The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-30

elder branch of the Bourbons might still have
been on the throne Of France. Louis XVIII. was;
however, coerced contre-ceur, into engage
ments with Russia and his brother adopted
such engagements from conviction and choice
I'VE know with what fatal result Louis
Philippe, who came after the elder branch,
having sought and found an English alliance,
was not faithful to it, as recommended by Tai.
leyrand, and the unhappy consequences to
his country, to himself and to his dynasty are
too well known and too fresh in the memory of
readers to dwell on here. Complacency to Rus.
STA shortened the days and embittered the ex.
istence of Louis XVIII. Completely with Russia
drove Charles x. from throne, and cOquetting
| with Russia and compromising England made
an exile and wanderer of Louis Philippe.
And why is England afraid of Russia
Because it is the ambition of Russia to
wrest from her grasp the serviIe millions of
India
Were England independent of our slave
| grown cotton, her statesmen and journalists
would often give us similar hint of their
| ability to stir up insurrection not among
our "irritated democracy" but among our
negro slaves. As it is, she only eultivates
opinion against our peculiar institution and
bides her time-waits until she can obtain
supply of cotton from her own possessions.
And she is at this moment preparing the
way to take possession of the newly discOv-
| ered cotton regions of Africa-a last hope
for successful rivalry. If our people are to
maintain their rank among the nations, and
avoid being overpowered by the British
lion, they must not be afraid to prosecute
national policy necessary to that end, be-
cause it happens to be the interest of Eng
| land to threaten, denounce and oppose it.
To open new markets for her wants, and
new commerce for her ships, England is
constantly adding to her possessions; but
| she will not, if she can prevent it, permit
| any other nation to follow her example, and
as competitors in this field of ambition, she
most of all, fears the United States.
The following is an epitome of English
ideas o. the subject:
| 1t is. We believe, the destiny of this country
| to hold place in the worlds annals to which
| no other land can aspire. In fact, all history
has been. as it were, preparation for the ad.
I. vent of the people who are uniting all the ma.
tions of the earth into single family. Al.
| ready our language is spoken by the two most
! energetic and powerful communities of the
| globe, and in the southern hemisphere another
branch of our race is rapidly growing up to the
| dimensions of nation. As for the barbaric
world. it is falling almost wholly under our in
| fiuence, The vast regions of Asia, inhabited
by two-thirds of the human race, are being
penetrated 6y the ceaseless energy of the
English people. The religions of MahOmet and
Brahma count the great body of their votaries
among the subjects of the English Queen. Does
there appear anything extraordinary in the
fact that we should successfully tender advice
at Constantinople, when it is considered that
Eng land is the first Mussuman Power? Our
railways and telegraphs will soon be extended
from the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean
into the heart of Asia. Egypt has been civil.
lied by our overland mail. Asiatic Turkey and
the shores of the Persian Gulf will soon feel the
regenerating influence. Our travellers cross
Africa from ocean to ocean. and a bright fu-
ture is dawning on the unhappy race of Ham
from the settlements which VIC have thickly
planted on its coasts. The immense islands of
the Indian seas will soon be brought into USE
fulness as stations on the road to Australia;
their populations will be civilized, if capable of
the change, and their resources made service
able to man. This is the kind of supremacy in
store for Ehgland.--[L London Times, Nou. 20,
1861
England, says the Thunderer, in another
part OF the same article, sis country be-
yond all others universal in her authority"
But, preserve this Union emulate her ex
ample, enlarge our sway over the effete Re-
publics of Mexico and South America as
fast as opportunity occurs, and our people
will no longer fear her universal author.
ity."
We want profitable employment for CAPT.
tai, and range for the enterprise of our
people. We need chances for our poor to
become rich, so that the most able and
energetic among them, may at all times
exchange lite Of poverty and slavish
competition, for one of success and opulepce.
We want more markets for our products.
new customers for our workshops, and this
can be attained only by following in the
footsteps of the mother country, without
being guilty OF her wrongs
The dark races of mankind must be
ruled by the Anglo-Saxon, of Britain or
America, or by both. Nearly all the inte~
rior races of the world, who LABOR, are now
working for England. Prior to the late
Sepoy revolt, India yielded to Epglishmen
in revenue 1925 900 ,00O India also fur.
nished them thousands of Offices civil and
military. ..t 9.'aal' -
The salaries OF the principal officers were
princely; to the Governor General $I52..
900, perquisites 100000, members of Gov.
ernor's Council $4,000, Bishops $4,000
to $4,000, Law judges $50 10 number)
$4,000, Collectors and Magistrates (46 in
number) from Sc, 900 to $4,000.
When we, the people of the Northern
States OF this Union, see the point of danger
to which the irrepressible conflict" has
Ecarried us-to the beginning of CONNER
lscial revulsion, more threatening than any
ever before experienced in this country, and
to the utmost verge of civil war and disso-
luton, is it not about time to begin to think
of our national interests9 Shall we longer
permit British philanthropy and British
opinion, fabricated for our destruction, to
influence our judgments Or shall we like
the English, have policy of our own--in,
dependent of all the world besides-a policy
based, not upon sentimental philanthropy.
which is hollow and false, but upon enlieht.
ened self interest-the chief object of which
shall be to take care Of the material welfare
of our own white pepole-and their material
welfare must be the basis of all American
civilization, social, political, moral, mental
and spiritual. If negro slavery is essential
to our prosperity and power, that is reason
enough why we should cherish and maintain
it, against every opposition aosi 80 q.
| A French author, Col. De Somieres. in
q work on England" published in 1916.
has well said that the object Of England in
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