, 1861-05-25

lE2UAA tuG ~. l. EtIA1ut EUeLs --s4-l j.
II takes time for nation to express It's will.
The English journals come to Us with opinions
hostile to our cause; but nothing Is 20 cv1-
dent as that they do not in the least under.
stand it. When the London TINES says: ).
The resolution Of the North to crush seces.
eion BY force involves denial Of the right Of
each one Of the seeeding States to determine
the conditions Of Its oTn national existence"
It only proves that 1t speaks in absolute lgnor-
ance oi that Constitution Of. the United States,
ut which M. Russell gntered, IN one Of his
Letters to the leading journal, because he con1d
purchase = copy for three cents. Il the London
mentthey Kf1l sect hat nnde. the Constitution
the States have no. uationa1 existence; aud
that Whsno they call this Union confedezacy,
from which any State may Withdt dtaW, at plea-,
cure, simp1J show their own }gnorauce.
. There 6 no danger that our people may be
de1uded by the c1amor Of the London 1in,e5
md : few other British Journals which follow:
the Rritfah nation which is only the ntterance
Of paper which has always failed when it at
tempted to lead public opinion, aud only suc.
ceeds by the unscrnpulous adroltness with
which It catches up the first Indication of
change In the popular, mind, and, without re-
gard to Its OWL previous course, leads Us In
The new direction. .- -.
"The great Republic Is no more" says the
Times, IN haste to assume the mantle Of pro.
phecy. Seren years ago, III like manner, it
laid prophetically, "England to day totters
upon The apex Of her greatness-" Bat Eng
cause, paying no heed TO the counsels Of the
Times, Of the Manchester uen, aud Of peace.
at-any-priee st2tesmen, her people entered
with spirit into righteous war against the
greatest despotism In the world And when
tle var was once determined upon, no British
journal 50 eagerly supported 1t as the 1sn.<s.
In 1857 England entered upon struggle in
mauy points like our own Of to-day. Macau.
lay, describing the condition Of the state at
the beginning Of that great and last English
revolution, speaks Of "the avowed hostility
Of nonjurors, aud the more dangerous hostil-
ity Of traitors, who were ready to take any
oath and whom no oath could bfnd.h, He
Eays: "Her secret enemies commanded her
fleets and armies, were In charge Of her arseu'
ais, mtnIstered at her altars, taught in her uni
| yers1ties, 6warmed In her public offices, sat In
her Parliament, bowed and faWned in the bed
| chamber Of her ling"
| How complscently Wonld the L7nuon Time
writer's, if they had existed in those days, have
assured gaping world that 1.-THE great Eng
lish nation Is no moreI !"
! As to the conduct Of the British party lead
| ers, both in the government md In the oPpu
! eitlon, they aeeM t. be using our rehello1
chiefly as meaua Of advancing their own po
/
Herald, which is In the interest Of Lord Derby
| could say nothing too savage against us-noth
ing too Find OF the Montgomery rebels. Bat
in Its last issue Is an editorial which vcer
short round to our side, and tells tho Britisl
| public that our t1aitpEs have already come Il
their tether, and thRt their defeat BY tho Eoy
ernmeptis both certain and right The pres
ent British ministry hold thelr power By
very slight and uncertain tenure. Lord Derb
said. ID recent speech at the Mansion Houst
that the conservatives could defeat the goferE
ment Whenever they chose to do so. u hc Ia
succeeded In driving Lord John Russell t
commit himself to the side Of the rebels, ther
Is little doubt that he would at once hage take
advantage ofso great amistake, aud BY appea
ing to tho well known love of the nation fo
liberty and constitutional government, ha.
t oyerthroWn the ministry and taken the reigE
Of government himself Us tho exponent Of
just md righteous policy towards the Unite
States.
The London 1fm<s may SEQ only cotton
| our struggle, rs the Manchester men SAN onl
calico IN the WIZ With Russia. But the Il
stlncts Of the British people are true; an
when they find a voice It will be In favor
such policy In their government IS will r
tain for them the good will and support ofth
nation, whose wealth and manly strength MI
like Eng1ana's In other days, carry 1t safe
through this peril, and leave It stronger-a1
more dangerous to its enemies-than ever
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