The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-22
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The June number Of Blackxood's Mag.
mine has an article entitled Expectations
on the Future which ia mainly predicated
on the idea of future Russian sggressions,
and which looks for resistance to those ag-
s~vessions in a thorough alliance OF the
Anrlo-Saxon naticns,-comprehending In
that designation the kindred people OF
Sweden aud Norway. To ou- mind, moth
Ing more clearly demonstrates the progress
OF liberal principles in Great Britain, than
The difference between the tone Of Black.
wood nov, and the one which it used 10
de6antly sport on oil occasions, in its hot
youth when George the Fourth vas king
The article in question quotes NaPoieon's
prophecy tia, in ffsy years Europe will be
either Cossack or Republican. AID ineiines
to think tia, it will be FIRST the one and then
the other; understanding BY ~Cosssek,"
merely the complete triumph of those alb
soluust principles Of which Russia Is the
champion and grand exemplar, n using
the term republican" as free or popular,
Is expressed by the establishment of gov
ernmentai institutions OF any kind which
nav be in unison with the wishes of the
respective nations. According 70 the vatic-
inatious o. this writer, Europe sill FIRST see
realised the Cossack condition,-th that any
-popular yem in Italy or elsewhere
viii be put down, and that for 4 score OF
wears thereafter Absolutism will have q
heyday, until q new and more potent
.ls4s" blow the whole fabric to. pieces over
Western and Central Europe, and inaugu-
rate a revision of the territorial as well as
governmental institutions Of the Continent,
which will hardly fail to bring the balance
of power and principles more in accordance
with liberal ideas and liberal interests.
The article was written before the exist
ing differences between the United States
and Great Britain were in such a desirable
train OF adjustment as they are now, but re-
ferring to them, the writer says that Great
Britain has no great interest in Central
America, and not the least desire to check
the progress OF American influence in that
region, and that it would even abandon its
settlements and proiectorates on the main
land, with the exception of the Bay Islands,
If we would frankly and unreservedly agree
to arrange a definite settlement OF the ques-
ton. 1t very properly, however, insists
tina, Great Britain canno dishonor herself
by submitting to degrading conditions, but
il very truthf1lly explains, what . eusrrs
ds fous, what a war of fools, a wal be-
tween The United States and Great Britain
would be.-and what q source Of rejoicing
TO their enemies to see the two great free
Power. OF the world clashing against each
other,-dsmaging their fleets, commerce
and in . contest which could only
rebound to the advantage OF States who are
ininical OF both.
Any Immediate prospect of so unnatural
and suicidal a collision has happily blown
over. bot we zone the less like to quote
from one of the ablest ~exponents Of British
opinion, sentiments SO strongly dePrecatory
OF the fratricidal strife. II is eminently prop
er that the Anglo-Saxon and is kindred
Teutonic civilizatie n should not only in the
march OF nations lead the van, but that it
should durably impress its peculiar features
upon the remainder of the world. An nm
fortunate continuity Of calamitous circum-
stances has operate a to deprive Germany Of
that unity OF action and influence, by which
ere row, under better auspices, both its
geographical position and the intelligence
Of its people would have been made PrOduc-
tive Of the best results throughout Europe.
Blu, We believe the time is not distant when
Germany, rising superior to strocious con-
cordats and great and petty %tyrannies, will
assume her proper position among the ma
tons; when ga amslgamation Of Anglo-SaI
on and German inhuences will endow the
great Teutonic form of civilization with its
full power, and enable il to move resistlessly
tow ards the regeneration and ~disenthrsl-
ment of the world.
We quote the conclusion Of the article to
which we have been referring, and making
reasonable allowance for the habits which
incline the writer to award to England the
foremost place in the expected confederac y,
we hail with him the idea of that grand
maratirae supremacy of the United Anglo
Saxon family which will make the best
form Of civilization the world has ever yet
seen unisersslly triumphant
.sThe paths of Britain and America DO
mi cross. The Isthmus Of the New World
i. the goal OF Transatlantic AMBITION
destined sppanage of the Anglo-Saxons Of
the West. On the other hand, the Isth-
mns Of the Old World is the cynosure Of
British ~policy-the point TO which our most
wstchful attention must be given. There
lies our highway to the East, that route on
which Gibrattas, Malta, the Ionian Isies,
and Alden are our fortified posts, which has
our Indian and Australian empires for its
termini, and whose neck 10 Egypt. Egypt
and Syria-for IN will soon flow
hack into It's earliest route, and the steam
car run In the path Of the caravans from the |
Ievant TO the Parsian Gull. That lie q quar-
ter which British statesmen will do well to |
ponder. A very possible encouragement Of
the Eurspean alliances might vitality affect
our influence in that important region
France, resuming her old Napoieonic
dream, menacing Egypt from Algeria; and
Russia, as Alison has vaticinsted, passing
down through crumbling Anstoiia to the
valley Of the Euphrates. la such u%ntowsrd
circumstances, however, England would
End allies which cannot serve her nearer
home; and, aided by our Indian army and
Australian colonies (who have a direct in
terest in keeping open the overland commu-
nicasion), and com batting on q narrow front
of land, approschable on three sides by sea
the British fleets, a much more successful
defence could be made than at FIRST sight
appears probable. scandinavi. and Syria
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