The southern press., 1852-01-13

Is an impregnable bulwark against any power,
except one that commands the ocean. and il is
useless to shut our eyes to the truth-Engand
is at this moment our most dangerous foe. She
Is watching our progress with jealous appre-
hension, and everywhere interfering with il I'M
der various pretences. II is, in great measure,
through her influence, that the North and the
South have become antagonist interests, arrayed
against, instead of operating with each other,
and the progress of free principles has been
checked in Europe, by perpetual stream OF
gross calumnies and misrepresentation all level
led against the United States, and all Of which
may be traced TO the British press. The habits,
manners, and character of the whole people Of
the United States have been printed in the dark
est colors and the faults with which they are
charged, all traced to the freedom they enjoy.
10 addition to all this the dependencies of
England surround us on all sides. If we 90 to
the st. Lawrence and the lakes, we find England
there. If we look out from the Southern shores
of the Atlantic, we find her there. If we 60 to
the extremities of New England, we find her
there. If we go to our Southern borders, we
find her influence predominating in Mexico, and
gradually creeping over Central America. And
astly--if We go to the shores of the Pacific
we find her there. Her fortresses and mil
itary establishments frown on us from every
point of the compass, and we are environed
by line decentralization bristling with bay
onets. In addition to all this, her intrigues
Pansma, and her late Intervention between
the United States and Spain, furnish more evil
dent Indications of her policy, than compliment
ing the United States for what she takes all the
credit TO herself. According to the theory Of
British writer's, the Americans are only brave,
active, perseyerng, intelligent, and free by yir-
tue of their Anglo Saxon ancestors; and if they
do any credit to the family, il is entirely owing
to the mother. Washington, who never saw
England, was, according to MIR. ALIsoE,f an
Englishman, and owed all his virtues to his de-
scent from British ancestors. | am not the en-.
envy of England, any farther than as believe
her the ancient inveterate foe of the United
States; in proof of which, appeal to past his
tory and present demonstrations.
But however this may be, what have the Uni
ted States to do with the policy of Russia and
England, in Europe or Asia, unless it is brought
to bear iDjuriously on themselves! The time
may, and probably will come, when the relations
OF the United States will be more intimately
connected with the East, by means of their pos
sessions on the Pacific; but if we meet rival
or an enemy there, it will not be Russia. We
shall not encounter Russian, but British steam
ers and ships of war; which are found prowing
about in all the highways and byways on the
ocean, of nearly all which England is now in
possession. Everywhere she holds the most
important commercial points of the world Glib.
raltar, Malta, and the Ionian Isles, give her the
command of the Mediterranean and the seas
with which it is connected. BY the possession
of the Cape of Good Hope, SINGAPORE, Hong
Kong and Bornea which she has lately taken
under her protection" against the pirates, she
and in fact the entire Eastern trade Bv the pos
session of Alden, she commands the Red sea and
the great inland route between Europe and Asia;
and, having some years since taken possession
of the Falkland Islands, without shadow of
right, she has gained section from which, in
time of war, she may cut up our whaling bust
ness at pleasure. To crown all, she is now
aiming at the possession, or at least control, of
the lsthmus Of Tehuantepec, and that of Pana.
ma, which, if acquired, will give her the complete
command Of all the great routes connecting the
four quarters Of the globe.
Yet the United States are invited to co operate
with the only power Of the world whose policy
and interests are, and always have been, un.
friendly or injurious TO them; against the only
power that, while checking the vast designs of
England, both in Europe and Asia, can by no
accession Of dominion in either quarter, become
dangerous 10 their peace and prosperity.
The United States and Russia, united in
general system Of commercial policy, are alone
able TO enforce and maintain the freedom Of the
sea against England, which never has, nor never
will, abandon her pretensions TO their dominion,
except through force or fear. The interests Of
the United States and Russia, as regards the
freedom Of commerce, are one and the same.
Though different in their government and insti-
tutions, they resemble each other, in one great
point at Ieast-that Of being progressive powers,
gradually undergoing a vast expansion-espc-
Cially increasing in wealth and numbers, and
happily far removed from collision or competi-
ton. As 10 the serdom Of Russia, and the
despotic maxims Of it's government. the United
States have no more 10 do with these than with
the Schah Of Persia, the Grand Sgnior, or the
Pope Of Rome. BY intermeddling with these
natter, they furnish fair pretext for the mon.
archs Of Europe to do the like with their own
domestic concerns and the Gar Of Russia has
just as much right TO interfere with tbe.South
ern slave, as we have 10 interfere with the Rus