The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-08-29

Among the noted men Of England there
are ssw who seem-to understand the causes.
objects and prospects Of our deplorable var.
JesS BHsenr NJ. +. i one ofthe>e men. He
expresses his views clearly and fearlessly.
and is dong much 20 eounteract the errors
which others are seeking to disseminate. At
l a recent public meeting. in Roehdale. he was
called out, and took occasion 10 speak, at
some length. upon American affairs. and TO
put . deal Of good common sense before the
people, in relation thereto. The following
extract Is all that We have space to quote:
Ii Is not exactly the business Of this meet
ing. bat my opinion Is thar the sa)efy Of the
srsdHefs on rhseh fkis country DEFENDS rests
far more on The success Of fke Washington GOO
eram>nf fhaa upon ne failure: and believe
nothing could be more monstrous than for Us.
who are not very averse TO war ourselves, 10
set up for critics-carping, caviiling critics
OF what the Washington government il do
ing. l saw letter the other Gay from an
Engiishman; resident for twenty-five years
IN Philadelphia, merchant there, AID a very
prosperous merchant. He said, IL prefer the
institutions Of this country the United
5tates) very much to yours in England, but
ne says also. "ifit be once admitted that here
We have no country and no government, but
that any portion Of these United States can
break OF from the central government when
ever |, pleases, then il Is time for me TO pack
up what have. and to 90 somewhere where
there is n country and government. Well,
that is the pith Of this question. Do you sup
pose that if Lancashire and Yorkshire thought
that they would break of from the United
kingdom that those newspapers who are now
preaching every kind of moderation 10 the
government of Washington would advise the
government in London to allow these two
counties TO set mp a special government for
themseivesr When the people Of ireland ask
ed that they shouid seeeds' pas il proposed in
London that they should BE- aIlotred 10 secede
oeaeeabfy1 Nothing Of The kind. am not
going TO defend what Is taking place in a
country that Is well able TO defend itself
But i advise you, and advise the people OF
England. to abstain from applying TO the
United States doctrines and principles which
We never apply TO our own case. At any rate
thew have never fought for "the balance Of
power" in Europe. They have never fought
10 keep up decaying empire. They have
never squandered the money Of their people
ia such phantom expeditions as we have been
"a rtA W. hu1 iEoN NJ TINS ImoUltnt. WUtN
you are told that they are going to be ruined
by their vast expenditure, why the sum that
they are going to raise in the great emer.en
y of this grievous war is no greater than
what we raise every year during a time of
peace. loud cheers They say that they
are not going to liberate slaves. No; the
object Of the Washington government is 70
maintain their own constitution. and TO act
fSCQllv n = - nj 10
10 more in favor of peace than | am: no man
has denounced war more than ] have. proba-
oily. in this country; few men, in their public
life, have suffered more obloquy-I had al
most said more indignity-n consequence Of
Il. But | cannot for the life of me see upon
any Of those principles upon which States are
governed now-I say nothing Of the literal
word of the New Testament cannot see
how the state Of affairs in America. with re
gard to the United States government. could
nave been different from what il j. at this
moment. We had heptarchy i'm this coun-
try, and Il was thought to be a good thing 10
get rid of it and to have a united nation. If
the thirty three or thirty four States of the
American Union can break Of whenever thew
like, can see nothing but disaster and con
fusion throughout the whole of that CONT
nent. | say that the war, he n successful or
not BE- Christian or not, be il ,cise or NOT, is
icar 10 sustain The gouerRmsm and 10 sustain
the authority ola great nation; and that the
people OF England, Ii they are true TO their
own sympathies, 10 their own history and to
their own great act OF 1884. to which refer
ence has already been made. will have no
sympathy for those who wish 10 build up a
great empire on the perpetual bondage of
millions Of their fellow men loud cheers. }