, 1863-11-25
Nllteaga Wtit'ntrt.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER %. 1858
BREUu@H IN ENGL1KOt


BRECu1H IN ENGLAND.
Henry Ward Bccchcr brings back to us
from England the same report Of the tone
Of public feeling there, towards this coun-
try, that every man whose eyes and ears
have been open since the war began; knew
before must exist. England synpathtzes
with the rebellion; she takes sides with the
South; almost every man one meets there.
without. exception, is against the North
and in favor Of the South, and yet not:
withstand1ng all this, Beceher goes on Is
say that one may imagine the skeptlcism
and surprise with which, under these cir.
cumstances, he received The ASSURANCE of
friends on every hand that the great heart
Of the British nation was On our aide. We
who have not Travelled through England
and heard wherever We went, men declar-
ing themselves In 80 many words for the
South end against the North, have had the
same conviction rs to English opinion
fastened upon us by the most open and fla-
grantac ofhostility against us, and friend
ship for the South. Public men have thus
expressed themselves clearly and boldlyin in
Parliament and out oft; the English GOV
crnment has hastcued to psss laws and
proclaim principles to weaken aud embar-
rass Us, to strengthen and encourage the
rebels, and the infamous outrage of suffer-
ing piratica1 craft to be built and furnish
ed in her harbors and sent forth to prev
upon our commerce, has been permitted
by her Ministers, and applauded BY her
people. After all these acts Of violent hos
tility to us, ana open and avowed aid and
comfort to the rebels, it is with at least an
equal degree Of skepticism and surprise
that We hear from the1ips OF Beecher what
he hea1d from the lips Of Englishmen, that
in spite Of this array Of demonstraive facts,
after all the great heart Of the British ma
tion is with us Of the North.
Before this conclusion is accepted itmay
be well to know more exactly its meaning
and extent, for by that means We shalt be
able to, measure more exactly its value,
how much Of hope and promise it brings
with it, aud what grounds it offers for
grateful Acknowledgement and friendly re-
gard en- our part towards England
The great heart Of the British nation IS
thus exposed, VIC find does not Include
the nobility, the clergy and leading lay
men, the rich md prominent commercial
men, the leading thinkers and orators, the
men OF moncy-all TINT represents the
dignity. power and intelligence Of British
society, is anti American. WHAT Richard
Cobden, for better name, calls the ruling
class, is undoubtedly for the South. Bn'
the crest heart does enclose On the other
hGnd, the great under class Of people, men
who have no titles and no estates, whe
control no finances and engage in no com
mere, who write no philosophy and edit
no publications, who have no fortunes bu
are struggling to make them, who have NJ
social position, but are trying to get one
II word, our allies and last friends II
England are the common people-the
great heart that beats in sympathy witt
the North is the heart Of tue working and
struggling common people; the great un'
der class which is in the eyes Of the Brit,
ish upper class not only common but IN.
clean.
Now, a. this class is not according to
Golden the ruling class, but the class that
serves. and is ruled by the combined pow
er Of the nobility and gentry Of England
it is natural to wish to know how much, il
any, influence 1t may have in shaping the
legislation and policy of the British Goy.
eminent; and whether if this great heart
throbs truly for us, it will be Of any help to
Us, or whether we may not be obliged tt
take up with its good wishcs simply with
out any good deeds; receive its profound
sympathy and regrets thst it can do moth
ing; get what. comfort We may from watch
ing the friendly pulsations Of the grea
heart, while the great arm Of England i
striking at us its hesvy blows On thi
point Golden assures us that the million
Of the English people can 60 and prevent
though they have no direct power,-th'
governing class from pursuing q policy hos
tile to their sympathies- And Beecher tell,
us he learned that the men who could no
vote, when they are united and determined
can control the men who do vote. Whe1
the great under class Of England is deter
mined in one direction, they always carr,
their point; first or last the upper classe
have to give way.
1t may not then be at first that Eng1 .n
will 70 with us; it may be only at last, an
too late. Too late not for us, but for Eng
land. For whether the common people {
England may be able to force the Bdtis
Government to our side or not, the Englis
nobility and upper class cannot make thi
rebellion success. Rather than suffer dis
ruption and dismemberment, we vi
fight England and secession both at ono
and shh1 triumph over their combine
power. Beecher told them truth when b
told them they could make no Europea
combination Of allied powers so strong tn.
we could not overwhelm it In such q caus'
But should that M-starred alliance Of fol
eign thrones and nobiiies be made,
would prove the; day Of doom for them an
of jubilee for all the people. The greE
heart Of England then, the great heart {
the common people reused to the defenc
Of liberty and the assertion Of the people
riehts. would leave no barrier staudin