American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-04-14
THE UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND.

To the Editors Of the american Telegraph.
GENTLEMEN: | see by paragraph in your
paper that John Bull is turning up his nose ut
friendly to the fugitive slave law.
This is certainly modest with people who
send the poor (as Randolph said) "supperless
to bed;" who bind poor Ireland to them with
iron bonds, and, with lash in hand, scourge her
to death; modest in people whose maxim for
ages has been to sacrifice eoery moral principle
to her commercial interests-who can, under
the cannon's mouth, dictate terms to China,
and, under u system of tyranny and persecu-
ton not even surpassed by the unchristan
policy Of the Roman government, wiring from
the inhabitants of India, even at the expense Of
rivers Of blood, the very substance Of their
beautiful country.
1t has certainly come to pretty pass, when
British merchants here become so " unco guid''
us to read US homilies on morality, and object
to an officer of our Government, its very repre-
sentative, because lie is for or against this OF
that law, this or that policy at home.
The fact is we are regarded still with greer
eye by Mr.. John Bull. He would shed no tears
at our dissensions or discord, or even our dis
union. Our growh is his decay; our prosperity
is his ddrerSity every article we make for our
selves is one drop from his heart. His emissary,
the Hon. Mr.. Thompson, has come here under
the guise of bencvolence and charity for nc
good purpose He is sustained in his course
by the British press, with but one exception
The feelings and motives in all this are obvious
and, ask, should it not hush dissensions a
home? Should it not teach us moderation, ant
hush sectional discord and quarrel? | shoulc
really be pleased to see his John Bullship max,
a formal complaint to our Government on tha
subject, and act out what he feels. A lessor
would be read him by young America, which
would not suit his stomach as well as "roas
beef"
beg leave to conclude this communication
with a short extract on the subject from thu
admirable sermon of DR.. Boardman on the
Union: "England," says that gentleman, "has
never forgiven us the Declaration of Ipdepend
cncc. Whether it is because this Union is
standing memento of her folly and misgovern
mcnt, or because she is jealous of daughter
whose ships and spindles compete with her own
in the markets Of the globe, certain it is that
she has always looked upon us with an evil eye
No maternal pride, however, betrayed her int
| n spontaneous burst of admiration at the enter
prise, the intelligence, and the moral worth 0
her transatlantic offspring. Allowing for in
diyidual exceptions, the tone Of her press (no
to speak of other indices of her feelings) ha
been marked with an illiberality and ascerbit,
towards us which nothing could justify. From
her stately Quarterlics down to the humblss
hebdomadal of provincial wit and wisdom, they
have exerted their ten talents or their one Ia
lent to cast ridiculc on our public acts ant
monuments civil franchises, manners, htera
ture and social systems"
"And how has the country needed these un
worthy demonstrations? Precisely as loaded
train hceds the straws which sportive children
scatter on the rails; or as the eagle hceds thC
pellets of mud cast after him as be scars up
wards on his mighty pinions towards the sun
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