The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24

sec the same sort OF thing cropping out
/ i'm different ways i'm other places. For
/ instance, MIR. c. W. smalley. we'll
I known American. who is the New York
/ correspondent of the London Times,
writes that paper that the spirit OF
Americans towards England Is such that
England had best come to celebrity Of
compromise" and he quotes for English
behoof the passage from the Sermon on
the Mount. which insists on the import
ance Of agreeing with ones adversary
while one is In the way with him. Mr.
Henry NJ. Stanley. the African explorer
who. though an Englshman. has lived a
good part OF his time in America, and by
the way, was at one time a Confederate
soldier. writes an article for the cur
rent Nineteenth Century. ia which he
gives his views of the way Americans
think Of Great Britain. While condemn
ing the paipabie injustice" "the stupen-
dous arrogance" Of the Presidents mes
sage, he. nevertheless. paints American
hostility to England in far darker colors
than those of Mr.. Smalley. lie tells
Englishmen that when he landed in
America. last September. he discovered
that the Americans were working them
selves into an extremely angry temper
over the Venezuelan boundary question" +;
he speaks Of their bitter unfriendliness"
and Of their "extraordinary rancor.'
He assures them that the "ill-feeling is
not in any degree due TO Ireland or TO
Irish influence" but st IS "the true
American spirit, aroused now, in deep,
dead earnest" And he makes but one
exception amongst Americans. lie says
with bankers and commercial men gem
/ orally. my experiences were different for
l they. like myself lamented the general
/ distemper. and earnestly hoped that the
common sense Of the thinking masses
would prevail. and serve to- ensure the
preservation OF peace. Their solemn
tone however, impressed me that We
were entering upon "a dangerous period"
+ lie then adds that he fails TO see why
people over here England "can de-
clare so lightly that there will be no
war" He regards the Presidents mes
sage "as public warning 10 prepare for
war" and this. in spite OF the TACT that
in his opinion. by the firing Of single
shot, the United States viii have COM
mitted the crime Of crimes"
All this sort of talk. Of which We hear
so much nowadays. is absolutely Devil
dering to us. We utterly repudiate every
word and suggestion Of the excerpt We
have made from the Suns article as a
test for American loyalty and patriotism.
We insist that the true American, who
| loves his country, while he will put her
at war upon a moments notice with the
whole world before he will permit her to
sionatcy loves peace nevertheless, and
/ covets for his country nothing so much
as a disposition to content herself with
what she has, and 10 leave all other coun-
tries and powers TO manage their own az
fairs in their own way This is the true
American idea The true patriot abb
hors the thought that his country is to
be placed before the world in the attitude
of a bully who stands out before the
crowd boasting that he can whip any
thing that may come against him, and
indeed. rather prefers fighting TO any
sport that can be offered him. We don't
believe that the New York Sun or any
other boaster will stand in serried ranks
and confront the terrors Of war when
they do come upon us. If they involve
us in war; it will be the quiet. unosenia-
tious men who love peace that will have
10 bear its brunt and suffer its distress.
We abhor all such talk as We have quotei'
and we pray that these United states
may al all times guide their conduct
bv a determination TO 90 justice in all
things, TO preserve peace until war IS
forced on them and TO remain in the
closest relations OF amity with England
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