Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-04


so massive are of succeed brick, and even
the grandeur of the euays, like that infinitely
greater work, the Pyramids, is allied closely
10 the barbarous. They were constructed al
enormous sacrifice Of life. The foundations
of ST. Petersburg were laid by levies of men
who perished by hundreds Of thousands in
the work. One hundred thousand died of
famine only. The civilization of the Russian
capital is not more than skin deep"
That is Russia-a gigantic, spy-infested
despotism, blind, souless, careless of every
thing but its own aggrandizement, and
resolved uron that at any cost, without
regard to the happiness of the people or
their improvement in anything which
does not tend directly to increase the
martial power and the brute force in the
hand Of one irresponsible man-a man
whose Will is Law, and who in the use Of
his unfailing resources-the Knout and
Siberia-can only be, as Talleyrand declar-
ed, 'aemrered by assassination" ard ameli-
GRATED by poison
What England is, in manners and morals,
ir the happiness and intelligence of mr. peo-
pie, in her constitutional government and her
high state of legal liberty. in the arts and
sciences-in short, in every thing which
eno'.'ss and elevates human sature-let his
tory speak. Her monarch never does, never
dares thwaIt the will of the Parliament the
Parliament does not irample upon the prayers
of the people. A Cat:net unsupported by Par
D,-lt Il Il r
the approval of its Constituency is disso:rtd!
he liberty and power ef the people will COM
pare favorably with any nation on earlh-the
United States not excepted. Our President
and Congress will not resign their power un-
til c'rs PEELED to do so by the force of elections,
no matter how they may be condemned by the
voice OF the people. That England has gre
vous faults, is not denied but considering
her advantages. the United States has greater
sinS; and contrasted with Russia, England
is imuaeasurahiy her superior, in every par
tcular desirable.
England has found that Raglan aad other
CT her officers, cnce brave and active, are
now poor leaders in war the Unted States
learned the same lesson in the case Of Hull,
Dearborn, Wilkinson, Smvth, &c. Our short
annals confess more disastrous Campaigns
against English dominions, than England has
10 own of bootless tilis against Russia.
That England ere annexes" foreign, tarba-
rous nations, is true; she shares in the "man-
ifest destiny" of The "Anglo Saxon" race
but the United States has improved upon Ter
example by "re annexing" parts Of a neighbo-
ring, sister republic!
England has emancipated millions Of
slaves ; she is constantly softening the op-
preston of "caste" in her dominions and
the remnants of her own feudal system are
crumbling away year BY year. America has
bought new slave territory has JoueM for
more slave territory has rie'a,ei sacred COM
pacfs TO gain more slave territory and is
now engaged in every low and piratical plan
to steal more slave territory Our nation is
abrdging, and not extending, human liberty!
In politics, England not only has enlarged
power in every Court in Europe, in Asia, IN
Africa, in South America, but the TariHLaws
Of our own country-the rebel daughter
have been adjusted (by English haters' par
erceHence) exactly 10 her liking!
A few years ago, our people were jealous
of the U. 5. Bank, because Eng glishmer owned
few thousands of its shares. Now. Eng
lishmen control whole Banks and Railroads
in the United States and many of the State
Governments are living with the money loan
ed from the "rag barons" of England.
Notwithstanding all this, hatred of England
is the stock in trade of half our political dem
agogues-mo:t Of whom do not know when
they are playing directly into her hands. For
seventy years, on the Fourth OF July, and
nearly all public occasions, this hatred has
been nourished by prcfound statesmen and
eloquent orators. In many an "Adrooate Of
Liberty" and thousands of debating schools,
the British Lion has been al.aost weekly
seized, chained, killed, and diseinhowelied
and yet che lives" and his roar is that of a
monarch among his kind. The fast-anchored
Isle still smiles serenely; "her drum beats
around the world: and on her domiaions the
sun never sets.'
But Mr.. Boxer Is mere tyro in portrarins
with true "poetic license" the infamy and
the decrepitude OF Great B.itain. One joHN
TRuMBuLt, in his famous work "W F1rgai,"
written 40 o. 70 years ago, INDUCED in simi.
lar fancies, as may seen by the following
quotations from that bookt
/ "-For ages Hest, thus Britain rose,
The terror o. erCl.clp; foes;
Her heroes ruled the bloody plain,
He- conq'ripg s,sn,arj awed the maini
The different palms her triumphs grace,
OF arms in Ta:, of arts in peace;
unbarrassd by maternal cafe,
! Each rising province fOurisbd fair:
| Whose various wealth with liberal hand,
By far o'erpaid the parent land
! But though 30 hriyh. Ler sun might shine,
| Twas quickly hastirg to dccne;
! With feeble rays, too weak suage
| The damps that chill tie eve OF age
| "for states like men, are doom'd as well,
| Th' iHdrmiiie. OF age to feel
| And from their different fol ms of empire,
Are seiy'd with every deep dstempeS.
| soule states high feTers have made head in,
Which nought could cure but copuus bleeding;
While others have grown Iull and iozy.
Or fxd in hapless diocy;
Or turrd demon iaes, 20 belabour,
Zach peaceful nabitsnt and neighbour:
Or veH'd with hypocondrisc its,
! Have broke their strength and lost their Wits.
thus now, while hocry years prevail
Good mother Britain seer,d to fall
Her back bent, crippled -i.h tie weight,
| or age and debts, and Of state:
Tor debts she ow d, and these 20 large
! That twice her wealth could not discharge;
And now twas thought, 80 high they'd grown,
She'd break. and town: