Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-09-28
The kosta Case- British and other Foreign
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II appears that England and France have
declined to join Austria, Russia and Prussia,
in crushing the United States We trust that
we are properly grateful for their forbearance.
Less merciiul powers, in view Of SO great an
outrage as the protection of an unfortunate
exile under the American flag, might have re
solved on summary course of punishment.
The United States might have been publicly
chastlsed in the sight of the whole world-in
fact, Heaven only knows what measure Of hui
initiation we might have been forced to under
go had the two leading powers Of Europe been
disposed TO regard our fralties with less indul.
gence. The least return we can make to Eng
land is TO wink at the next protectorate she
establishes in Central America, or to come out
boldly in defence of the usurpation of Burmah.
Nor can we do less, by way of showing our
gratitude to France, than give our moral and
physical count enance to the policy bywhich
she is running and depopulating one of THE
finest island groups in the Pacific. s,.t -
Seriously, there is something entirely foreign
TO our notions of right and wrong in the con-
sultahon which is SAID To have been held be-
tween the governments OF Europe on the con
daet OF Captain lngrahs,m. ST, In such matters
we cannot regard nations in any other light
than we would individuals; and il I'VE were to find
half dozen Of our neighbors calmly adjudica-
ting on private quarrel between ourselves and
the gentleman over the way, we should certain
ly be Inclined, at first blush, TO place the self
constituted jury on the same footing with our
adversary. What concern have Russia and
Prussia with our relations with Austria? Did
Captain lngrahanis menace brighten them; or
have they SO little discretion, that they cannot
conceal their hatred of our free institutions and
must needs seize every opportunity of showing
n wn a hnya oil hat r.e.h haxt
England and France to NEEDLE, either on our
side or against us? We are not, thank heaven,
IN such u position that we are unable TO vindi-
cate our rights and defend our citizens without
foreign aid. IT the popular verdict Of the Uni
ted States dictates a certain course of action to
the government, that course will be pursued
quite independently ofthe opinion which foreign
ers may form of its wisdom; and we shall have
right to look with equal jealousy and indig-
nation on the condescending approval of Eng
land and the open hostility of Russia. Both
are impertinent, and eyince in equal measure
Ignorance -four national statutes and overween-
ing arrogance on the part Of neutral powers.
OF the two, we prefer the conduct Of our open
foes to that Of our pretended friends. Towards
the former at all events, we can act with equal
frankness to their own. We can say to Prussia
and Russia: You esponse the cause of Austria
from sympathy with the tyrannical principle
on which its government is based, and from a
fellow feeling with its despotism. You side
with Austria against us because our system
and yours are antagonistic; because we favor,
You crush liberty we assert, you destroy free.
dom Of speech and thought; we protect, You
betray and punish eYies. There can be no
thing in common between you and us ; and it
is rendering us a service for which we are not
ungrateiul to take every opportunity of re-
minding rs of the fact. As enemies of ours
you have always acted, and as enemies we shall
continue to view you. r iFsat
With England and France, on the other
hand, it is no easy matter to pursue an equally
transparent course. Great Britain has the
honesty to approve, at least to decline to
disapprove Of the course taken by Captain In
graham But can we regard this as reliable
evidence of her good will towards us Can
any sane man do So when she is striving day
by day to overset our Central American system
by erecting protectorates within few miles of
our lfrontier ?--when she is spending money
and influence to raise Cuba into second Hay
with twice its power and twice its wealth
at our very doors, SO as to undermine tho in
Stitutions Of our southern States when she ia
straining every nerve to prevent the natural
expansion of this republic, and openly deridng
the Monroe doctrine when the vessels Of her
navy are daily violating the law of nations, and
stlbjecting our merchantmen to injury and our
tag to insult Can we place any reliance on
the preferred friendship of two powers which,
not twelve months ago, set their hearts on
crppiIng our future prospects of territorial ad.
vancenent by soliciting our signature to a bar
gain where all the advantage would have been
on their side and all the loss on ours
There may--and we have always thought
there w1ll---camat n ti,no xvha tho -
Great Britain and France will successfully So
lich the alliance of the United States and our
protection against the ambitious designs of
Russia; but until that day comes there can be
no such thing as a lasting, solid bond Of friend
ship between US. Motives for such union ara
equally wanting on both sides; and SO long as
the present state of things endures, European
in our relations with foreign Pow
ers will be equally nugatory and impertinent
Linked and bound together by hundred ties
Of selfinterest and mutual obligation, the va
rious States Of Europe may require to consult
their neighbors on every important international
movement. Foreign approval or censure may
be q matter of the highest moment to each.
With us it is not 50. We have no concern with
what they may think Of rs. British compli-
nents will not strengthen, Russian threats
will not weaken, our set purpose. Isolated az
we stand iii the comfy of nations we have no
counsel to seek save from ourselves When it
j. profiered, gratuitously it can hardly fail to be-
received in the, same manner AS indiscreet off.
.iousness il received by private individuals
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THE NEw YoRK SUB-TREAsuRY now con.
AIMS SO 1000, 600 in gold, and a few hundreds
a silver coin. The safe containing the coin
$ kept in the custom-honse, and is composed
1t double sheets Of iron, strengthened by cross
bars or lattice work of caststeel rods, between
Which no instrument can cut or file. The safe
$ fifteen feet long, eight wide, and about az
many feet high II is divided into two apart
nents, in the inner one of which the money is
deposited, and it has three thick iron doors
zach having two locks, the keys to which are
iistribnted at night among the different clerks
he Assistant Treasurer keeping himself the
egister Of the principal key, so that the safe
,annot be unlocked unless all are present On
he sides Of the safe are tiers Of boxes, capable