The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-02-18

The, Following Is an extract from priyat'
letter by gentleman Of some local iistincl ior
in England, who EXPRESSES bis opinion with
''H'' ''''p''''s''u Z saV i' JAsuAnr % ls,l 1869.
This Trent affair has been very foolisf
business from first 10 last These Two Con.
federste yagabonis were not worth the trou
ble they have given you, and to us they have
been an enormous expense. The Americans
always appear to forget that We in this un
fortunate little island are not governed by
the people, but by a few lords-men who pos
sess vast social aud political influence. and
who will continue, fear, 10 do so until they
ruin the nati,n by bringing on trouble and ex
peuse beyond what can possibly be endured.
This little affair will cost some millions sterl
ing, aud all for no good, but great deal Of
harm.
"We have one newspaper establishment
and prime minister in This county that Hes-
ven, for some purpose or other, permits to
live. The paper, fear, will exist logn after
either you or |, but the prime mover Of all
evil in the nation cannot continue many years
let us hope not many monts. Palmerston
is the grand social, national aud universal evil
of the world. III so manages to keen all ma
tions at the fever heat, the boiling point; he
is that Kind of peculiar mou-trosity whose hap
piness is only complete when his mind is sat
lsfed that be is making friends into foes. wives
widows and children orphans. Misery to
Others is his very life blood, and the worlds
happiness would be death. Indeed, Ian
guage does not bossess the full power Of paint
ing this horrible miscreant; and yet he is per-
mnted to occupy the biggest seat his country
can offer.
81 am frequently induced to be a complete
skeptic which | reflect on all this. May all
this be changed some early day is my devout
wish. Perhaps if we're federaist might
think such feeling OF some value; but for an
Englishman 10 be patriot is in my opinion
to be mean 'snob, il you know what that
means. What is England to me, or to any
man who has to laborl Why it is merely a
land where we are allowed to exist, provided
We will work four days week for taxes and
two days for our own support; and those two
days are becoming entrenched upon. Patri
otlm, indeed and for whatl to be allowed
to worship throne | hate aud an aristocracy
l despise. No; | have no patriotism, and
never can have, not even for old England,
whose people are brutal and whose rulers are
stepped 10 infamy and corruption. How is
John Bright treated 10 this land for which he
has given up so much9 He has speut life
--given it. in fact-for the benefit of his coun,
try, and yet he is branded as a traitor for the
speech he made in favor of America aud free
dom. greve deeply and often for my poor
native land, mised and deb b,unched as It is
by both pr est and peer. The natural instincts
of the people know to be good and gener
Gus; but the sole aim Of our aristocracy is TO
bruts ize them from their very crades-and
right we'll have they succeeded The Lon
don Times and your Herald have much to
answer for. should like to light the match
that would consume them both.
"The people in this district are beginning
to suffer, and yet we want no CO ton Calico
and cotton are now one price; perhaps the cot.
ton Oaw) is little dearer What a strange
fact You are importing cotton from u.s.
Why not buy the cloth, which you may have
for tr same money!
"Depend upon il, shall never interfere
W tn the blockade W, mont wan cotton so
badly as that, aud the price would be too high.
For breaking the blockade means war; and war
means thirty cents at least for cotton which
we can now bay for twenty five cents. The
ts slave dealers, Mason Il CO., are expected
IN three days, and if they don't get warmer
reception than agreeable [ shall be surprised.
Haynau was whipped for whipping Hungar
ian women, and these two slave drivers will
have to keep sharp look ou, if they intend
to escape. The feeling here has changed
much Of late, and the South will soon b gin
to learn that, after all tho mist is cleared
away, England will not sympathize with sla
very."