The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-24

an. fact that large party IN THIS country has al
,..,s excused her ambitious designs. Whenever
az American paper has veniared TO denounce act of
R,tish aggression, TO anticipate some daring design
anon nations who neighbours, and whose interests
are use s,afiy intimately ineriwined with ours some
leading whg paper has Indignantly rebuked The effort
an insult 10 The land OF Milton and OF Shakespeare with
,s usual slereoyped arIument about Anglo Saxon
origin. To this iavor,e idea how many scholars have
contributed elaborate essays! how many fine orators
have exhausted themselves in flowing periods how
MANY old fashioned newspapers have given Their best en-
,rsi.s in heavy editorials is IL not time, them that we
should for le while al least forge, old poets and old
logic and turn attention to certain stubborn facts
which stare directly in the face, and which, at the
present me force themselves upon our especial cons d.
Grafton II ever the term old osyism had meaning,
il may be used with eject upon those men who proess
/, be SO mpreg nailed with alteration OF England and
English examples, tina, they would not believe any
harm could grow out OF English interference il ttey
saw English fleets in wars, preparing 10 dismane
our cities and rayase our fields II is a fortunate
thing for Great Britain that there many apollo
gs,s and champions Of her benign and phanlhropc pol
icy on these shores
Although the United States and Great Britain at
our sincere wish tina, these relations may not be dis
turbed we venturen precisely the spiri. in which
the English press comments upon all the movements Of
our people and government-ftankly to enunciate
our own sentiments upon questions which. if candidy
treated and empeatey discussed cannot fail to be ami
caby arranged.
England has watched our progress vsilantly
than any other nation in the whole world She has
har in, A
and has hesated, from motives OF delcacy or re-
spec for law, 10 do this in the mos, offensive manner
We are told she is the most peaceful of all nations
and that she loves with fraternal power But her
affection in this direction is strange compound When.
ever has she failed TO interfere! She plotted in Texas
to prevent annexa,ion and struggled with desperation
to keep Texas Independent power. The moment that
was discovered that the United States TO acquire
California as consequence OF the Mexican war, she
sent her armed ships and selzed the town Of San Juan,
in order off right of way by inercommunica
ton between the two as 10 connect At
lantc and Pacific States, and 10 make herself toll.
galhsrsr the public highway No doubts that her
interference in Mexico at the present dayin Span in
Cuba, in Ncaragua-has been excited by single de-
sehe passion which she has acted upon and felt
he late wharf.-the desire OF preventing the advance
Of free institutions this continent at every hazard.
even if war should be the final consequence OF her pol
icy. Well and Ell, queny did Senator Douglas in his
speech in reply Mr. Clayton. during the last special
session, (March IT, 1881 speak 10 this point:
said frankly that did think that England loved
Us, and was neless for us TO pretend that loved her
The history OF the TWO countries proves H. The daily
zion Of the countries proves It, England is spending
her millions 10 maintain her Notifications all along
coas-at the Bermndas The Bahamas, and at Jamaica,
aud on every rock and barren along The American
coast What does she keep them for Does she make
money Of Them Why, you all know that they sre
cfunoonded expenditure to her. Does IL extend
her commerce Does IL employ her shipping Not at
all Why does she keep them 10 order point her guns
at America.
Well, II she is friendly a. and are so friendly
to her. what necessity IL there for pointing her all
the time US And II these evidence. ol friendship
why do we NOT recprocate 1t 10y sending a few
non and planting them every e island and rock
her coast II wewere seize upon rocks and erpend
millions In keeping mp Qualifications all along her coast
would that be any evidence Of friendly feeling part
towards England ! do not so see IL
Sir, lei play the hypocriie upon this sub.
iecL Let speak out the naked truth, plainly aud
boldly We feel that this seizure OF every rock and
island upon coast, and converting them Into gar
ri'oned fortresse- with guns bear American
tnerce and American Interests. evidence Of
friendship. We feel that these attempts TO surround and
iei'er us. and hem VS. 10, evidences OF hostility
which II rs cur duty plainly TO and boldly 10
tI SH lbe way To establish friendly relations with Eng
land IT, TO let her know that so stupid &C not
10 understand her policy, nor pusllanimous az to
submit - her aggresaons. The Dment she under
stands that we mean what say, and will carry
any principle profess, she will be very careful not
10 create apy point OF difference between Us II Is
Of csndor aud rsuknes, that keeps the two ma.
ions IN conflict with each other say that a. long as
this policy OF hammiug IN and lettering us aud lty,
ing to restrain our growth and curta our power con
unues, we cannot ieel fendy and kindly toward. her
and 30 long she persists 10 th.t policy we Ought
not to beeve that she feels kindly towards us Ii we tell
nsf So she WIN do enc Of two thingseher abandon her
aggressive course, or avow her hostility and of all thugs
let US know whether she end our enemy There
iors WIN repsatver frankly that IL is useless endeavof
conceal the fact that there eious.s betty s and
England growing Of rival interests and that her policy
mas iH It's aim 10 restrain power than Increasing
hef own Our policy Is TO enhance our own power a nd
Ssanes without attempting restrain hers Oar. IL gen
'ton'' honorable, and jos'i6able hers befa
unjust and we ought 70 toll her So"
we need not include he continued efforts Of Great
Britain TO sur mp rebellion among the slaves OF the south
'rn States The ease is strong enough without the as
"'ance Of Uncle Tom and Mrs Stowe Ard set in he
aee OF all THIS evieace, and at the very nome nj when
ihe interference OF Great Britain is no less beyond dis
Pus man u isinjunous 10 American interests. we are
od by the conservatives that Il 10 an reyerent license
o an American press 10 call the attention Of our conn
","en and our government to state OF thinus which
o'hs iosd'y Tor remedy We should be tnadmsn. ia
eeo' such objections these could drive us from The
f~h OF plain duty. To discharge this duty will be 10
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