Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-04
Uur RancorouT Cou,iu.,

The abOVe is the title 81 an article which
appears In the last BlsckwOod's Msgazine.
II expresses well the feeling Of portion
Of the English peOple-ths very portion,
too, who ought to know better than to en-
tsrtain, much less to express, such ssnti-
nents. The following passages cOntsin
the gist Of the article;
of we were required to specify the most
prominent and characteristic feature ex.
hibited in common by the Government
press, snd people Of Federal America, we
would say Il WAS shameless impudence-
impudence which tramples on consistency
and desires computation.
Ignorant alike Of the found
ation, and the value Of their liberty, and
ready to sacrifice st the shrine Of any de-
tsstsble and ridiculous idol that chances
TO govern the hour, they persist in pro-
claiming their effort to enslsVe the South
Is battle Of freedom"
II the editor Of Blaokwood can pick out,
even from the speeches Of George Francis
Train, piece Of more shameless impu-
dsnee" than this, we hope they viii record
Il. II would be rare addition to English
literature. In fact these imputstions are
more than impudent; they are false and
We should be inclined to accuse the author
Of the article with shameless lying"
were itnot that the remarks Of Mr.. Cobden,
Gu British ignorance, authorize US in com
Ing to q more charitable conclusion. The
great trouble with John Bull is that he is
50 modest himself that he can sec nothing
but sffrontery in others. He has been SO
long used to having others knesl to him
that when Jonathan refuses, tits "shsme'
less impudsnoe." But, though We have
9 wholesome dread Of Johns criticism, We
still think that the day will come when
brsggadOoiO will be "played out" and
Americas msniness and impudsnce be
seen iu Its true light and respected 90
cordingly. If q man strikes another and
gets knocked down for it, the cry Of impu,
dence comes with very bad grace either
from himself or his friends.
We may be mistaken, but we are under
the impression that our people do know
the foundation and value Of their liberty
and until our Common School system il
exchanged for one, as Mr.. Bright describes
II, such that the children Of thep "grOW
up, In comparison with those of the wealth
Ter classes, to 8 great extent unoared fol
and untaught," we shall not ask English
men for definitions Of it. Our liberty is
founded in the interests of the people and
not in the interests Of classes, and it is
those interests which we are fighting for
Nor are We aresdy to sacrifice at the shrine
Of any detestsbIe and ridiculous idol that
chances to govern the hour" From hrsi
to last this war has been waged with the
sole purpose Of saving the Union, and as
the Union cannot be saved with slavery
as the "GovsrnNsnt press and people
know, it is also irbsttle of freedom" Il
isa lsmentable fact that men. generally
sVs---s'-I 's--~---- -
80 ignorant as to call the atteHpt to sup
press the rebellion an "efRort to enslave the
South" But it is still more lsmentabl'
that men who profess to be the friends o.
the black man should be found so mean 81
to spply such terms to an endeavor to ex
tirpate 8 bastard confederacy founded up
IN slavery as its corner stone.