Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-01-29
RALLANcE or P0yvEn.

The nations on the Eastern continent |
ior many years lIHve been striving for the |
mastery. At one time, France is p,lted |
against the allied powers OF England, Rus.
sin and Prussia. At another, France and |
England agninst Russia. Alexander, |
BiSmmk and Napoleon have all fought for |
pre-eminence. II requires but political
spark to set the whole Eastern continent In |
blaze. III tins conf ,gration were coniin- |
ed to The East, the United States might
feel secure. But England cannot brook a |
rival. She aims 10 cripple or suljugate
all nations ON the land and on the zen.
The growl of the British lion has been
heard the world over, Tie sun never sets
on the British Empire. She frets and
fooms for the conquest Of the whole world.
Should her proves he ns wide spread az
that OF Alexander the Great ale would,
like HIM, sit down and cry because there
is not another world TO condner. Insatia-
able greed for universal dominion What
opate will quiet the British NAV 2 She
has never wholly given up America. In
The late war she sent ont the Alabama
Our boys were shot down with English
bullets, shot from English rifles with Eng
iish powder. She did her uttermost to
destroy this yankee nation. Since the war,
having drove our merchnnt-me from the
ses, she has carried away nearly all the
oak lit for ship timber bordering on the
Like Shore. She has sent over thousands
of dollars in British gold 70 control our
elections and oppress our manufacturers.
She has bought millions of acres of govern.
ment land, and is now about to send TO
our shores British workmen, bossed by
British manufacturers. She holds mil
lions OF Confederate bonds aud when The
combined democracy of the North and
the South gam, or capture by bogus votes
the control pf Congress, the United States
will be obliged, nolens volens, TO cash the
bonds, pension the Confederate soldiers
and pay the Southern Shareholders full in.
demnity for the Contrabands and the cot
ton taken in the late war. The South was
compelled TO surrender 10 yankee grit, TO
the boys who gave General Grant his pres
ige. But the South is not conquered
If the South was conquered why does she
not comply with the terms of surrender ?
Why does she not permit every man to
vote M lie pleases? Why assert on the
floor OF Congerss that jeff. Davis is not a
traitor? Why persist in the assertion
that the rebels are patriots? She is get
ting ready with the aid of British emissa-
ries TO assert her chvnlry and independ--
ence. In that case Great Britain would
gobble up the entire States and transf, 4
the seat OF the Governor General from
Canada to Washington.
: A word 10 The wise is sufficient. Let
the American people cultivate the spirit oil
patriotism, honor our sold ers enough to
give the promised pay, the promised bounty
and the proa,ised pension, and by all
5 means see TO it that the ballot. box is free
II the Constitution permits state or a
combination Of states TO override the polls
: let that Instrument he amended forthwith
Let us maintain the majesty Of our laws
and the purity of our institutions II II
takes the whole force Of people to man
q, w.