The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-24
The Opinion Of the world.

The most unreasonable opponents of the
emancipation proclamation cannot deny that
it has secured US popular sympathy abroad
That sympathy is more general and deep than
many of US comprehend. Strange as the fact
ie the republicans of Europe, the men who are
lsboring,snd suffering there 10 the cause of dem.
ocracy against the old dynasties, show better
comprehension of the necessities OF our situa-
ton and the real meaning and tendency of the
great struggle in which we are involved, than
do the majority of our own people. They see
that now is the opportunity to throw off the
only evil that stands in the way of our future
unity and power az nation; they see that our
affairs have reached such q condition that only
with the destruction of slavery can we have
real and permanent peace, and they welcome
the word of emancipation, and pray that We
may have wisdom and energy to make it q fact.
The address of the working men Of Manchester,
England, to President Lincoln, is instructive az
to the opinions and feelings Of the English
masses towards this country. While the ar;s-
tocracy instinctively hate US and sympathize
With the aristocracy Of the South ard desire
their success, the great heart Of the English
people is with US. The British government uri.
derstands this, and more than anything else has
it deferred the government from yielding to tho
influence of the aristocracy and interfering di.
rect.y in behalf Of the rebellion. And now that
the President has connected emancipation with
the suppression of the rebellion We do not be-
lieve the British government could give direct
countenaDce and aid to the rebels without dan
ger Of revolution-st least social and polite
cal revelation, that would bring such men a
John Bright into power. To some extent the
same thing is true of the French people, and W
have no doubt that the emancipation proclama-
ton has secured us against foreigo Intervention,
aud has at least postponed the recognition Of
the confederacy.
The Manchester workngnen say truly that
their interests are identified with ours This il
true not only in all matters pertaining to mate.
rial and social progress, but it 10 true political
". great obstacle to democratic propagand.
lam in Europe is the argument drawn from the
existence of slavery and its barbarian in this re-
public. The apostles of progress everywhere have
found this fact the strongest argument against
popular institutions, and have for years besought
US TO remove this blight upon free government
and liberal ideas And they have been slow to
comprehend that by the very nature of our gov
eminent we were % powerless as themselves to
use any other than moral weapons against slav-
cry. But now that the madness Of the slave
holding aristocracy has thrown down all the
safeguards Of their peculiar institution and made
its destruction essential to our own welfare and
the existence Of the nation, the friends Of liberty
throughout the world rejoice with us, and cheer
us on to the final triumph. Shall We dsappoint
the hopes of the world9 Can it be that pop
ular reaction in the free states in behalf of the
accursed system that brought all this woe upon
US is destined to destroy the republic and en-
throne the oligarchy of the slave-whip upon iss
ruins! And yet-to the establishment and dis
gust Of ali the world-that 10 ct this moment our
great danger. 1--we thus perish it will be the
most pitable case of national self destruction in
this worlds iatory.-[Spring6sld Republican.