The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-29
The VOICE of an Englishmsn.

GENrLEMrN.-Permita foreigner, an Eng
llshman, through the valuable anu ioSal coi-
umns Of your publication, to give MS opinion
os this vary momentous questionable election
of prasident for the ensuing four years; and
also to correct shameful, and at this very
critical iuncture of American affairs, iniuri-
ous mistake of the supposed bitter feelings of
Americans towards not only Englishmen as a
nation, but individual Englishmen, Which,
regret to state, some of our important London
and Liverpool newspapers have Illuminated.
So far, therefore, as this Jana clanaosa of
the hatred of Americans toward individual
Englshmen is concerned, pronounce it false.
IL Is libel upon the generosity and hospitali.
" OF the American people; and | hope 10 WIN
be corrected, particularly through the col
umns o: the same publications thar nis' gave
this unblushing falsehood circuls'ion'
NV own experience of the American peo-
nile nroves them to be kind and ahecuonate,
alwavs ready and willing to aid by advice and
corrsol anv Enplishman in whatever capacity
n nav ho nlaoed or society he may move in;
- 4. ,volcomed to their shores, If in poverty
/ treated more like a son than stranger, If In
rosnectabIe circumstances, treated with all
The courtesy of gentleman; and have par
ticularly observed that Notwithstanding the
dastardly and cowardly, but fearful depreda-
lions of the notorious " Alabama" which
doubtless have provoked-and rightly, too
afeeling in the mind of Americans, yet all
these vexed questions are seldom, If ever, IL
troduced, lest the strangers feelings might be
hurt. Their noble, generous and manly spirit
would not tolerate the introduction of such
questions. confess have felt ashamed of
the mis-statements of the London and Liver
pool press, and trust the day is not far dis
tant, if it has not already arrived, when the
press of London and Liverpool will not be at
the bidding of "a few ''Cotton Lords" who be-
come rich out of the slcedt and ldshes of the
poor black slave in the Southern States of the
| American Union.
Such men have no doubt fitted out the Sal
abama," and doubtless rejoiced and gloated
over her cowardly and nefarious attacks upon
the unarmed American merchantmen. But
do Englishmen, free men, Christian men, rec
ognize the conduct of such miserable and mis-
chievous and unmanly characters? say nc.
Does the Government of England, whose flag
of freedom hunts the man-stealer upon every
sea, recognize such dastardly conduct of those
mean and goddess 'Cotton Lords" OF London
and Liverpool? answer no; and thank
God that such conduct could not and dare
not be recognized by England as nation.
There is no question but such men, such
! characters should have lived In the dark ages,
when their money could have purchased for
them, and raised them to, the highest pinnacles
OF the temple Of wickedness.
But upon this momentons questionable
shall be President of the United States p
permit foreigner, an Englishman, to give his
opinion. In the first place, then, there is the
awful fact of this fearful yet glorious war
Now, what was the cause of this war? Was
i not slavery? Most certainly slavery is the
s,le cause, the root of this glorious yet heart
rsnding war. If the Administration had set
olt ostensibly upon this cause at first, doubt
less much of the horrors of war might not
have occurred, or they might have been to a
considerable extent mitigated. 1t may be in
the remembrance Of your readers that whilst
the war was carried on under other and differ
/ ent pretexts the arms of the North were beat
en- in almost every battle that took place for
about the space Of eighteen months. But as
soon as the President showed his true colors--
told the world what the North was fighting
for, so soon did the tables turn upon the bat
tle-feld, and the God of battles has given vic
tory, yea, signal victory, to the arms of the
North, and caused them since to chase the
enemy from almost every battlefield, carry
ing off the laurels of victory because the God
Of right, truth and justice is doing now what
he did for Eugland-scatter the Invincibls
| Spanish Armada like the leaves of forest be-
fore an autumnal gale. Yes, and the same
God is now aiding and blessing, upon every
battle field, the arms of the United States OF
America because they are engaged in as holy
and lofty work-the complete extinction OF
slavery.
The freemen of all nations rejoice to see
this glorious work going on, their prayers arc
ascending before the throne of grace for the
success of the arms Of the North against des-
potism, rebellion and savery-the greatest
national curse.
But alas whilst tsue and good hearts are
thus engaged in this glorious and holy work /;
and whilst the God of battles is aiding them
in their high and holy work, the devil also
must play his game by sending ire-brands to
destroy, at least to retard the great work that
Is being done; and If this be denied, the very
least that these fire-brands can do is to give
encouragement to the enemy-the enemy of
right, of truth, OF justice, and of God and
nan. Yes, in the very midst of glorious vic
tories, in the very height Of the most genial
'uccess-success the most sanguine could
scarcely anticipate-the agents of Satan labor
to destroy this exalted work. Those agents
pretend that the country is destroyed by the
present administration, whereas it is really
blessed; those agents repudiate, misrepresent
and condemn this God-acknowledged admin.
istration, and desire to uproot and completely
destroy all the glorious work performed and
now being done by it; those agents desire to
have peace administration; they desire an
other President, one who will compromise
with the South, with rebels, with man-sellers :;
one who, in accepting the Chicago nomination
evidently despised every principle of honor
should he mean to carry out the principles Of
tnat Convention; one who evidently must be
traitor to his country, and although a SOL
der, evidently places himself in the disgrace
ful position of coward; afraid to fight the
South-afraid of the arms of the Southland
aence will compromise with man-sellers, even
to the assuming Of those man-sellers' national
debt
How then shall the nations of the earth be-
hold the Wanted bravery and yalor of the
NOrfhfrn hat hall.