The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-16


rising Of union men in the north might check
her plans, Of dividing foreyer,t this once power
iul union. She apprehends that too early a
recognition would place the Southern COuied.
eracy on too strong footing and lead 10 peace
between the north and south, leaving both
governments with remnant OF means 10
make up, by annexation oi adjacent territory,
what had been lost by the great schsn, The
sinister policy Of an enemy whose ylndictiy'
ness is only exceeded by his hypocrisy, dictates
10 enfame still more the hatred between anti
and proslavery men, in order that all sparks
of union feeling may be forever exunguIshet
bv the cOnAagratun, aad II possible, the
foundation te laid for another separation Of
the northern states, still too powerful aud IN
fuential in English eyes
The abolition party was carefully noursh
ed by working on the feelings Of ignorant but
warm hearted persons, and total misrepre.
sentation of slavery aud Shareholders was
! published in the English papers, and eagerly
rvpiei Ly some Of those in America Mem.
berS 81 the press ministers Of the gospel Of
peace, ambitious party leaders Office seekers
aud other public men used their powerful
persuasion aud influence, with the assistance
Of English gold, to irritate the people and 70
SOW the seeds Of discord, which, At solne con
yenient time, could be set in blaze Of fire.
when, ~ was supposed, the extreme Of one
party wOuld lend III" way to like condemn.
| able ultra acts Of the other.
! As soon n. the southern rebellion (iikely
10 be styled later revolution broke out, all
! the influential English papers changed ut
once their policy, Instead Of insulting Ion.
ger southern Shareholders, and condcmung
| Il. 4. l.n La,
holding human beings in bondage, they gave
Il glowing description Of Brazil With some
very interesting details, TO prove than nu en-
pire could be wonderfully developed aud pros
porous, even then, when her interests were IN
! need Ofu continuation Of slavery,
At once the representation Of the sin and
curse ol slavery originating Al nearly the
same time a, the foundation Of abulitiunism
| in the New England states, when during all
! that time was kept cnergetically alive in the
! English papers and always echoed by those
! of the same color in America, disappeared in
England, aud made place for a justification
OF the southern rebellion, u culogy Of south.
ern bravery, and fault finding with the north.
| ern states.
Shortly afterwards the southern iusurrcc.
/ ton wa, assisted, secretly and openly, with
| al hNullhblt HIfuHN, WIN llIt i'lli Nh'
| shacklcd ~ much a. possible IN the necessa
~ assistance 10 enforce her laws, 10y refusing
the transportation Of munitions Of war in
English mail steamers, 10 the American re
publicity prohibiting the expectation Of
Canadian arm, aud the services Of Canadian
officer, in the northern army, etc. Bull Run,
and other defeats and disasters Of the ielc.
| rails, were heralded with the utmost rejoicings
! 4 III nri,.,, 81
! unioni.tS of the north looked in vain for sym.
/ pathy to- that same hatiOn, who a short time
/ since, had hcaped her anethamas aud curses
on southern Shareholders, aud vino had wor.
/ shipped au American lady. whose powers OF
fiction and misrepresentation Of southern n
stitulipn., translated INTO all living tongues
reprinted aud promulgated over the whole
civilized world, even in the shape Of thcutrI.
cal representations contributed 80 largely ~
realize here later the wishes Of Great Britain
civil war, anarchy. destruction and death
Tupr1yr that the arguments Of the writer
are logical based on n sound and impartial
Judgment, and guided by common sense that
abe does not wish to make conclusions of Wis
isiouary schemes in public affair, like some
partial politicians, who would lead the c0uu
: try 20 the verge Of rulu--she will iiustra,,
torica fact Of her athcrani in the hop,
tina, they may exert some weight Oh her state
p mcnts.
At the time Of America revolution IT,
= immense accumulation Of her paper none,
had made it nearly worthless. Her gallan
soldiers, dressed in rags and taters, barefoot
) ell and deprived Of food aud payment, hu,
risen more than once in open mutnv. Tn
=, noble l!nd brave Gen. Washington himself,
he wa. not compelled to totally give up th
: struggle, intended 10 retreat into III" noun
tans at Virginia. ~ resist there a. long q
possible the invasion Of the enemy. WIthou
money, the snows OF war it wa, however
impossible to continue longer Americas hero
ic resistance.
Az Holland, from the beginning of their
p struggle, had assisted the American colonies,
directly and indirectly, with munitions o'
war, money, clothing, etc, the Continental
Congress, IA the midst Of the most awful dis
tress, delegated her president, Mr. Henry
Il Lauren', to try # he could not obtain NOR,
n assistance Of my tathcrlaud. After some de-
lay, President LaureuS took passage IN tn,
Continental packet Mercury, Capt. " lillian
Pickles. II the "TrumhulI," the "Deaue'
10 and the "Saratoga.' which were "ordere,
# collectively or seycrllIy' by the Admiralty
i "to act rs convoy to the Mercury" until sh
had reached n GOOD otFinr at Amsterdam, IN
:. con,tol If Holland had been carabIe If rro
!. tectinr her, perhaps the war between Enc
land and the Netherlands would have bee
a avoided, though Great Britain was at tina
time looking for 4 cayux LeAi against IIollan!
: ms she il now doing against America, Yer,
unfortunately for both Holland and America
: tho "Mercnry,, was contured hv m Enoll