When the American Barbarians had a domestic contention--some of them wishing to deliver a poor people held in slavery, by a custom in some of their provinces, from the cruel wrong--the English Barbarians sided with those who wished to keep the slaves. They did this notwithstanding that always before they had almost quarrelled with the American tribes for allowing this very thing! Now, however, because they did not like to have that people great in ships, and because they thought it would be safer for them and better for their trade, to have the American tribes broken to pieces, insidiously aided those who fought to hold the slaves, in every way they could without open war. But the slave-holding tribes were overpowered, and the slaves set free. Presently, the American Barbarians demanded that they should be repaid some of the _monies_ which this treacherous conduct had cost them--the lives could not be repaid. The English Barbarians, fearing the American tribes--very valiant, and having many ships--finally submitted to pay a heavy penalty for their wrong doing! Lately, also, the English Barbarians have stood silent and seen another tribe on the Main Land (which aided them just before in the War for the Turk, and, in fact, saved them from being shamefully beaten) completely overthrown and mercilessly sacked by another tribe--when a kindly word would have saved great suffering. But it does not displease the English Barbarians to see another tribe weakened--and their trade was not touched in this war--in fact, perhaps they had more to gain by pleasing the strong tribe which came out victorious. The English themselves complain that, lately, they have not distinguished themselves by their usual _glorious_ expeditions; that their war-ships and their fierce warriors are getting out of use, and that the late _Committee_ of Government, made the name of England inglorious. This feeling at length got possession of the Lower House, and a new Committee appeared. These say that the attempt to carry on affairs with other tribes, upon the _moral_ rules of the _Christ-god_ worship, although the tribes are devotees, is absurd. That the late _Committee_, who had some slight notion of correct moral precepts, and thought possibly one might venture to trust the Sovereign Lord of Heaven, were _peace-at-any-price_ men, milksops (a term of reproach equivalent to milkmaids) [kin-e-suk], and that, in their hands, the English Lion had been _muzzled_--made an object of contempt! (This blood-thirsty beast is the admired symbol of English power.)