Year: 1862

nations and 10 cement their permanent alliance than all
a piocs OF brutal and cowardy piracy had been com
mted under the shadow OF her stars and stripes upon
the high seas the obvious and the honest duty OF ner
government was other at TO hand over the KID
mapped men TO the ambassador the country from whose
protection they had seized or Immediately 20 have
sent aologctc dispatches to the insulted Power 70 d
own the act and to ask for instructions how 10 act
in rendering satisfaction But what did they dor They
received their punder with yell Of exultation sucn
only the American eagle raise they doomed them
prison. Keeping them durance vile while the runan
who perpetrsted the ngorous deed loaded with su
the honor which hattered ignorance could heap upon
him"


Now please in mind that this lecture printed
and circulated among many thousands of the Lancaster
people. Indeed II IS truth write, that this persons
lectures circulated to throughout
Great Britain 1t 70 such harangues these that the
deep hatred towards America now being evnced by the
aborng Glasses this country s due She Is held 10
them the most odious light and the present depres
sion Of trade and the furnishing condition Of the factory
operatives throughout all Lancasershre are laid at her
door.


And regards the latter may here observe that tho
distress s daily increasing-in fact Is assuming mag
ntude truly alarming whilst the poignancy OF hunger "
doubly increased by the very severe and incement
weather unhappiIy prevalent. You do not know
how great is the distress hero, and why You do not
leave the following extract from an article on the
crisis, in the Rerre des De,.1 Mordes French Journal
eXplauoIn England states the writer, 'the organs
Of public opinion take great palms, out OF sefove 10 con
oea tho national calamity at least to diminish the ex
tent OF They have touched very lightly on the in
crease Of pauperism since the of the
nufacturng crisis and it is with great difficulty that one
collect the necessary ini0Tmati0D


Thus this England, this 'imistress Of the SEAS placed
she says she s in the Thermopyla Of the universe
has to hide the starving state Of her people from the
b et W. we se Sn % ber e Is
Tho last accounts from Blackburn inform
that Of about thousand pounds was raised for
giving relief in food the Mayor stating that in the DO
rough alone there six Thousand operatives wholly
unemployed. And again, turning to Wigan there are
several more mills are daily expected to stop And so on


throughout ancastershire and in the manufacturing dis


rcts generally not only In these but to greater or
less extent throughout the country


letter before mo from Stockport, states that the
desttuton existing there is rapidly the increase,
that every side there exists nothing but gloomy pros
poets for the operative classes record tho above not
only general piece of intelligence but also to show
that popular mind led away by Misrepresentation as to
America being the primary cause OF all this distress,
is quite prepared and open TO have its passions
and animcstes excited against you, whilst equally dis
posed to give credence to anything no matter however
absurd or derogatory, asserted against the American
nation. Ef


1t may not be out Of place to observe that for
months past have the rshash of accumulated
offences served up against American courtesy various
tho personal insults and unfrendy treat
ment measured out to Mglishmon in America who were
known to sympatnze with the South. Well, let me
you that your courteous neghbor at this side OF


the world has not been 1arly backward in thus
respect for myself have known and seen instances
where the insults have been offered the most
revolving language used against those who dared TO SYM
pathze with tho federal during the late impending
crisis This is particularly the you descend In
the social SCALE until it becomes fierce and fanatic among
the C0nG do not relate theSo Things 70 excite hatr00
contempt in the American bosom; but have lately
read such fothy anathemas in journals here against
your opinions, policy, manners, customs, &C., that


thought just well to point out the fact that here in
England there has been deficiency in fou language.
staggering braggadoca insulting epithe and vndictve
phraseOlCgy. ~A
We profess neutrality and yet will not be neutral


We have been satisfied fully to demands in the
Trent Affair." but not content and accordingly
prefer another indictment against you horfd Aner
The British press informs that tho fact Of your
having blocked up the entrance to Charleston harb0r
fragrant crime to demand foreign Intervention.


The Paris correspondent of the Manchester Guardian
always well and accurately informed, writes, under date
from Paris, January 49, follows:-Louis Napoeon's
heart is set "combined expedition, for
have pointed out and which are obvious. EO here
chooses to believe that peace be durable between the
federal government and us-Great Britain. Taey say
that or later the North Americans will oroe
upon u.s. and they shape their political speculation
upon that basis. Perhaps the Emperor parakes this
feeing at all events he beset-shoud anything arise


upon strsining every to bring about cooporstoa
between France and England 50 TO be able 70 keep
England in check 1t the proper moment Under such
threats for what else they? America has TO be wary
and cautious but doubtless may well trust to the energy
and patriotism Of her children. Nor she have boter
counsel than that pontsdly given in the Lead


ing article Of the 7th inst TO the following efect-'N
behooves us therefore, to throw aside all apathy and
profit by the lessons Of what should be useful expert
put ourselves in condition to dispute with any
Power on earth the supremacy Of the ocean"
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