The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-05-19

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war. For This She has Turned deal
ear 10 the cries oi tie oppressed and
coorted the friendship Of iyrants.--
For this she has shown herself 10 oil
men, iosolent, false, aud sio'en, max
ing that flag which should be the en-
blem Of truth, Of liberty, and Of JUS
tice, the symbol Of haseness, Of iyran-
ny, and Of wrong.
The mind Of the English states
man Of the nineteen century, never
rises above lhe considerations that Ia
fiaenee petty capitalist. Read ihe
debates Of the Commons with regard
to the foreign measures Of the last
century, and you viii find that the
question with the majority has ever
been, not whether the measure under
consideration would advance the right,
but wheiherit would favor the increase
of commerce, and tend to strengthen
the naval supremacy Of England
OF that higher, nobler statesmenship,
which looks TO the rights and happi.
ness Of all mankind, they have no
comprehension.
The motives with which England
goes forth to conquest, we regard as
the most debasing and the most per.
nicious Ct any that ever pointed .
sword against IAN enemy or shed
drop Of human blood. Mach has
been said about the love Of glory, the
millions it has slain, and the misery
it has caused. But the love OF money,
as seen in national eageerness for.an
extended territory and an increased
commerce, has shed more blood, caus-
ed more distress, and in our opinion Is
a motive far less honorable. While
we are sure that history will sustain
the first part of our assertion, we are
equally sure that reason viii sustain
the last. lie who kills another from
a sense Of honor, however mistaken.
is certainly far more respectable Than
he who kills another for the sake If
rifling his pockets. Even 20 he whom
thirst for military renown leads forth
to conquest and to fame, is Gar nobler
than he who kills and destroy, that
he may satify himself with the plum
der of ruined people. A desire Of
widespread fame, however for il may
be from true glory, is much noble
than the misery love of wealth.
The love Of glory carried Alexander
to the banks of the Ganges. Leay-
ing behind him the direful effects Of
human ambition, he returned, the
conqueror Of the known world. In
modern times the love Of money has
carried the flag of England beyond
the banks of the same river, leaving
in its track desolation and distress
greater than was ever left behind the
chariot wheels Of the ancient conquer
Or. Aud historians moralize over
the horrible effects Of the ambition Of
an Alexander, and turn the same pen
10 good account in magniiying the
glorious results to India Of the British
commerce and the British rule. The
sight Of the youthful conqueror. leav-
ing India with his captives and his
la0rels, seems to US quite respectable,
when compared with the sight Of Eng
lisImen, returning home with riches
ground out of The necessities Of con-
quered people. and whining with hyp.
ocritical cant about the wisdom Of
Providence in bringing so many be-
nighied heather under the influence
Of christianity.
In order TO CRAFTY this ruling pas
sion, England throws off the oJliga
iions Of law. The qualification Of il
necessarily leads her into habilual
violation OF those sacred principles,
which the requirments Of mutual safe
~ have thrown around the indepen.
dence of nations. Continual agFess-
ions imply, rot only continual injas-
tice, wrong and oppression, but con-
slant violation Of the most sacred rules
Of international law. By aggressive
wars the Roman eagles were carried
70 The Eaphrates and the Thames, 10
tie Danube and the Nile. This was
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