New-York tribune., 1880-06-28
THE LETTER.

THE LETTER. !.
Ny DEAR YoUMANs.: When you were here t1l4.
you that the Americans wholly misconcetyc ~.
feeling with which England at first regarded ths
quarrel between North and South. To others of
your countrymen have, from time 70 ttms, made
the same statement. and have urged moro thnn
one of them to examine for himself the evidences
furnished by our press and to publish the resul of
his examination. Nothing has como of my sueeoe.s
tions, however. Whether those spoke TO thought
it impossible that the truth could be entirely 81
variance with their belief as I represented 81
whether they preferred cherishing belief which
seemed to justify their indignation. cannot ~.
probably both causes conspired with their dislike
| to the required trouble.
The Importance of disabusing the American mind
| on this matter is increasingly manifest. That hos
tile feeling toward which has for been dis
played by your journals and your orators hes beon
largely, If not mainly, caused by the impression
that gratutous illwl was felt by ne from the OUT
set; and cannot but think that were this orro-
neous impression removed there would be less difa
Guilty ia coming to an understanding on disputed
questions. Failing to find anyone else to do whab,
it seems to me should be done. have myself had
collected the requisite materials, with the view Of
aifording to Americans the means Of judging how
far they are warranted in cherishing that animo5ty
which has lately been exhibited more violently
| than ever.
| In the first place, let me show you the public
| opinion that existed in England at the time that
secession was impending as that opinion was ex-
pressed in the columns of the press:
"Iu South Carolina, and Alabama, and Georgia, an ap-
peal 10 made the last powers vested the State
Constitution, with view 70 disunion, on NO ground
not ike Mr. Lincoln. To all our poIiical notaons
for the nSS Sc for %
OF Southwark refusing 70 pay assessed taxes
The Southern states certainly would not mend matters
asn, State SGgss Sesu a1 ss
want against MASTER in the most rsing Nation ftha
word."-tTimes. Dec 8. 1860. S
without sharing the opinions, much less using the
language OF the Abotlonsts with respect to slayery,
which bad though 4 BE- must rensn tor many year. ,
Conduct Of south carona N this matter a. disFracefu
ss aO aOd e. Es
the slayeowners would destroy Constitution under
which their nc cG9n 1san has enjoyed singular
| THE Americans may confidently assure themselves
anyhiHS 9Sf is' but the and Dso.psry
from all
% N s 70 sas s
TIC proposal q secession g 50 wild. aDsurs that
Be unworthy Of the EusI the thress e either sn out
from the fears and affections Of the Norih"lDsiay
Granted that the United s,aes of America are Dees
with peculiar aifsSss n treating tn,. sussi.c.
ey TO Wnse be- ssenea undsr tie Of Tie
sOu.h Have mot the southsrn State, gone . on from %
S saysowners % Ssces;ary assrsssiys every
ority not only dominant and aggressive but urbnlep
insoent and oyerbearng even toward the maiorty a
their own race and Nation-lMornng Herald Dec 25s
n the Southern states were the advocates Of canse
slavery, we should si think their proceedings fsoish
and suicidal but under existing crcnmstsnces they
man, either IN America or in Epgiand who has the
sce pe
1--WE must persist in the opinion that this souih:r
SunSsr By its s lssaIts eat sias
might watt with confidence the day when the Northern
Conrederacy stronger in ts liberty IN ITS moral
iSs rpil0n any,! teeersph Se Dec 1850 ~ -
They have encyed long lease q have is
the syansage s S a. s1ss %nSss
from the admission OF Texss into tho Union, as Slave
e sSeT demands aud unjust s they have
met with too ready compiiance. But now. oeceuso
ey Hs SsS Sys
climbing into power they have the effontsry to pat On
stmate triumph Of the North Is act ef asseasion
TneS sIave statesl dare not go out Of the usiou
with their slaves for tney nave nowhere 20 So
the MOI Noith."-IExpress, Nov. 20, 1860.
InS election Of Abraham ,od LINCOLN , wl Ss hsd
not slave ssppD Of Sss Esss sss x oT sv
Nth HI the donancy Of the slave power hail The causes
OF irritation between the TWO countries viii cease Eng
trnmept OF any party antsiavery Governmeot''--
.ssiS ss &c % w Ssys cut asa s II
talk is but buster and that they win 90 nothing 90
SSrh sS5s aS have Ii little lose sasngs sun
ssaSst them standing alone in their assertion 81
principle which Christianity and civilization haye con-
% iSnd bankrupt in everything elsswouid sins rspsaiv
to lower aud lower level tll they became - degrsdsd
Ii we ausur rightly, the southern rebellion win
sputer great deal and then subside. Il rests uppn
oes so Sos ss apon "a any " q s
the common law Or statnfe book 70 upon ss1e
SsS nss
The E1 ra,Sss sy Ss aa e e e
should exceed It's present inevitable fmits satrrdaS
Review, Dec. 20, 1850.
AFTER oPRN REBELLSoH.
This universal condemnation Of the South. ana
sympathy with the North. uttered through the Ene-
lsh jourpals before the news Of secession reached
us was uttered afterward In even stronger Ian.
guage. Eere are the proofs:
may have Of English policy, beg % assure the tnat
in tns country there Z ory one Slsatnss re gse1
may may BE- an amcsSis one Civii Var In hSaSsSinS
ss
trust that neither the violence OF ne people noe a.
The American Union."-fTbnes, Jan IS 1851. 'S- q
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q sss ss Ss1 = q
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