Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-19
FROM OUR L0ND ON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, FEBRUARY "a, 1853.

FIR on OUR LOND ON CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, FEBRUARY "a, 1853
/ We are sorry to see some of your respectable Sc
majors evincing SO strong dislike to England
feeling which, we feel assured is not responded to
by one in hundred of their intelligent fellowciti-
zens. We do not know to what to attribute this
dislike of England. We must be allowed to say
that the introduction of this feeling in late speeches
upon the Nicaragua treaty in very bad taste; it
was preudging the question: whilst it was ostensi-
| bly, asking for an inquiry. The English journals
have taken up the subject more IN sorrow than in
anger. We are neither the apologist of England
nor the advocate of America. We ardently love
both countries but we love truth and justice more and
conviction is that in this business England will be
found to have acted agreeaby the law Of nations and
treaty stpuations particularly to the Cayton-Buwer
We have fear of the result although aware that
there are hot and hasty men in the United States who
would gladly fan the spark Of disagreement into the fame
of dscord and the urd blaze of war CLEAN over
both hemispheres scorchng and b!ghting all tire fair
flowers Of happiness and progress but have good
opinion Of Gen. PIERCE suppose he will call such
councillors to his Cabinet We are anxious to know the
composition of the Cabinet; much viii depend upon
it but anticipate chance whatever Of the
amcablc relations between the countries being inter
garrulou and frivolous mschiemakers this side Of
the water Of whom DouGLAs JERroLD says
I" The men who talk so lightly of having brush with
the Amercanswho, having real ground for aquarrel
with Brother Jonathan, would 60 in search Of to
Cuba, Honduras br Mexico-should turn for n man
u the rrauurrkrts between our two countries Our
titled old ladies who abhor equality; cider-celar ne
roes of the true blue in search of pay and plumber
paryenus Disguised at the freedom Of American
speak Of against the and stripes holyday
Affair." which would crafty their spite and afford plea
SAINT agitation to their nerves. Do these ght-headed
people know how many persons in this country absolutely
depend on the Americans for a living? Do they know
that, with all the manufacturing industry Of the United
States, export to that country goods the value
nearly fifteen millions year? How significant too is
the way in which the increase has gone from time to
time In 1872 before had free trade, our exports
only amounted to three and half millions In 1877
with free trade they to ten Million They have gone
forward every year increasing Last year they reached
nearly fifteen millions This is fact for sober sensible
ponder. When the United States colonies Of
Great Britain whole exports, to every part of the
world, under fifteen millions. With freedom those
colonies have become not only best customers but
they have acquired power to goods equal
to that Of the entire EARTH at their point of political de-
parture This Of the useful lessons in all his
tory. How sacred is the duty which deyoves on states
and public writer's say and do every thing in their
power which shall have tendency TO draw together, in
nearing bond Of brotherhood these two allied
tons The who chatter jauntiy their port and
walnuts about with the United States are little less
than insane
Fortunately, again, these people form very insignif
cant class in England We are well convinced that the
great hulk the Of the mind and hearts in England is
warmly affected towards the United States and that
have the true interests of both countries been better
ciprocaly understood stronger desire existed to
maintain them by peace and the kndest social and
mcrcia intercourse The leading journals here are with
out an exception agreed upon this point Much might
quoted from the Times and the Daily News says:
Every thing that tends to cement the union between
England and Transatlantic brethren be regarded
as highly desirable. In America ought TO find our
very best friends, surest allies most valuable
customers. We want American and American cot
ton whilst America needs vast supplies Of manufactured
goods which we send her better and cheaper than
any one else She needs capital for which she offer
good security and pay good interest; whilst have
abundance Of money seeking good investment All this
invites the most intimate national union To cement
Canadian dependencies to their American neghbors and
cousins is to rid of Of colonial difficulty
The interchange Of the native products Of the
tries will relieve both from vexaous custom-house regu
ations and both from the dcmoralitng effect Of system
Of smuggling which now exists, and which no possible
vigilance could subdue along vast extent Of river
and lake frontier"
The ship canal the Isthmus Of Daren, for unit
ing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans is beginning to excite
very general attention highly respectable company
has been formed. The Chairman of the Board Of Drcc
tors is Lord WHARScLIFTE and among the directors
leading merchants of London and Liverpool, the Min
lister from Peru at Paris, and the Minister and Con-
sui General from New Grenada at London. This do
/ sign is far from being a novel one So long since as
the year 1925, Mr. PATERSON the founder Of the Bank
Of England obtained Of Parliament for the prose
cuton Of such work. and the large sum tme) Of
$500 900 was subscribed carry it out but the scheme
frustrated by the influence Of the then East In
da Company. 1t long believed that the great eleva-
tion Of the Cordilleras mountains presented an usur-
mountable barrier to the opening Of passage by canal
and the supposed difference Of the level Of the waters in
the two oceans formed another imaginary obstacle Mr.
LOSEL GtsBoRSr, civil engineer Of great practical ez
perience in navigation matters has returned from sur
vy Of the country the sthmus Of Daren from the
Bay Of Caledonia the Atlantic the Gulf Of st. Mi
guo on the Pacific He reports that there distance
of only thirty miles between deep water on either side
consisting Of land generally level which in case Is Of
considerable elevation presents greater obstacles than
have been surmounted railways and other engineering