The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-05
ENGLAND IN HER TRUE COLORS.

"Blood is stronger than water" said
Mr.. Froude, sententiously on opening his
crusade in New York couple of years
ago, and forthwith he proceeded to as
sure his audience that England and the
United States ought to be the best OF
friends. The two nations said he)have
a common language, common origin,
common interests and he was glad to he
able to say that 1.-The great heart of Brit
tain" beat warmly for her American
cousins. Then came the Rev. Charles
Kingsley loaded to the muzzlc with pre-
cisely the same shibboleth, and kidgloved
snobdom hocked to hear and swallow
his words, for the oracle was chaplain to
Queen Victoria. 4 host OF others follow
ed in the path marked out by these two,
played on the same string, and managed
to line their wallets while proclaiming
England's intense love for us. We have
in the United States crop OF feather
headed exqusites the unhealthy, iung-
Gus outgrowth of what is known as
our "shoddy aristocracy"-who are
always delighted to be told that there is
strain OF trienship between themselves
and England. With nothing in their
own moral or Intellectual natures to give
them dignity the poor creatures fall back
upon the fiction which seems to connect
them in some way, however remote or
vague. with what is designated ''noble
blood in England.
How things have changed since the
days of Washington and jefferson! A
hundred years ago the former wrote:
Having less dependence on their arms than
on their arts, they, 1.-THE Englshl are practicing
such low and dirty tricks that men Of Sentiment
and honor must blush for their fall
And jefferson has left on record the toll
lowingemphatic declaration:
England in her pride and ascendancy has
certainly hated and despised us beyond every
earthly object. We also have more reason to
hate her than any nation on earth
The words of both Washington and
Jefferson meet with startling veri-
fcation in the leading article recently
published by the New York Sun. and
headed "A Chapter Of Unwritten His
tory" Briefly stated. the pith of is that
England ten years ago made secret over
lures for the purpose of re-opening the
civil war lately ended in America!
This is no sensational story set afloat
with the design OF creating = niue days
wonder or advertising \ newspaper.
Charles A Dana, now editor Of the Sun,
was then Assistant Secretary Of War un-
der Stanton. and thus had ample oppor.
tunity to become familiar with trans
action, the history OF which is now given
to the public tor the first time. Here is
Mr.. Dana's statement;
Those who have never learned that
the question Of succession was forever
closed by the result of the war may be in.
terested TO know that an opportunity was
once offered to to the Southern leaders
for renewal OF the struggle under the
most favorable circumstances, and that
offer was Indignantly rejected,
AT the time OF the first trouble with
England in regard to the Alabama claims,
when war was freely talked Of on both
sides OF the Atlantic, An emissary of the
British Government went to Savannah
and sought interviews with q number OF
Iex-Confederate officers. Among these
were General Joe johnson and General
Lowell. The British General proceeded
cautiouly to sound them in regard t.
their sentiments toward the Union. and
finally intimated that it they could be in.
duced to take up arms once more agains,
the North, they would receive from Eng.
land that material support which had
been expected bus withheld in the pre-
vious fight. He promised furthermore
that England would not only recognize
the Confederacy 70 begin with, bu
would 1t once furnish two hundred
thousand stand Of ef arms.
The extent Of Great Britnin'b intention,
will probably never Be known.
II Is singular fAct that tie veEy joWna
in which Briftamb daplicify h thus ex.
lpossd has been stEaining evsgy nerve b