The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-08-07
THE NATIONAL, ERA, WASHINGTON D. c., AUGUST 4 1851

us TO this course by her example. France Was
the only country that presented herself with any
force upon foreign stations, and he asked was
it impracticable TO carry out the same rule In re-
gard 70 France that had been agreed to with the
United States, or were we to 90 on, ad uitnumi
wasting our resources, and imposing unnecessary
taxes in order to keep up that waste
awe have ON other occasions spoken OF the
influence Of steam in promoting national lrs'er-
nifty Governments, trsmmelled by old musty
maxims Of diplomacy, are yet in all this behind
the spirit of public opinion and private enter
prise twenty-five years ago there were only
two mails weekly between London and Paris and
in lS4s journey between these places consumed
twenty-four hours of time. Now the distance 10
travelled in eleven hours
at was not to be expected that the Ministry
should bind itself to the resolution introduced ny
MIR Golden, but Lord Palmerston stated that
"'He entirely concurred with the principle
and object of the honorable members motion,
which he conceived to be not only the mainte-
nance of peace with France, but the inspiring
between the two Powers and the two Govern
ments those principles of mutual confidence which
would put an end to jealousies He objected to
the motion, because he believed it was not the
best means of arriving at the result. lie begged
not to be understood as undertaking that the
Government would enter into negotiation. They
would consider themselves perfectly free to use
their own discretion according to circumstan-
ces; but the object at which they would aim
would be that which he had stated to be their
guiding principle
"We have not room enough at present to fol-
low out the arguments of others on the occasion
Of this debate. Mr. Roebuck sententiously OBJ
served
"tAIl that the nations of Europe need to do in
o.Io to ont he If
member from the West Riding was to follow the
common sense example Of England and the Uni
ted States upon the great lakes Of American
example the practical result of which had been
to convert the mighty waters, which might have
become the highway of robbers and murderers,
into a highway of merchants benefting and ben
efted'
"The progress of peaceful principles should be
satisfactory to every friend of improved civiliza
tion Europe has continued peaceful in spite of
commissions during the last FIVE years-unparal-
leled since the rupture of the Roman Empire.
As the power Of the people is more felt in Gov
ernments, negotiation becomes more easy, for
those in authority do not like to 90 further than
a point from which they can recede with honor
Nothing can prove the spread Of desire for rea-
sonable peace more strongly than the conduct Of
the two mighty military Powers, Austria and
Prussia, which, after calling out large armies and
being apparently 01 .be point Of battle, ended
their dispute without shedding one drop of hui
man blood
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pride and qualification In finding that the princi-
ples which have actuated our Government, and
especially the treaty restricting the naval force
on these lakes, are great and glorious precedents
for all nations throughout all coming time. OF
what weight are q few sneers in Punch and the
Times, at our deficient representation in the Crys-
tai Palace compared with these testimonials paid
in grave debates, in the most weighty European
Councils, to our prominence in those rational
doctrines of international policy which, in philos-
ophy and history, must constitute nearly all that
is valuable in that great festival2 One thing
only is wanting to complete our satisfaction. 1t
is that our peaceful example may not only praised
but followedn