Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-04-08
Foreign .NesCs-AelatfOn befsceen The r.,
sa~wgz@ ted States and England, 80

Foreign ~ esCs-RelatfOn befceen fhe r.
.sss-rassz~ ted States and England. "''
The news which we received from Eu,..
ON Saturday, was Of the utmost importanc. w
Incur opinion, the two most striking FAM.
and we may add the most alarming in so,.'
respects. are in the first place the determ;nn.'
ton Of the British Government not only II :
fuse compensation for the slaves liberated =
board the Creole, but to set at liberty the nu N.Y.
derers and mutneers Of that vessel, and in Il.
second place, the refusal Of France 10 r,, ~
The treaty recently signed BY The 49,. =,
tiaries Of the Five Powers, Granting a man.
right Of search, for the purpose Of Suppress.
the slave trade. With the latter we are masS
gratifed, so far as it goes to show that F,.asaa
prefers TO hold position at the side Of ~, H.
United States rather than Of Great Britain =.
the same time we are forced to believe ,h,, =.
indicates the opinion Of France that run,u..
between England and America is nearly ma r,'
voidable. s"a'
AS to the matters Of the Creole tits ano,h..
of those difficulties which fate appears II +
constantly throwing in the way Of an amicahls
adjustment Of our disputes with England, tn
on the principle involved in this case the ,na,.
lean Senate have twice pronounced an unao.
nous opinion against the doctrine set IN bv
the British Government, and the recent le,te c
of the Secretary Of State to our minister >,
London has strongly reiterated and enforced
that opinion. The two governments are there.
fore directly at issue upon most important
and exciting point. The whole South will bs
in a fame when this news reaches them. And
SO they should be, and whole country via
9ba, II IS
mination Of England to rule the seas in he,
own way, in spite Of whole world
To the cause Of peace this intelligence bods,
no good. As We have often remarked, Anne.
lea and England are pursuing lines of coudus
50 widely different that it is almost impossiH.
to avoid collisions. The former insists upOa
the great principles of justice as the founIa.
ton of national law the latter SO far as relate,
to the seas is determined that her own will
policy and interests shall dictate the nation,
law as they have done until the last war. for
more than acenlury. What then we are TO do,
What can we do : What must we do Thu
practical and significant answer which we are
compelled to give to these questions is SIN
crease and strengthen the American Navy will:
out moments delay.''
1t We ever uttered sincere PRAYER, it is that
the human race be spared the awful visitation
of war between England and America-Bu
then again we ask, how can these irreconsd
cradle differences be settled! Shall we yield
every principle upon which our institutions are
based to the domineering sway of England!
If this were desirable, it would be impossible
the public feeling, the universal sentimen /
OF this nation would revol, at it--would plunge
into war and invoke death in any and every
shape, rather than submit to such degradation
If, as we see it intma,ed in some Of the Lon.
don papers, Lord Ashbnrlon comes here with |
Instructions involving such an alternative, he !
may as well return without landing. Butw
hoPe-earnesily hope for better things! The
American people love peace; they devoaIJ
pray for its continuance but if they are onlI
to have 1t at the expense Of justice, houor, 10. /
dependence. and on condition Of admitting The \
law of England TO be the law Of nations. they
will spurn it from them, though ia 50 doag,
they will be compelled to wade through seas
Of blood and lakes Of fre.-N. Y. Sun.