Lord Brougham On The American Union

Thut veteran cliampion of emanoipatioi Lord Brougham, looks sghast at the raadne?s of thoae abolitionists who ure precipitatiug tlie country into civil war. His words of adtnouition t-hould not be liisf upou tho Araorican peoplo. We quote trom the National Intel 'ligenctm "Lnrd Brougham, in a rocent address before the Bntish Social Science Association, although he stül entertains his aiiti-slavery views, and comments aooordingly, U teforring to the slavery oestion in tba United States, ?nd its probable effocts, said that a di?olution of tiie Union would be 'ono of tha greatat enlamities that could Lappen to America and to the world; to Araurica, as ending. if it did not begin, ia ciril war; to the world, ns sha'sing the credit of all pipu lar government Another calaniity is far from unlikely to bo causod by tho conflict the liberation of ilie slavos by ineurrection; a consummation to bo depreoated, as nmcli fcir thomselves as tbr thcir masters.' He coimladed this part of his subject as follows: " íVe inut contémplate wiih horror the f.tte of the negroes from the worst of lis, civil war in its worst fonn, civil war in the slavu States; and must regard as bereft of all claim to be rankod apiong men wlioever couUl frota party zeal or perverse viuws of porsonal advuntagp, end theinselvjs to measuroa by b;ire possibility leading to such hideous scones. Ai uu'lnw with 'in. kin r h'iiit i' h - fr ubtic rle er private c:ir- wm t-h Tho -an ilclighi in o;vil war. Wbi'K' lul iJ ii ui'iler. nrd whoie horrid j)", To tenr tii ooanlrv anü lii. ki'i.l da.-troy. -[[liad.ix 3. " 'Bat let us devoutly hope that no such fato impends over our khismen in the New World - that ♦heir great sehomfi of social policy will reinain a blessing to to all classes, master and slave ' "