The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-06-13
Engiaad and America.


about the good opinion of foreign countries,
and particularly for their sensitiveness
concerning English opinion. But the trait
is good one. 1t is a sign of the most
exalted form of patriotism, pretending
pride, affection and faith. 1t shows unal-
terable devotion to our form of Govern
ment, and an intense desire that the mag
nifcent experiment Of our nationality
should be sustained by other nations
Englishmen are loyal and patriotic; but
they have SO long had peace and security
at home, that they cannot appreciate the
passionate devotion to ones Government
that is awakened by gigantic and REBEL
ious effort to destroy it. They do not
know how all true American hearts thrill
at the sight of their insulted flag, and how
determined is the resolve to sustain it,
even at the cost of thousands of lives and
millions on millions of money. To many
of them the American struggle is only one
OF cotton and commerce, and provided
British merchants and spinners can make
money, they are indifferent about the over
throw of noble and free government, and
the substitution for it Of cluster Of sepa-
rate anarchies.
1t is not surprising that we, with hearts
swelling with a patriotism unequalled since
that which wrought our great Revolution,
should feel insulted and indignant at the
worse than indifference to our cause man
ifested by certain journals and politicians
of England, whose people are of the same
race, and whose institutions were the mod
els of most of our own. Nor is it strange
that we should eagerly hail the recent in
dications of change of views, and the
reported promise Of moral support from
the Government of Queen Victoria. 1t
was monstrous thing that nation, here
tofore the friend and supporter of freedom,
order and good government everywhere,
should be presumed to give even a mega
tive support to rebellion which prides
itself on being based upon principles and
institutions that have always been detested
by true and loyal Englishmen. An ALI
ance between England and the Southern
Confederacy would be as unnatural as an
alliance between the United States and
Dahomey. 1t would be a blot upon Eng
lands history of which succeeding genera
tons of Englishmen would be forever
ashamed
Happily, there is late and authentic in
formation that the Government of Great
Britain has no intention of favoring the
rebel Government. The ministers seem
to have only lately arrived at this resolu-
ton, or at least to have only lately express
sed it to our Minister III London. They
needed further knowledge of the true
nature Of our struggle, and this they have
obtained in various ways. Mr.. Adams
bore to them the explicit and decided In
structions of our Government. Lord Ly-
ons has, doubtless, given faithful reports
of all that he has seen in this country
and told his Government that there was
no sham in the rising of this great people
to sustain their flag. The Emperor Ma.
poleon has, probably, not concealed from
England that his warm sympathies are
with the Government Of the United States
and impressed upon them the importance
Of accord between France and England
cu the subject. There have been assu
RANGES also from Prussia, Austria, Russia
Italy, Spain, and the other powers o.
Europe, that they looked with abhorfence
ON this rebellion, and would never recog
hze the pretended Government of JEFF
DAVIS 1. Co. England could rot, without
a loss Of honor, set herself mp as fhe sole
nation of Europe ready to countenance {
Government created by treason, robbers
and perjury, with the single object O
strengthening aud perpetuating the insti-
tuition of slavery.
That EnglanG would e. entually come
TO this conclusion, we have never doubted
even when the editorials Of the London