The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-02-13
The British AiOp,

There have been many good lions in the world.
Gut siuco the days Of the royal lions. among whom
Daniel fell, there have been none temperate, SO
exemplary in every Christian grace as the lions
among whom Jonathan has fallen. Where Eng
land got her lion.stnck Of what breed it is; by
what cross or training it has been improved, we do
not know; but SO wcll-hred, wcll-bchavcd, and al
together admirable lions there in that royal
den, we do not believe the world ever saw.
Several of its graccs fill tho English papers just
now with singular admiration. Never did lion be-
fore show such temperate appetite; never had
lion such moral scruples; never did lion seem so
to prophetic condition of lying down with the
lamb. There the royal brute lay in the very door
of Englsnd and saw beeves, sheep, and much
swine Of American affairs driven b, fore it, and
or snatched morsel. We shall never know how
this dear converted lion inwardly felt; what strug
giles it waged and what victories it inwardly gain
ed. But VIC are assured that he stirred paw,
nor licked his watering lips, but saw oil the con-
fusion aud accessible prey of America with SEN
tments but those becoming truly converted aud
Christian lion!
The British Standard, = religious weekly ncwspa-
per, edited, we believe, by our friend the most cs
timabc and excellent Rev, Or. Campbell, in the
New Years summary, given in the number for
January 3, exhibits some of the virtues and expcr-
fences Of the British lion, in a way that should
make the American caglo hang its head.
!. The lions opinion Of the loyal states;
is useless for people to tell us Of Northern no
BILE enthusiasm, and point to the challenge of the
President for $4,000 bodied men SO eagerly
answered. What did they do? What have they
donc2 What can they do? To say now that the
Americans are not military people is no an
| swer at all The coarse swagger of their rulers
would have led the civilized world had they not
known better, TO have regarded them with scrupu-
lous ciyity, approaching almost to terror. The
b0aStcd prowesS of the North has proved deu-
sion; and unless hostlliues with England should
lunhappily break out, there seems but little pros
pect that peace between the American belligerens
would bG any nearer next Christmas than now.
The North has been over and over again both de-
teaed aud disgraced, aud no matter what extenuat-
ing circumstances may be urged, If such they can
be called, there the facts stand"
The respectful language in which the President
of the United States is mentioned, the sympathy
with which people are regarded who are sttug-
gliug to save their Government and institutions
from an iusurrectiou of Shareholders and war o
ten states conederated to establish slavery as the
corner stone of the republic" according to Vice
President Stephens cannot hut excite the regard o.
all who love civilized lions, aud who abhor such uu
tanned beasts as yet exist in Africa.
2, The lion boasts of controlling his appetite
"0ur traders, however great their losses, hav,
viewed the matter in temperate spirit our ships
have patiently borne YeSatious aunoyanccS, which
will not be always endured and even our working
population IN the manufacturing provinces, who's
maiu support Is cotton have, in the face Of Presen
news, left OH murmuring. England can stan'
erect in the face Of the world and defy any ono
point TO single word or action on her part whcl
infringed that strict neutrality which she has al
ways so anxlously striyen 10 preserve"
Not to mcdlle with affairs that do not belong /
bin, costs much to his traders, TO his ship.owners
and his manufacturers. But let the world tax
notice. tho lion does not str out of his tracks yet
says be has "left oA murmuring." Not growl
not whifet, not purr, ever SO gentle
g. The lion pats his sides
Enough Of the general question. The one mo
mentouS event the circumstances Of which ar
fresh in the mind OF every individual in the eoun
Try, deserves, separate, although brief notice.
is, as we have before remarked, matter TOR prid
and admiration that the whole country RENAME
cool aud comparatively uns xeiod under in,elligcnC
10 irritating so calculated to arouse the worst
most ecduring Of all the passions Of our natur,
Pending tnc probable hourly arrival OF the mail,
is unnecessary 70 add more"
} The hoo was tempted, il seems. St. Jerome wa
tenpted st, Francis was all eminent saints hav
been. The path Of peace cannot be trod by lion
paw without some seit denial. But the British lie
has been mcreifnlly sustained. we DO no, wond,
that il sdmleS tSoif. When had hon more eau,
far pride, for devout pride for grateful pnde it
decd foT spiritual pride There wos chance