAer peoples
sass aTa ,ss s ssS rsc as Sn =. 30 ws, pro
slave master in the Middle States. and emanci
pator the SOUTH contradiction which the sInartest
Yankee could not allow himself be thought really
Bile Of suggesting SIS worthy OF serious belief BY his own
people with his tongue in his cheek them and his
.thamb pointing over his shoulder Europewards Mr. Lin
coin bids his friends understand that all he is doing
only intended TO beoo the and the people
and the press OF simple minded Europe
happy .Ss .ne safety o. tne quet meoaoers memeeIs
have always too high opinion Of their ceveruess
and rate the folly and credulity Of tho mass at
else in the world a fool Is very likely 70 end
by finding himself thoroughly well appreciated This
the North. Archbishop whatey In his moderate
and sensible letter 70 Mrs. Beecher sowe has stated with
England by these coarse and obvious attempts 70 entrap
their sympathies No one in England BELIEVES that ne
Western ATsricans, who s not suffer tact man IN
their States are Gnu0d By any bensoleu feelings Towards
has No in England thinks that the citizens Of
the Atlantic cities who warning IN order TO recover
the profits OF slave labor, honestly DESTROYS 70 exn
gnish slavery No In England imagines that the
President, who has over and over again declared that
his object is to restore the Union with slavery II he
cap, wishou slavery IL he must, desires emancipation
for itself No one in England Is dupe enough TO
that II it would help 70 restore the Union he
would force Massachusetts, TO become q slave State
has any horror q ssvsrs No one S doubts IN
that the South would TO morrow send flag o truce to
Washington, and offer 70 como back upon terms OF the
nf fatdn and
the condition that the agitation OF antslavey doctrines
should be penal offence al the Union the PROPOSE
ton would be received with univ ersa rejocings. The
great mind of England deeply impressed with the
victon Of the truth OF all this and therefore is that
Mr.. Lincoln and his friends in this matter, look
upon the American contest purely political quarrel
against the freedom the
of the South CALAMITY defending itself against tho cruel
and desoatng invasion OF the North is tho cause OF free
dom.
These persons calI'ag themselves "the
Executive Committee Of the Emancipation Society," went
on Friday last TO Mr. Adams the American Minister and
presented him with afulsune address, wherein they
press equal gratitude TO Mr. Lincoln both for iberatng
hose slaves who are in the States beyond his control
and tor keeping those in slavery who In the States
within his CONTROL and they "nvoke for these OF
Freedom justice and mercy the considerable Judgement
mankind and the gracious favor Of Almighty Coz"
MIR. Adams had pr badly come fresh from reading the
new volume Of Congressional papers, wherein is printed
serious olOmatc correspondence upon the prOpriety
OF selling black men taken plumber TO the Brazis, and
thus providing for some Of the expenses Of the He
few woodcocks who had been caught in his SPRINGS
brought before HIM He listened with proper patience to
the twaddlng talk OF the gentlemen who had lay
their Stiffness at his feet, and he responded
in speech composed of the safest general |
ties. But what Mr.. Adams said. or what any one |
else SAID, is nothing to present purpose. We |
only desire TO point out to foreigners fact which |
Is perfectly understood here by every who reads the
report The character of this erh,Jon is the strongest
possible negative proof of tie opinion of the English public
this business II this nation had really believed that
Dir Lincoln laboring for .neodOm, justice and
mercy and not for conquest oppression and massacre
al the chivalry Of the old siaTo trade agitation would
have led this movement In person. or in their descend
l1s the Brouehams, the Wilbcrforces. the Romys the
y ok i the Buxtons, and the bearers Of q hundred
other committed to that great would have
been III MIR Adams drawing The absence Of these
names shows what sheer imposture the thing was. |
With busy Yankee agents in London, well provided with
the means for "organzaton" nothing better could be
managed than the collection Of half nobodos
one OF whom ID sufficiently known, sufficiently and
fayoraby known, the English public to influence the
opinion Of any Engiishman any matter Of political
moment. Mr. Bright has been honest enough confess
that he speaks for himself alone and has party at his
back. These gentlemen have not been honest, and
therefore it behoves 70 do this Office for them.