The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-30
Britihh Policy.
WAsHlscIoN, Nov. %, 1883.

eWABHIhGIoH, Nov. Is, 1883.
To tie Editor of the Caion:
The In,egencer OF this morning. its instlnct,
republishes article from b. London Times 10 show
that the Union is atoge her mistaken its views Of
British policy regard II Cuba. his is abou ~ logi-
cal il would be for and jury take the word
of criminal aralgned their bar. that be limo.
cent. and inconnenty 10 discharge him such sGtis
factory proofs his assertions
To understand British policy in regard to Cuba, il 10
only necessary 10 know what Btshism 10 In reality.
IL olgarchy, composed Of the old landed 'aris-
loeracy." aud the shoPocracy" OF money 'interes-n
all perhaps, embracing half million OF The Brush pop
ula,ion The other twenty nine and bali miinoos.
theoretically "ree" occupy substantially the position.
class ,ha, the handful Of blacks in the State Of New
York bear TO the governing power, the three millions
OF vhiies in that great S,a,ehs 10. their psssons are
protected from violence, and, il they have certain
amount Of properly. they may vote Al elections. So.
too the negro New York There 10 no law to prevent
the latter from being governors senators the force
power practically excludes him from these posiiions but
Than in England il excludes the millions from
all psitclPs!ion or coonexion with The governmsnt II
practical fact therefore, that the brlAh millions,
the twenty nine and halt millions Of the British people,
are wholly disconnected. q helpless. and perhaps
gnosant Of British policy regard to The
gro, 70 Cuba. TO American slavery, indeed. anything
else. the blacks Of New York ignorant OF the
canal policy, any other Of tina, State This 10 Bnt
shsm called 10 be sure. monarchy Ss. sas Queen zen
disrancbised millions. Ii 10 simply an "ogarchy the
gov OF class, well Defined and infinitely
nSs IL.
and other commercial "oligarches" Of yssst times Our
"aysem" is the precise opposite 10 democracy.
giving TO all men, cfeaied equal, equal rights, equal pow
in The State, and equal voice The making Of laws
that govern all
British policy. prompted BY the instinct OF self-preer
walton. from the necessity and oil things, must be
OF course precisely opposite They desire 10
preserve the permAnency OF their systematic supremacy
Of clas-the control and government OF ~ "olRM,
~
the rights that Nature gives thsnto establish The
supremacy OF denocracy-he government OF the millions
instead OF class.
For seventy years these opposing systems have been
war with each other, covertly openly on the battle
field, or IN what has been infinitely more dangerous 10
US, herasre--ihe prcss-opinon
II il not necessary for British politician, ~ the
Times says. 10 comprehend calculate the effect OF
British policy fifty years hence II 10 not necessary
Tor him to undes'.nd the precise character Of such pol
ICY nj the present moment With classes of men,
with governments with indiv iduas. the instinct OF
self preservation OF schshness prompts actions. often
not only understood their effects not understood
by themselves at the time, but which often really hasten
theft destruction. Indeed, II 10 often true that those
the gods intend 10 destroy they Hrs, make mad.
Bnshsn, prompted by the instinct OF self preserva-
ton has been favored by circumstances II first allied
ileelf with the lndan OF this con,iseni, but two
have used up that material Il therefore turns to
racy OF OF SAVING ieI ii il can succeed in casting
down the barriers of Nature, in obiteratinG the die
hnctons of races and consequently substituting instead
.
new lease Of time-Amercan democracy 10 done tor.
and "Brushsm" Triumphant in the New World a. in the
Old With the spread OF British opinions British books
British messages, with the graiuilous distribution OF
millions Of tracts by British associations in our very
mJst-'housh called American to allay suspic,on-.s
portion OF tho American mind has become Biinsn-
izcd tainted debaucbcd and in this way moral force.
nominally against negro slavery, but in reality asan
American democracy and the principles OF our system
is brooght to bear Ia favor OF British policy
That policy to break down the distinctions OF rscss
fret in Jamaica and the Bnsh West India islands, then
Cuba. then southern States coakne all this under the
petence OF philanthropy British have mot o~es
80 bold openly thar sbjs Thus. Sir Robert
Peel thoughts hundred millions for sbolishins slavery
Jamaica well inves,cd for the influence would have
in hsssnng The overthrow OF slavery, rather IN or
tefaiing the distinctions oil land wen.
at the beginning of the end. and Cuba - 'ne
hinge turning point OF the future BrtishIsm WIN
its class distinctions. its slavery OF the millions 70
handful OF men like themselves, conironis Us IN
Caba dsags along the free negro, barbarian. thug
OF blood OF lust OF bestaliiy, who also conronis his
black Observation-Disclosures, pst,-at. Chrsanyed and ho
named in hts natural tearluus with US Which shall
advance (which retreat Neither can remain station
ary Advance - v,c,ofy retreat ~ death The Ameil-
tan System spread t,-r the tropics or NE
British or European sy.,em will establish itself on TIE
AMERICANUs JUNIOR.