Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-05-27
JOHN BRIGHT ON ENGLISH JEALOUSY
OF THE UNITED STATES,
E. VI. STANTON.
Secretary Of w ar.

AT a dinner in London of Americans and En-
glishmen interested in the Atlantic telegraph
John Bright made one of his pleasant speeches.
in which he said, among other things -
There arc some persons in England who are very
jealous OF America. 1t is too big, they think to
govern itself They, citizens of country that
rules an empire of 100 millions of people some
thousand miles away, have a most profound opin-
ION that compact population of 80 millions is re-
ally too large for America to govern tCheers
and laughter This national jealousy is very stu
pid, to say the least of it. Although we are not
at war, the war in America IS producing unfortu
ma results, to one branch of GU commerce in par
tcular, andls stirring up memories which had bet
| ter been buried forever. CHEERS From all this
eomes-from men, some partially Ignorant some
suspicious men OF contracted intellect ignorant of
what makes the great and true glory of nations
great Jealousy OF the United States. 1t was in
ancient times considered the great glory of u state
to plant powerful colonies, and they did not glory
the less in them because they become ipdepend-
ent, Hear, hear, and cheers Thus the Uni
ted States have been our colonies. They are now
truly an independent nation but still they are our
colonies. What can be more contemplate than a
feeling. OF Jealousy of the great nation we our
selves have planted on the other side Of the At
lantio, IN the face Of all we are taught in history
to value as great and glorious.
We have lately heard great deal of the advan-
tageS OF an universal language; but when look
upon the United States, with population Ct thir-
ty millions of people, with peace restored with
government re-eStabshed with schools and clas-
enough for the general and religious education
| OF the people. feel that in the short SPACE of
ten years that pGpuatson will grow TO such degrees
that even in the lifetime OF our children we shall
have the English language spoken by one hundred
millions of free people Cheers What mag
nifcent contemplation that is. Loud cheers -
If chance to 90 further to the Australian colo
MES, there too, our Institutions and there the
English language is spoken, as it is In the United
States. And thenif I come to our vast depend
eney in the East, inhabited By $50 600 600 Of REQ
/ pie, among all of whom the English language Is
extending It's influence we shall have the educated
! people of Hindostan. in the course of 20 or 50
years should the co nnection continue SO long also
| speaking in eur tongue. Hear, head In South
| Africa, too, the english language is making It's
way so that this language, in which the greatest
men who ever lived have written and spoken is be-
ing universally extended, by the help of commerce
and civilization, untilit promises ia belt the world
| (Cheers. This being so, / want to know why
men keep up spirit of cayil and of jealousy be-
tween the Two nations. / cannot conceive any man
more thoroughly an enemy not only to his own
country but to humanity itself, than he who lends
himself to create and keep alive this animosity be-
/ tween the United States and this more ancient
English nation. Cheers