The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-05
From the Repeue des Delr Nonde'
The Angi0-Sax0n Race.


The Angio-Saxon Race.
or all the races which at this day occupy the
scene of the world the most active, and that
which possesses the greatest weight and inhu-
ence, is unquestionably the Anglo.Saxon race.
Other nations may be more noisy and brilliant
than England and the United States--they may
exhibit moro external glory--but no one, If
looked at closely, can be considered so necessary
ms both these people. The Anglo race
is one of the most important springs of the
great political machine of the universe; without
it. it would perish, or be abandoned to the con-
tempt Of the future some of the most important
facts of history, and some of those moral no.
lions which are so essential to humanity.
Without England and America, Professionalism
would exist no longer. Had Professionalism no
other support than that OF Germany, we should
see it now expiring in delirium and in blasphemy,
amidst the laughter of other nations. Without
the example afforded by England, the French
revolution would not only be mathematical,
but abandoned as without reason and full of in.
coherent extrayagancies. Had it not been for
England, America would, on its discovery, have
fallen back into the barbarism in which Spanish
vessel found it, IL is owing TO England that
the glorious discovery Of Columbus has not
proved useless, and counts for great human
fact, and for service rendered f. moral order,
and not merely discovery interesting to science
and cosmology.
It is England who at this day prevents ma
lions from falling upon and devouring one an
other and who maintains the equilibrium Of the
continent BY the fear of having to measure
strength with SO redoubiable an Adversary
Thus, her very egotism is useful, for it protects
our repose. 1t is she that crosses the projects
Of Oriental Europe, and says to the two Sclavi
races" Thus far shall ye 60, and no further"
What destiny! Her form and power are alb.
solutely necessary to the moral order of the
world. Let us lay aside all national prejudices
and patriotic pride. Many nations of apparently
more importance might disappear, and which
seem to be more Immediately interested in the
maintenance of modern civilization, but there is
not one whose death would leave such terrible
results that of the solitary, the egotistica and
independent England.
The above extract from the French periodical
on the Anglo-Saxon race" contains the same
error so prevalent among the English them
selves. 1t is in fact coy of blunder, at va
rance with historical fact We state this not TO
take away from any merit ia England itself, be-
cause that would not do so, but to place before
our readers one of the greatest wonders Of
modern times-namey, the march of modern
liberty through England to this Western cont
nent.
The reviewer says: without England and Am.
erica, Professionalism would exist no longer"
This is French confession of the merits Of that
moral revolution, in liberty of conscience, which
sprung up in republican Italy and its borders,
agitated Europe for so many centuries, and
finally burst out in rebellion against the old
church system. Unable to hold ground on the
continent Of Europe, the reformers were driven
excessively into England, and thence across the
ocean to America, where alone they have estsb
lished free, tolerant, and moral system of gov.
eminent, social, political, ard religious. This
tide Of emigrants, in passing into England, in
troduced those arts and manufactures, built up
that splendid navy, and reared up Il nation,
till then of no importance in the world, TO that
power and wealth, which makes her the dread
and envy Of those who know not how 10 imi.
tate her.
Beaten back by the great Atlantic, the west.
em movement Of civilization and moral liberty
turned uorihwar to the British isles, and il
would have perish, there. or its remnants have
been moulded into some other form, more ac-
ceptable to the feudal system OF Europe, had
not IN providential time this vast continent been
opened TO the prosecuted.
In the Spanish settlement, and in the British set.
Element, we have types Of the moral and mate
rial results Of the two antsgonistic principles
which ragged so long in Europe. The first,
though il started a century at least before the
latter never did, and never could, really possess
the country usefully. Il is fast perishing away
before tie mighty and energetic tread Of the NOR.
ally free man. The children Of the persecute1,
from every region Of Europe, are driving out
the feudal bgot, (the true inidel) from the ut
most corners Of the Western world, and begin
ningto set an ex2s to Europe tina, must be
To call 6vement Of the prosecuted por.
ton Of 6ropean people, Anglo-SaSon is al.
together xac,, and results from want Of sp.
probation Of the historical facts.
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