Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-10
The English.
What the Hon. John Forsyth
Thinks Of Them.

Hon, John fOrSNtN iHe
Mobile Register
/ observe, by the way. that my
confrerc of the Courier-JOurial, who
is writing from Europe, dwells point
edly upon the strong .under-current
of British dislike for the Americans.
Without dIsputing it, l may remark
that America has not only shown
herself IL very tender daughter to her
English mother. The amenities that
cultivate ;flcctionate cord alities ha,
been sadly neglected. Our late do
mes,ic war shows that our Northern
brethren are not given 10 appreciate
the sentiment of Col. Dumas, i'll
Bulwer's play, after his duel with
Claude, "lt is astonishing how one
likes a fcller after lie has fought him.
The Federal Government was sue
cessful in its two wars with England
and one with the South, but its peo-
plc never have been able to forgive
their adversaries even for the opp0r-
tunity of clicking them If, then,
John Bull does not like Brother
Jonathan, the latter re ;iprocates with
interest. The truth Is that Jona'
| than astonishcs John without ceas.
ing. His talent, prodigious energy
and rccklessness are qualities that
John cos rot know how to dca
with, and it is no disparagement t.
English pluck to say that John is {
afraid of that rash ahd iIarum-|karnn
Young giant that has sprung from
| his loins in the New Word. Eng
land has fought aud won glOr,
through the agc-, and she knows TIN
cost of war and the value ofpcnce
She looks upon the United States a
men do upon a dangerous bowl
knife bully IN 4 cruwd-'.he is jus
fool enough TO cut'-and hence sh
Is kept perpetua'Iy uneasy by he
amiable offspring, between her cesir
to keep the peace and her determine
tiun Ln maintain her national prestige
Unfortunately, England has peoples
North America with her eucmi's 5 a
well as her children. Her Irish quar-
rel has been transferred 10 our shUrei
and the wound is not cicatrized b.
the change. Americans should uO
forget, however, that if they huv
inherited the British virtues, oI whic
they are proud enough, they are ais
heirs to her vices. On these last,
fear, they have sadly improved Of lat
wears. especially i'll governmental all
official quarters. British statesme
hold it p .rsonal dlshcnor TO stea
We steal by act of Congress. Til
Parliament is to be proroyued O
Nordav, and, as the London Time
SAYS. its rival Parliament, publ
meetings, are 10 begin in Hyde Pari
The first meeting is 10 prole.
,r,insf the new allowance iust MAJ
III the Duke of Ediuburnh on I'll
nc,,s,ou of his aDproachiup ma
riaue with the daughter of the CA
,.,ruot nerceiye here that Bra,
Iauoh thc E.pnblican chief, is III
!. ENC such head way in the owe
throw of the British Constitute
. as the columns of the New Yol
World would seem to warrant.
strikes me that tie English peop
are genuinely attached TO their 90
erulnent: and so far from being jea
ouS of. are actualI, proud of their II
bility. The power and influence
q rank in this cuuntrv arc amazing.
title here is the ..opcm sesame" euui
i. uirrt to the silver key in America
the people bow down to it. Can '
+. have letter rrouf that the nobtli
are worthy o. their birtlright We
,d thcv made of the stun of our ColfaX
= and Beu.Si;u l.rs, would they rcta
Is tins uuiItlun respcct of the luasse
think the liyuc Park ..paIllameu
= is abou, to commit an Official bluud
in protesting ayalut the E25 600 vot
- TO The Ouccn's son-a mistake. | me
ck -a"air,st the true theory of til,
re cuu,Iry's Constitution. ROYALTY
w England is but the crown or t
Is i,vi,sli,ut,on-cro must be
n; cold. ROYALTY here las no real DOW
Grant has more in one county of I
Unilcd States than Queen Victoria
.ll,,reat liIi.ain. WGy. tins splendi,
utorurd lady suoi allowed. snye q,
'e' IN sr,,,i,,i n s,uulo officer n, her n,
- u.enoI,i--the exccn,ion of her nj
sician. We're Size to under,ake ,a ,
nn;ni her ,lunl,,iu ar her M,inr DO,
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