The weekly union record., 1864-01-30
A Noble Tribute from an Englishman.

While the greater portion CT the Euglish
nobility are bitterly opposed 10 lie success o.
our Government ia It's eForts for sell p-ase,va-
tion, and have very reluctantly a1d partially
kept within the bounds Of neutrality b. which
the British Government has pros==zed 70 GOV
erned, many Of tie ereate,t minds IN England
OF the untitled class-aa3 .ley embrace By Jar
tie most supsrior iatel,ects Of that couu,.v-
have pro7eu sieadfast defenders Of the Federal
Goyernmaut, even at the tine wien ou1 pros
pec's were the darkest, a8d tie clauor il Eng
land was loadest for I recognition Of the bogus
Coufederacy. Nov, when the friends Of the
CottoaOcracy il England have heen compelled
reluctantly II reliuqg..L al. Lorcs Of IL success
Of the Ccnfederates, the words & these noble
men who have refused to lend their aid to the
slave power are listened to with profound at
teution. and must have powerful effect 10
shaping the course of the English GaverDment
In this country, the names Of such men as
Richard Golden and John Brgh, will be
gratefully remembered and cierish, when
those Of many Of our own politicians shsll cease
to be thought Of except to be execratcd.
We have been led into making the above
remarks By reading the following ex.1ac; from
the concluding portion of'a great speech o. Nj
Bright before his constituents at Rochlsle.
|, is a noble and impartial tribute to our
Government:
"Will anybody deny that the Goverume Ut
At Washington, as regards its own people IS
the strongest Government in the world at thi,
hour' [Cheers And for this simple reason,
because i. is based on the will, and the good
WILL OF an instructed people. Cheers Look
at the pover | am not now discussing whv
1t Is. or the cause which s developing its
power but power is the thing which men re
gard in these old countries and which they
ascribe mlinly TO European Institutions; but
look at the power which the United States
have developed They have brought more
men into the field, they have built more slips
for their navy, they have shown greater re
sources than any nation ii Europe at this
moment is capable Of Look at the order
which has prevailed at their elections at which.
as you see by the papers so 000. or 100000
or 250,000 persons voted iu gi9en State, with
less disorder than you have seen la.ely in three
OF the smallest boroughs N England Barnsta-
bic, Windsor and And0yer Laughter and
cheers Look at their Industry. Notwith.
standing his terrific struggle, their agriculture.
their manufactures and commerce proceed with
an uninterrupted success. They are ruled by
a President chosen, it is true. not from some
worn ont royal or noble 'blood. bat from the
people, and one whose trujhtuncss and spotless
honor have claimed him universal praise and
now the country that has been villiied through
halt the organs of the press in England during
the last three years, and was pointed out. too.
as an example to be Stunned by many Of your
Statesmen :. that country, now in mortal strife.
affords haven and home for multtudes hg
Jag from the burdens and the neglect Of the
old governments Of Europe lcheersI; and
when this mortal strife is over. when peace is
restored, when slavery is destroyed when the
Union is cemented alresh-for would say in
the language of one Of our own poets, addressing
his country,
The graves not dag where tgs.to. hands shall ay
In fearful haste, thy murdered corse away -
loud cheers then Europe and England may
learn that an instructed democracy is the SuYest
foundation of government, and that education
aud freedom ara the only sources Of true great
ness and true happiness among any people"
Immense cheering