The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-11-23
The Anglo French Alliance and American In
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much db uc Cu0SeH W 6ttE5 upon lls we
might as well speak out our mind with becoming Free
dom on the subject.
The history OF the notorious entente cordaie is his
tory OF disaster From its inception by the outlawed
court OF Louis XVI TO its first contamination in the de-
feat OF Waterloo and the capture OF Paris this forced and
feeble alliance between the various representatives OF
the French nation and the astocracy of Downing
has been productive Of nothing but political failures
both parties, and personal national humiliation
France and lis government. From the earliest moment
mere hollow truce, it forced on the neck OF the
French nation, together with the monarch OF the restoa
lion and the exile of the Emperor. Since them France
has passed through almost every possible phase OF gov
ernmenlal life 1t has been legitimate monarchy. a
monarchy of the younger branch, republic, and
see an empire, with huge army Of pratorisn
hors, navy The mighties and best-appointed in the
world, doubling ITS strength with the growth of the re-
public wilhout since the fall of Agers and OF Charles
x, single laurel Iimight have been thought that to
such imperial house now reigns in France there
were enemies enough without creating more. might
have been concluded, with stretch of imagination,
that this governmental system would avoid the oil
its predecessors, and not covet the overthrow which
swept two dynasties and republic from the face OF
France 1t might have been supposed that the dynasty
of the second OF December would not take up the odium
Of Louis XVIII, OF Louis Philippe, of the republic and
carry il all upon lis own shoulders Yet it is The
XVIII and Of Charles an insult 10 the French nation,
which made them living monuments OF the defeat oil
Wa,erIoo-ths alliance which hurled into the straits OF
Dover, with ..red comforter and peajackes." the dy
nasty Of the Orleans,his very alliance is once
hu n
regimes An actual and consistent, alliance does seem
exist between Nj Louis Bonapare and the arsiocracy OF
Downing street SO far as it is thereby Intended TO
the English government 10 act faithfully and
ss6shy towards Turkey. rather like the experiment
But when il is intended thereby 10 n,imdae Isolate
the United States upon matters OF which the United
States and other powers and be the only judges,
regret that compelled to meet il and receive it
with the feelings which it deserves.
The British government, has desire, and for nearly
forty years has had none, Of crossing with us.
either with reference TO Cuba, plesses call the
same, "thc English Antilles or with reference to the
Sandwich Islands, with reference to Mexico or with
reference to any other matter upon which the Amer-
can democracy are united and determined Let any
OF our readers turn TO the accounts from the Ca
madam frontier. There il takes two British soldiers
to watch one les, all should desert The folly of enter
ing into with us, relying troops. the rank and
file OF which, TO a man, have friends or relatives
amongst us-many OF whom enlist in British armies TO
ge, earned the Atlantic tina, they may escape over
the frontiero whom the OF the United States is
higher ambition than the livery OF The English Crown
who receive less pay for getting sho, at, fare worse
cloihe uaceany. and do more work than our SER
vants--is too self-evdent No nation could desire 10
come into the field with such army. The armies OF
Santa Anna OF General Canedo de rently situaed
They have national hostility jealousy, or dominant
religious prejudice, TO arm them With the British regi
there is such esprit du corps al least three hths
of these Irish, hostile in creed and blood and sen
iment TO the Crown they nomnaly they de-
voted to The English material in those regiments is
reliable but they surrounded by seductive in
Huences and much repubcanized than they were in
The OF 1912. The Scotch element of the British army
Is much more fahiul but officers apart suspect tina,
il would take two regiments 10 watch the men OF any
the British army if they are planted on this
soil within running distance OF the American lines The
time is past, too. when England employ German
mercenaries against us. And il remember tina, this
English nation is overwhelmed debt of nearly five
thousand millions of dollars; that it's own people are in
the state shall presently ha, in Europe il is sur.
rounded with combustbes and that it's only ally
that nepo,ic grandeur which is to eface Wafer
loo. we at estimate the real character of this
Ane Flank alliance
But the Ango-Frank alliance relies upon its fee,s
The peculiar organization of a navy does not certainly
expose the TO the seductive Influences which
operate upon the full rrivaes OF the British army. But
while these fleets strenuous to demoraze Cuba, 10
ntercept coasters, the Sandwich Islands
have yet TO learn when where, in the history OF
the world feet dangerous TO the liberty OF peo-
pie. We fancy that the British fleet is longer terror
to privaieering marine. alone and single handed
Besides the present state Of Europe demands too earn
esty the presence Of all the ships and guns the British
bring to bear in the Dardanees. the Mediterranean
and the British channel, to cay nothing OF The Chinese
aod Indian TO permit the lettering ars,ocracy 10
measure rangs with u.s. The French fleet ia. however.
the powerfully organized marine in the world, and,
under favorable circumstances for the European
regime, il might give W. some annoyance We hold.
however, that there is enough TO engage the attention
Of France at home. II the present Napoleon must main