The Arkansas banner., 1845-07-30


 TIE BRITISH PRESS IN AMERIoA.-In our last, we called attention to the British nripci- pies and feelings of the National Intelljqepcer We did so to give waraing, so far as our feeble voice would go, to the people, of the dan gerous influence at work, in our very midst. to undermine and sap the foundations of our Republican nstiutions-inauence the more dangerous, because exerted under the insjd- ious gnise of friendship, while they are teem- ingly alive with the rankest anti-Ameriean sentiments, and indissolubly bound 10 inc most cherished Britiah interests. We say British interests, because the influences we deprecate as inimical to our own country. whether directed in favor of one foreign na- ton or another, ever tend to the benefit of Great Britain, as she is the only hereditary and implacable rival and enemy of the Jtni- ted States, the only foreign na.ion to derive advantage or qualification from our iaiurv. Ii behoges us, then, as people, jealous of
 
 our rights, proud of our institutions. and gfatenlior the great legacy Of independence beqaeathed Us by our fathers, to scruliaize well the conduct, the feelings, and the g.9- fiees of those who sael, to give direction 10 public seadment-who assume the hiah ranc- ton Of giving "lofm and pressure e the popular will. In confirmation of oar own opinions, and to show that we are not alone in the views we have presented, we copy the following from the New Orleans Picav- une of June l3-a paper, aeptfel in is po- Iitieal position, vet editedby y2mericaa Wigs It does notmcntion the lntelligoneer by name; Ietthe indication cannot be mistaken.
 {" Il would, indeed, surprise us i an Enc lishman and journalist did not contend eaT- nestly for the supremacy and rights, real or imaginary, of bis own country but delec tons of this sort in the American press oc- eur ESQ frequently us to excite no special won der We do know journals that are reeor- l nlsed leaders in political circles that have tnever yet, since we were old enough 10 re- gard such things, take the part of the Amer can government in any quarrel il has had Wth foreign ones-joufnals that made 1t their business to assail our government in is controversy With France, in its troubles with England, in it's difficulties with Mexico. on the right-ot-search question. on boundaries, and even condemned the chastisements that were inflicted upon barbarous and cannibal islanders, who massaereed our merchant sail ofs in distant seas. These are melancholy truths. | is not possible that the t. States can always be n the wrong; but, according b those journalists. we are never right 0u-real rights are treated by thenl as imagi- nary, and imaginary ones are scoded at.- We are not olleetRg to legitimate dineren- ees ot opinion in respect 10 the acquisition ot territory, or the conduct of GUT foreign relatlons; We alIudc to b9Ba fdc quasreIs- such as seems likely to arise in regard to Oregon-such as took place ia the SeEiosser aHalf--suca as threatened war in regard to the navigation of the African seas-sach as the chastlsement ol the can ibals of Qual- Iah Bato0--such as the coercion of the French laGeGaity--sucil d. arosu out of tll,e
 
 us on .ccount of the seizure and liberation of our slaves by the inhabitants of Nassau aad other British West India dependencies such as spring up in the exercise of the right of search-such as threaten us in the triple conspiracy of England, Mexico, and France. (as is now suPpused,) touching annexalion- such.ln fact, as arise out of any possible az gfessioh of England. and conceivable as- sumption of Europe, or any imaginable con- duet of Christian, Pagan, civilized, or savage nations We are persuaded that tle 1ropic (whig) has sympathi5od with eur morii6ca- ton, many times, in noticing the dertliclons of which we speak; and moae especially must our friends lament with ns that so many of our contemporaries never saw the slightest objection to the aluson in Hr. Folks inan- gnral 10 the Oregon question, a.at all this dust is raised aboui, nalil they got the cue from the British press. ?