Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-04
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Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton made his usual yearly ad.
dress ct the meeting OF the Herts Ayr Society,"
September 26 Ater demons rating the importance Of
the Ausisn Monarchy 10 the European scheme he
ed the Amer can f6cul,es a. follows:
"Many Of you will r. smber that when took the
chair now so ably q led at our meeting In this town,
there with me, my guest ard as yours, Mr. Dali
l,s the distinguished Diplomatic Minister OF the then
Uu,t. States Of America. You will remember the
with which dessrvedly greeted and the
aptl.u.e that followed every Eff ,conae aurion 70 our
Re ub an kintfok wi wnom nevertheless, th,rs was
q. th5t moment there has been often reore, one Of
hos. irritating qrestions 10 witch much serly
asked by young Brother Jonathan and m Id conced
BY old John B IL We'll, We Eog-tmen respected the
giant Republic IL is app.rent uniy aud LIS fare ID
strength, and no true Englishman will be mean enough
to sIu in the psngs Of lis SEPARATION aud the horrors Of
it. civil Bus even tnen when Mr. alas was our
que. {, new conceived do unders and how
far thinking could conceive that fourth prt
Of the earth could long bs ID under imperial
Of government. That separator between North and
Sou Amercs which 10 being brought about by civ
Il war have ltny foreseen and for-tod to b. n.vtatl
AID tu'e predic that the young here pres
cit will live TO re. not two but a. last four and prob
ably more than four septra ard soyen ign COMM
aths sirg out Of those popua ions which year ago
united the L ,asssfure under President and risd
-
th king rat these ,spar" lois will he inous TO thu
future cestines Of Amer CT, or fict blow on that
and principle Of elf gov rnnentin ahch the substoI O.
D. Ito, rly lists ,vs that such separations will be
ended wish ppy Result, TO The safety oil Europe, and
the dew loI inert OF american civil ion. II l. cculi
have been poss ble that as pop ton and wealth in
creased, all the vas: Continent Il America, with her
90 s..board and the which her increasing
oion, as well as her xeudirg commerce, would have
formed and armed, could have ,'ned under one form
Of government, 10 which ~ EI i've has little
control popuace. Iceed ngly adven and
csble, why then Amerc. would na-e hung p
ike g,thei end dest u; I've thur drr-cioud. No
gle kingdom IN Europe could rave been strong enough
81 main ain It's against nation ,has hs5 once clnsoll.
dated the eisaD 10 Of quarter Of the globe
AID his lnselty extent OF empire would have besn
t 10 the perman Il safety aud develop OF AMIR
ci herself as the renee If all hisfry re ], ur
empir ITO ntsn the healthy cir, u .tion OF
ife-blood ever ba' been, since the ward gan,
tie rae over alb ch fpresd By tn weight the old
coos al empires If the st fell to ruin IL by her
ent Of domiuion that Rome frs: los her lib
eTtes under the very armies VII that extent Of don
ion compelled her to MAINTAIN, aud finally rendered Up
her dc minon itself to the OF the babariaps sb
| mad Invaded The immense monarchy founded by the
gsuius Of gee fell pieces after his DEATH
AID these pieces the Kingdoms Of Europe. Bot,
-oi b the empir OF the East the common wsalL
Rome, nor The MOI achy Ct Cisremagne could com.
pare iu and with The ConIiLeu. OF
| c.; ard you will reuembos that the United SAGE
lmed right 10 the whole oil that Continent, aud the
imIte iae of Amsrica under ies bic Ex cutiv
the tsebest EK cutive, perhspa ever Known IN civil
/ y c0mmunlty-Would have been no exception TO the
Iulhs Of history AID the aWs OF nature But 10 pro.
portion America shall become suhois led into fer.
ent Staes each Of which 10 large enough for greatness
/ larger than Euro an kingdom-her smbiaon viii be
LESS formidable TO The Of the vol and do not
d1ub; that the action OF emulation and rivalry between
Free State and another speaking The language
I'D yng that educaIed culture witch inspires al
tcto Tor all that enl ghteps and eIsls humanity, will
produce the same ,f.cLs upon art and commerce, and
the Improvements in prsc ical govern nj, which the
kind OF comre tion produced In the old common.
| wealth OF Greece. Heaven grant that nv convictions
ay be erroneous. no. then, one OF thcs, VI 0
"a that disappointing separation of An srcsn Staff
the s Ie of her ierment # Democracy. Aay
other fern Cover would have eQGaly failed IN
k SEPT together sections Of q nmudy geograph.
haly cast, with Interests gons c 70 e.cl oh.r-
But tbs nav sa', mat when sec liberty and i.~
slkc suspended ia the moment OF Danger printing press
e. destroyed oy uurssisied moo, or the opilogs If
pu1io writer's stfsd BY Democratic Government
shsn W American President 30 Dewidsfsd BY
armies, despairing OF :he skill OF bio Gsi
erals that he ,re Italian GIribslCi he maud
| cf Amelia pxros-I tbiLk. without vanity, nay
thai 10 thoIe OF good government which pre-.
reS IN IN toe hour OF osDger and enable rslon
u right self ~ the brains AID the hearts Of s
ill ren. America has learn from Fog md than
AID has 10 learn from America Let Us, then, urp
eyes b.ck TO cur own country humbly graceful Tor
sne bsssir IS We ~, and Eaniuly ns.red 10 Getrd
aud maintain them