The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-14

Persons leaving home Tor the virginia
Springs and other Summer retreats, can have
the Daily Dispatch mailed to them for any
length Of time shey may want II.
THE GREYTOWN AFFAIR.
As matter Of course, such Journals as the
New York Courier g. Enquirer. whose edi
tor is self.constituted representative OF
American sentiment at the Court OF 81.
James, hold up the rod of British and French
indignation over this country in regard to the
bombardment of Greytown, which now is
represented as a mere collection OF huts, and
seain as the depository of large amount Of
valuable British and French property. Its
not within our province to discuss the neces
sity of the bombardment; it may be conce
ded that it was unnecessary; that Borland
the American Minister, acted improperly; thai
it would have been better becoming great
nation to lombard Havana than San Juan
But, all this being conceded, when our coun.
try is in quarrel, whether she is right OF
wrong, the motto Of every American ought
stillto be that of the patriotic Decatur; "Our
country! May she be always in the right
but, right or wrong, our country"
We are no advocates of injustice and op'
preston to the weak, but, territory which
Great Britain claims to protect Is not weak
Ifwrong has been done in the San Juan case,
then right the wrong, but don't threaten the
country in the first place with British ven
geance. We say this on the ground that the
bombardment was unjustifable, and ina
Great Britain has any shadow ofright to inter-
fere in behalf of San Juan. But nothing can
be farther from the fact. San Juan Is mere
nest of robbers and pirates, and Great DIT
tain has, by solemn treaty, agreed never "
occupy or assume dominion over 1t. Great
Britain has no more right to interfere IN tnat
quarrel than Russia, Austria or Prussia. Inc
miserable Mosquito King is purely imagl-
nary parsonage, so far as his royalty is con-
cerned. A wretched, half-naked negro
clothed for the first time in a cast off uniform
Of British marine, has been manufactured
into King, and taught to claim British pro-
lection. But, Mosquito King or not, Great
Britain has renounced all right of dominion
in the territory in dispute, and if she inter
feres, it will be an entirely gratuitous and un-
ustifiable interference, which the spirit OF this
country will instantly resent, and its whole
power will resist.
There are some Americans who always as
sumo that their own country is in the wrong,
and that every other country. especially Great
Britain, is always in the right. Among these,
the pleAipotentiary Webb, Brigadier General,
stands pre-eminent. He wakes wrathful and
pathetic over the destruction of the defence
less town of San Juan. Has he ever heard
of Bomersund? Has he ever given to his
readers the following passage from letter of
Dr. Cottman, describing the infamous and
tic, of which one of themselves, an officer of
the ship of war Leopard bears witness?
1t il true, as the Leopards officer tells you, that
they sacked, pillaged and burnt the defenceless
town of Ulleaborg; but he does not tell you what
" as the fate Of the women in that village, where he
says mo resistance was offered and we landed the
marines" win tell you they were all violated by
the crews of twenty boats, pretending to be civil
lied and Christians. He tells you, I'VE began the
work OF Iuc.on On 80 anu dio NOT ieave
Oh unt. riiuaI nioluus .. ~ oeiocA. A'er ap-
proPriauns " ..euSoIsos ING pIopeIy Vi the GU
Lens, anu Tloialng sne 81. =, 'ne. wves ana
osugnters, ue conuaues. was neal costing US
our hves lor we 30. nenlmeo Ia tne Ilver py the
nre. Twice we s'tenpeeo 70 ourst snrougn, ana
twice iaiieo Az ine lniIo tiie. ane fnsI Lleusen
auI ctieG ou. VII, pun 'ol uoa, oIs ~.
.enp.. 70. soou. oo "a rau " s,ose
auu pa' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. .. s.;H.
on anu Ioasu' ndi wai saso, mo ~. ous iain.
my snu uen INC ; 800 - 80 sIlpln' sn
iost ono nan; ails NY. nns 'oo ;nas s !. 20, snu
sPins we're IUunu Iuaneu " cal y. was vas;
Die one; ,uu;ud ,.,di,aoe IF tho re.r,. 80 mi.
drunken oreie. A town where there was neither
soldier nor gun sacked Pillaged and devastated ~
;esv sas sbns No. content With destrnston Of nro
perry the virtue Of women was assailed with equal
hen s a"u Ws eyerv ,bipeyirtus
goods and chaitles The unfortunate inhabitant.
were like maamen; II was asa. SAD sight to see the
circumstances, and that night was a ruined man.
Thus, you see, merry ola Ensl;nd, with all he1
eli with the pagan Turk, whose cause she espouses
Associsting herself with her next door neighbor,
r rafsc,ions M him wbcb myforns,aIv H. I'm
splitting against the wind that hurls back the expec
ssteo mater dSi ,nto .ne iace Of me
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