Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-10-14
BRITISH IGNORANCE.

BRITISH IGNORANCE.
The London Times boasts of its i'm
mense circulation, Its cditora! ability. |
and its vast machinery for obtaining |
accurate news items from all parts OF
the world, and yet the conductors o
that paper, aristocratc as they are III
their support of monarchy, show the
grossest ignorance whenever they an
dertake to comment upon the politica
or social condition of the United States
1t may be ignorance, and it may be
that worse spirit Of envious detraction
and distortion of all things American
and Republican, which arises from
dread Of our commercial rivalry, aud Of
the eminently happy and free form Of
government, which as an example i
dangerous to the costly and oppressive
Royalty which alone prevents England
from obtaining a hight OF nationai
greatness never attained by any other
people. There is also remarkable IN
stiuct OF the British haters Of Americ--
al Democracy, IN detecting and en-
couIaging those influences al work IN
our midst tending to a destruction OF
our national Union They are keen To-
scent and 10 abet every PROJECT calcu-
lated to prove il wedge to split the
Union into fragments They Therefore
seize upon the system Of Southern sla-
very, rs the lever which, by the aid Of
Northern Aboitionists, they hope will
prove the rock upon which the kcpub-
lie is to be wrecked They gi,c Their
money, Their newspaper influence, and
their diplomatic intrigue, to the AID Of
any party in onr midst likely 10 hasten
the catastrophe which they 50 much
desire to witness. Thus we see the
press and the pceragc clcctiouccriug
for Fremont, simply because thcy sec
that with his success will also arrive
the crisis OF our national ruin. This
Is the contamination deyoutly wished
by them, "ior the spread Of Demor-
racy in America is dangerous to the
existence OF monarchy in Europe
says the London Times This is in
disputably true, and we cannot per
ceive how consistently with the exist
ence OF true patriotism any party N
America can be found to do that which
vii. simultaneously rejoice the monar-
chists, and cruelty crush the hopes Of
democrats on the continent of Europe.
To show the spirit of the English
press, We quote the following from
the London Times of the 23rd Sep
tember
The United States Government - ruling
things with nigh hand IN kansas A des-
pa;cn from Nc. Mrcy enable. The new
Governor, Colonel G arv. 10 enroll and OF.
game the militia of the Territory, 10 form
al addition 10 the federal troops al eady
Out and letter from Mr. J, IT, son Davls,
the Secretary OF War, author as the COVER
nors OF Kentucky and Illinois, 10 assist thu
Governor OF Kansas with al auxiliary io,c.
OF two regiments Of foot mtli.is The f. e.
State party in Kansas are d.. scrlhed in these
documents as rebels and insurgents IN open
arms against the cor stitutional eovernm. nj
and the military commanders are ordered
to use all dlsposatle force 10 suppress all
combinations 10 resist the laws IT the Uni
ted States" and .supp,ess msurrec ion.' y
10 addi,ion 10 the governors of Kentucky
and Illinois. Gen Smith, the commander OF
The federal forces, aud Gen Richardson
are charged with the execution II these or
ders, and formidable military dspla,
threatens the total annih lalion OF the Free
Slate party, already faded, and 10 appear
snee, half suppressed.
We should like to see the locu.
ments in which the Administration
describe the Free State party OF Kan
sas as ''rebels and insurgents" We
defy the Times, or any of its Abolition
disunion co-adjutors in this country to
show line emanating from the Pres.
ideut or his cabinet, which makes any
distinction in describing the insurgents
in Kansas. On the other hand, it is
familiarity known that all combinations
whether pro-slavery or Abolitionist
which disturb the peace OF Kansas, ar,
equally denounced by the Admnistra
ton, and equally deal, with by the of
dcers of the Territory. 1t is pitiabl,
to behold with what avidity the Ere.
mont newspapers catch up and re-pub
lish the vile ISLANDERS emanatinc from
the Aristocratic press of England