The Express.
London, England, 1856-01-19 00:00:00

THE AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(rlol ova SPICIAL

NEW YORK, JAN. 6.

However strong may be the desire to maintain
gear tic relations between Great Britain and the
l plied States, it is nevertheless tree that blunders
acs mistakes in diplomacy, personal ambition among
aspiring men, and corrupt measures and appeals by
demagogues, may create serious difficulties between
the two countries. It is well known to the world
that no progress was made by the United States, in
settling our difficulties with Great Britain, from the
close of the war of 1112, until Lotd Palmerston went
out of power, in the downfall of that ministry which,
in le4l, left an open field for Sir Robert Peel, who
then came in and inspired that degree of confidence
which prompted the prosecution of those negotiations
which speedily resulted, ;under the beneficent Inas.
sure of Ashburton and Webster, in the Washington
Treaty.
I have often had occasion to lament the fact that,
at the present time, we have an administration of our
rational affairs which has not commanded mach
respect at home, and which appears to have inspired
but little respect abroad; and jet the journalism of
the United States, dub, the short period which has
elapsed since the menage wee sent to Coagress, has
very clearly show, that President Pierce has not
misinterpreted the popular sentiment of the country.
Senatorsofellpardss,serd besasffissetioesof theUsion,
when they opened the Mate epeee the resseap after
it had been read, abided oullealy la the American
interpretation of the Claytenaelwer treaty. In my
correspondence, during the lest few months, I have
often expressed the regret which has been felt by all
ease in public and private life, wh• eomprehended
the facts, that the ministry of Lord Palareestee
amid have pet each ea interpretation apse the
Cbglen-Balwer treaty es to justify tie President
cif the United States in the raid= which
he has assumed. There are filibestering temilsooles
eon" Gad Mew, la the Baited Illates_and 0.417-
body keen% la the pee.. Galin W
I: is sew soMenetly Moak lobo the=
of " Yeaeg Amides" within legid ateeesb.
Statimmiship seen to be able to replete those
tluage—te guide when it omen arrest Bet we
have ledi se statesmanship is America for sem lir,
sod thirties mode sot feel as some in the
of them inetimedlemal questions m we ehealdeleries
late lb Bolen Pad epos year side, sad like Duds'
Weiner epee eees, wage at the helm a of
If a moll eg% whoa the mange of General
Piens wadi WS lien published had Osognes been
organised. intellant Amnia, bed loos told
that the would him sent hi a ememp
missed*, the popular sympathy eta" seentry,
it is amnia that the seggeetion woad have bees
dismissed with a sneer. Yet that hes
been seat ; sad, although the Henn of
seatatives would sot move it still the era=
has it, and approves of it. The in l
Lord Pahosimisa has put epee talliCßeilwer
treaty will newer meet with the appobatiee of the
Amami people sod ee adesisistredse sea live in
the Belled bans that dose tint cony eat the policy
than haw sobered Mt Uwe apples M me to be
inseiedhho unieuesel. owl Instlesthe monneent of
the North Amine pimple tweeds the Insane.
What are the bass of lan meramsat f It is true
that the Northern Light wee Maned for a day or
two, aid eons .4 Mow.," eta paw* were
efi. by legal process need from the Mee dill:it
trim Attorney—it is true that the President himself
and kis Attorney-Genoa have given wity strict
orders to those in *sanity to arrest an ins of the
like ilk. Bat I wee neared, yesterday, by a man
who for away ram ha all relation of lib, both
public sad private, lee maintaieed the impost of ell
who know bin, that ell them nornenenge of the (o-
verawe would Wynne.* advertise the mad en-
unwise iteeif, whithenshied„ ea he add," la weedy'
malaise by enema elm the rents of the Wens."
Amain, do ao sum* to slipup.* mash mien
they ma work in a hien ee winning of esellement.
ii,. Preesh, who bring' from the lately organised
male el Nicaragua a mosedmiee as envoy to this
soy e big act bees received by ear government,
although his government woe reesgaised by the
slaking of evegovernment when It was hardly
thirty mieulles
I em_eserp to say that I ess not alone in the belief
that tionmil Pierce and his Winn are playing
a"doodle palm Mr. Miami.; ear Weider seer
tAben=mest Irdetaegae, as use of the Camel
Menu Se en of wish* be is accredited.,
meet pestptly green the entrance of this new
miedehtratioa of the eines of Ninnies ; and be
doss it with a madame whisk morel, admits of a
deaht that he was eulhoised Mde what he did. Bat
when Nit Freak leaves Ifiessigea, with the advice
el our sienna there, mid Ink a cold shoulder
etet him his arrival—aml when at the sense
ea
Mee a war Mese *in General Pierce,
end the Northern Light is tined, osar the pre.
lease thee a military expedition lo oat is
Ile pen of New York—we have two states
Oben le eladder, which it will be le 'oaten-
phis meablly beibre we inside whether or not an
ene b boles made Ig • set of demonises at
Wiqton to set updneeities with Great Britain.