Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-05-28
A Casns Bslli at Last.

Cool vary and selfish Britain has been watching the
American war with the eompaeehcy of old huckser
Who sees two youthful rivals destroying each others stalls
and tearing each others eyes out The ARRAY REBOUNDS
70 the old harrdans advantage Why should she stop it.
or minge in il and get her cap torn to rags and her
bloated old face scratched pieces? She is not afraid
20 sight, everybody knows that but she is going to
light if she can help it. King COttOns hneied scepre
is being broken into the smallest fragments the com
eree and manufactures Of the North are going the
dogs both parties rushing into lrretrevabe bank
rupoy the close of the war viii find cool old England
more than ever mistress Of the seas, and Of manufae
ture. Constitutional monarchy triumphant, rich peace
Fl and secure, viii point the manged and bleeding
Democracy across the water aud that hdeous spectacle
viii Of itself suffice to point her moral and adOrn her
tae.
Therefore Bctain glories In this war aud would not
end or so much as shorten it BY day for any earthly
onsderaton The horrible carnage, the vide spread
devastation the outages women aud children, the
unmagnabe terrOrs Of servile nsurreetion but
q increase her JOY for all these things make her rich
and her ancient realm secure She pretends not to de-
light in blood and has many pretty things to say but
she tales precious good care never to do or permit
aaght TO be done 20 stop the war When we Souther-
ners droop, she cheers Us with prOfuse compliments
when the North days she raises hue and cry about
slavery. Peace she sil not permit reunion she will
nos allow, ruin alone Of both parties viii cOuten. her
But her hour IS at hand The United States has long
desired to make upon Great Britain but, until re-
eenty had no prOvOeaOn. Not that proToeation was
needed bat the Shareholders rebellion was in the way
That crushed out the United States have never for one
instant abandoned the determination to chastise Eng
land with or Nithou. preteXt for the ehastisement-
Hence insults, ou;rages nnumerable which England
passes over contemporary. Sometimes, the United
states has gone little too far, compelling England to
make show Of fight; whereupOn Jonathn backs square
" down, and owns that bis hands are too fun Of the
hel ion to allow him to meet other engagements
Hitherto, however, the insults and OutFages havel
come from one side. True the honor, veracity, hu.
manity civilization and christianity Of the United States
have been seofed al by British writer's and speakers
But these are not insults to the Yankee do they
constitute N MS eyes provOcatiOn to war. But gen.
uine easu Jsh has At last occurred. The Island OF
Sombrero an guanO dunghn lying in the Ca
rbbean Sea- has for years past been worked by Yankee
shpoWner and searchers for the great modern
The United States flag has been hOisted
piles Of filth and under h the labor Of Yankee love has
been Piled indusriousy and probably 81 1885, without
let or hindrance from her Nsje5tys Government All
Of sudden Captain latham, of Il. B. Ms ship Phs
ton on the pree1t that the island bad been Surveyed
in 1910, and again in 1850, BY British officers, and
thinking, TO use Mr. IAyard's language in Parliament
"thst, By allowing the United States Gag to remain
hoisled while be there it might be inferred that
be thereby Acknowledged the sovereignty Of the United
States he landed on the island and politely requested
that il 1.-THE U. S. aag) should b, hauled down. and
refusal, caused Il to Be pulled doUH."
This settles the matter. Captain latham has gone
far in his way as Admiral Wilk did in his Yankee
Doodle must 6ght Impugu his honor, hs truth
his conscience, his religion, seO at him, reyle, eer,
snssr AID dicule m matters not for he has neither
honor Bor sense Of shame But touch bis guanO anl he
viii nourish forever as matter demanding direst ven
geanee. Every cock will sight OF its own dungb Il
Doodle viii prov no except 90 70 the rule. His flag
and lis guano have been Outrag d. Cap ain latham
as "a scd stir ard ste-eh the extent Of which be
Ii te dreams Great Britain cannot reced', T tie
SombrsrO guAno British property, and must be pr
teeied. This hauling down Of tbs Yankee flag Is an
event Of vry recent occurrence and Rr Lsyard says
no correspondence has passed on { SUBJ lii an
unm stakeabe and irr co eeabe 5sli. We await
With the iyeIe satisfaction he deeara ion Of the
for durg-a war in which the sake At ssu, Is n all
respects worthy Of ID beligerents.