The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-11
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York, Monday, December II, Is4s.
Our Washington Reports.

Our Washington Reports.
II will be perceived that our reports at Washing
ton are beginning TO be quite Interesting We may
rs well state, to prevent impositons on the public,
that our reporters are Mr.. J. Edwards for the
House, and Mr.. >. Beman for the Senate None
others are engaged by this office.
Relations OF the United states and England,
Social and Financial.
In former times the relations between separate
and independent nations, emanating from their re-
spective sovereigns, either belEgerent or
courtly-maintained either by musketry and cap-
non. or the etiquette and usages of diplomatic In
,ercourse During the last quarter of century,
and particularly since the termination of the revo-
lutonary struggles in France, all Europe, and we
may say all America, have become subject to en-
tirely new influences in the maintenance of their
relations to each other Diplomatic intercourse
still exists as formerly, but another species of rea-
tons much deeper and more interesting than that,
and of peculiar character, has sprung up within
the last few years. We mean the social and lite
rary relations subsisting between Great Bril-
tain and the United States, originating altogether
in the vastly increased intercourse of the natives
of both countries, and the constant interchange OF
sentiment and opinion through the medium of the
tence of steam on the land and on the ocean has
brought together the two continents and rendered
every nook and corner of both perfectly accessible
TO every traveller annihilatng time and space to
such degree that one can now traverse a hemi-
sphere in shorter period and with greater ease
than formerly he could travel over small king
dom. In this way, mighty revolution, social and
literary, has been produced, which will lead to
still more important changes, and produce greater
results, with respect to the relations and future
destiny of both countries, than any event which
has before taken place in the world.
Combining our attention, just now, to the view of
the relations of England with the United States,
just suggested, we shall find that they have as
sumed variety Of very curious aspects during the
last few years, and are at this moment highly in
teresting and worthy of attention. About the time
that this Atlantic steam navigation commenced,
when an American visited Europe he was received
with the most f1atterlng marks of respect and
esteem. In France and England he was regarded
as species OF soveregn-a unit of that immense
and overshadowing body which had laid on the
other side of the Atlantic the foundations of the
most extended empire which the world had ever
seen, and which was every day growing rapidly in
power and refinement, and met everywhere test-
monials of regard, which We're most gratifying, and
could not fail TO elicit from himself correspond
ing feeling in favor of those who accorded him
such a fittering degree of social distinction I'm
fortunately, this agreeable state of things did not
continue. A few years passed away, and in con-
sequence of extravagant expenditure and a variety
OF other causes, = terrible Revision took place in
our commercial relations, and waists debts were in
Cured by individuals, which it was found impos-
sible TO pay Still, however, the amiabe and
pleasing social intercourse, to which we have Just
alluded, was unbroken. But when the great States
of Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and other important
members Of this Union, weighed down by the dis
of the times, and the consequences of their
own indiscretion, which cannot be regarded as
otherwise than highly criminal, neglected to pro-
vide for the payment of the interest on their debt
and discovered their inability to redeem their
bonds which had been bought by great numbers of
the small capitalists and annuitants of France and
England, then very marked change indeed
took place in the social intercourse of the two
nations. The feeling then awakened, unfavour-
able TO this country, has since been every year
increasing and American traveller in Eng
land now instead of being received as heretofore,
with respect and kindness, is regarded with unds-
guised suspicion, and is sure 10 encounter, on all
hands, the most mortfying evidences of the altered
tone of public feeling. In fact the very walters at
the inns, as they show the ''Amercan gentleman
10 his room, make sure, by repeated examination,
that their pockets safely buttoned, lest they
might lose the sixpence or shilling lying comfort
ably there. We might allude TO many instances of
this kind showing that American travellers are
looked on in Europe a species of sharpers and
pickpockets, and very dangerous species too.
The reception which the letters of the Rev. sgd
ney Smith has met in England, alone, discovers
very clearly the of feeling at present prevail
ing there.
The last arrival furnishes with another in.
stance. In reply TO these attacks OF the Rev Syd-
ney Smith, find that Gen. Duff Green, at pre-
sent in London, has felt himself called upon TO
write series of letters, and two of them have
appeared in the London Tims-the principal organ
of public opinion in Great Britain The General
wrote third letter, but it refused insertion,
and the Times accompanied its intimaton to this
effect, by the following very characteristic ar
ticle -
From he London Times
Frenchmen are sometimes impairment rishmen impu.
dent Weshmen voluble Englishmen clustering Scotch.
cool but the conjont cooness clustering volubity
impudence, and impertnence of a true fankee has a
heighh and depth and breadth about which fogs each
of these nations in their most characteristic accomplish
men We do not sayhese words precisely applicable to
correspondent General Duff do saw that
the three letters elected from that gentleman by Mr. sgd
ney Smiths castigation of his countrymen imply an
amount OF brass which though possibly not unparalleled
on this side of the Atlantic, certainly do
remember to have concentrated any one indvidu
al With the last and longest of these commune
received yesterday, really trouble readers
It's however remarkable composition The gentleman S
impudence amounts to talent. We stare and are AS.
founded stare at the mode in which this advocate
and representative of confederation of public bankrpts
cooy turns the tables and without having pretending
to have word of valid defence, begins lecturng US his
creditors the hypocrisy Of preensons TO philan.
hopy and the seshness of exertions abolish sa.
very and the slave trade.
Here is country, rich. the Americans themselves
always telling to the utmost extent of richness
with poor and taxesa people Industrious prompt
and money -makng-avored in the ply steal Capabilities
Of their country-iavored in the undeniabe energy and
foresight which nature uha given themwih no one exs
OF necessity hardly OF enience for their conduct
who yet cooy and simply refuse to pay their debts be-