Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-14
"Per6dious Albion"
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II ever a term was apply applied it is this. England
ia the synonyme for dupeity and treachery the repre-
sentative Of all that is selfish base and Infamous, With
hypocrisy unkuowl among nations, ancient or modern,
she affects in the eyes Of other nations heightened aud
uncelfsh Iberahty while towards her unfortunate
dependents che practices tyranny without parallel
She has her prototype in many domestic circles. The
parent or husband who in society is the bandes the
mes, courteous aud civil is in Lis family circle the
most uuprucpled tyrant. BY an adroitness which is
genera " the counterpart of rascay aud treaehery she
has managed TO impress other nations with favorable
ideas Of her general policy, when Russia is paragon OF
excellence compared with her Never in the history Of
national struggles has she been known to take any part
other than was dictated by some selfish motive Her
participation in any struggle could invariably be traced
to some motive of territorial expansion the adjustment
of the balance of power profitable pecuuiary
return and then she was sure carefully to estimate the
strength Of her antagonist, that risk of defeat
should be incurred And when the guild pro quo came
TO be demanded the poor suppant nation realized to her
sad disappointment that the boon conferred was vastly
dsproporioned to the exravsglnt demands made upon
her resources How Providence permitted such scouge
upon humanity as perdi Albion is to exist so long
i; is not of course our province define. He permits
S,tan often to tempt and punish His own and perhaps
His federation in regard to Albion might best be ex
planned on that principle.
Tue same hypocrisy and adroi:ness by which she
ages to conceal her true policy aud mpart to it in the
eyes Of other nations complexion OF disnteres.od lib
crafty, holds good in regard her naval and military
strength We venture the assertion that she would to-
dav seek some pretext to avoid conflict with Braz -
True she sent the Brazilian Mins;e home recently, but
that is not per Sc a Jel. If it we're, she Ger
tanly would not do it, for she has too full eolsciou-
ness of her weakness to provoke conflict even with
Brazil
The day Of EnglandJ power has vanished with wooden
war ships Their occupation is gone, and with them
tina. of her Jack Tan" who alone made them oImi-
dable. Other maritime powers lacked these elements
OF strength but thanks to steam power and iron Pa-
ting they are no longer sources OF fear or means o.
superiority few engineers, with few hundred ar
terists taken from land battery, well differed, sup
py the places Of tie thousand sailors and marines ne
cesslry TO man one of Brtan's old wooden hulls. In
n, conflict with civilized nations since the continental
v - has she displayed ov,n ordinary yer Her Jar
tciDation in the Crn;ean vas sad blow to her
pre,qs 1t betrayed her utter imbecilty and present
ed her inridculcu and pitiabe contrast TO her gallant
and powerful ally She was as completely at the mercy
of France pending that conflict is Mexico now and
humanity has cause to regret that she was not then an
initiated. Her reputed strength at this day is the
meres delusiOn imaginable, and trust soon to see
the day when that deusion shall DO dspeed by trial
of strength With some third rate power that shall wreak
upon her &C nate venge9cc for ages Of perfiy and
wrong.
Tie course of tina: country with regard to Us can only
be accounted for in the existence Of hostility and
hatred for u.s. which, far as we can judge, has no
proper orsia It is however, true that she has an old
spite to both North and South for indguties offered to
her in the past and she is seeking to vndicate her
offended honor by passive policy in respect TO this
war. What a splendid achievement! What a glorious
resort rthe Mistress OF the Seas" ayenge the vari
Gus kckings and cuttings which she has received at the
hands of the late Uuion Who can say that Britain Is
d,generang either in national honor physical great
ness
A dis inguished statesman once remarked "it you
wan. justice from Eagland ply hec vigorously with the
bavone," In our case We would say, ply her vigorous
" with the only measure of retaliation now within our
reach nam ,ly, the dismissal of every Cor sal Of hers
within our borders 1t is only thus exact from
her lust aud proper recognition OF our rights Let US
deal with her a. she deals with US aud she will soon be
brought to sense of the necessity of practising the cor
relative principle Of friendly intercourse and reciprocal
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