The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-04
WEDNESDAY, MAY f.


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pn. AFTERWARDS lmPhEss1Sna
T-a- ~ ENGLAND. %
We publish on the third page 4 resamst
of DIR. Sturtevsnt's lecture upon the pub.
lie sentiment Of England in. reference te
our country in its present struggle. We
think that DIR. eturtevants impressions
are more correct and more CLEARLY defined
than those of any other American who
has written on the subject. They accord
with and explain facts as deveioped during
our civil war, and they show reasonable
and natural foundation for the state Of
feeling 10 ENGLAND and for the action of
the British Government.
England, as represented and controlled
by her aristocracy, is hostile to the
Unitd States now, and such has ever been
her normal condition. They fear and
hate cur democratic country and republi-
can institutions; they are Jealous and en-
vious Of our success and of the effect of
that success upon the public sentiment Of
the masses in England aud in Europe.
They are interested in every way possible
in maintaining monarchy and aristocracy
and in the disruption of the American
Union, and the downfall Of the great Re-
public would be great triumph for non-
areby and aristocraey throughout the
world 1t would convert the bright ex-
ample Of republican freedom, which We
have held forth to the oppressed nations
OF Europe, into warning and terror.
The only beacon light of liberty, inviting
the oppressed peoples of the earth 10 as
sert their rights, would be quenched in.
darkness, and the nations would sink
down once more into hopeless night of
aristocratic and monarchic despotism.
1t is true that the hatred of the ruling
classes in England against Us has not had
full scope, because it has been restrained
both by their fears Of our power and the
profits Of our commerce on the one hand,
and the evanescent popular enthusiasm
in England on our behalf. This enshusi-
ASH, fortunately for Us, is prolo nged
amongst the masses by the brutal treat
nlent which our eolored troops receive at
the hands OF the Conleaerates, and by the
ysil and public Demonstrations OF Carr
baIii, tho champion Of hbersy and the
friend Of free Ameiics.
Bat IN the iorg run the litied aristo-
cracy will control mattessin England just
as the saveholding aristocracy control
the South in their own interest, and in
support of their views. Our readers will
remember few years back a worthless
scion Of saveholding family deliberately
murdered worthy school teacher in
Louisville. The people were excited and
aroused, and for time they swept the
streets of Louisville in an eager cry for
justice and Tor vengeance. Time passed
on, the slaveheldiug class combined for
the defence OF member Of their order,
the mechaucs and uther non Shareholders,
dependent ia some way upon the custom
or good will of their wealthy neighbors,
were manipulated, jury was found to
clear the murderer. and the public senti
ment of Kentucky, represented by the
press and the leading men of the State,
quietly, aye cheeifully, acauiesced not in
the Justice of the verdict, but in the &C.
quittal of the accused. And this is bu
fair example of the process By which The
aristocracy of England eventually sue
ceed in manipulating the people and car
rying their measures, whatever temporar,
enthusiasms may break out, and however
popular and powerful the liberal and re
form leaders may seem for the time.
In support OF these views We refer t
an article in the April number of Black
woods Magazine, the venerable and per
sis'ent organ Of high toryism in Grea
Britain. That article boldly avows th,
sympathy of-,be better classos 10 Eaglane
for the Southern Confederacy. and re
grets that, for the time being. the popula
feeling amongst the masses has prevente,
the open and effective manifestation Q
that sympathy in rendering hearty aid t
the canse Of the suffering Coufederacy.--
And the article closes with signifcan
intimation that in the fusure it, the Fed
ersl Government, may learn that in Eng
lsnd aumcricai majority does not alway
represent either the opinion of the couu
Try or the opinion of Parliament.