, 1875-04-19

como Indispensable.
OF course this article Of tho London paper,
the substance Of which wo havo attempted
TO reproduce, wnz purely speculative, M
much so as any speculation upon what might
have boon tho effect Of tho now happening Of
my important event n century or centuries
ago, but il still furnishes food for reelection.
It IL unquestionablo that separation from
Great Britain WIS sentiment Of slow
growth, nntlwns not thought of ut the timo OF
the first grievances. Tho eloquent orntor BunkE
fervcntly appealed to tho llritisl, Ministry to
conecdo everything tho Colonies askod,-to
concctlo 1t even as necessary evil. 1le pre-
tlictcd the future greatness Of tho American
States, declaring tint the futuru Of America
would exceed anything TINT conld he pictured
by the imagination. md lc appealed to tho
A1inissry 10 retain those people who in time
won1l 10 the great body Of tho British
Empire.
There is, however, mother sitlo Of this
question. To inagino 0ront Britain him.
elrcd years ago coucctling anything to her
own people or to any Quo ID to do rio-
lonce 10 tho spirit Of TINT time, md
especially to the spirit Of tho British, Coy.
ornmont. Great britain WIS ruled by Tory
dcspot, and herstatcsmen wero Of tho despotio
school. Force, and aggressive force, was the
policy Of that day, and tho arrogance of tho
British milton was well illustrated in the ar-
rognut remark Of GnENy1LlE, TINT five Brit
ish regiments could reduce nil rebel America
to obedience. But, assuming TINT tho Colonial
hal tHn4t $honx ,nI In
Colonies p!acated, how long would the union
l.ayc boon preserved? Would not Great
Dritain haye called upon tho Colonies
for troops, money, and provisions for
tho wars will Franco, md would
tho Colonies hnve granted thom, orwoull tho
Colonies have permitted tho impressnent Of
their people for tho British service in Europe?
It is Utmost possible, from the actual circ,in-
stances leading upto the actual revolution aud
separation, to sny that such Il demand would
have been made by arent Britain npon the
Colonies, md TINT the latter, resisting, a sep
aration and American independence would
havo followed. Tie fact is, tho American
people, however Loyal they may have been
seemingly, wero determined to DO FREQ. Their
notions Of liberty were not only far in nd
vance OF any governmental theories on that
subject ut TINT tiuo, but far in atlvanco Of
any popular ideas On tllat subject beyond
this continent. There was n rAdical antag-
onism between them md all the forms Of
government then existing among men. They
we're henrt and soul rebols, not merely ngainst
| tho British Government, but against the
spirit of all tho Governments in Europe.
| They were freeman, and It was impossible
to adopt the aristocrnt Government and caste
| policy Of Grens Britniu to tho American idca
Of political equality and personal freedom.
The wide occan separated them from, the Old
World but that separation wns not 80 wide
as that which existed between the sentiments
and intexible determinations of The American
people aud the spirit directing the Govern
1ncutM authority Of Great britain as well as
Of tho other nations Of Europe. The union
was hourly proving to be unnatural sub
mission 10 foreign power was daily beco1n-
ing more repugnant, and separation, accom-
p1ished by force, WIS sooner or Inter to be
inevitable. The Americans were d century in
advance Of the Old World, md no couccs-
Bions, short Of Independence, which tho
British Government could have made, would
hayo satisfied the wishes or 6lled the meas-
ufo Of their ambition,-to be free and inde.
pendent aud q peer among the powers Of the
cnrth