Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-05-10
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IL Opisiss lssssssie at rrcent oese
- . ssics- % th- English and Americas
a,rssios which discIos.s the fact that ths
French peoplr rresrd eth some dis'rus'. the
presea, alliance With England The writer
has this Psngrot langu.er:
Rxa, arars from material ana commercial
in,-rsss. l<s !: Be srnenh-rrd ;has. to r-cog-
nize the South Is to recognize slavery. That
the noisy philanthropy Of England should
thus commit apossasy Il the feet Of King Cot
ton nerd nd surprise -; but that France
should march behind England - her train
bearer in this Ceremony OF disgrace. would in
d--d ct once surprise and humble w.
The insiae-rity of Eng'and's Presen, aP-
pa-cni Friendship for France. Is more than
limited in the following historical fact which
the writer adduees:
Nor would such policy in any wise con-
port With the policy which Napolron Ill. has
always pursued. AFTER the taking Of Sc
b.s,opol. the Emperor refused to help Eng
land, who Was anxious to destroy at Cron-
stads the remains Of the Russian navy. We
cannot believe that q sovereign 50 enlightened.
and % fully conscious Of the higher interests
Of France. should allow himself to be involved
in policy full Of dangers. and where the best
We could hope for would be TO avoid mistakes
which would easily become fatal. But why
mince mattersl Why hide the thoughts
which gil our heart ! France has bit one en-
emy in the ,rorld, and that enemy is England,
or rather the Exglish aristocracy. 1t was the
aristocracy Of England which for twenty-five
years paid Europe to wage war against us;
which twice conducted European coalitions
against the walls of Paris; which killed Ma
poleon at St. Helena; which. from 1915 to
1s4s, exercised intolerable pressure on Eu-
rope and on France. 1t was the English ar
istocracy-nay it was Lord Palmerston, now
Prime Minister of England, who. in 1s40,
bowed the head of Louis Philippe in the dust,
and caused the blush Of shame to mount to
the brow Of every Frenchmar. 1t is the Eng
fish aristocracy which, jealous Of our success
in the Crimea, has neversince ceased to throw
obstacles in our way in Italy, in Syria, on the
shores of the Danube and in Constantinople.
And they ask us to-day to help them destroy
the American navy! Do they take us to be
fools 2 Do we not know and remember that
the very English steamers now sailing
against America, were built originally to fight
against us These enormous voluntecr-corps,
raised and equipped at an enormous expense,
these Notifications starting up at all points of
the British coasts, We're not raised against
America, but against France! If England
is so well prepared to-day to enter into con-
Aict with the United States, it is owing to her
mistrust and instructive hatred against France.
Through love Of peace and for the sake Of hui
manity, we refrain from urging France to
avail herself of the embarrassment of Eng
land to attack her. But, in Gods name, let
no one come to ask us to aid her against our
natural ally. All France would rise up like
one man with indignation at the very idea"
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