Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-09-18

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of right and wrong alternate according
as the horn Of plenty is directed towards
or from her lap. Her heart is as warm
as an iceberg-tbat melts only under the
softening influence of gold. That and
only that opens all its veins of concealed
blood and sets them fowing-t0wards
England of course. England is the lis
on's den where all the tracks go into its
mouth and none from it. The English
government is the ally of the confeder-
ates, and she is only restrained from Civ
ing them men and money, of acknowl-
edging their independence, from well
grounded fear of the consequences to her
if the south should fail in her efforts to
break up the government. The first
among the nations of Europe to liberate
her slaves because it did not pay to keep
them, she is again the first nation in Eu-
rope that gives her sympathy TO the reb-
els 10 their efforts to establish a slave
government because it does pay. And
this is all there is in the main to English
principle, to English ideas of right and
wrong, and of their pretended desire for
the advancement of civilization, liberty
and humanity.
France, too, is showing the cloven foot,
in her war with Mexico, in creating
throne against the wishes Of her people
and placing the crown upon the head of
one of her creatures, Maxamilian of Aus
tria. Had it not been for our troubles
France would never have made such a
move as she has in Mexico, for she well
knew that the United States was irrevo-
cably committed to the Monroe doctrine
which admits of no foreign power inter
fering with the affairs of any nation or
tribe upon this continent, and claiming
for ourselves the control of affairs if any
one. There can be but one design on
the part Of France in thus setting up a
kingdom in Mexico, and that is to act as
a counterpoise to the growing power of
the United States, to check it in its west
ward march for empire and circGmscribe
its bounds on that side of the continent.
Having well established herself in Mex
leo she could very easily claim Texas as
belonging TO it and trump up claim that
t was wrested from Mexico by fraud or
and that we wrongfully held it,
The pretext would be better one than
most Of the reasons that are urged for
wars in general. Having secured Texas
Napoleon would cast longing eye to-
wards Nevada and repIenish his Golfers
IN its exhaustless silver mines in short
here would be no end to his avarice.-
This is the history of all monarchies.-
Then again if the south should prevail
against US he could the more easily in
future years accomplish his purposes by
bouncing upon one or the other Of the
governments and whip both of them in
detail, provided all things should work to
bis liking; and in the event Of being
defeated he could only be driven from
he continent, which would leave him no
worse off than before he entered Mexico
upon his scheme of American conquest
md ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
These ideas of ours relative to the Ge-
igns of France may come very wide Of
he mark there may be no foundation
or them but true or false they appear
'ational to us they should at least claim
he attention of our government and
excite it TO still greater efforts in putting
Town the rebellion and establishing the
and power of the old flag, that
t may the more easily and successfully
meet any new trouble that may be forced
lpon us by any foreign power.
Freedom is on trial. She is accused
If heinous offence-that Of endeavor-
ng to raise the millions and the peoples
o the glorious rights and privileges so
ong enjoyed by the mobiles and the rich,
who have used them only to defraud the
Door and the weak. She is on trial be-
ore the world. Kings are her accusers.
Their subjects are the witnesses. Let
IS then put forth all our strength as her
defender and crush the monster that is
trikng al the vitals of the republic, aud
n thus crushing it end any further at
empt to destroy our nationality-the
nope of the down trodden and oppressed
# all nations and lands. Let us do our
Iuty-to ourselves, to them, to God. L
The ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-In re-
ard to the attempted suicide of young
Tisher, mentioned in our last, there are