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Delaware Gazette
Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio
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A letter from an American in London states that England's middle class and religious people strongly support the United States and would mount a powerful movement against any aristocratic-led policy hostile to the US, like breaking the blockade or recognizing the slave confederacy.
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A letter from an American in London in the New York Methodist contains this passage:
"The masses—the great middle class—the vast body of religious people in England—are, I believe, with us, heart and soul. It is true, these classes have little political power in the ordinary and peaceful workings of the British constitution. In quiet times a few aristocratic families govern the country pretty much as they please. But whenever a great crisis comes, and the middle class is thoroughly roused, its movement is majestic and overwhelming: The free trade struggle and anti-slavery struggle are cases in point. Should the aristocratic party in England be impelled by its hatred or its fear of republican institutions, to commit the government to a decided policy against the United States, such as the breaking of the blockade, or the recognition of the slave confederacy, you may look for another movement of the British people, as grand and majestic as the two notable ones to which I have alluded."
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An American in London writes that the masses, middle class, and religious people in England support the United States wholeheartedly, despite limited political power in normal times. In crises, their movements are overwhelming, as seen in free trade and anti-slavery struggles. If aristocrats push anti-US policies like breaking the blockade or recognizing the slave confederacy due to hatred or fear of republicanism, expect a grand public movement.