Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-03-26
From the London Tim

There is game OF foreits which nest of US at some
period OF cur lives have played a H which one of the
party makes queer grimace a dlculous gesture
and every ore else is initiate it under pain of being
lined. w biie 1t lasts the who party is always n ees
sarly IN some Ridiculous or unnatural posture aud, al
though 1t begins with SHOUTS of laughter, yet, if I be
long proiracted 1t ends by becoming rather tiresme
lhis game has been kept up with great spiri by our
excellent friends the Atlantic. The vivaciuus
ard wagglsh President and his s0mbre ard sad
belongings his Cabinet his Congress and his rl00us aLd
exuberant press have all passed viii cluns-y confusion
changing their leader changed, from attitude 10 att-
tude grl1acg grimace, never beug az any mo-
nent natural or t!ua but always being Consistent ~
eraln uDjto niiy OF cont0rti0n. Most OF these art
udes required the ndisg ensabe negro " an acces
sUry, and al this moment Mr.. ncon and all his com
pany walking across the worlds stage arm in arm
with rather reluctant negro each Norscvipt Yam
kea" however, having his tongue thrust in his cheek
one OF bis thumbs pointed easJwards his shoulder
and a finger ct his other hand upon his ps Ali the
actors earnest to tell each other that this is nothing
but BupcOmbe.'' Cassus Clay bimset would sink
IN bis own esllGatiOn if he thought bis neighbours
could imagine that he real emancipator for eman
cpatlons sake, Or To be had apy other object in
except to devaslate the South by strong acts and 10
cjole the fools OF Europe hy fine words Mr. Cassius
Clay, any Of bis sdiewd Companions in these gesli-
cuatIng o. ges, Rcuio be enraged II any his own
rnds tbt ught be could seriously silly as to be
sincere. 10 be phlanthrOpist all would prooabl
not be- IN hs opinion very credlabe to the shrewdnesa
OF the cOmpatllOt OF a er-Of-fact people, whose
facts are Tor the most part fctons bat to profess
philanthropy which never operate exec pt as al
agency oi boodsbed to be ierator of other peoples
slaves and coDservatOr OF his oWn be proscIiber
OF the black IN the n orth and West, slave mas
Ter IN the middle States, and ncipator in the
South, Is contradiction which the smarIest Yankee
could not allow himself TO be thought really capable of
sgestng worthy of serious belief oy his own peO-
pie. With bis tongue Ia his cheek then and his thumb
pointing over his shoulder EaropeWards, Mr.. Lincoln
bids bis friends to Understand taat all he is doiGg is
ony intended to befoo the Governments aad the peo
pie and the press OF simple minded Europe.
Happily for the safety Of the quiet mediocre mem
bers OF the worlds society," very remarkably clever peo-
pie btve always too high opinion of tier own clev
ernss aud rate the folly and credulty OF the mass at
high point. A man who thinks everybody else
IN the world fool Is very likely to end by nding him.
self thoroughly welLappreciat-d. This is the present
case OF the seudo emancpators of the North Arch
bishop Whaey in his moderate and sensible letter TO
Mrs Beecher Stowe has stated with great accuracy the
impressions made upon the people OF England by these
carse and obvious attempts to entrap their mpathes
in England believes that the Western Americans
who will not suffer black their States are actu-
ated by any benevolent feelings towards his race. No
one in England thinks that the citizens of the Atlantic
ctles who warTDg III order to recover the profits
of slave labour, are honestly desrous to extinguish
slavery. No one 10 England imagines that the Pres-
dent who has over and over again declared that his OBJ
ject is to restore the Union, with slavery if he can
without slavery if be must, desires emancipation for
that MIR Seward, who has told bis friends that if it
would help to restore the UBion he would force Massa
chusetts to become slave State, has any lorror of
slavery. No one doubts in England, any more than
any one doubts III New York, that if the South would
tomorrow SIND flag OF ashing co. and offer
TO come back upon terms of the re establishment Of
slavery IN ali lis pientltude, and under the condition
that the ita1lon OF antslavery doctrines should be
penal ofnce all over the Union tae proposition would
BE- received with universal oicngs. The great mind
n
the truth OF all this therefore it is that hating
slavery, but being ali unmoved by the stage tricks OF
Mr.. Line lin his friends in this matter, lock
upon the American contest purely political quar-
el, and acitly bold opinion that the cause of
Italy against Austria Is the of freedom, also
Cause OF the South gaantly defending i1se against
the cruel and desUlan invasion OF the i Orth the
cause OF r edoM. Fanatics iu politics 10 morals
may have their reasons for sympaihziDg with d spot
and tIr.ng deaf ear to The cries of blood which 20
nJ agaius. him Rohespe!re thought the great social
charge which the Days Terror Effected cbeapiy
bought by the blood whcl flowed and there
yet alive who openly argue that Robespierre
right. There persons in land who believe
that vast 0Verb atlDg d1m cracy, which might grow
up luto Power which shall threaten and at tact
destroy all Governments, except those OF its
type, would be so great benefit 20 humanity
that the atrocities OF Batter and 81 Nei aud the
miseries of tie millions WL0 crushed
ter are but aust upon Il oaIance when compared with
the value OF tie (anse which d.str"ys taeM. o. this
Class oil POLITICAL ySiODaTteS Mr Dfg0t Was
tla the dluDtiess exponent. aDd is Il SIS If
dent apooglst Mr.. Bright a. nuw witsCra& froG
public vieW what, when commuCes with hImse be
must kboR to DC Ihe 0niy IeAi sp"ng i lis i'll ens.
sympathy with the = nth, and tne ony real cause also
that still strange aJgtlnenca from rauuOn
STRANGE at the lHaumau deeds Bis HItnd5 dong and
are irving to do. ut Hr. Bright is such a SIM
peton to believe IL te be0t v0lent ATTENTIONS OF Mr
Lincoln wien he sets tree slave AID puts in his
hands, and then recommends him to be doeIe, peace
ed as 10 feign belief tina: such invitation to
sacre is act Of mercy
This exhition has been wisely left to meaner insru-
ments few atruggllg opseurties, usurping great
name, have either real dali,y or from craving
for notorety, undertaken TO recognize Mr. Lincoln as
a benevolent who mas adopted IS his mission the
emancipation of the blacks. These PERSONS, caiog
themselves the Executive COMMITTEE OF the EmancF
patton Society,"" vent Fr day last to Mr.. AdaIs;
the American Minister, aur presented him with ful-
some address, wherein they express eqla gratitude TO
Mr. Lincoln both for iberatog those slaves wbo are 10
the States beyond bis ro and for keeping those 10
slavery who are in the States within h control ard
they iny kefor these acts OF freed justice and mercy
The considerate judgment of mankind ami the aeous
t" favour of ALMIGHTY COP = MIR. Adams mad probably
come fresh from readlng the volumeo Cong essioua
papers, wherein is pr ned diplomatic cores
pondence upon the prOprley OF selling black taken
plunder 10 The BraZ s aud thus providing for some
of the expenses of the ~at. He must have laughed
heartily within himself to the few woodcocks who
had been caught IN his sprnges brought before him
He listened with proper patience to tie twaddng tax
Of the gentlemen who had come to lay their Stiffness at