Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-03-29
England's Difficulty.

tions, as.. well 30 individuals. Somctimes bis
at falls upon them in paguez, ID faulines. aid p
internal tnrmoils sometimes bis MESSENGERS come
fiom without, 70 justify his dominion among men,
and deluge the earth with blood, or blacken i
with confiagration. BY the former manner Of
reributon was Egypt visited before the IsraeIites
were permitted to pass her borders by the latter
manner was Babylon razed to the earth, and ber
dominion extinguished. Rome too, fat with the
fullness of her conquest, and drunk with the blood
of the martyrs fell under the battle axes of the
Hun and the Goth, for her crimes were many and
God decreedz it, Thus il has ever been, and still
must be, while God rules the desfnies Of nations
Am cid monopoly ,'w bose flag is familiar with
all the winds of Heaven, and whose voice is the
voice Of lso million tongues. topples to-day the
brink Of chastisernent similar to that which
befel both Babylon and Rome Unscrupulous as
an arbiter, nnperious as an alIy, perciless as a
cQnqueror, and curse to those that trusted IN her
honor, under all circumstances, was this embodied
corruption Without honesty she pilfered her
friends, and converted their losses to her own ag
grandizement. Without compassion she, trod her
enemies into death, when justice shfieked for
mercy 2sss sto F7h3 1S'qe ~ 80
9 You men Of Celtic blood need not be told her
name She has marked it deep on your deserted
hearth stones and SCARED it with persecution upon
your hearts. Today, however. she forgets to
taunt you; for the handwriting is on the wall.
and nlsfortunes, numerous as the troops of Cyrus,
rush into her Capital Ireland that she fl1rrowed
with native corpses, and starved, into a temporary
stupor, is no longsr nursery Of soldiers: India,
that she rifled.and bleached in blood, turning to
the old book Of Menu, mutters dissatisfaction
through her Sepoys and our adopted home, ac-
cording to hes own adrpission, forgets the one
race and religion Of the eyangelists of '55-3-4,
and thinks of the jeers and SCOTS of the last sew
enty years, and Of the bullets Of 1866 and 1912
in particular. :81ss sf55 sH1 55astsss
Her routed army in the Crimca IS a mere hand
ful-forty of her hest vessels rot on the bottom of
the Black Sea. Northern India is threatened by
an army of Russians Bokarra Is no longer the
Khan's the Sikhs are on the alert and all is
disrnay to the old hariot of nations Blessed be
Godi who permitted US to see this day of her
trihulation, and rejoice.
Well may Ireland be glad. From the last quar-
ter of the 18th century until now, England's arm
has been heavy upon her. Prescription, confsca-
tion and slaughter,S were the staple products of
her rule Well may India be glad, for since the
first Union Jack doated by the shore of Corolnan
del, and the unslspecting king Of the Carnalic
allowed English diplomacy to erect factory, bri-
berry and butchery went hand in hand with her
power. Well may America be glad, for she can
notfonger spare gold to foster dsunion among us.
or billet spies and firebrants within our borders.
Never was -ingland's power less, ncr her diff
cultles greater. Look at the Russians-every
man is a fanatical patriot--every man is willing
to lay down his life for the black eagle And be-
sides this fanatcism, which Of itself would be re-
sstless against an ordinary enemy, they have pro
we'd themselves equal, both in courage and discip-
line, TO the best troops Of France and England
If million of such men can be brought into the
fed-if the fortresses ON the frontier have already
been found impregnable--if successful invasion
of the Cars territory is known to be an impossi-
bils and if his recources for prosec't ting the war
are unlimited, where is the colossal power which
can sustain itself against them.
Nor is this all. Unlike other crowned heads in
Europe. the Emperor Of Russia has revolution
no internal dissensions to fear throughout the
length and breadth of his dominions. lie could
his whole army at any given point,
and the rest of the country would remain in per-
feet security. He is idozed by his subjects, who
look upon him as father BY his soldiers he is
regarded as a demi good.
Well has the Times reflected upon these unsat- |
isfactoy facts well has it scanned the horizon to
catch a CLEAN of hope. Turning towards the |
West It mutters solemnly and sad
s..tLittle confidence must be placed IN any sup
ff f1tra
ton, or anything else, between us and the Aneri-
cans They have nothing to fear from the Rus
slams and good deal TO fear. rather to be jeal
Gus Of, with ourselves, as they believe. We may |
as well, therefore, make up minds to their fol-
lowing their interest," as they think it. and letting
S syrnpathies alone. OF course they have ne par |
tfcular pleasure in seeing our frigates roaming /
across the Pacific, visiting the islands, tamperlng
with the CHEERS prowling about the coasts sailing
into harbors, and otherwise making themselves at !
home.'' M sst5 IEs.~
Most true. oh representatives of an organized |
iniouity, most true, Verify your days seem num-
bered and the shadows of defeat are upon you.- |
Riches and fine linen have covered your concupis-
cence for centuries; but those who fondled you in
your tlays of exultation, turn away from you |
and whisper, Lo the mistress of the earth IN |
sovereign of the seas in DISTRESS u
Truly are we blessed /; England's deep in difficult
ties i-dns. CcL.
Conspiracy to Bribe Gov Rigler to Pardon
boa DR.. Beale.&SAS 4
A conspiracy to bribe the late GoTernor of
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Bigler, topardon DIR. Beale,
the dentist, has been brought to light in Phila-
delphia The Grand Jury of that city, in
their recent presentment, call the attention of
the presiding Judge kelley of the Court of
Quarter Sessions. TO a case nearly connected
with the administration ofjustice and thepurity
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