Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-05-30
i" RxoIAxD's CLAIMS TO Our srMPArHr."-


uassapes--ss England may, in her present humili-
sted condition, have some claim to our pity, but
ahe has not yet earned title to our sympathy.
There is indeed long and lick record
against England's government in American his
tory 1t is. hard to forget it all at once.
It would even be wrong for Americans TO give the
sanction of their sympathies to England's anti
liberal policy in Europe; and to her policy in the
present war. But when lid the Times
or the British aristocracy sympathise with the |
Americans We might ask the Times
how il sympathized with US in the Mexican veg
and how it grieved over our victories.
We would even forget the reception which the /
American brethren received from the Times when |
they contributed their mite to swell the attTac- |
tions of England's Royal Show, got up to diffuse
peace and good will throughout the earth towards |
England's manufacturers.
We could forget, for the sake of liberty, |
that our worst enemy, our most jealous rival, |
our most inscriptions opponent at all points |
to which American energy and enterprise have
advanced American interests, has been. and
still is, England's Aristocratc Government
But England conduct has been so shocking
and revolving" to American freemen, that
they would be doing violence to their judy
ment and feelings. and consider that they
were abetting treason to the cause of Euro
pean freedom, if they bestowed sympathy on
the cause of the Allies
Any person who is in the least degree acquaint-
ed with the history Of our country, with the his
tory of England during the last half century and
with the history of the present war, will find it
difficult to suppress smile as be reads the above
quotations from the columns of our learned con-
temporary. We do not mean to say that he viii
smile because the Transcript so proudly refuses to
yield its sympathy to England in her present alb
ect condition, for that is grave aud serious mat
ter probably, involsing the future interests of the
civilized world but we think he will smile at the
facts and statements of the Transcript, We
have quoted them. The Transcript is of course,
at perfect liberty to majestically wave off Great
Britain and the Times newspaper and bid them
BECOME, when they come crawling in their present
humiliation, to solicit its sympathy; but we think
the Transcript is not justifable in leading the
world to suppose that American intelligence
American love of fair-p lay-lnd American gener-
osity, fairly represented by such staten, nts
We have copied from that paper. OF course we
eau have no special objection 10 the Transcript
making any sort of statement, in its own name,
for I" that is a matter of no consequence what
ever as Toots says but we do obje,t to it at
tempting to make our country responsible not
only for the ignorance, but for the Immature o.
such articles as that which it published on Tues
day. We assure the Times, and the poor, grow
cling" British nation that that article was Meth.
er fair specimen Of Yankee feeling nor Yankee
intelligence.
We are neither so blinded by ignorance nor
prejudice, as to believe that the nation which now
coops the Gar up in his ports, like a Gagged rat
and, which maintains defiant army in the terri
tory of holy invincible Russia is in so humble
a condition as to excite the pity of mankind;
neither do we think that we, as Americans, have
any special reason to hate the England of the
present time. II she did US any harm several gem
erations ago, we paid her back with interest for
her pains. To hate her for the Revolutionary
War, and the war of 1872, after whipping her in
those struggles, would be ungenerous in US and
unjust to the dignity of our own national charac-
ter. We cannot afford to debase the American
sentiment Of generosity; although we can amply
afford to acknowledge that England has done
more for civilization and freedom than any other
nation that ever existed. We may not admire her
policy in the present war, because that policy is
anti-revoutionary; but we cannot so completely ig
more common justice to state that her cause
has no more claim upon our sympathies than that
of Russia. She has a constitution, an indepen
dent judiciary, free press, habeas corpus, and
trial by jury and she is fighting with powerthat
has none Of these, and would prevent the whole
world from ever having them. if she had the pow
er to do so. England represents freedom and in
telligence contending with despotism and super
stition; and, we hope she will not be conquered.
The policy of England has always been check
upon that of the-sbsolutists and Despots of Eu-
rope; and we hope it win not be enfeebled now,
in her struggle with the Gar
The Transcript asks the Times how ii sympa-
thized with us in the Mexican War. and how it
grieved over our victories. Now, the fact is, the
British were most lavish in their commentators
Of the skill of our generals, and of the energy and
bravery Of our soldiers in that war; but they were
opposed, like all the best and most enlightened
men in the country, to the purpose of that war.
The Transcript insults any nation when it asks it
to sympathize with awar Of aggression and slave
ry propagandism. England pays us a compliment
when she asks US to sympathise with her in her
combat with the great AbsOlutist enemy of yree.
dom.
The transcripts allusion to the English Crys-
tai Palace is as silly it is stupid. There were
some sneers, at first, INDUCED in at the meagre.
ness Of show in the American department. in the
Crystal Palace; and they were perfectly justifabe;
but when things were examined in detail, our crit
les were astonished, and we we're justly and gen.
erously dealt with We wish the British exhib-
tors to the New York Palace could say so. We
d. not need to feel sore either st Engands criti-
cismn on our products or at her rivalry in trade
Such feelings belong to those who are envious be-
cause they are inferior in these respects. We can
shoe our row" with her; and have no reason
either to hate her in trade or fear her in war.
The war in the East originated between Rus
sia and the Allies, and is still confined to them
The Allies were under no obligation in the premi-
sss, to raise the Poles or Hungarians. We wish
they had done soi but, If they did not see fit to do
50 no ons could blame them They were the best
judges of their own policy. We think their policy
has been bad; but, at the same time we are sure
that their cause is just
PARAS STEVENS and the other liquor magnates
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