The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-20

What can be tho matter with senator
,,or,s,o No Southern man could feel un-
kindly 10 him If ho wished TO. lie went
IN from the most subordinate poaiuoh jill
tho Confederate army 70 the rank oil
brieadier-gonoral 10y sheer force OF gar
lantrv upon the field of battle ana IN
,elliconce in discharging his duty as
soldier. and he is d Southern man ln an
his feelings and aspirations intus GO III
cute. He is a representative Southern
man. therefore. in everything except MS
views upon public questions; but in re-
spect TO those he is on some questions
antaeonlstic TO the South's interests
In speaking on Thursday last upon the
proposed arbitration treaty, be said Eng
land was our natural enemy. Why should
Senator Morgan get such an idea into
his head? We descend from Engllshmen'
we have the same laws. customs, and in-
stitutions generally; We speak the same
language and worship the same Coo.
Englishmon are among the most cnlisnt-
ened men upon this globe, and 1T IS the
delight Of all enlightened Amerlcans 10
study Englands preccpts Of justice TO
worship at the shrincs of her imaginative
virtues. TO stand I'm reverence before those
immortal Englishmcn, who have, in an
ages. cheerully laid down their lives at
the stake or upon the scafold TO preserve
TO their follow-mon freedom Of thought
and freedom OF action. The world owes
more this day to England than 10 any
other human agency whateV.r When
civil liberty had been lost 10 man. 1t was
she who rescued IL from the despots heel.
when the conscicnccs Of men had been
crampod within the iron grip Of the
inquisition. it was the blood OF her mar
tyrs that rose mp 10 Heaven ana Brought
down the key that unlocked It's AoHld
letters.
This is what the world owes 20 her.
put whence derive we those immortal
principles Of civil liberty and just govern
mcnt that We have consecrated in our
Declaration Of Independence and Consti-
tuition? We derived them from the rugged
Baron OF Runnymode. from the immortal
patriots who presented TO tyrant the
Petition Of Right and to those subsequent
ones who drew and adopted the Bi.l Of
Rights.
We owe our whole past to England, ana
If We shall continue our national lie upon
the lines that now guide her states
men and rulers. our future viii Dc worthy
OF our past. Instead Of England being
our natural enemy. she is our natural
friend. and IL should be our EFFORT TO
leave no stone unturnod that might tend
towards cementing that natural union
between the two countries. upon which
tho future civilization Of many may de-
pend.
Much as we regret the position that
Senator Morgan has taken in this matter
we regret still more the announcement
he made that he spoke for his colleague
on the Committee on Foreign Relations
Senator Daniel Senator Daniel IS q cul-
tivatod, literary man, as wen as most
enlightened jurist. lie has drunk IN Tho
lows that the reading Of Shakespeare
gives. and he has lighted his torch at tho
sacred fires Of civil liberty, kindled by
John Milton. Lord chatham, and Edmund
Burke. besides imbibng TO Ms fun those
everlasting precepts OF Justice that have
come down TO us from Uardwickc. Mans
field. and Eldon. How can you. John W
Daniel. statesman and jurist stand ~
before the world and say that the litil'
island that implanted in our soil the seed.
from which this. our glorious structure O
civil liberty. tempered by uniaihhs Jus
tice, has grown, is the natural enemy o
her growa son, upon whom she i00Ss' II