The southern press., 1852-01-08

quently engaged in war There il scarcely q
political event occurring in any part Of the world,
that does not ether directly or indirectly bear
upon their interests, and provoke their interfsr-
ence IN some way or other Hence we find Eng
land, though isolated from the coptinenf, engaged
in perpetual wars having no other object but
the extension 81 yer own commerce at the sx.
pense of oih1ladjbns
The United States are now the only rivals of
England in commerce, and rivals are never
friends The diadem of the two worlds. thut
is the trident of Neptune, is to be disputed bv
them Russ ia will not be a party, for she is
looking towards Asia. whke she will find ample
employment for long time. She is wadinp in
blood among the mountains of the Caucssus
Inhabited by the bravest men, rpd the most
beautiful women in the world-our ance.ao,x
These mountains seem destined to he eta,,.,
barriers to the ambition Of both Asiat'c and Eu.
ropean conquerors II was there that Cvrus mar.
shed with his whole army that of Darius wonfa
have shared the same fate but for the iuta,co. i.
ton of Tarter chief; that Alexandra ...
checked in his career; that the fanatic Mos.al.
man was slayed and that Nadir Schuh WA
baffied Russia, If she ever conquers thess puo.
pie, will dowhat has never been done hseo,o
for nature has made their country mn,eor.hl.
With the exception of England, the United
States have little to apprehend from Europe
why then again ask, should thew take mart
with England in system of policy which ~
successful, can have no other effect thnn that oe
contributing to increase the power and inapa,co
OF rival and enemy! SO far from having anv
common interests, the two countries. az 7 shall
snow hereafter, everywhere cone in comnet;t;o,
Notwithstanding the cant about the g A,c,o
Saxon race" and the mutu crusade of nb;lsr
thropy with which Sir Henry Bulwer tckled
honest old President Taylor, in his presenta,io,
compliment. Whether monarchy or renuh
c' The relations of England with the IJn;t.d
states VIII De the same. She will be st;ll onr
rival and enemy and most our enemy wbo, ~
ess'hs 70 be most our friend To watch ba,
mo''ols' suspect her wheedlings, and counteroct
her s'y' lnsldious policy, is therefore not a neav
'sh jealousy, but wise and cautions prudanoa
Above all things, let us avoid BURNING IN, 6no,.,
;" settlng chesnuts out of the fire for her The
proposed declaration against intervention 10
English, not American, policy 1t is to strenotb.
en- our enemy against friend. It is to aid ;,
sustaining the position Of the only power which
can and will employ that strength to tho n.a,,.
dice of the Unit ed States.
But there is another point OF view in which
THIS question is Of the greatest importance
suppose lhls declaration made by the United
States alone, and that England, under some n,o
tence or other, should decline CO. operation
Such is the rapid succession of events which
may be anticipated in Europe, that what is the
policy of England to-day, may be directly The
contrary tomorrow. To-day Russia and Enc
land are rivals IN Europe and Asia--to- morrow
or next day they may come to mutual under.
Standing by one of those great political expc-
dlents called compromises in which thew will
not only settle their conflicting claims in Europe.
but adjust the right of mutual aggression in
ASIA on the incest principles of reciprocity.
Such things have been, and doubtless will be
again. Where would Brother Jonathan be then
Lake Atlas, he would have the world on his
shoulders; and having thus wanton!y embroiled
himself in affairs with which he had no concern
whatever, have no alternative left but to fpbt
his battles alone, or retire with the loss Of alI
but his honor
NORTHERN MAN AND
A FRIEND OF THE UNION.
(lo be continned)