Year: 1869

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That there is an improved and
growing state of better feeling
towards the Southern States on
the part OF the leading journals
and the masses of the people Of
the North, there can be no doubt,
if the temper of the press is any
indication of public sentiment.
Two causes, doubtless, have pro
duced this much desired effect.


/. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of war
with England brought to tho at
tention of the Northern people the
fact that, in such an event, the
Government could not well so
into such a war with one-third Of
the people of the country in q
doubtful attitude towards it, and
thatit was necessary in order to
insure success, to conciliate dis
satisfaction at home first, and
thus secure full national co opera
ton and unity in SO great, an un
dertaking. t,s


2. The impending Empire,
threatening to supplant the Re
public, has doubtless induced the
leading spirits of the North to
turn their attention towards con-
citation, in order to sustain the
Republic against Empire. The
South, oppressed as she is, would
likely meet the question Ofchange
Of Government in favor of Em-
pire as a means of throwing off
Federal deSpotiSm.


All apprehensions of war with
England have subsided for the
present, and sagaeious Northern
politicians will doubtless improve
the opportunity OF pushing for
ward the work of Cancellation at
home in order toqbe prepared to
meet the exigencies OF war in the
future, should the occasion arise
when the full national strength
may be needed. Had the conn-
try been united, and there had
been no cause of dissatisfaction at
home, we have noidea the FEEDER
al Government would have back
ed down SO incontinently from the
advanced position taken by Sum
ner and Chanler on the Alabama
question as the exponents of the
| party in power. But the "powers
that be" saw that a successful war
with England was doubtful as
long as one4third Of the people OF
the Country were Indifferent to
the matter, and in all probability
would haze sided with England
in response to any proposition OF
peace and good civil government
guaranteed to the Southern States.
This state Of things was a monitor
| in the. ears of the controlling men
| of the General Government, and
the consequence is, We find the
new American Minister at the
| Court of St. James (Mr. Motley,
with no very belligerent instruc
tions in regard TO the Alabama
question:. His efforts, therefore
, will be directed in the line of paci
fieation for the present, while tht
Treatment of the Southern States


win be directed so as to quiet do


mestic dissatisfaction.


Following upon the heels Of tht
Hate apprehensions Of war will


England, the question of Enpir,


looms up in gigantic. proportions
Threatening the subversion Of th,
: Republic, with a strong probabili
ItY ofalmost universal support a


the South, the people thereof pre-
ferring what they may conside


the less of two evils-oppressiv
/ Federal power or q monarchy
That there was and still is,
, strong current of sentiment i


favor of a'change of Goveimmen


pervading the country, North an,
South, there can be no doubt. II
> deed, the growth and progress c
4 Imperial sentiment have bee
deep and rapid. Nothing shortc
d complete reform in management


and temper Of the present Coy


ernment. The policy of the part


in power, if they wish to retail
power, is to enter brayely and
}. once on the work. Of Cancellation


by leaving no cause for section;


bitterness to divide the people.


Federal excesses, partisan b
. tired and sectional jealousies it
! seen, must give way to nation
. quietude. The people must
n, united or the country viii be d


stroyed, Republican gorernmel
oyerthrown and anarchy reig
I'd and ultimately the establishmel


Of Etn,Yeiro to hriIlo order. aut