The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01


emergency seems to have an unselfish
and cordial sincerity. A government
cannot in justice to the ultimate inter-
ests OF nation always respond to such
a sentiment by official expression ii;
and sometimes. on the other hand, 1t
takes advantage of that sentiment to
lay plans for the future welfare Of the
interests intrusted to ii. For that rea-
son we may make distinction between
the motives which actuate the British
ministry in seeking our friendship. or
In manifestEng friendship for us. and
the less responsible demonstration made
by the people at large. We ourselves
as a people have long felt the most in
tense sympathy for Cuba, yet We have
been restrained from taking any active
whose duty 1t was 10 be governed by
Judgment and not by feeling.
Ne believe we do t5e English people
no more than justice when we admit
that, notwithstanding a commercial
jealousy between the two nations. there
In deep undercurrent of admiration for
the people of the United States and a
national sympathy with the cause of
liberty The English people have led
years In their high conceptions OF indi-
yidua. and political liberty, and have
been the most determined In insisting
upon IL. The part played By that ma
tion against us in the revolution
aroused prejudice against all English
men ever since. which is natural bat
not altogether just. The monarchy OF
Great Britain sough. to impose restric-
tions upon the colonists, but now that
the events of the revolution have
passed into history. and the rancor OF
the conflict has died out. we should, as
an intelligent people, View the causes
and the actions of that period with the
calmness OF just critics We should re-
member that while the governed body
In Great Britain sought to impose exac-
tons upon us, our cause was nowhere
more eioauently pleaded for and our
course more bravely commended than in
the British house of parliament by
British statesmen.
That England sought 10 prevent the
breaking away Of valuable possessions.
which We're less a source If profit than
cs pride. Is not to BE- wondered at. IL
We apply the same principles OF critical
analysis TO all men and al. cireum-
which prompted US 10 secede from Great
Britain was the sana which actuated
the Southern states I'm their attempt To
secede from the Union. We believe that
the people OF the South were not justi-
He'd in that act. and we properly can
denim IL as an act OF treason 10 the
Union. Ne sought to prevent that Sc
cession and 20 maintain the integrity
of the United States: and SO the En-
giish governing powers sought Ia pre-
vent tie eoionisis from making a breach
IN the British empire
We need not apologize for the spirit
which prompted rs TO resist what We
considered an oppression; and eiviliza-
ton has gained by the establishment
Oh the American continent Of great
ard independent people We are not
now considering the merit Il oar cause
az that time We arc only endeavoring
to point out that the English people and
the American people have in their blood
the same fervor. and in their hearts the
same love OF liberty. Tha, is what
binds the two peoples together today
A. Col Hay said. on a recent memora-
,i., occasion In London. We are bound
by ties we did net forge and cannot
break"
M better American than Henry Ward
Deecheg ever lived. and his discern
ruent saw. thir,y-nve years aga. that
what Is happening now was inevitable,
Speaking a, Exeter hall. London. on
October %. 1855. he said:
M she love q popular liberty ls dead in
GTeat Britain yea will not understand US:
Suf u she lave of liberty lives rs IL once
HNfsl, and bAs worthy sacccSS0rs 81 these
Fsft0wgea mIn waa we're ear ancestors as
HtSa a. yours. ana whose example ard
principles se ,aaer!t IA So riuch seed cora
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fag< sp4
sn5EsssQn ~ fish1 Vh.s war Through at all
hazards ard Al every cost. On
what saes@ a@x@ eat the pr9ws os yeur
salas dashed What land Is there with a
name ase people where yosir banner Aa<
tset led your aosdssts@ Ard when the great
resurrection revSssle shah sound il viii
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