Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-31
Mistellantoas.


THe LONDON STAR DEFENDS ouR Gov
ERNMBNT AGAINST THE ATTACK OF
THE LONDON TIMES.
The London Star Of the 9Th instant has
this sharp reply TO the Times:
",Tis in the New World ss 10 the Oid-
treason never prospers (; for u u prospe's'
none dare call 1t treason All the "a'e's
or events, oil the idolators OF success all tue
eecret smyps,bzers with despotism, are on
the alert TO catch the first eieam ci goou
fortune that lights on the DARK o"hners OF
wicked cause. The rebellion that aims 10
enlarge and perpe,uate slavery IS the oniy
rebellion to which the Times ond It's tributary
streamlets OF un English opinion ever waited
snconrsgemapt. AS oft as al oppressed
people suat'l I'D at the sword 10 :be desperate
hone of cutting it's way to freedom. they
nonred dersion and censure on the gallaot
Effort. II Freuchmen essayed to establish a
French Government--if Germans passed in
a moment of energetic inspiration from
dreaming to workipg-if Huugarians ronoun
ced an allegiance tbut had become national
dsstb--if Poles or Italians wreathed from
p,ostrate subiectioo into erect and sublime
resistsnce-the Times and its cumulative
followers hissed forth their scorn OF such
romantic courage, their hatred oil such
irrpvereut buldness.
But what can We expect from the Ameri-
car press when it finds leading EDglsh
;ournal deliberately and recklessly pouring
vineoar and yitriol into the wounds oil the
natiopaI pride and sensbilityH How can we
exn4ct our krnsmen of the North to believe
in our friendship and good wishes when our
newspapers 90 out laden with columns OF
scornful comment upon disaster that tnight
proye fatal 10 u people less high spirited aud
resolute? Why can they think OF our anu
slavery sentiment, or even OF our lDternatlona'
neutrality, when they see the siaveho'ding
rebellion treated with far greater respect
than the government elected by millions o'
freedom loving frepmen, and the strocious
rbapsodies of the New York Herald quoted
as the utterance OF settled transstian'ic
policy?
III there we're no sin or shame in exagger
atiny aud r,dlculng an event fraugbt with
po,ean, Suffering to friendly aud consan
euineous ua,ion-if decency did not restrain
us from laughing aloud at the fears OF the
hrny. and the errors of the great surely
prudeuce should tpnch us not to provoke tht
butter resentment of people Of eighteen
millions by scofiing at their momentnrN
Humiliation. Mast we make enemies on bott
sides the Atlantic. 10 both hrmspheres o
the globe and of government? Are we tt
provoke beyond bearing Imperial France anc
Republican A America? Ought we not rathe
to guide our speech by the friendly wisdom
that errs, If st all on he side Of lrlendline0s
If 1t were true that the Americans OF thu
North are braggnrt towards, they would still
he our nearest Of kin and their cause woul'
still be that Of solid Government aud o
universal liberty. But we trust that tb'
press England, as a whole. will make it tt
be felt wherever the just authority Of Presi
dent Lincoln is recognized that we griev'
when they are humbled-that we conhde il
the strength of their resources and purpose
as 10 the goodness Of their cause-and tha
while we heartily desired them to avert clvi
war by peaceful separation. we now as heart
lily pray God to give them happy issue ou
OF their 6ery trial"