Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-02

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FnIDAY. JANUARY >. 1855.
llaxassed Eaglsaa.
England does not commence the new
} eAr under very roseate promises Of =
peaceful and prosperous year, judging
krum the srumbling alike u ths radical
md the tory Journals. The CONNER
c1Al depression has not been without its
e1Iset upon the business men Of that
country, snd there 10 general inquiry
- 10 the cause Of It. Bat It IL not bust
.nsss depression alone that has put
English temper ous Of joint, for, above
Ill other things, England does not like
- b snubbsd, end that hhe has been
sanbbed In her management Of. the
Ooago conference cannot be denied.
When England commenced To settle
the difdcalti-s Of Egypt In such man
ner - wonid ultimately reduce IL to .
mA1c Brist~h colony, shs undertook .
heavier jon than she had bArgainod for,
The cost out weighing zen times thevalus
Of the conquest. the question Of 70 Ter.
alton does mot gain ground a. Rapidly -
had been expected by those who forum.
lated It ~ . remedy for all the diff ul-
ties which TACO the government. At
Arst blush It would look to DO a sufi-
cient remedy, but somehow Great
Britain, Canada, Australia, India,
6sylon and the African colonies do not
knit together with that solidity that
was desirsd
Even the people Of Canada do not
IKE TO the federation scheme kindly,
but intimate that even the North
American continent may be Joined in
one hugo Union The Australian colo
mics arc also lukewarm in the matter Of
federation. New South Wales obsti-
nately refuses TO join the alliance. The
swarming millions Of India, whom the
Queen calls with sanguine confidence
her subjects, are not likely to be par.
ucularly impressed with the airy prom
ises ola shAre In their own government.
They have had real causes Of dissatis-
faction for moro than half . century,
and the discomfort has smouldered
steadily, but has always besn despised
BY English residents. John Bull q .
master Ii not likely anywhere to be
humane and gentle. and the individual
Anglo Indian ID, a. rule, brutal in his
contempt to the natives. As Q conse-
quence, England has worked up against
herself an unmistakable feeling OF
eumity and distrust.
Her annoyance has made other Eu-
ropean nations her enemies, and when
she reaches forth her hand to bring new
territorial acquisitions to swell her al
ready long list Of conquests she find,
herself opposed by powers that do moi
intend TO pocket insult Here Ia the
German Chanoell0r, Bismarck, acting In
kind Of highhanded measure In An
nsxing African territory to the German
domain. II Africa Ia to be parcelled
out Germany intends to have her share
Bismarck has already gobbled up Zu
luiand and the def ant attitude Of tn,
Beers Ia an assuring fact that they
have received German assurances O
assistance.
Not satisfied with threatening En-
gland in Afrioa, the German Chancello
has stretched out his hand In the di
rection Of Australia and has grabbed ,
mum Der Of Islands Just q short distanc
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these Islands 10 threat against En-
gland. The announcement Of the al
fair is said TO have caused big senss
don In the Colonial office in London
and cable dispatch was immsdi atel
sent for farther particulars. 1t will b
seen from all this that England ha
good reason to look forward to the II
ture with anything but . feeling Z
oomposure.
Never before WAS she threatene
With 80 many and such grave perils q
she Ia at this present moment, an
never before was she no i'll prepared I
face danger. Europe is TO all intent
and purposes practically united again
her. Both the German and the Frenc
press indulge in . hostile and content
tuous tone in speaking Of her.
Whilst England is thus confrontt
abroad with dangers that may at an
momeIt overwhelm her, she is at hon
appalled, ny the dynamic spectre tn
every now and then stalks forth an
strikes her with terror. Not KNOWN
what time she may be precip itated In
war with first class power, and drea
ing every moment repetition Of Il
dynamite attacks that have 30 oft,
frightened her, England stands on
volcano, that at any moment M
burst forth and endapger her stan
ing as one of the leading powers
Europe.