The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-10-10
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
The Policy of the Former Toward the
Latter.
communicated.

communicated. -.
1t may be truly said that England
has for generations been blessed with
statesmen who were wcll-fitted for the
conduct of her government. ,Shrewd,
calculating and sagacous. intensely in
terested both in her political and com
mercial welfare, they have extended her
domain in every cline, and all obstacles
that lay in her pathway to success have
had to YIELD either by force or treaty,
and to-day she is one OF the most pros
porous, progressive and powerful ma
tons on the globe. Prompted by self
interest her eyes are always opened to
every available advantage.
Since the achievement of our indepen
dence England has ever viewed us with
enviOus, Jealous eyes. Incited by her
selfshness and greed whenever an OPP
portuDity presented itself she was always
ready to take advantage of US, and all
our internal troubles can be indirectly
traced to English selfishness and treacll-
cry, and had it not have been for her
self interests she would have on several
occasions measured arms with the
United States, but this she could not af
ford to do. Some other mode must be
pursued to accomplish her purpose
During the last fifty years the spinning
interests have been greatly developed,
and with improved machinery the con-
sumption of cotton had greatly in
creased. This stimulated the cultivation
of the raw material, which necessitated
an increase OF acreage in its produc-
ton. The astute and wary politician
realizing the dependence of England on
America for cotton supply, and also that
she was destined in future to have a for
| midable competitor in the manufactu-
rug interest determined to devise some
plan to cOunteract the disadvantages
| under which England was laboring. Had
| there been no war between the States
our national Indebtedness would have
been nothing and the South would have
| been the richest section in the world.
| The sagaciOus statesman saw this. They
| also saw in the South the cotton culture
was profitable and it was being contin-
ually extended. That the price of lands
were being enhanced, and slave labor
was in demand and it's value increasing.
| Instead of slavery becoming extinct it
| apparently had become fixture and q
permanent institution, and so interwO-
ven that it formed a basis upon which
| our social, political and commercial life
depended-besides this they were thor
oughly acquainted with the geographic
cal position of the Southern States and
| knew the difference existing between
the Northern and Southern people re-
garding African slavery which question
| was first introduced in America years be-
| fore by English emmissaries who con-
tinued to supply the fuel OF agitation
and alienation to the already excited
passions created by the discussion OF the
subject, resulting in war, bloodshed, de-
,4r4r Il hi
what did England gain? She reaped a
| strife in the sale of arms and ammuni-
tons to both beligerents to cut each
| others thrOats, and exchanging mcr-
chandise for cotton through the block
ade, at the same time making every ef-
fort to push the culture of cotton in
India. England after years of intrigue
accomplished what she most ardentlY
desired, the disruption of the United
States, and all under the guise of philan.
thrOpy-by throwing fire brands in our
midst, to the destruction of thousands
OF lives and billions OF money. While
she did this, under the cloak of religion
and morality, did she forget that only 6
few years before she did not hesitate to
shoot from the mouths of canons, In
dian Sepoys-human beings, who were
fighting for their rights-and now true
to her instincts, she comes under The
cloak OF friendship in the interests of her
money kings, bankers and capitalists
who are cooperating with American
capitalists to make gold the single stan
! dard of the world, and through her infu
ence partizans have arisen in America
who favor English policy and are zeal
Gus to carry out English designs to the
injury OF their own fellow citizens. |
gold standard prevails, contraction will
continue, money value will increase
wages of the laborers will be cut an(
farm products lowered. But with silver
taking its proper position under the Con
stitution of our fathers, prosperity will
again bless the people regardless OF Eng
land or her proselytes. CONsERvATOR.