The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07


18th IS 7. G. Mccall, Story 1t
Davenport Feb. ~, 1868.
OUR BRITISH BRETHREN.
Archbishop whately Of Dublin, has recently
written letter to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
in reply to her article in the Atlantic Monthly,
respecting the. Mammoth Anti Slavery petition
she received from the aristocracy Of Great
Britain some years ago. The Archbishops
letter is simple rehash Of the impertiuences
of the London Times and other British organs
of the rebels. since the pro-slavery rebellion
broke out He declares that the English PEG.
pie are ss strong abolitionists as ever, that they
detest slavery quite as much as they ever did
but that the Great Republic, the United States,
is unquestionably broken up forever-that it
can never be reunited, all the Southern peo-
pie are opposed to it, and good many North
ern ones too, and if they were not, this govern
ment is not worth the money and lives already
unsuccessfully spent and spilled to save it,
twaddle.
Let us look into this matter. From 1890 to
1872, twenty-five years, Great Britain was en-
gagged in q contest with France, first against
the Revolutionary government, afterwards
against Bonaparte. From this gigantic twenty
two years war, after innumerable defeats, she
finally emerged victorious, with debt of .
thousand million pounds sterling, which she
still owes, and always will owe, and blood
! enough spilled to float the island. This awful,
impious war was waged by Great Britain, not
because her government or possessions were
! sssailed in any way, for they never were in
the slightest danger at any time, and Bona
psrte would gladly have made an alliance Of
peace at any moment With her government if
she would have done 60; but solely that aris-
tocratic England might dictate to democratic
France the sort of government, or mis- govern
ment, she should have. England, it is well
known was the soul ofthe sacrilegious so.called
"Holy Alliance" Of European Kings which
finally combined and succeeded in destroying
the government of France and the liberties Of
al Europe. When the war against Bonaparte
was closed by the campaign Of W aterloo, Eng.
land was not one dollar the gamer, or foot Of
land the larger. Her blood and her treasure
Vas all spilled in an infamous and finally sue
cessful contest Of the wrong against the right
That was all. esa - 4. o-rf
How different our present war Of republican
freedom against aristocratic slavery! We are
not only fighting the battles Of our wonderful
Great Republic sgainst it's insidious enemies,
in all their protean forms, both South and else
where, but We are fighting in the holy cause Of
humanity and the people throughout the world.
We are not, Is Lord Russell falsely asserted,
..fghtipg for Empire" but for our homes and
frssides here, and for . system Of elective gov
ernments throughout Christendom.s II this
government fails now TO assert its integrity in
the face of all the Universe, farewell, . long
farewell, to all republics hereafter. Never
was the experiment before attempted on so
magnificent, SO colossal, so sublime scale.
Should it fail now, never before in history has
failure SO stupendous1been witnessed by the
nations. 3a.119 ~@
But it will not fail. The Great Republic 10
not yet dead5 Often as outward enemies and
inward traitors have attempted its obituary,
the hand is not yet in existence which shall pen
its epitaph. For its integrity, as whole, from
the Mexican Gulf to the St. Lawrence river,
for every foot ofterritory ever waved over BY
the Stripes and Stars, despite Copperhead
traitors at home and malignant enemies abroad,
the American people, nineteen millions Of free
men North Of the Ohio River, against Eve mil
lions of pro-slavery rebels South of it, freely
and willingly pledge the last dollar and the
las, drop Of blood. Such people never were
never can be overborne Or conquered-suct
truths are mighty and not only must but vii
prevail. 1t will be well for our British bre
them who build pirates to prey on our com,
mence on the ocean, and who have been max
ing so merry over our supposed'miseries ant
humiliations, to understand this, the ultimatuu
and finality Of those who uphold the standar,
of the Great American Republic. The da:
will come when they viii regret not havin
understood and comprehended this.
We repeat, that if the ''right divine of King
TO govern urong"i in Europe, was suficish
cause for the hostile intrigues and informed
ding of Great Britain, to plusge continen
in blood for more than twenty-five long years
how long ought Americans to be willing t
fight to maintain their glorious Republic in al
its integrity, "not Star dimmed" against th
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