The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-29
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From Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 2lst, 1865.
Az the funeral cortege Of tie late Presi-
dent Lincoln is moving out Of the city this
morning, on its mournful journey to the
the home in the heart of the Great West,
We are reading the speech of his successor
to Sir Frederick Bruce, the new British
new President to the acknowledged head
Of the corps diplomasiq.e, it attracts espe-
CiAl interest. No one has better knOWl-
edge Of the peculiar sensitiveness Of the
American people on the subject Of foreign
intercourse and international rights than
Mr.. johnson. During the unsuccessful
war which slavery has wages for the des-
truction of this government, England has
under cover ofa most flimsy neutrality 1t.
ted out formidable armed vessels to prey
upon our commerce., and sent her ships
ladened with supplies and materials of
war 20 hover along our coasts and seek en-.
trance into the rebel lines. In evidence of
this, nearly every stronghold which We
have wrested from the rebel armies, has
yielded up its Whitworth and Armstrong
cannon, together with well stored maga-
zines of English shot and shell. For two
years past Lees army has been clothed in
good part by the activity of English sym.
pathy with the rebellion. Their evidences
Of hostility to the cause which il SO dear to
not been without effect. The people have
concluded that English honor, the same as
English neutrality, is much more matter
Of self. interest than u real virtuee The
speech of the President this morning Is
most severely dignitied. It makes no mem
tiOn OF pist grievances, aud indicates no
def nite policy In the future, with reference
to the questions which must sooner or La
ter BIZ brought to the attention Of the Brit
tsh Government, rs a part of the RESPONSE
bility which they have chosen to take upon
themselves in this contest. While IL points
out NO particular line OF policy AZ an ex.
preston of the views of the people Of this
unmistakable intimatiOn that, while JUS
tice shall strictly abide as, umpire in our
foreign affairs. we are ~ little disposed to
endure as to offer an insult. The patriot
ism of our people isnlore intense tina q eyer
before, and their interests are a Thousand
fold more strongly conferred in the deter
min1tion to presef We the freedom aud uni
IT, Of the government which they have
inst rescued from q rebellion which FOX uled
20 much aid aud comfort ut Enlgish hands.
The speech, in other words, stripped of
the very few garments Of diplomatic cour
tesy with which tho President saw tit TO
clothe 1t, invites Sir Frederick Bruce and
the nation he represents to q higher and
more worthy manner Of preserving tee
rights and dsgnities Of nations than that
shown by England to this government
during the war. This nation is forever
discarding the principle that imposes the
duties and burdens Of governn. mt, without
the rights and privileges. TIE struggle
from which 1t ie just emerging has def.
nttely settled the overthrow Of tha. system
to which English sympathy has COZ .riba-
ted 30 much strength, yet sO Intellectually.
The President invites Sir Frederick Bruce
and tho British nation to the consideration
or the fact, that We are emerging from
Struggle which has resulted in the destruc.
ton Of human slavery, and that hence
forward, while to secure justice and liberty
t. all within the shores Of the Republic
shall he our aim, We will also be enabled
with more prOpfiety to demand the fullest
observance of International rights. The
severe courtesy Of the British minister's
introduction to President Johnston will
be received by tue people Of this country,
II mistake not. as An evidence of the
character of the future policy Of the admin
istratiou, carefully ~ the President abb
stained from giving any distinctive out
line, which, at such q time, would have
been to say the least. mai apTopO. Indeed,
1t no time heretofore since the war began.
have we had an official expression htch
contained 20 much strength Of national
backbone % this the first effort Of our
new Executive. It seems like the break
ing Of day, over the gloomy events of'the
Die that the helm Of the ship OF State 10
not In unworthy or irreeolute hands.
In the funeral escort which left here this
morning with the remains of the late chief
magistrate, Iowa was represented by His
Excellency Gov. VIM. Stone, and Judge
Loughridge. OF Osksloosa.