BRITAIN AND AMERICA CONTRASTED.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 182, 30 July 1878, Page 4

BRITAIN AND AMERICA CONTRASTED.

The " Francisco News Latter " of a recent dale, in referring to the crisis in ' urope, makes dm following fpii aiks on thp utiiiude of Britain and "Rut-sin, ami the relationship existing between Americt and the mother country. Th>- "Newe Letter" writes: — " As reyards the present situation in Europe, it must be evident to all that Russia is giving way before the inflexible attitude ol Engiand. One by one the objectionable clauses of the San Stephano treaty are disappearing, and it ia doubtlul whether before long the framers of tbat preposterous instrument will be able- to recognise their own handiwork. The Czar's troops, it seems, ere shortly to withdraw Jo Adrianople, and we now hear that Engiand demands that they shall retire beyond Ihe Balkans. The c BBion of Baioum appears to depend more upon the permission of the British Government than of the Soitan, while the surrender of the fortresses is contingeot upon the willingness of the Tmk to give thorn up, rather than upon the ability of tbe Russians to iake them. The illness of Prince Goitschakoff is not unlikely to render a peaceable solution of tbe matter practicable, for though we have little faith in What is called " tbe well-fcaowa pacific dispo*

eition of the Czar," yet Alesaader is certainly less blindly obstinate than bis eick Chancellor. He bao, alao, more at stake ; and now that the administration of foreign afiMrs rests entirely with him, peace is possible. And peace, with the treaty of San Stephano torn up, nnd the future integrity of England's Empire assured, would be a most desirable consummation. There ac bepn more than enough of blood and butchery, and we do not wish to see our brothers across the water breek their long and glorious peace if it CHn be kept with honor. But if they do fight, our hearts will go with them into the battle-field, and we shall rope confidently for the success of their arms. True, we hava been sneered at t»s " Anglophile," but such sneers we take as compllmentSj For wera we ten times American we should retain honeßty enough to acknowledge that England is the mother of our race, of our country, and of our vaunted civilisation ; that tbe halo of her ancient and untarnished honour, tbe glories of her unrivalled past, and our heritage, if we only claim it 5 that her Chaucers, Shakeapeares, and Bacons were the brothers of our forefathers ; and that her golden memories are ours. For these reasons we might well be "Anglophile," for tbe sake of sentiment alone ; but when we compare the steadfast structure of England's institutions, the pure and manly administration of her government, with our own tawdry and corrupt political edifice; when we contemplate the wealth that her own energy has amassed, and the mighty empire which her prowess and statesmanship have formed ; when we regard the veneration accorded her aa the modern mother of art, science, and culture ; and finally; when we observe the respect paid to her strength, wisdom, and justice by our elders in tbe community of nations, then we are indeed England lovers, in the sense that a son may be proud of a mother acknowledged by all the world to'be noble, chaste, and beautiful.