Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-04
THE CRIMEAN WAR AND AMERICAN
SYMPATHfES.

With q di>ingenousness remarkable even in
them, with an hypocrisy too bold for conceal
ment, the British journals are complaining of the
absence Of American sympathy in the cause OF
The Allies.
Let US make brief investigation Of English
claims upon our sympathes, and ascertain, if we
can, upon what they are founded
The American nation Is not an off-shoot of the
British stock, as is claimed; it is not composed
exclusively, or even i'll very large proportion,
Of the descendants Of the prosecuted pilgrims to
Plymouth Rock, and Of the cavaliers of Virginia
This continent has been for three hundred years
the asylum Of the oppressed Of all nations, OF
refugees from those continental despotisms which
have ever claimed and received the passive sym
pathy or active aid Of the English olgarchy when
crushing OFT the liberties of Europe Can the
descendants Of such men hold England in CRATE
tul remembrance: Can the Irish Americans for
get the bloody suppression Of the rebellion-the
terocIous prosecutions which ensued or the una
venged memories Of a Lord Edward Fitzgerald
Robert Emmett, and an hundred Others; Is moi
hatred Of Britain IN inheritance Of the Franco
American Of Louisiana: Can he, or his chill
dren' children forget, as long as the rock of St
Helena stands, who il was that chained tn,
French hero there, and that the Promothean vul
ture who prcyad upon him was an Englishman
damned to everlasting intamy, rs Sir Hudson
Lowe: Can the Danes, 30 numerous and Ell
Client IN our military and commercial marine
forget the piratIcaI bombardment d Copenhagen
What claim England urge upon the sympa
thies Of our widespread German population
i II the magnanimous part she played in thai
Holy Alliance, so well characterized as an Hi
ance Of despots against liberty; Can our Italians
as they shudder with horror al the martyrdom.
Of Spielberg, turn their longing eyes with the
sickness Of deferred hope toward the bright ske.
Of their native land, forget that, in the Congress.
Of Vienna, the chief supporter Of the ruthles,
Neternich, was the British minister, Castle
reagh:
Of the twen.y million defendants of the many
peoples who compose this great nation, there is,
we sincerely believe, not one who can admire
the policy, or remember with gratitude, single
act ofthe Government Of England On the con-
trary, there are many who have grievances TO
allege, wrongs to avenge, and who might initiate
the young Hannibal, when he swore upon the
affairs of Carthage eternal enmity to Rome
The Times would have Us believe, this war 0
liberty and progress against despotism. Why wa
not the same war urged in behalf Of the dismem
bered Poland; 4 nation endeared to every Anne
rcan heart by kosciusco, Pulaski, and DE Kali
has been blottcd out from the map Of Europe
Where was Br fish sympathy then Just wher,
il was when gallant Hungary fell. Liberty an,
progress against Russian despotism, forsooth
Is the blood Of the slaughtered French and Italian
republicans yet dry upon the hands Of England
great ally, the despotc Emperor Of France
Have not tho Allies offered 10 guarantee 10 Aus
tra the continued slavery Of Lombardy, Of Hun
gary, and Of Austrian Poland, as the price Of hel
cooperation n this war Of /" liberty and progress
against Russian despotism." When EnglanC
proves 10 u that her crusade against slavery il
not an attack upon our monopoly Of cotton, and
that her missionary efforts have nothing 10 a,
with the worship Of " Inammon, : we may enter.
tain the idea or her disnterestednoss in the pre-
sent war; but not til then.