Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-28
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Ver-ary OF their Independence In every ciy and eve
y 'uAe OF the Unon the Fouth of July has had it, ap
opa'e eommemoraton, snd the Jealousy of rival inter
% the hostility of rival States the fever of business. and
tue Jury ot party have given place for one day 10 the
it'oe au glory OF one common eveat in which all alike
ana rom which they date their birth A. an indie
eiu"ht peo and nation. The party that assembled AT
iNchinond on Friday gave this great chorus C.a,n
sc eotrionton which combined the prize Of Americans
nth the congratulations Of Encli.hmen
England has indeed ,tlc reason even for reyr., aud
"ue less Tor envy aud f'ping in that event IL thrrv
AHaS g'oon Indeed at the time her political pro.
ptcp anu e even OF sagacity and foresight shrexd and
eiperehced rtAte-inen despondeat the Of the brgb
"stJe~el o the Crown. George Ill hA- been nuc, ba
med Tor the obstinacy with hch lie -.ined the ln.
can war ol the truth H. he only reflected the general DO
Sa opihlO-the good political opinion of the dsy M.an
cnoy prophecies pervaded society People would have IL
a' tne sun oil Engands glory set all that class
of saying current
The nation out of heart II. d,x of s,,..,,o..
seetss over and vas seriously making up its mind f
me faik Ui third rate Power. But the event has shown
10" h'ue our statesmen OF that day into the future
wa ot ehAcuy thelr iault indeed for though the grn
rs oi ashington could rebuke these shortrhted noI
cas even upon their data and look forward 10 tim.
"heh All ove'tosing home population would send wit
" rs hexhsusiable gro~th in the shape OF Eve hum
Ired day to the American shore and be glad Of the iii
,.nee It'll h was not in the po~er OF man IN frete
"a'' an ArSEnght and Manchester or u Give War.
'e Hastings, ana an Indian empire But whether tbes
Ia eSnen were or not blame for their narrow and
gloomy views plainly enough that all this was
gsAt mistake, and that 1t has been fulfilled in the
a
Sl'ieh would have become in time unmanaeeab,e Ia
Iced, everybody that the American province.
must nave eit US sooner or later that their perpetual
JUNCTION With the British against the laws of
political nature and that such being the case nm Garlic,
separation was far better than long DELAYED one And Eve
oody must see too that the sinking England Of political
prophecy at that time the rising England of history
ana that what was thought the country termination wa-
raIher ia reality its commencement and birth England
e mas hte reason TO envy the United States their In
ependenee while, the other hand two great bonds Of
OF hat cf
oh-cOnnect the mother country with it, oshoot and
promote attachment sympathy, and mutual pride
II lucky for the world that fellow feeling and brotber
mood do not arise from political union alone and from the
act that men are subjects OF the government Tber
besides the sympathy OF fellow citizenship the symps
thy OF race, which j. very deep and powerful eenen,
IA the constitution of mankind If Germans while tbey
hNe under hundred different governments can still look
Pon themselves a. the same people, and derive an Ell.
thsAstc sense OF brotherhood from unity of blood and
slAVonians under Austrian and under Russian govern
net, can set up they doing now the cry of Pan
-lA'i- Anglo Saxons surely must be wanting to them,
selves II they make bond OF communion of their com,
mon Oirth and parentage. We EDgishmen then ace In
American energy, industry, and indomIabIe spirit the
tokens oil The AugO Saxon blood and we feel prond of
our raee. The sight inspires cheerful and animated
Pophecy, ahd We zee IN this master powerful and
dominant agent in the future history of the world W.
see that this race has destiny, that does not seem 10
ae out alter has done great acts as other races
nave done but TO possess ine1haustib. life. tha,
spreads and covers the earth and that wherever IL po
eonquers nature establishes law, aud mpars the bes-
sings oi peace, order ard civil liberty Doubtless il il
or no nation or TO boast for the Jealous divinity
Of even Pagan religion punished the boaster Inde.d the
ooaer Furnishes himself, aud falls in the natural o,
Ter OF 'hings Tor this reason-tha the boastin spirit
al Idle one The monarch who looked from his walls and
said, " j. not this great Babylon that have built va
true boaser; he thought he had done enough he was
'Aushed with his NO k and he abandoned himself 10 the
-epo-e OF perfect selleompacency uuruied by action
But the Anglo Saxon is industrious and genuine ndnv
does not boast because it has time and because tb
industrious spirit looks TO the future boast one TO
the past
\ common religion again is another grcat bo,d NJ,
aicn and sympathy between the two countries The
E"gish Protestant cannot in his religious map afford 10
leave out tIat large and wide ed OF religion which the
United States presents field in which he secs the action
not OF cold seepcal relationship faith but of sim
pie and enthusiastic like h- own He sees thi, rei
son, split indeed into different sects A. il is with ms.
ou ne sees II at the same time deadened or become
indifferent but showing, with whatever extavaeances or
Eeiects all the signs OF warmth, fervor and life which
dnglsh Professionalism exhibits Whether We look %
race then, or whether look 10 religion we see i'm the
American natural ally and brother for whose welfare
N We wish on Interested principles because We
'ish well to our race and our religion. We in him
cON workman IN The iuture history OF the word-one
ho will carry out the general ends that we shall in
hucnee the world alike and give human societv so far
As u comes within our grasp, the mould and impress
sion cannot aoTdthen, 20 quarrel with each other
no. high sel-iuterest and lawful PRIDE the pride of
moral influence, and the charm OF historical destiny and
success, are agaiIlst it.
One word a subject which came nm n the nicotine,
at Richmond. We observe that two speakers there of
whom one was the American Minister alluded to the pres.
h TINS country the great influence of which upon Amer
can ieeng they allow but which they do not think /. al
ways eNefted IN proper and cOusdsrae spirit Nov
must be owned that English travellers who have gone over
10 The lned States for the purpose of book making have
not been always fair They have exaggerated American
defects political and social ahd their motive has been too
evidently often rather amusement than truth-the amus
nen oi the English reading public. But are not aware
that the political press in this country has In this
way Speaking for ourselves have always endea vored
10 do justice to American claims, and have advised all
concession short OF actual abandonment our lawful right.
The English public IS doubtless apt times TO give itself
the liberty Of the father elder brother in its comments
on the younger nation. Bot il be remembered that
tins - not done in any really hostile spirit The truth s
that We are very indifferent To criticism ourselves and We
are apt to think that other people equally So There
- nothing which amues Engshman so much a, to- see
himself taken OIL He goes TO the malicious farccs
on tie Paris stage, snd laughs heartily himself and the
the hgnrc he cuts in them We do not understand other
~ ople being thin skinned. and make remarks which We
do not intend TO be biting but which do bite the tender
subject OF them. General CadWa Waader confesses that his
countymeu are too sensitive This no grave fault per.
haps; 1t u rather the natural defect OF newer nation
How sensitive young people in society to any remarks
upon them How red they turn, how angry how sukyi
How It Prcys upon them in secret How reyengcfl hcy
cel TO the cool and unconscious critic But let lev
years pass over their heads aud how quietly they will take
such things Tho American 10 the yOumgc- people and
s nos IN ihe sensitive stage Of national existence But
be will get older in time and know better than 20 take
every light word that is said this side Of the Atantc in
such deadly earnest