M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-10-24
MlisttlIantuus.
TOPICS ABROAD.
UufTIendIy Feeling OF G GTeat Brit
ain toward the United States
The London Economist,

aiD toward the United States
the London Economist,
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton made
his usual yearly address at the meet,
ing OF the Herts Agricultural Society
September 25. Alter demonstrating
the importance Of the Austrian Mon.
archy in the European scheme, he
treated the American difficulties as
follows.
Many of you will remember that
when took the chair, now so ably
filed, at our meeting in this town,
there came with me, as my guest and
as yours, Mr.. Dallas, the distinguish.
cd Diplomatic Minister Of the tAen
United States of America. You will
remember the enthusiasm with which
he was deservedly greeted, and the
applause that followed every affec.
tionate allus:on to our Republican
klnsEolk, with whom, nevertheless,
there was at that moment, us there
has been often before, ono of those IT,
rita!ing questions in which much was
sternly asked by young Brother Jon.
athan and mildly conceded by old
John Bull. Well, we Englishmen
respected the giant Republic in its
apparent unity and its iancied strength
and no true Euglishmcn will be mean
enough 10 exult in the pangs Of its
separation and the horrors of civil
war. But even then, when Mr.. Dal-
las was our guest, l never conceived,
nor do | understand how any far.
thinking statesman could conceive,
that q fourth part Of the earth could
lcng be held under one imperial form
Of government. That separation he.
tween North and South America
which is now being brought abont by
civil war | have long forseGn and
iorctold to be inevitable and / VEN
ture TO predict that the younger men
here present will live to see not two,
but at least four, and probably more
than four separate ard sovereign com.
monwealths arising out Of those pop.
|1lAtious which year ago united their
Legislature under one President, and
carried their merchandise under a
single flag. And 80 far from think.
ing that these separations will be in.
furious to the future destlnies of Am.
erica, or inflict a blow on that grand
principle Of self government in which
the substance Of lrbOEtAcexSjs!s Il be-
licve that such separations wiIl<& at.
tended with happy rosrtks to the satel
ty Of Europe aId Me development u
American civilization. fit coz
have been possible that, as, popula..
tion aud wealth Increased, all the vast
continent Of America, with Der mighty
seaboard, and the fleets &hich her
increasing ambition as well as her
extended cdhrAefce, &ould lave form:
cd aud mssSpoHId have: teIpaiSea
under one form Of government, in
which the Executive has little or NO
control over a population exceedingly
adventurous and excitable, why then
America would have hung over Eu.
rope like a gathering and destructive
thunder cloud. No's:ngle Kingdom
in Europe coule have been strong en-
ough to maintain itself az Ast a, ma,
ton that had bnce CONSOLIDATED the
gigantic resources of 4 quarter of the
glove. And this un&ieldy extent Of
empire would have Seen as fatal s6
permanent safety aSd Development Of
America heSselb as the experience OF
all history tehsus, aN empire too vast
to maintain the'heaGliy circulation Of
it's own lfe.bloNd ever has been since
the world began ito PAGES. oyer. which
it spread: by their own weight the
old colossal empires OF the Eastielf TO
ruin. 1t was by her own vast extent
Of dominion that Rome Hrst lost her
libeties, nnder the very armies which
that extent efdominipn compelled
her to maintaips and finally rendered
up her domi titseh to the revenge
Of the barbafla sfle bad invaded. .-
The immense monarchy founded by
the genius Of Ohsrlemagne fell to
pieces soon after his death, and those
pieces are now the kingdoms of Eu.
rope, But neither the empires Of the
East, nor the commopwsalth Of Rome,
noratbe monarchy of Charlsmagne,
could compare in extent and resources
with the continent Nof Ashsrica, and
you will remember that the United
States claimedGIight to the whole of
hatcontinsnt, ,Abd the ultimate fate
of America under one feeble Execu.
tive-the ieeblest Executive, perhaps,
ever known in aciyilized community
would have been 20 exception TO
the truths Of history and the laws of
nature. But in proportion as Ameri.
ca shall become subdivided into ditf-
erent States, each Of which is large
enough iox greatpess=-larger than q
European kingdom--her ambition
will be less formidable to the rest Of
the world, ard i do not doubt that