The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-31
From the London Daily News
DOINaS OF BROTHER JONATHAN.

in the world in the shortest space OF time possible It'll
said sometimes that popular governments the very
that be devised in order to be able 10 deal eecua
with foreigners in the event OF interrupted relations
popular government il is said may be admirably adapted
for the administration of the internal of the
trv but when foreign relations concerned then uni
ty concentration power needed which be
obtained except in State where the sovereign power Is
lodged in the hands OF or few is sufficient
swer 10 this assertion say that the most prosperous Pc
RODS OF many of the most usrious States in the modern
and ancient world have been precisely those where the
people shared directly in the sovereign power Athens
was pure democracy in the time of Periees The Italian
States passed through the periods of their most illuou
career when they under popular government The
English nation has become powerful just IN proportion
the people exercised influence over her legislature
The government Of England has ut times been weak and
vacatng because there are other interests comprised IN
besides those of nation The government OF the Uni
ted States has no dynase interest to consult Its minis
tiers taken from aristocratc families who hayenks
Of connection With the prncey houses Of the continent
When national interest injured or the national honor
wounded to the nation alone is committed the duty Of
seeking redress The bombardment of Greytown is at
least another proof Of the determination Of the American
government that insult shall be offered to its subjects
its representatives without redress being afforded.
Some time back a native captain of the Mosquito shore
was shot in quarrel which took place between himself
and American captain named SMITH On the news OF
this reaching Grcyown the marshal OF that place proceed
ed to Smith, who had then arrived at Pnntas Arenas
on his ascent up the river St juan Mr. borland, the
American consul who board contiguous vessel
went on board Smiths ship and found him keeping his
silants at bay The consul Immediately nterposed tell
ing the marshal that the American government recognised
no authority existing at Greyown to interfere with any
American citizen and ordered him and his men away
The same evening attempt was made to arrest Mr. Dor
land he was wounded in the face with missile and kept
-. .l,* Ils nf innt;
gence communicating these facts the government Of the
United States despatched the Cyane man-of-war to the
SPOT to demand redress for the insult offered to their
sui The authorities and residents refused to make the
slightest apology, and the town was bombarded and
burned down. No lives lost This certainly seems
sharp practice but until further information reaches Eu
rope no final Judgment should be offered to the rights
of the matter in dispute All that can be said at present
u.s. that nations have rights as well as Individuals that
when these rights invaded justice requires that the
party in should give redress Or in default thereof
should be punished The United States have shown in
this as they did in the Koszta affair, and in other In
stances that the rights of the American nation and
American citizens shall suffer for want of vgor the
part of the American Executive Al hare 10 do isb
take care that ont Of this yeytoun affair government
not eonrire TO stir up blood betcecn ourselves and the Am
leans.
The moment new territory falls into the hands Of the
Americans they pour blood into it. They search out
all its They lay GARTH air. and sea under cont
button They introduce education free institutions arts,
and enterprise These and similar considerations should
make Englshmea glad hear the American rumor, that
Brother Jonathan already talks about purchasing Russds
Anercd If the Americans wish to buy this portion Of
the Russian domnons and the Car is willing to sell it.
no poscer earth cU be able to preren the contamination
The bargain. And the only result will be that we shall
have popuous, rich free, civilized nation on our northern
boundary instead of scanty degraded population, nc-
nahc ofen inf
which mutually enrich countries We have no reason
to fear the craving development or the extension OF Amer
lea The United States hare been infinitely more useful so
they hare been Independent han-hsy wsad hare bea
had they remained uudr government Had they contn'
ued to be dependencies of The Crown they would have
afforded useful opportunities TO the arsocacy for the es-
Enlistment Of their younger in goyernorshps and
secrearyshps but their great value to us us CONNER
ca nation opening vast market for our products would
have been lost Every State that the Americans es-
tabsh supplies England with purchasers for her goods
In their efforts extension they extend language they
inocuate populations with the principles of laws and
open to us channels of prosperity The American Inn
ports Milton and Shakespeare into new regions well
as and cotton. The territory Brother iona
than obainsso long the republic is not endangered
| the better for John Ball
ENGLISH OPPRESSION English papers very fond Of
pating about the horrors of American slavery and de-
nouncing whole people wicked oppressor because
of the existence of that institution in our midst II they
would somewhat contract the Of their vision and
cast their eyes their country they would casl,
discover of oppression, sanctioned by the law
under which they live far terrible than any which
can be found in the and rice and sugar an
lions of the southern States Only within month past
of legal tyranny has to light in England which
is absolutely appalling. 1t appears that man by tue
name of William Miller has been imprisoned in Winchester
Jail for thirty years for dcbspcnding the last three
tb-iu itarv canine