Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-10-12
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England n Hid France.

England u lsO tEsaNce'
About fifty years ago there flourished
in Europe man of the name of Napoleon
Bonaparte. The people of France had, in
their nfatuation, made this man their En-
peror, but England saw. in her wisdom
that he was.a very bad ruler, that the
Bcurbons were better suited to the French,
and that the Ere nch were mistaken when
they supposed they loved Napoleon. So,
in the unselfshness of her benevolent
heart, she united with the liberty-loving
and peace preserving governments of Rus
sia, Austria and Prussia, to dethrone the
unwise ruler and despot whom the people
Of France SO despised. In the course of
the wars which ensued, Napoleon { who
was the cause Of all of them several times
proposed peace. All the nations except
England at times accepted these propo-
sails, but she, true to her innate love for
the French people and the welfare of Eu-
rope. refused TO make peace, bombarded
Copenhagen, and contracted debt OF
three billions Of dollars which is now the
rich mans pride and the poor mans help.
And thus she finally succeeded in ridding
the world of the monster.
During these wars Russia was anxious
to obtain Corstantinople and proposed to
assist Napoleon in dsarming England if
I've would allow her TO have it. He re-
fused, however, saying that it was the key
to the Empire of the World, and SO Rus
sia, thosgh for while his ally. again
united with England against him.
Upon battle field called Waterloo, his
tory tells us that Napoleon was at length
overthrow. Throwing himself upon the
hospitality Of his magnanimous enemy,
England, he was kindly permitted to re-
side in an island known as ST. Helena,
where he died in the year 1921. Thus
England rendered the world a service ric
France of tyrant, and added new glory
to her spotless fame. Russia, too, as o.
right she should, increased in power anc
possessions and still kept her eye on Tur
key. And England entered into Hol.
Alliance with Russia and her other allies
so!emnly swearing in the name of huma'
right and divine right, (of Kings, that N
relative or descendant of the despot shoul
ever sit upon the throne of France.
Now, notwithstanding all that Englan
had done for them, the French peopl
} were ungrateful, and it is said that tw
; memories still rankle in every French
mans heart Waterloo and 81. Helena
In l848 the French again overthrew tt
y Bourbons, whom England and her allie
Q had re-instated, and, having proclaime
: Republic, elected Louis Napoleon Bon
y y parle, a nephew of the tyrannical despo
= President. He was afterward made Er
e. peror. England, having forgotten h
: solemn oath, permitted him to remain up'
= the throne, and praised the just COVER
l. ment he had established. so unlike that
his uncle, and said he was the wisest a
- best ruler France could have.
IS And soon Russia began to think 1t a
Cd favorable time TO accomplish her desig
: against Turkey, and accordingly declar
* war against her. And, strange TO 81
de England united with her new ally, Lo
= Napoleon, to do the very thing which
:, had formerly prevented Napoleon. the d
y. au pot, from doing. She sent her armies
IN the Crimea. So did Louis Napole
2 And when the cold winter came, E
sss lands sons and England's pride beg'
re- food, ard clothes, and tents, from
wicked French.
- Battles were fought, and Englar
,et. Lord. General conducted them 80 bs
"S 'SI that, while the whole world praised
i citizen Marshal of the French, anG
Pasha Of the Turks, England hid her
ist. for very shame. And while the Ere
ee,, Government was gaining power, and