Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-24


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ANOTHER ARROwSMITR
Prom the Lond N Post
GEORGE WASHINGTON AN EsGLIsHnAs
10 the Editor Of the Morning Post;
stat ] read IN the Stars a S,rir.s. or
American Impressions, that Gen. WASH
sH"ron never went 10 England, although
No wished 10 do 80. think there y.r.
good grounds for his doing 20, because h.
wss born n England; h. was 4 son Of Tho
Lng'ish coil. AUGCsIIN WAsufs.ro,
vas born m VTg,nis, bu, GKoH.s WASH
sn0ros was born in CooLbarn. Befx,h,rc.
~ miles from Windsor, from the second
VIE OF ms father. Miss Buii TIE house
~ winch ne vas born does not exist any
longer, but the natives are aware oene Fac,
snd assure that the books OF the parish
"sve osen destroyed by Americans. Tbs
e wss a'sh'ly mentioned al ~. time Il
% e'ec"oh or Mr.. Wsshirg;on 10 tho
tfes'dency, but the general enthusiasm n
ne great man stopped the rumo, Sane.
ming very like lately occurred ,;,l, IN,
chief Of the Police IN New yo,k
am, Sir, yours obeii-n'Iy.
Jan. 20, 1857. HMATirurws
"h uGN y.
" was natural that the English peo-
pie should feel those deep and bitter
preJudiccss against the Americans wb,eb
adefeatcl foo will feel, especially wbc,
the va"quished have been the tvr,n,s
and MASTERS Of the ,ictors. For many
years after the war Of the American
revolution, no calumnv was Ia, rro.s
no Misrepresentation too glarme, and
no language too strong for Tn, Govern.
ing classes IN England to employ against
inc frcemen Of the "oll Thirteen al
on'es.' and the immortal JToro uho,.
'"ord cut the bands asunler. thar held
US IN suhlection to British Grown,
we were dc'plscd as raLhle ofr0l.
'csis IN our own notions of ,o,.,,,.
"s'os IN our views of human rigb,s
ana ''''terafe in all that goes TO make
up the sum Of enlightened soc!C.,.--
""r literature was The object oi satire:
our rough manners and provincial Gus
Toms the subjects Of thc lecnest rili-
cule and most pointed contempt. ru
rope knew little of us except throw,
The pervcrting channels of English All
thors, and va wcrr ..,4 ra"- os,cemcd
~ rsc" 81 hsrJ,, W ...+- ,. ,.r,,ro- |
Rressive Yankees, ,Ino.-, .., -. ,ll .,~r,., !
indian tribes wh",u w. Have ~nur H..
ID.
Hut the deve'or'ng power y, , ~.
people soon began to cshiblt tina, nn-
eulsr energy in Commerce. invention.
and territorial expansion, which mp,r-
ceptibly won the admiration OF ,ha
elSs. Of Europeans. engaged in .bc same
branch ut business. Oar vessels r}rl- /
tiplled, our commercial marine s,.rra3
ito sa'ls tor every port, and We h. cam
dangerous rivals Of the gr,a,c-, ,,,ft.-
mercial power IN earth.
Then followed tho superior exc
'snce OF our steam ships and clippers.
eclipsing the best Of an, other nation
Our great inventions soon attracted
the attention ofano,ler class and ,Len
speedily followed literature, philosophy,
craftsmanship, journalism, and alno,,
every other branch of those means
that are essential 10 national superio,j.
y and progressive civilization.
England. from heartily despisinc Ms,
soon learned to respect us, and now
fe"rs and breads the rapid progress W.
are making towards the attainmer, or
unr'valled power The colonis,s. from
being traitors. soon became Cousins
nom cousins they have been elevated
TO brothers of the English people,
washington, the traitor, is now the He
70, and from having been a rebel Yam
kee. he is now claimed to hay. been
On Engllshman by birth Wash,ur-
ton an Englisl.man! We hone onr
Know Nothing friend. will rot remove
his portrait from their lodges, on the
simple announcement in the English
papers, that Washington WAS u iorcirn
born citizen.
The English thought that our Re.
publican form Of government was sure
to be failure, and that the experiment
d self government by the people, would
end IN anarchy and a return of the
Statesto British allegiance. They j.,
behold ito sublime adaptation to the d.
7snts and happiness Of man, ami the, Il
lavs learned to respect in Ms wha, I,
hey would perish rather than a.lon, u
or themselves. While we expand in !. a
erritorial limits, We are consolidated !,
nd strengthened under our peculiar IL
The whole Of Eurone h
ss become acquainted with tie sim y
betty and grandeur 81, 'nr sys.ei,,.
very emigrant coming I" our shores. !,
ntls hack wave OF influence through q.
. mails, that constantly increases the Y
spsct and admiration Of the people =
1nsops for our free institutions. u