Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-07-16
The Humiliation OF England.

The expulsion of Garibad from England is
the announcement to the world that the pleasure
of Louis Napoleon is the policy of Great Britain
1t has long been the proud boast of that country
that it offered exile to the political refugees of
every land. Tyrants and their victims. Charles
Tenth, Louis Philippe, Don Miguel, Rosas, Le-
! dru Rollin, Mazzni, Louis Blanc, Metternich,
Galenga-the escaped from the dungeons of
Spandau, and Spieberg and Siberia the fugi-
tives from the palaces Of the Continent, she
would receive them ALL and the foreign hand
that would seize them should fall paralyzed as it
touched the British shore. And comes
hero, such as does not appear in modern history,
not from dungeon, but from the heart of his
countrymen and the confidence of his King, who
is welcomed to England by the great multitude
of the people, from the poorest weaver in Lon
don cellar to whom the name of Garibaldi has a
certain music of hope to the Prince of Wales.
The people, the Government, the town, the coun-
try, consprc in the greeting the nation salutes
him his foot is raised for a triumphal progress
through the Summer land.
Behold what people was the cry. They
salute the man whom nations love and kings
hate. What country, which is so strong that
feasts Garibaldi and sits at council with Austria
and France What q -, when Louis Napo-
leon says quietly, q Garibaldi must go )" and
Louis Napoleon is obeyed He does not prevent
his coming. He does not whisper dissent to keep
him at Caprera. No, for he will have the humil-
ation utter and overwhelming. He waits for
the very GROWING moment of the English enthu-
siasm and delight in their guest, and then orders
England TO expel him, and England obeys'! SO
grievous humiliation has not befalen so proud
a State since James Second sprostitution to Louis
Fourteenth. Carlyles picture of the posture OF
England during the Continental war of the last
century is not lattering, but it shows nothing so
sad as this 1t is the most melancholy conhrma-
ton of Kingake's picture of English submission
to the same in the Crimean war. 1t sug-
gests the impotence of England and the ascend
ency Of France than any contemporary
event.
In one of its very able articles the London
Spectator, liberal and sagacious journal, frank
ly admits that " for the present there is nothing
for it but alliance as hearty as common interests
can make it between Great Britain and France"
Alliance-yes but upon such terms alliance
upon condition that lips warm with welcoming a
national guest shall CULVER into whispering
q Please go he says you must not stay" What
makes it worse is that the same article confesses
that there is diminuition of the ancient jeal-
ousy and the ancient fear. - England was and
is armed against France, and France alone
Put this sentence with the other we have just
quoted, and whata condition of things it reveals.
Surely when it was known that Garibaldi went
not because he was ill, not because his physician
said he must go, Lord Palmerston declared,
who, two years ago, declared there might be war
with this country when for fortnight he had
had Mr.. Stewards disclaimer in his pocket, but
because the French Emperor ordered Lord Pal
merSton to order him away, there will be either
popular tempest which will whrl the present
ministry from power, or Great Britain deliberate
ly accepts the post of French lackey.