Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-09-10
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Tlms was, and not so long ago
6xther. when the Englishman was
ouporcllIous to the American.
Hvory thing on this side OF the At
1autic was thought, by self-suf-
nolent English prIgs who filed the
oolumus OF English magazines and
Engllsh newspapers, to be bizarre
and crude. 1t was long time be-
fore American authors could OBJ
tafn any recognition from the inn
poetsus critics Of what is perhaps,
oonsldsring the peculiar com posi-
tIon Of our population, inaccurately
called the mother country. Eng
land can only be called the mother
country Of the United States on the
nssumption that Ireland is an
inesgral portion Of the "bright
lltsie. tight little isle." and the
uless Of the Irish people repudiate
aseh . sinking Of the claims Of the
Evergreen isle. The fact is that Of
the people Of the United States. as
Demonstrated by the census Of 1870,
fully nineteen millions were either
wholly Irish or had one.fourth
Iflsh blood in their veins. Waving
thls aspect Of the question, how.
ever, and the large Infusion Of
Latin blood, the Right Hon. VIM.
+. Gladstone, late Prime Minister
q Great Britain. in an article
sKin Beyond Sea,n contributed by
him 20 the North american Revieso,
discovers In the institutions OF the
two countries many analogies
which lead him to rightfulIy claim
England as the mother country of
the United States, and that by
much stronger chain of consan.
euinity than is afforded by com.
mon language, viz, Identity, with
necessary notifications, of insti-
tutiOns.
We confess that We have been
kssnly delighted by perusal Of
Mr.. GLadstone's article. While Its
Argument Is devoted to minute
examination Of the methods of
government respectively of the
United States and Great Britain,
Il contains many concessions to
this country gratifying to our ma
tionai pride, and their entire truth
should be rebuke to those pessi-
mtsts who. because we to-day wit
ness In our midst little COM
munistic agitation, jump to the
conclusion thar the end Of the Re-
public is near.
The following extract from Mr..
Gladstons's essay is little on the
order Of Macaulay's New Zealaud-
er, who was, perchance, to stand
on London bridge sad survey the
ruins of st. PauPs:
Z II do not," says Mr.. Gladstone,
'speak of political controversies
"between them and us, which are
"happily,as I trust, at an end. do
"n0t speak Of the vast contribution
(which from year to year, through
''ths operations of colossal trade,
teach makes to the wealth and
comfort Of the other; nor Of the
'sfrIendly controversy, which in its
town place It might be we'll to
ssralse, between the leanings of
"America to protectionism, and
"the more daring reliance OF the
'sold country upon free and unre-
.'strirted intercourse with all the
"world; nor of the menace which,
''in the prospective development of
''her resources, America offers to
"the commercial preaminence of
"Eugland. On this subject l will
"only say that 1t Is she alone who,
s'Ata coming time, can, and proba-
''bly will, wrest from us that COM
"mercial primacy. We have no
s'tltle, have no inclination, to
"murmur ut the prospect. If che
s'acQ Quires 1t, she will make the
s'acQuisition by the right of the
"atrongssi; but, in this instance,
"the strongest means the best.
"She will probably become what
1--WE are now, the head.servant of
''the household of the world, the
employer of all employed, be-
s'cause her service will be the most
"And ablest. We have no more
"tItle against her than Venice, or
ssGenos, or Holland has against US.
ssOOe great duty IL entailed upon
ssus, which we, Unfortunately, neg
''lect-the duty OF preparing, by q
"rssolute and sturdy effort, to re.
"duce our public burdens, in prep.
ssAration for q day when We shall
"probsbly have less capacity than
1--WE have now to bear them"
Nj. Gladstone next gives a graph
IL picture Of the tremendous advan-
css which have been made by Eng
land, Of late, In the road of mate
rial prosps rity, concluding In the
following strain highly compli-
mentary to the United States:
"But while we have been ad-
'vancing with portentous rapid
s'ity, America Is passing us by In
stcsuter. Yet even now the work