Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-06-04
Our DiMraliies with England.
Az FSGtISuslAN's yIlw oS THE SUBJECT.

i-'' '''''"'A ''u Sfh1'h IN "''+' l'
A.- SUMNER
DFIrr-lF 70 Ir-.N. .Jfsa H.. G-a4
stand ,'i''e lol l- 4n Ing .'slll'n loyal %
n2.Aal, tHol-a No.. '1 tine England OF the arI'-
lotIAl}' lul -o tle Lu5.lnu OF me people but,
al the same uMe' p-l 1lI DO h'lus Ensishn-An
mas l pre- reason IMAM nave 20 We grateful anu
a-aenrt O. America. ln truth, ID pieailns
against rupture o. the friendly relations De-
tween the tw. countries, am pleading not only
Il-.1 interests and Tie interests 81 humanity
0't i- tl- c.-inlluea l - DHa case VI o
CHERISHED e.-ns..0-' with y Hr'-re'i~ ai
1-ail.ae.-- l i- r.t t aA institution i1r
"-I.1 -1,e'r4te as long aut s noble .iie IN
the iI'are '- tnat oi uy own l-Hgl.sl college 10
The past ana r.eli-ug, might almost say ior
my own home. II "alli ne well Do, before any
country went tH way, The question could be
formally submitted 60 the reason aud con-
science ot the whole people, and It the min
listers of re-l-ion- or the moral guide OF the
community, whoever they be- corli De required
-..e-n.5 io declare fnaf 10 their flt-neui There
- q. uiH.l mode u. obtaining redress lor wrong.
but. 80 'l events, nations ought a- much as pos
-.t.a 3. .y their minds ami heart. together, and
understand each other as thoroughly n- they can
before they allow themselves % oe drawn by
each others blood. The politicians and orators
Do n1- nce the shot themselves; they remain at
home, enjoying increased popularity and louder
arp an-e- "hiie tHr people by thousands and
Al-ii le oi 'loA-iai.- i.t 10 The iltzue-strle--
.- camp, 0f are ia .,t .h Aeil' O.. battle ln
former times. when Sings ANA nel.g- lei the.r
pHr armies 90 t'f h'.i- ihe ISSUES OF peace and
war were lu the hand, oi men oi war, who at
lsl,t r-kcd Their own n'e-- ami Nno' being
brave were meumes humane Now tAe issues
OF peace ana war are in tne hanis u men Of
peace who are TOO oien oe-cose IN proportion
20 the iae'lc char i''er Oh Their plssessions and
their personal 'cN ei military pro"ess
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--.' "' ..-7 e-." '' minus u li'''1'- "--
Di-'-y '- '.'- s'.'e7- Do Is p'--i-i 'o me- anu
A- '''' ~ name ''','- ,'i'-'y sur 'e4
'' '.' ''i 10-- ''7 l-' ,N,''''S' ven 10 ~
Ter 90 -Ae e@s.e-1e o. sl1 "a Ieelii E. Dul cannot
9Al' my eye 10 -1e lac, 'Ia' ll ICES exist mere
rs We" Us 'N Ll7'Au. IN "o'u VCuN'l-es u
springs suppose lAi'y rom ll1' l' ola quarrel
IN is So I.'t 'l,' b, 'uSNt 'y tnls i'he 10 ue
"A'-e I' ".' 'A N".'' "' '.e l-lAc 'Ae |'E.'9H
pc i''' "1' "',e 'N'N 'u-.' y ID te.Hell'n Mug
ani d -" '-'''t' n't Ist.'y n' concern
tAt if..l % w. 'e'.e OK lns'il'iois' "a'en'
peiml Viii l't -.-' long anu which, "hie j.
b.I;.,e t,.s,,.s +le t,go ,,,t;,s i'.,l,,,t n
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lt is the fixed belief OF great part Of the
world that England is highly aggressive power,
and that you have always TO be on your guard
against her eXieniing herself 10y force or fraud,
aud 10 aggress yourself that YOU may torcstall
her aggression. ln former tines when conqrest
WIS the highest work of rulers. AMI the maxim
was that al should take who had the power and
nh should keep who could. England both took
more ant kept more than her rivals, not because
she was more rlpl,;ous than the France ofLouis
XIV, or the Spain Of Philip II or the Prussia Of
Frederick the Great or the Russia Of Caiharine,
but because her warriors and her mariners and
her statesman possessed the superior viror which
from Il en- has passed to YOU. Thus il was that
tais continent became the heritage of the Anglo
Saxon race. But now that sounder principles
have prevailed, and we have all renouuced terri
.r-iaI ar-raniiz.meut. England is as unaceres-
-ive ls her re -hbors: indeed believe IL NAV be
affirmed with truth that She has taken the lead
IN "a uoIicv of moderation. She Voluntarily
celed the lonian Islands, the other great mowers
who had put them into her hands. being. as it
was understood, not very favorable TO the ces-
sion. and doubt whether YOU will find another
instance Of the same thing in history She *
thinkin~ Of ceiinc that which Is at once the
rre!t trorhv and the talisman oC her emnire-
fho rock If Gibraltar: and this. believe NOT
merely from g sense Of its diminished value hut
from RIGHT feeling and "A sincere desire to be on
f-ienIlS terms with Snai, The cono,ast of
Abvssinia for the purpose Of libera.inr tbe can