The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-05-05
Our Relations With England.

It cannot be denied that this weak
Radical Administration has brought
the government of the United States
into relations of q very delicate nature
with the British government. Mr..
Reverdy johnson was sent as Minister
to England because of his known Rbil-
ity, and it was confidently expected
that treaty on the subjected OF the
+" Alabama Claims" would DO formed
without compromising the rights or
dignity ofeither country. Mr.. johnson
performed his part well, and the treaty
which resulted from his negotiations
with the English government obtained
everything That this government could
consistently ask. But this liberal
treaty has been ANONYMOUSLY rejected
by the President and Senate to whom
the power of making treaties is entrust-
ed by the Constitution of the United
States. And not only that the pot
house politicians in the Senate, and
the bogus carpet-baggers who misrep-
resent the people over whom they have
been placed, have made the treaty
the occasion Of insulting the British
government, and of uttering all kinds
of malicious ISLANDERS and falsehoods
against that government and its peo-
h pie.
The reason of all this is plain en-
ough. The miserable towards, who
have spent the last eight years, from a
safe distance, in promoting the effusion
of blood, have not had their greedy
appetites satiated. They are SO conf
dent of being able to thrash the COM
bined armies of the world, that moth
ing could please them better than to
see war between the United States
ON one side, and Great Britain, backed
by all the European powers, on the
other. They could then crafty their
thirst for blood and again open field
for the reign Of shoddy and government
contractors, who grow fat on the life
blood of the nation.
And Gen. Grant, too, whose inspira-
ton has had so much to do with the
rejection of the treaty, is doubtless an
mated by as mean and contemplate a
spirit as the Senate which undertakes
to cooperate with him. Conscious
that he is the most remarkable failure
as civilian that the people have ever
elevated to the Presidency, he is seek
ing to involve the country in war, SO
that the peculiar talents, with which
he supposes himself endowed, can have
full play. He, therefore, joins the cry
of the insane fanatics him, sine big
ipjun heap" and would be delighted
to see the country plunged into war
which should exceed in magnitude that
which has already brought the Repub-
lie to the verge of destruction,
But this kind of thing must some
day come to an end. All the civilized
nations of Europe admit that the John
son treaty is liberal one for the Uni
ted States government, and it's rejection
has led to wide spread hostility in
Europe against the government at
Washington. In case of war with
Great Britain, the Federal government
would find itself opposed by the COM
bined armies of Europe. And when
it is remembered that this Radical gov
eminent, by its oppression at home,
has succeeded in alternating the affec-
tons of a large body of it's citizens,
some idea may be formed of the insan-
ity which animates those who are so
anxious for foreign war. 1t will pro-
badly take million more dead men
and the doubling of the national debt
to convince the people of this country
that Radlcalism is rather an expensive
luxury. But the conviction will be
forced upon them before Radicalism
shall have ruled many more years. e.