The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-11-14

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BELLA, HoRRiDA BELLA.
There are some people in this country who are
always very uneasy about the movements of Eng
land. They fancy thai her eyes are ever Il xed upon
us, and that every change IN her legislation IL not
80 much designed 10 affect her own interests accord
ing To the VARYING aspect Of circumstance, as 10
achieve sort of secret triumph over the policy of
the Americans Now that her keen-sighted states
men occasionally turn their attention this way, may
be true indeed that we have recently attracted
considerable share Of her regards ~ more than prob
able; but that the whole time Of Sir Robert Peel is
devoted to brooding over plans by which he may
defeat our schemes of national progress, is what we
do not readily believe. Great Britain is an empire
of too extensive reach, involved in too many
troublesome concerns of its own mt home, and TOO
sadly perplexed by its numerous foreigrdependen-
cies 10 be enabled to conllne Its policy exclusively
to counteracting the designs Of the United States.
We are Of the number Of those, therefore, who
not thrown into fits Of alarm every time her dock
yards reported to show signs of activity, or the
newspapers dwell upon the buslness-llke look OF her
arsenals. And when Messrs. Wilmer & Smith in
formed us by the last arrival that big ships we're
getting in readiness for sea, and contracts for the sup
ply of magazines and provisions were hurriedly en-
forced, we were thrown into no unusual apprehcn-
sions. At night we went TO sleep quietly, without
dread Of being Weakened by the cracking Of British
bombshes, or impaed 10 the bed-posts by British
bayonets But what is more having had several
nearer thanever to the opinion that huge feet is
lowering on our coasts, awaiting only the signal TO
shatter us into little bits. In short we entirely
convinced that the warlike preparations Of Eng
land, whatever they may mean, have no spe-
cial reference to violent seizure of Texas or Ore
gon, nor yet to an utter demolition Of the whole
country this side the Rocky mountains. This view
we are pleased to see maintained by the intelligent
London correspondent of the Union, whose specu-
lations generally have seemed to well informed.
He says, speaking of Mexican affairs;
There Americans in this place who still entertain
some lear oil an armed European interference from the Cir
cumstance that the greatest activity exists this moment
In all the British arsenals but who have mind enough
thought and who wtake the trouble combine several
causes contributing to produce certain effects see 10 these
tonary against an unforeseen but on that sc.
count not impossible, rupture with France II is well
ropos iS the y Of win
made law by which puzzles the world approach
eaSn Shsi psIsonay their respective countries a
one. ASS
Under these and with such bright hopes
before them England cannot but arm herself i would be
unpardonahe In her statesmen they not TO prepare
themselves for the worst for collision with Russia
the United States But would be absurd In her to pro-
yoke such collision especially when il use.
ful purpose as is inevitably the in Mexico The Eng
fore thoy leap and calculate the cost Of their
before they follow the impulse Of their passion Wha. they
will consider IN Mexico h neither their trade to that vail
ant republic will bear the outlay Of war; without the hope
Of reasonable return they will neither employ soldier
nor guinea The talk therefore in Of American
circles In London that England will keep tho Texas busi
as Il = tmd ma won II aceS on renaer n sho
time our dplomac relations as intricate as those Of Eu.
rope The Texas question j. settled and England has
more right to NEEDLE win than win the internal a
we invite her nv ssh ABSURD nec"la,on, "
m, 80, 4a,
Inc Richmond Enquirer, too, speaks very much
IN the same strain, thus:
The recent news from England. announcing tina, her
docks animated Of preparation and that
additional number Of yessesowar were being fitted out