Year: 1861

From the London TlDeS.l


Never was there a war in which the peonI,


a this coultry took q greater interest. ",


watch with The utmost solicitude all the pro.


ceedIng5 Of The belligeTeBts and observe not


only the operations Of their armies, but The


manifestations Of popular feeling, with senti-


ments which no other struggle could excite.


We can say more Though It is impossible 70


avoid rejecting that the division OF the Union


into two great States may relieve us
from many Of the troubles with which
We we're MANAGED by the overbearing
policy Of the old Federal government, we can
safely assert that Eaglishmsn desire nothing
more than to see tie quarrel terminated and
the strife appeased. We wish no harm to
either party, and would far rather see America
strong, united and prosperous than speculate
on the advantages which its premature dis
ruption might possibly bring to its neigbbors


But when we have said this we have said Rll
that the Americans are likely TO hear with
much satisfaction.


For the rest, our conclusions are certainly
not fayOrs Die 10 these institutions under which
this great catastrophe has been matured.
What the Americans cali freedom, bu. what
we call democracy, does not show to advaD-
tags at this critical tine. TIE theories sttrjb.
uting immeLsurabie superiority to republican
forms Of government have all been fsIsi6sd in
the plainest and most striking manner, and
the last six months have proved beyond all
question that he pTepondersnce Of popular viii
without check OF limit is at least as liksiv TO
hurry e nation into war and debt "a the ca
price Of the most absolute despot or the ip-
trigues Of the most selfish Of aristocracies.


We are not finding fault with the Northern
States for going 20 war. We have repeatedly
admitted that the Federal party could not be
expected to view the disuem5ermsnt Of
tie Union without an effor: TO avert the loss.
But, though civil War is the most frightful
Of al wars, the Americans plunged iato with
less concern than would have been shown by
any European State in adopting diplomatic
quarrel. Though the people OF the South we're
OF the same flesh and blood Of the psoule Of
the North, and connected with them by a thou
sand liuks Of interest and feeling, the north
erners instantly hesped every conceivable op-
probTum on the heads Of the southsrners.


If the reader will refer to any speech OF any
Manchester orator, be will ind the government
Of the United States eXtravaEsntlV eulogized
for the very qualities Of which it is now proved
20 be utterly destitute, and the Americans eE-
alted beyond all other people on account Of
gifts which it is plain hey never Possessed.
It is this, if the Americans wish to know the
truth, which points the remarks Of English
men on this civil war and its incidsnts-itisuotH
that they are worse, or more foolish, OF more
inteuPerate than was to be expected under the
trials 10 which they have been exposed, bu.
that they have been held up to our admiration
by certain party among US as people in
whose cOuEsels no iEtemperauce OF folly would
ever be likely TO prevail When we see thar
democracy conveys not the slightest
security against the worst Of wars and the
most reckless extravaganza, we may apply the !
moral at home, and congratulate ourselves
that the old British constitution has not been
Draci pitately Temodelied after z Manchester
design.