Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-05

thSy hoNc hSttiu lNoltntlu TNtutT tnu II |
southern songs, and naturally sing
them. But when one young man, an
English actor who had been playing
In the South, proposed to sing 1.-THE
Bonnie Blue Flag there was n we'll
nigh unanimous shout of mo no |
no ~ which was followed up with n
perfect hurrah OF assent when, on the |
other Liant, one man Ia Vermonter as |
| afterwards learned) proposed "We'll
Hang jeff Davis on n Sour Apple |
Tree" Need remark that / left the |
smokins-room In disgust, and landed |
in England with my first impressions
confirmed in favor of the view that
in the late war between the South and
the North, England sympathized with
the latter.
Now, though, am leaving England,
after good opportunity of ascertain
ing the real facts Of the case, have no
sort of hesitancy In saying that the
upper classes of the English people
rather wished success to the South. /
have discussed this particular matter
with many classes Of Englishmen, and
l have not met one of the upper
classes who when the matter was
mentioned at all) failed to say that
while he did not approve of slavery In
the South, and wished to See it done
away with, when 1t came to fight
between the South in defense
of its institutions, and the
North as the aggressor, he
wished the South to succeed, even If
its success meant prolongation of the
evil. Only q few days since l was
talking with titled Englishman who
was once, since the war, connected
with the English embassy at Wash
ingtOn City, aud he said to me on this
subject: "You may rely on it that the
English people, If not the English gov
ernment, wished the South success in
the war; sentiment, by the way,
that was thoroughly Endorsed by his
wife, who added that she saw much of
Southern society during her husband g
mission to the United States and very
much enjoyed it. She mentioned q
number of Southern ladies, well known
to me by reputation, at least, whom
she had met in Washington society,
and for whom she expressed unstinted
admiration and even affection.
On tile other hand, / think i dis
, covered that the working classes OF
England rather sympathized with the
North in the struggle. They under
stood the war to be fight between
the South, as the representatives of
We 9TH in defense of slavery, and the
North, as the champion of freedom
and naturally they wished success to
the side whom they identified as the
! friends of the poor and the working
: classes generally. OF course, this wa:
not the issue at all, but these men are
), pardonable for believing so, in view o
. the fact that thousands and tens o
u d.. Of tI,n a.,lr n,,I Nf IL.
Union army We're in the main indebt
Z ed for their enthusiasm to the belief
u strong with them. that tn,
!, war simply meant universe
u freedom If their side won, Will,
:, success to the South meant perpetual
. slavery to the Southern blacks, and
Y constant menace to the freedom of tin
u poorer whites of the North. 1t ma,
|. be that some Northern men, il the,
read this letter, will scout this state
&c ment, but i make it not from hear-say
but after hearing such sentiments ex
Is pressed by federal soldiers (prisoner
;, of war, whom was guarding in Vir
IL ginia in IS64-5) by the hundreds.
3 will even state further that such view
were not only entertained by the ranl
y and file; but as we'll by officers Of tn
e line in the Union army.
! Perhaps / have already said quit
~ enough on this subject, but trust
>, y, will be pardoned by those who thinl
y so for adding that / have fount
&c men and women in England and Scot
,f land, whose prejudices against tn
W strong to-day, and who expressed n
ie little surprise when / assured then
- that the Southern soldier, who reall
~ did fight under the
- CROSS OF ST. ANDREW
n and against the stars and stripes. n
10 longer regarded the real soldiers on tn
re other side as enemies. OF course
N stated fact, and one which L take n
Id small pleasure in mentioning when
Is ever the time, place and oppOrtunit,
Justify me in doing So but Scotchmel
b. especially, remembering the ancien
# leuds between Englishmen and Scotch
At men, and even between Lowlarde
g. and Highlander, not to be forgotten
" by them 1t seems, thought it strang
,e that so soon hands lately at each otf
m er's throats, should be clasped in peac
Of and friendship across the bloody cliasm
Is John Bull at home has his PECULIAR
At ties, however, that struck me, some Q
I'd which | will briefly mention.
e. AS a business man he Is the very an
IN tipodes OF the business man in tn
Dr. states. The latter is all rush and vim
IN and acts on his own judgment, i'm
~ pulsiyely and with correct intuitive
K ness that has made him the wonder O
or the commercial world. He has beef
OF all MS life accustomed to big things
I and II he has big way about him, h
" is to be excused on the ground that h
rs has been reared in a big country, wher
- big transactions uara tha nrdar ~ Al,