The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-04-30

Richard Cabisn. Ess., NJ. r., IN /. la,iont 60
ihe effects of a war between France and
EuE.snl and the position TIE unrolStics
would probably assume be that cvoni. Ths
review is lum the vigorous pen OF Allfol
- Richards, Esq. Upon the tiile page,
The Inns respecting 'mnrol DOLLY" by ~.
q. w. Holmes, appear as a motto for the
work. We copy a few pagcs Of the review
which relate TO the United States;
In conclusion, would observe that
you vcniured, IN your speech already
referred 10. TO allndc TO our relations
with America. II il were possible TO
suppose that YOU could incur still deep
or (poiiicaO damnaiion for so doing, |
wonld freely suppose il. You iell US
Americawill not "puthers. in alliance
with US; that The AnglFSaNon race
would not Unite against France, were
We at war with her. that jonathan
would only seize the opportunity 10 take
n base advantage over Us; that We should
have "many nnd many a stout steamer
bull, on the Atlantic shores, coming over
here with letters of mark. TO seize rs
prizes our merchant vessels" Don't
delude yourselves" Won continue 20 your
bcsoticd hearers, "wilh the idea that
the United States will ever arm TO help
the English in any war that may be
carried on. The Americans are too
shrcwd to fight other peoples battles.
When you find them fighting. it will he
for themselves" Cheers aud laughler)
What next will ignorance cheer and
folly laugh at Fortunately eau tell
the people of England very different
story. ] have always said, Let US rcly
on no one but ourselves and ] have al
ready sail in this letter, that none can
tell what America may do. Who can
tell what provocaiion may be given TO
her, ere the hour arrives when we may
he glad her assistance Who can cal
cllaie on our Press, or build on the pol
icy Of our Administrations But there
Is every reason 10 believe and to hope
that the Americans will aid US on the
day when the squeaking discord of the
pencemonger's penny trumpet shall be
drowned in the mighty clamor of Euro
pcan battle. You, sir, boast of your
distinguished French acquaintance. |
turn with pleasure 10 a list of American
names, whose owners ! am proud TO call
my friends. They are something more;
for they are The friends of my country
the friends OF England. have heard
from tbrsn ,,outlonnan onn and an ,.,,.,.
different sentiments 10 those you enun-
ciaie, and which grieve to see record
ed as cheered by set Of iocose Man
chester fanatics your worthy followers.
Statesman. diplomatsl. merchant aud
manufacturer, soldier and private zen
Ilenan--irom New England 10 Slave
Slate---cast. west, north, and south. they
have all manifested the best FEELINGS 10.
wards England, and have agreed that
the two countries, as they have one ORR
gin, should have one purpose-one com.
mon destiny. | am not. sir. for disturb
ing onr peaceful relations with any conn
try but of this am certain. that war
with France, unprepared ms we are. is
Of much less consequence to us than
peace with America and | look unon
il rs peculiar evidence of the unlappy
bent Of your mind, that YOU should thus
predicate of the Americans dispo.i-
ton to commit mean piracy in GREEDY
revenge on the mother country. when nj
the same time YOU would pcrsunde Ms
that the French are too rood and yir.
tuous even to 90 10 war. according 10 IN
iernalional precedent. Here let me
mention TO you remarkable fact or
two. None can deny that the Ameri
cans came off victorious nj the Worlds
Fair. Although little was expected
from them, their triumph was complete
But what were the chief objects they
displayed? Colts revolyers, Hobbs
locks, Mccormack reaping machine.
the American yachi,and the Greek slave.
The first is a weapon of offence. destin-
ed apparently to revolutionize the whole
system of warfare, and which will rive
to the first European nation thoroughly
adopting it, an immense preponderance.
The second is an article of defiance. i'm
por,ant in relation to property, rs Colts
arm is in relation TO life, The third is
anagricultural implement,and the fourth
which. although not exhibited under
the great g orclng-ffame," was fairly a
competition article OF lSjl-was in no
shsht degree emblematical Of the sover-
e,ghiy OF Tue seas, h'iherio enjoyed by
England III undivided and almost uncon-
Tested pre-emlnence. The fifth was not
rIvalled by England. and was something
better than the koh-i-noor. Now, sir,
conIesslng as ! do that ! was no friend
10 ,he Great Exhibition- believing ii,as
u'u, 10 De a ioi'y Ike That OF number
ing inc people, having no Respect Tor lis
orig'na,ors or us MISUNDERSTANDING
as sun uo' ,iat England had TAR more
n'I'.':,,i ''''i''erSio a',enu 10. her siarv-
a's .'''' .' anu "e'ence'ess SHORES
uee'n"'gi ~ 10 snort 10 he colossal hum
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