The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-07-15

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America. NOT MexKo
America i Gods chosen land. The
Americans are his chosen people
How, lhen. il /. IS no, 50, do you ac-
count for the miracles We have lately
performed there 2 God vorks IL I
my slerious way BIS wonders to per-
form. By one stroke Of his policy he
paralyzes The navies OF the world.-r
Gunboa,s render fortresses useless.
ana mortars show how yalueless are
fleets upon the ocean. England IS
completely cheekmaled. So is France.
We have got you over the ropes on
this Mexican question and VT shall
bold you there.
THg SECRET TREATY.
France and England have made a
secret treaty. France goes TO Mexi-
CO; 4 America inlerieres, Euglaad
win ioin; aud then America viii take
one nation in one hand, the other in
The other hand, and shake The two bul.
wing powers into rcspee: for republics
and American institutions.
Let us come 70 the INVASION and
trace the why and the whertio.e.--
Take the money out Of his pocket,
said Old Pagan 10 Smike, but don't
break The law. England acts upon
that maxim when a nations honor Is
al stake as a rule but in this case
she does not even mention the law, al
though determined 10 have the mon
ey. When nation ignores the law,
the decadence OF that nation has COM
menced. You pretend to be a law
abiding people. II having one law
yer to every five people in the land
means law-abiding, then you are what
you profess TO be. But if law-abid-
ing means honesty TO individuals or
justice 10 States you are just the re.
verse. The aggregation Of individu-
ais makes the State, as the aggrega-
lion Of towns mike the city. SO the
law OF the individual through his rep
fesentatiyes should be tue law OF the
State, and the law OF the State ought
to be the law Of God England as-
sisted in debating the law OF nations,
and il is this When one State IN
jures another State, the injured State
first demands formal reparation. That
failing, then comes reprisals. That
not succeeding, then England calls her
Privy Council together, and war is
formally declared.
Now in this case England does
neither the one nor the other. No
formal demands. No reprisals. No
declaration of war. A voice--Eng-
laud has made repeated demands. =
| say she has rot. 1t appears that ]
have examined the blue book closer
than you, sir, for ] speak with conf
dcnce while you are doubtful. Read
Robert MeCalmonts correspondence
between the bankers, the Mexicln
merchants and Lord John Russell,
that was published in the Times city
article some months ago. The noble
secretary distinctly tells them icu
make OUT, gentlemen, good case Of
lad faith you have your claim; your
d BIT should be paid, and is not; but
that is no justification for the active
interference Of the Government
You entered on the speculation as Il
mercantile transaction and have lost,
and call upon US to settle it. You
have bad debt and insist upon the
Goyernmeni enforcing payment; and
in reply, Messrs. Bankers, ! am in
slrucied 10 say 10 you that YOU have
brought your complaints TO The wrong
shop. If, as the noble lord stated
there was no justification. then, pray
tell me, sir, what has since occurred 10
warrant this singular invasion Of u
friendly power? One gentlemen says
thai the Mexicans misapproprialed the
customs revenue and murdered peace
full Englishmcn Admit ii; bnt that
was done before your Minister wrote
that such things do not justify inter-
ycntion. Those acts, if my memory
serves me, were concocied by Mira
mon and the church Iarty-no by
Juarez and the Liberal Government.
Yet you war with the innocent in Or
der to punish the guilty.
ENGLAND A FILLlBUSTER.
Let me tell you, statesmen Of Eu-
rope, your acts are watched, and your
crimes will be held up to the bar Of
public opinion. When a nation dies,
the coroner win carefully look into the
case aud publish his verdict. The time
has passed tohen England can commit
acts outside the pale Of GAustianity
and call Il The march Of cipiiizatfon
The time is passed schen En9land can
orerrun wedk po,OeYs, and qbsorb then
In her o,On domintons. "a voice. "she
never has.') She never, sir, did any.
thing else.
The invasion Of India. China, Aft
ehanisian, and Persia: the seizure oi
Australia, Gibraltar, Malta, Pekin
we're as clearly acts Of piracy as is the
| present unholy war for land in New
Zealand. the forcibIe occupation Of The
Punjaub, the annexing Of Bnrmah, o.
this hst but by 20 means least villain
ous attempt 10 rob the Mexicans O
! their birthrigbt and barter away theil
country TO Catholic Prince Eng
land had htfis cdnSs, France less, dnt
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