The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-26
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was dealt Out as hbersfy 60 Che revolutionists in
the mother country as it was 10 Che coionists who
were conducting successful sebslien by its sup
port in the New World France interposed in 1898
by msr ching q second army into Spain. which liberia
ted the King, destroyed the revolutionary parts,
apd anphilated the, British dafacncei sns which IL
rested but the English Preniior revenged himself Of
tEednsult tyrevoutimizipg spanish America, or. to
use has asosds by calling new world into
istence !" that say, by hlhbnsterng the Spans h
American colonies into independence.
|, We append copious extracts from British histO
risn whom the Post, we are sure viii not objectto
for his American partiaisicssor accuse Of exagge-
rating the facts of history 10 the prejudice OF Great
Britain. NJ the Post shall vouchsafe TO refresh its
memory from fhe pages Of Alison, are sure It
viii find its prejudices against the fbasseriug pro.
pcnsities Of the Amerioap people NO lile psllihed
snd that II Will place somewhat less faith than
1t seems now so entertain IN the claims Of the west
,ern Europeans powers TO the guardianship Of Span,
ish interests on this continent III France the
cause and Great Britain the agent Of the loss 10
Spain Of her dominions IN the New World. and this
loss was efectedby British hliibusterig expeditions
gotten up with British funds, and with the active
lcountenanceief the British sgovernment, surelyit
does mot lie in the mouth Of the Post TO condemn
our American propensties in the same direction y
HrsroaY or rue FLL,srsrEn orksAriosr GRnAr Brsr
D Ans N rnE WESTERN HRs,spnsas. isa s1sa 81
II was Isays Sir Archibald Alison in one Of bis chap
ters on the revolution in Spanish Amccal In this
dubious state Of the deplorable contests ibetwcen
the royasts and revoutionsts of South America
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neither party but the scales rather rcponderated to The
side Of the royalist that Great Britain appeared coverty
aud insidcusly but most effectively, in the struggle
O. o, Loans 10 great extent advanced BY the
English capitalists to the lnsuSgent authorities and sta
tions openly appointed NJ London, Dublin Gla p
gov, liverpool and all the principal towns in the en-
pe, 10 enrol recruits for the British 1egi0ns to carve In
South Amesica These troops sooni acquired A most
formidable consistency FROM tue number f discharged
their ranks and who communicated to them the incs
mable advautageso OF experience and discipline. M y
Above ten thousand men, large proportion Of whom
Pennslar veterans sent out al different times
in the years 1915 1912 and 1s,O. pctso These
brave Joined the Of tho Independents in gea.
part from the natural sympathy Of the English heart
with the cause Of freedom all over the world aud tho
rcsessness Of ardent spirits chans against the weary
naction Of pacific e.j But it must be considered
dark stain in the Englis government that they per-
nittcd such powerful be sent TO rebels against
a closely allied state, not only without hndrnncs but
with tict appreciation; and that the British leglom
which finally achieved the dismemberment Of the Spanish
monarchy in the New World embarked in great part
from the Thames Under the immediate eve of the ad.
ninistraton 20 tdNlI eaa a9iieH ~ eli@a9E99H al
The mines in America supplied previous to the Spanish
revelation, about fl0 900 900 of speoel year, being
nine enths OF the whole supply Of the gohe But In
sequence of the revolutionary troubles which continued
for fourteen years and the destruction Of capital and in
dustry consequent Them the supply from the mines,
both in Mexico and Peru much diminished that
for many years it did not exceed fifth part of what
had formerly been and in years hardly tenth
20 Q o All attempts to work the mines by British cap
al have failed in consequence of the turbulence and IN
security Of the country and above hundred and fifty
millions Of poanis sterling of British money have been
lost in those disastrous mining srecuations in loans
to the fathies nsolvent republics Of the New World
q a. Such was the fruit which England reaped from
its nsdions aid in the face Of solemn treaties to dismem
Der the Spanish empire, aud focs revolution upon pco
pie unpreparcd for freedom, sl ar, era lgisaa1 sT
I4lisoa's Europe ehsL1YH Sect, Gs, 90 49, 81, ss se
Influenced partly by their constant sympathy with
revolutionary efforts and partly 81 the thirst for the
extrayasant gains offered for loans by the rulers Of
the revolutionary States, the capitalists Of England
had largely embarked in adventures connected with
the independence of South America. The idea Of
'heaithy young republics arising in those immense
gions and equang those Of North America in rapisy
OF growth and extent of consumption Of manufaetures-
influenced the prospect of seven eight and nine
per cent offered for loans and fof few years regnmg
paid attuctcl others the idea OF the of liberty
independence spreading over The whole New World
carried away d Still greater multitude No one douhtd
that these young republics, wtch had bsa mts rased
from ae colonial oppression Of Spain By The smpisiy arms y
England and the valor of Wellngton's disbanuel vet
erans would speedily become powerful States in close al
liam e, political and commercial, with Great Britain, pay
ing with regularity and thankfulncss the ample interest
dueupon their debts, consuming immense aud daily
increasing amount of manufactures, and enchins 10
return the fortunate shareholders of the mining compt
mics that daily sprnging up with large share Of
riches Of Mexico AMI Peru. -, - 49, sst w Is III
The sums expended by the capitalists of Great Britain
advances to the revolutionary governments Of the Pe
ninsua and their revoted colonies great almost
TO exceed belief They were stated by Lord Pilmerson
in his place in Parliament to be Gl50 900 900 between
1920 and 1885, aud aconserable part Of shis imnease
sum had been advanced before the end of 1922 Paw
ment of the interest of these vast loans thought
and not without reason, to be entirely dependent on sup
port being given the revolutionary governments In the
Peninsula and South America. -l I'd ,,ts n.is v5B
Ahsoss sopaa 'Hstargef Eures,leh 4H sections Ss
b Mr. Canning the British Premier Of the time de-
fendng his policy of encouraging fbusterug enter