New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-17

and even exaggerated BY Corservat've vrte,N whose
object to dspsrage che present in koror OF thV
and do not why IL should he treaSon 70 state <s
when the object is 81 prevent the same party ron<Ao
s'roying the opening prospects Of the Iutnfe, .N
While the Of tie people have 20 ltile INTEREST
tho existing state Of things and while they at ths
same time 30 wanting in tie education and ntehiSehee
requisite for the exercise ~ political rights our staes
men naturally SHRINK efom giving them the fanonlsc.
though all OF ns tue strongest Conservatives are
CONSCIOUS that IL IL not Just or sound system under
which the bnk Of the community. Wills they bear I'll
political burdens, while they pay heavy taxes and shed
political rights fraction OF our citizens f II Is not
mockery 10 the ter!nl enjoy the franchise. The
rest croy what the leader Of the Conservative
party has dered as the lroncs franchise OF virtual
representation" that Is u sny they are len Ia ms
hands OF classes whose interests are OMEN quite deren
from theirs Great progress has oecn h"de srIes W.
Middle ges in every respect except perhaps the more
romantic qualities among the upper Glasses OF eocetyi
but the condition OF the unenfranchscd laocrer you
look the real facts instead Of beiag SATISFIED WIZ inc
mere III freeman. Is little alove That oil ths me
dev villain. He Is even still under The Law OF Settle
ment. In some measure bound to the soii
No man who lovcs his kind and feels that his own
happiness depends the happiness OF his fellows can
desire that such q state Of things should be final no
Of end reflection, believe. rnaSines th''
will be
Now, In the American Commonwealth. partly grant
BY the bounty of nature and the lavish fertility oil
virgin world but partly aso. think ny institutions
especially by those regulating the Distribution OF @no,
portion at least Of these evils the poverty OF tie masses
hax been to great extent removed. The iaoorer IN
America in material point OF view ~ least Is prosper
Gus and happy lie the pG.'sssor OF efoperw &c ss'
ton ard desttutoB round his stbbed. IL be Is IN
dustrous aud frugal he has all the world before Elm
and however aIlbltIoushe may De- however hgh nc n!
look hope still cheers lin for he sees one OF MS own
class In the Office Of the state THIS you ns say
Is bappness falling lar cyl ssion
Still 1t sometaing as the world moves slo"J ana
Ella ka.ts .ful tle
bread aoue must have bread 10 live. properly CON
fers dieuy and selfrespeet the hope CT rising in The
world sasaiDs frngaty and sefdenlai. me reIosa o'
physical misery shameless tho greatest source OF crime
Ofthe fact thgt the nbofer u more prosperous IN the
Free States than in this county and that one step 10
the Improvement OF mans lot hss at least been gained
the vast emigration from this country to America,
which continues uLabated In the midst OF OWL war,
in itself conclusive proof The number OF emigraht
will go far toward mixing up to the North Tor the loss
of life in the war least according ~ rational esti-
ate OF TINT loss though not according " The estimate
Of public instructors who 10 produce budget OF gFs
fling horrors sot down al the soldiers whose FERN n"s
expired ns killed
The following remarks show just appreciation
Of certain features in tho character aud culture OF
oar population:
Perbap, nothing has practically done tbs Americans
more harm. In the opinion OF Inn COUNTRY! tna VI. I'm
Of tasto shown their documents and speeches "neh
6crcoly excited. their Language II apt 70 core
spoDd Ia their emooDs and the postureso i nation
rules Of grace Bsdcs this however taste IS the pre-
rogatye Of high education. ,nch os falls 70 The o even
In this county OF the wsslther class alone; aud The
education oftho Americans IL n0torously ra,heF gen
era than high Their energies hitherto have boon eo'
poyed ia retaining avast wilderness ana h!ihy We
solid foundations which we have ~ reason to donps
that graceful rupersructufe will hereafter 10 Teated
We have nc reason to doubt this say since 0lroady
ere e1sts-uot indeed In the Slave states which III
thls respect hOpelessy barbsrous. but IN The free
Staes-a literature Of high value In oil departments -
all a
Americlns are supreme: and they are most ready To
borrow from the fruits OF pure Intellect WHICH they
Will Que day perhaps. return with interest our great
writer's 10 look so cody on them now, and whose
GOODNESS they feel keenly. have only TO go eno'S
enincnc. among their faults The beginnings OF
all civilization deficient IN refinement; uiose 81 tie
fcuda civilization in which We still lingtT. were COARSE
euough and surely II would be hsn.lousness Win
ysuance 70 reject attack the real cause of huGany
on The mere ground n want Of tastc In It deiedefs
As to boastfuncss It Is highly offensive and generally
indicative VI weakness The Americans doubtless
needed .noh ossOn an they have received ~ them
Of H. as well Of other tendencies which are incident
10 unaoyed prosperity But are wo ourselves iree from
t l. IL not exactly tho faut 81 which all the world sS
cuses u.s. What are the Russian guns planted before
the towns Of this country but boasttnnesi and boast
fitness t. tel tue truth OF rather ignoOe ilhd' 10y
what else than appeals that which IN the case of the
Americans shuu cg bosstfulness Las tho present
leader OF our nation risen 10 so hies prominence
above all the statesmen OF his tiiDei
At the outset Of the war; Professor Smith waa In
clined TO the opinion that it would have boon the
soundesi policy for the Free States 10 have said to
their wayvard sisters" depart In peace" He
did not at that time sce, the people with their
wiser instincts have seen, tina. between nations
formed by violent disruption, aud divided by no
natsra boundary, there would be no peace. but
perpetual hatred, constant wars, and standing
armies, the scourge Of industry and the ruin Of
freedom. Hence no regarded The work Of coercion
AZ hopeless and suicidal. lie knew from his pre-
yious historical studies what was the tremendous
strength OF the Slave Power in which the masters are
an army supplied by the SlaYsS with food lie vas
also fully aware Of the yass extent Of the country
10 DO paciGed and lie diic which it presented
to the approach OF Union armies. But he did not
know the power Of great and united nation, every
member OF which had o stake in ts welfare, and felt
the common cause 10 be entirely his own. A. all
events, now that the var has boen begun, and Is
probably drawing neas ITS close, Professor Smith
argues, tho great question for an Ensiiehnan IS
whether he shall interfere and f Slavery IS wrong
on tho wrong side In regard 20 the alleged us
pleasure Of the Free States ~ The attitude OF the
English Government In the present contest, MI
Goodwin Smith offers some discriminating remarks:
Yon SPEAK II tho causes-s enimosit, of the tedeTa
toward Great britain To bavc your nerchantin.h
burnt end yOar commerce GrFeA rom the SECS oy
vessel. suig from The ports Of an al! sailing under
his nag ard manned with senmcn belonging 10 his naval
reserye-to have his Parliament loudly applanamR the
buiilsr Of these yessck AID exciting IN The rayages
which they have committed and this IN spite u your
having honoraby done your luy in Ike cises TO hn-
10 zoe an outlying or! ~ his ON your coast GOVERNS
with 10 guns sWarn Of bsesade tanners to ICED the
resistance OF your enemy and proiraot 70 !ol tho e
nses al sufferiugs n var-to be assailed day amer
q =. la tho most reuegrnus md insulting