Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1854-08-25

slavery more Intensely than Engshmen
can"
This implied impeachment Of Johns
love Of liberty and hatred Of slavery caus.
ed pause in the conversation.
"Do youapprovo oftho Nebraska bill "
said one
81 spoke and wrote against it when in
the United states"
81 am assured it will not be obeycd
at the Norlhm
at would require more than Yankee
invention to find out a method OF disobey.
ing it there
A gentleman then claimed and rece ".
ed an explanation Of the nature and pro.
visions Of the Nebraska bill, and its pos.
sibIo and probable workings. This led
to an explanation of the relation Of the
constitution to slavery, and the fact that
by the constitution the power Of the lcder.
al government is welded by the South.
every well, ," said the speaker, quoted
al large above, "ii you Of the North thus
let the South govern you, we shall treat
with the South. They are arislocra;ic,
and so are we,
"You have no objection, then, to treat.
ing with shareholders, provided they are
aristocratic and it is for your interest to
do so DO we not well to suspect British
philanthropy, at least, where American
slavery is concerned 2"
"It was felt desirable 10 give the con.
versation turn.
"Do you mean to say" said one, "that
the union of the North and Sonth is so
strong that nothing can separate it, that
even war growing out Of slavery would
unite the whole nation in its support
81 do mean TO say that the first gun fir
ed under the stars and stripes would unite
the whole power of the country to cause
the flag to triumph. Believe the aboli.
tionis,s if you will, it is nevertheless true
that so intense a feeling of nationality as
exists in the United States does not exist
elsewhere on the face of the earth"
| have given YOU the substance, and, 10
a good degree, the words Of the converse.
ton, as illustrates the state Of knowledge
and of feeling prevalent in the more in.
tclligent and liberal classes here with re.
spect TO the United States.
The English are fond Of regarding
themselves as the conscrvatorS of the lib
critics and the morals Of the world.
In a circle Of merchants not long since
one remarked to me, when speaking Of the
union of France and England, we shall
now let France do what she pleases in the
Pacific"
"To permit her 10 force Popcry and
French brandy on the Protestant islands,
and overthrow the work of the missiona-
ries, is not in my view very praisewor.
thy act-not a great deal better than per.
mltting slavery" was the reply.
John defended his country by saying that
when the Fredch made their aggrcssions
on the isles OF the Pacific years ago, the
United States did not come up to the sup.
port of England in resisting those aggrcs.
sions. Therefore it is right for England
now TO let France do what she pIeases
there However, it is not polite, when un-
der Johns roof, to criticize his logic too
severely.
On another occasion, an alderman in.
timated that the United States were some.
what in danger from the North as well as
the South-"You have Canada on your
North"
"Yes, we may annex them at some fu.
ture time, when they get sufficiently en-
lightenod."
AS The remark was uttered in a grave
tone, he did not perceive its pleasantly.
"Anncxing! !" said he, "what wont you
annex ?"
"Wel, we talk Of annexing Great Brit
ain /; it is notquite large enough fora good
sized State, but the principal objection is
Ireland we have plenty Of that already" "
1t is amusing 10 notice the annoyance
which such remarks give John, though he
is conscious of his immense superiority 10
Jonathan in every respect
The more | become acquainted with
England the less think Of her superiori-
ty in those respects in which have been
accustomed 10 regard her as possessing
the superiority. have of late made some
careful inquiries into her educational sys.
tens, and the result, when more accurate.
ly digesied and verified, may give to your
readers. OF this am convinced, that
our system, from the primary to the close
of the academca! course, is the best. As
TO professional schools, in theology we are
superior as 10 medicine and law, | have
not the means ofjudging.
think | mentioned in the last, that a
bill had passed the House Of Commons
opening Oxford University TO dissentcrs,
so far as 10 allow them 10 take the degree
OF A. B. The bishops support the bill in
the House of Lords, and so do Lord Broug.
ham and some other distinguished peers.
1t will, contrary to the expectation of the
conservators, probably become a law. 1t
merely permits dissenters 10 90 to Ok.
! ford, study there. and take the degrees of