, 1864-09-26
TIE WAR In AMERICA.
A Letter On Southern In
dependence.
INTERESTING REMARKS ON
THE COMING ELECTION.

BT GoLDWYN SMITH.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
4 pamphlet Of sey5ntg. six pages, publish
ed early in this year, by Macmillan s. Co. o.
Lor don, aud entitled IA letter on Southern
gentleman In Canada, wis ia himself thor.
oughly loyal to our ideas and institutions.
I do not remember that this pamphlet has
bcen noticed In the TRIBUNE, or any extract,
printed from 1t. But apart from the interest
excited by the visit of It's distinguished au.
thor to this country, the work so Is full OF
strong and telling things about our country,
our Government, and the conduct Of the war
that have ventured to make large extracts
from It, sure that they Will be welcome to
sh.uRands of reade1s Of the TRIBUNE.
The letter Is written to member of the
Southern Independence Association In Eng
land, at the time that body-for 1t cannot be
credited with eoul-wss trying to get the
Confederate iron-c1ads out Of the Mersey,
ard after pointing out the danger Of invsly-
Ing England in 4 war with Us ffhe evil At
tempt ehon1d- succeed the anttor says :
t'But perhaps Jou think that because the
Americans have already war upon their
hands they will tamely submit to see their
ships burned and their commsk destroyed
By vessels cruising frsm the por:s Of 4u
a11y. II the Commonwealth has men Of
spirit, and men who know their duty, at her
head, rather than see her suffer such dis
homer they will see 1er In an honorable
grave"
He then discusses the great points in the
conduct of the ~sr, and in what the war
means. There is perhaps not much in these
discussions that has not been said already in
Tho h4t+cr c1aea NJ o,r never.no-. o,s -,
G;sns % ~. aaa,,na ~ 49," aAu r.
Sle"s' oat coming ~ tneee "oraAuS from
one of,the most learned Of living English
ncn, the man WHO fl1ls the chair of history
in her most notable university, thev conc ia
us with new weight and power.
xuuv mr. Frr1s nrrp ryrppper ,r
t..x.. -: ..|., - 10 :
lae American Common"eaith u this:
tnlnk that Inc aim OF al Social effort and as
p1ration 1s 10 produce community in
HMca e9et3 memner Snail tal!t share In the
oenehts o. ne sociM union. u ID an open
question whether me mass OF the psaaantr1
In England have Ut AZ shared In the Increase
Of wealth and comfort that has come to the
middle md upper classes in the last tbrca
hundred years. Certainly they have not
shared in anytbiug Ike Z fair proport;on.
ffY.
nornface and misery. ana Of the ylca With
ignorance and miser1prodaces; millions Of
our lanorers I'VE constantly on the brink Of
nctuaiy panpeIa. Ihey go tareugh their
nIe Wltnonl Aene; lne onig shelter tor their
9ta age a1te5 AIe ol ton = the Torkhouse;
taey ule N oestltuttoa. any pngaictan who
mas oeen nuca among Tue poor #1ll'teu you
tnns 1he o. sne c1aFen dle IN thel5
eloth1hc. Nealtn anq luxury such as the
Hoiiu never eRM ~ IL ms Palaees o. our
noplee anu melcnants, ont munger and the
nol1tois ulseases :tnAt atleao munger are nj
1ns Ralace eates'
Mo# II. ln. tne american s, commonwea!th,
partly also by her institutions. this poverty
ol ING masses mas oeen removed. me Amer
asan ,noo1er = s9m a M f, e R1ospe145Ss
ana nnpRy ae nag 10 oaIs iear o. a51qg In ING
Mor1. re honae, & or q :, seeaGg stalga1lon round
nls aeSsn e1a: ~ :1 - pG - lnaustI!ous a1a Hu-
Gaseds nn w. ~ ~ ises - enat a..t tas !aoofef
= mule pIospeftos 13; n .ne llee 9tates Iaan N
Epglano, ,tna !ast emigratlon +, Ina1 has gone
nins;sa On 1anf ~ fne " ane s ar -
n 40 grest that It viii 20 farfoward Making
up In. the North for the loas Of life, according
to i rational estfmnte, Of that loss, though
not according to the estimate Of our teachers
IN England who set down I'll the Northern
foldlers whose term has expired, 10 Killed
WHAT HE THINKS We HAVE DONE.
sLFhe American COMMONWEALTH hos IN
ro-t ~ 1east anIred n-sat rreh1ane ues' -
fnman1tv The nil r;6hta oi c;tsze,sh;n ~
have fern conferred m Z Wbn1e nson1s 11E nn4
Vet nnhlc oriier and nrnnartv sra fatri;v ~ a.
cnra american .Isstftnftons hava a5 a4t5tnaS Sc
to that heat sfnnn n sxce1Iroce o H.. a a+4aoh1
ment n OF perfectly ice people: md nd we e1, hare
1es-ned f-61n thsc9 hoTx nsnn1s I It,a., LAY
erafs;v edncated VII ohev pnfhn.it9 mLT ou- 4har
SsHa +ba,esa1Sas' taa+a hmt Icy aat5aosay 5 sney
laws they have themselves en- enactsd. tsdefsr6 T6e
charge ofcarryine on fhe Tarhr Irish ani
Fedara1a h4 ~ sTa4oeroe oeSn nas SSo up tas
hs,.a hae,, 61,o5 ~, Te;ah aoes1o5 o90 .atnse
.1;sn.ssrri.a o1d wtth ,r,no1o harlst 14ep ~ ~
1iLa oo4+1a ~ ~ sshamhlss. hmt tho .!.th
90 aa1d3ara aensro,ix DTs 'n1 ssa14 ta -
1irht,nr @ NJ men # t1iey % are finbttnr ne with. aI
n5f msda1a tae, ,vithonf K rfhhons 49, .1ith mith-
ont +ha 3aah Thsrs has heeu oond anp ds,1nf mi'a
draffinr Int there has a]so heen ereat aL deai ~
~ vn,5nteer,ng and ths armies! ne ne.' to ns -