Washington sentinel., 1854-05-02
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ENGLAND AND NEBRASKA.
We have been often surprised by the igno-
rance which educated Englishmen and promi-
nent English presses manifest with regard to
the history of the United States, its Constitu-
tuition, and form of government, We have
noticed more than once English blunders,
touching these matters, of so gross character
as to demand the birch freely administered to
an American schoolboy for similar blunders
concerning the history and condition of Eng
land. But few years ago we noticed, in q
leading British magazine, the direct and posi-
tive statement that particular measure was
carried through Congress by the casting vote
Of General Washiagon!
Whilst English egotism and superciliousness
prevent the Englishman from understanding
and appreciating our institutions, we think that
common decency, if nothing else, should re-
strain him from stupid and impertiuent inter-
long been manifest that portion, at least of
the English people are not restrained by con.
siderations of decent propriety, and that their
| insolent and mischievous meddling with Ameri-
can affairs is equaled only by their blind igno-
rance, canting hypocrisy, offensive imperti-
nence, and stolid stupidity.
The Illustrated London Ne,cs has been fool
ish enough to travel out Of its usual track in
order to succor and assist the abolition enemies
of the Nebraska BILL That Journal is taken
extensively in the United States because of its
pictorial illustrations of current events, and we
are sorry to perceive that it manifests a most
marked and decided disposition to use that
circulation for most unworthy purposes. Even
good nature, which receives friendly counsels
in kindness, although it may be distasteful, is
nauseated by the advice of ignorant ofhcious-
ness.
We may, however, congratulate the three
thousand blasphemous preachers Of New Eng
land, and the other enemies of the Nebraska and
Kansas bill, on the fact that the London Ne,os
and other British journals espouse their cause
most earnestly and most warmly. We have no
doubt that they will fully appreciate the aid and
comfort they receive from Exeter Hall-from
ong.eared asinine Exeter Hall, which contin-
ually resounds with all manner of bloody phi
lanthrophy and dishonest morality. .
Our kind friends in England have always,
whilst calling us their dear cousins, been med
ding with our domestic concerns. More than
once they have sent amongst US set Of profane
miscreants, who pretended to speak in the
name of Almighty God" with no better ere
dentials than black coats covering blacker
hearts, and white cravats encircling throats
which had better be encircled by sufficient
rope or an honest grapevine. These things
are irritating enough They are well enough
calculated to produce estrangement and hos
land to complain of their tenures We have
never sent men there to drag oSeht the in.
effable woes which plethoric capital inficts
on starved labor. The horrible pictures which
have been presented to the world Of the terrible
and revolving condition Of the laboring popu-
| lation Of England-of the little children har-
messed like beasts to cars in the deep mines
where they never see the day, dragging their
burdens away down in the bowels of the earth
until their limbs are torn and broken under
| the lash of cruel task-mastcrs, who weigh out
their food in scales, so as barely to support
! life-the unutterable woes which attend the
Irish exodus, an exodus not of choice, but Of
dire compulsion-none of these things have
been brought forward by American offcious.
| ness. They have been wrung from the English
officials by their own government.
We have never medded with any of the do
nestle concerns Of the British empire. We
have sent no impertinent missions there,
wrapped up in the cloak Of religion, and hidden
beneath the painted mask of hypocrisy, to in
terfere with the domestic relations of the Eng
lish people. But if interference could right
! fully come from either side, it ought to come
from us; for our young men know more about
| the history and condition, the constitution and
laws Of Great Britain, than their leading presses
seem to know about the history and condition,
the Constitution and laws Of the United States.
We have already mentioned one very strik.