The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-09-27
From the London Daily News.
DOINGS OF BROTHER JONATHAN.


and in 80 doing have shown . ,oIer.bls proof of
that energy which has helped them to build up
the most remarkable empire in the world in the
shortest space OF time possible I, is said some
times that . popular governme mt the very worei
that can be devised in order TO be sble 70 deal
/. ffectuaily with foreigners in the event OF
interrupted relations. A p,pular 90 eminent,
il 10 said may be admirably adapted for the
administration Of the internal resources If the
country (; but when foreign relations are c"ncer
ned, then unity. conc, ntrasihn oip"we-, is
needed, which can never De tuned except
in Sta where tn ,v-reign pnwer is i"dg'
IN the hands Of one or a few |, is a sufficient
answer 10 this assertion To say that the IN 81
prosper ,u> PC lids "f many o. the most llnstr'-
ous States in the m d I'm and ancsen, w"r'd
have been precisely tn re where the people
sh,rrd mosi directly in the sovereign power
Athens was pure democracy IN III NE of
Pericl-s The la ian States passed through
the periods at their ills.ri .us carer when Il e.
We're under p ,pu'ar gov, rnmrnt The English
aat,on has become powerful just in Proportion
AS the pei Pile have A-rciSed an Influence WI
her l Y stature TIE government al En.l nd
has at tunes bee. weak aud vacilia'ing because
he e are other interests Comprised in Il besides
those # the nation The government "i the
Its ministers are mt taken from arise cratic
iamilirs, who have links nf connec,i n with t ,e
primo. ly houses Of the eon'iTent' When The
n toual interest is I'M urrd, the NATIONAL h MI
wounded, To the nati"n al..ne is cnnssn tied the
duty III seeking redress. The bombardn.rnt at
Greytawn is al last ann her pr o. ct the de-
Il rminatio OF the American gov. rnn'n; that
no ,nsnl, shall be offered 10 is subj cts or is
representatives. - thou, redress teins afforded.
5 ,n- tine back, native ca'tain of tnr
No gu 10 shore was shot in quarrel when
tn K place beiwren himself and an American
captain nas,ed SIN III On the news al ihi>
aching Grrysown, the marshall at thai place
pr coed Il 10 arrest Sm;th, ~ ho had then arrlv
We 1 at Puniss Arenas, on ms ascent up the
river ST Juan Mr.. Bora.d the Am, rcan
counsel, WHO was on bard cnntigunu. vessel,
went on board S,niths ship and found him
keeping nus as sailants at bay. The consul i'm
mediately inteIpos-d, telling the msrshall thai
the American < .vernMrnt recogn:zrd n" au
th"r,.y existing at Greyt,wn to interfere with
any Amrrican c; tiz-n, and o,dered him and
m.n away. The same evening en- attempt
was made to arrest MIR B"rland he was wound
I'd in the face " tn missile, and kept prisoner
at the consulate all night. On receip. Of int.l'
lgence communicating these facts, the gov
eminent of the United States despatched the.
ress tor the insult, offered to their consul. the
authorities and residents refused 10 max the
slightest apology, and the town was b nnbarded
aud burned DOWN. No yes 10. t. This CIR
,ainlv seems sharp practise, bat until further
information reaches Europe, n" knll judgment
should be offered as t. the tights of the matter
in dispute All that can be said al present 10,
that nations have right as well as individuals
that when these rights are invaded, justice
req ,res that the party in error should give
r. dress, or, in default thereof, saould be pun
ished. The United Sta'es have shown in this
as they d in the Ko>z,a affair. and in other in.
stances, that the rights OF the American nation
ard Of American ciuz-ns shall not stuff for
want Of vigor on the part Of the American
Executive. al sce hare to do is to take care
that on, Of this GreytoWa affair our gorern
ment do not eontrire 10 stir up ill blood befceen
oarseices and the finer icaRs.
The moment a new territory falls into the
hands ct the Americans they pour new blood
into il. They search out all its treasures. They
lay earth, air, and SEA under contribution. They
introduce education, free institutions, arts, aud
enterprise. These and similar considerations
should make Eagiishmen glad to hear the Anne
r,can rumor, tina, Brother Jonathan already tafss
about purchasing Russian .4mer,ea. II the
Americans wish to buy this PORTION of the Rus.
SIau uOthtutOuS, VtI ~" MAJ - Wiling bfH
it no poccv on earth ,ei,i be able to prerent the
coasnmmcti"a IF the bargain. And the only
result will be that we shall have a populous,
rich, free, civilized nation our northern boun-
dairy, instead OF a scan'y, degraded population,
incapable of entering into ,h"se commercial
relations with US which mutually enrich Two
countries. We have M reason tn fear the
growing development, or the extension of Am
erica. The Un,ted States hare been infnife!y
moro useful to US since they haze been iadepend
ent than they ,cOutd hare been hadtAsy remain.
cd under our government. Had they contin-
ued to be dependencies of the Crown, they
would have afforded useful opportunities to the
artist cracy Tor the establishment of their young
er sons. in governorships aud secretaryships;
but their great value TO Us as commercial ma
ton, opening vast market Tor our products,
would have been lost Every new State tina;
the Americans establish supplies England with
purchasers for her goods. In their efforts al
extensin they ex,end our language, they mo
cula,e populations with the principles Of our
laws, and rpen 10 Us new channels If prospect
~ The American Imports Milton and Shas
speare into new regions we'll q, corn and
c,iton. The M IRE territory Brother Jona,ha
Obtains, long the republic is not endanger
ed-the better for John Bull.