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and cowardly submit sion to the menaces OF ,lence
ard wrong The caiamities which may ensus may
fall heavi, on helpless populations, but the respoa-
sfbll'ty viii re.t on the head OF him who la pre
ferred the aggraadisemeDt of his Eupire, not only
to the welfare Of his sabects, but to The peace
of Europe.
THE AMERICAN LETTERS or MsRQuE-AMEEicAs AN
HExATIoN AND YANKEE PhIvArf7saiNd.
From the london News, oct. 4.
BY the latest arrival OF American papers, We see
what is the most astonishing, II not the most ippor-
tint, incident of the Tnrco Russian quarrel IN the
eyes of Americans. The marvellous aciden, is, that
The English Times has pointed our, oae OF the
Liabilities OF The war into which that quarrel may
lead Eng land and France that their commerce will
| be prey ed upon by American prvateers under Rls-
sian letters Of marque. The ,ep,ion bold one
SO boio an one that it suggests TO the reader that
there must nave been eres cearth OF arguments in
| favor OF the Russian side OF the question before
such supposinon could be put forth as that Of
American vessels chasing us at sea in the in
terest oil Russia; the freest nation In the world rob-
blng the neI feast N ald 0t the despot whose very
name stands for tyranny Tie reply OF the Aneri-
Can newspapers Is exec lent 80 f as goes. Aware,
obibly, that some American Goings Ut sea have
deprived the people at large Of the rlghl TO resent
such an imp0tatun with absolute scorn, the reply is
In quiet and eXpostory tone whch is the most
manly and dignihed that tho occasion admits Of.
The filst reply appeared III The New York Courier
and Es squDer, aud u Is generally adopted by the
newspapers Of the whole COUNTRY. 1t relates how,
during the Mexican war; when there were threats Of
Amt rican commerce being assailed by pryateers
under Mexican letters OF maruue, proclamation VAS
made by the gosernmeat and the people of the
United states, that every pri,atser crew that should
be captured would be hanged as rates, except such
rs could prove themselves ESeXican. The article
proceeds to state that In case Of war between Eag-
land and Rlssia, suco is the treatment that every
| respec'a ole American would wish 80 be indicted
upon any privateer crews OF his countrymen
that might be caught pluaderjDg under Rus
sian letters Of marque This mere supposition is
so monstrous, so grossly insulting that the writer OF
the artic deserves creois for the calmness with
/ WHICH he controveris it and the mors because at
the time it as-wrlt'en, there was scarcely doubt
| in the mind Of any American that war bet yeen
/ Russia, France and England would break out very
soon. The excuse of the Tines seems to be that the
Americans have maniiesied predatory spirit on re.
peated occasions within few years; and that the
country which has sent our piratical expedition
againstsCuha ana is known to .6ave ~oe6ymplated
more may well be supposed to be specifically In
ciined, whenever the temptation occurs. A yerv
little knos ledge of political and social affairs in the
| United States would have obviated vie 50 unjust
and absurd; and that kno |ledge it is highly desira
BILE for public wrlte'sto obtain at time when Amer
| ican Intervention III the affairs OF Europe is be-
coming subject OF daop interest to every civilized
nation,
There can be no raainer of doubt that the sympa-
thies of every IN the United States in favor
OF political freedom Within twenty years there might
he, and there was, aged gentleman here and there
who regretted pigtsdls and King Georges, and the
dignity OF colonial office holding; and a venerable
lady or two who prayed night and morong that the
rebellious coopisIs might become sensible OF their
presumption, aad humoly sue to be received again
sons so thought and prayed a Jacooite lady, hero
and there In England within our rewembrance as
serted in the same way the divine right OF the Stu
arts; But thi, loyal prayer has been hushed
by death in both Countries, and the survivors have
to nsn, opened their eyes upon new day.
There is not ao American VINO is not bound
by every conceivable sympathy to the popular
cause ali over the world. All instruction, all asso-
ciation n! patriotic virtue, all nationl pride and
vanity, Al .he Influences of every kind to whicNhe
Is SUBJECT ironi hs Cru, le upwarus conoae To
"A
monstGCa' in hi Z, ,es aud almost incredioe 10 his
mind There poiut in his neatal structure on
which ssnpathy with the Car could iasten; while
Every chat has ever been precious to bis race,
and every emotion which strs within bimself is on
the sijs Of EDg4Ld aud peThaf yet of France,
in tbs existing quarrel There are deep phiosophi-
cal and political reasons why sne closest bond Of all
shoald be bet@efn the Americ and the French
eoile ont III TIE present case France and England
;.ie as one: ard American good viii may he regarded
as extended equally ~ 10Th, Bat, says the author
OF This romance ot the pIivateer. 'the question is
not Of nulitical Sympathies, but OF the rapacity
OF an INSCRIPTIONS community" In that view,
Also lie s,uuise Is wholly unjust, and would never
have been hazarded by any one who had any eectual
insight into American aalrs. The faults the crimes,
which have ofcrced prstt xt for tse supposton are
wholly caused by the great and fearful American
dificulty-ths Institution of slavery. That institu-
tion is a. the bottom of every thing questionable,
everything wicked everything foolish, everything
impolilic IN any way that the United States have
done for long course Of years: and il is grave
have done in their own hemisphere what they would
DO III ours. Such oensure as they deserve, they
must be visited with and endure but they are not,
and never viii be, IN any sense degree, the allies Of
Europea despcs against the peoples of any countries
on esltb. The eyes The world ought to I've fixed ON
Efforts b. extend their empire c the south
west and on their claim to drive out exclude from
entrance any Europeans settled desiring to SETTLE
III any part OF the Western continents Their Florida
war; for ie 'act purpose OF seizpg for slaves the halt
breed Indian aud negro chi, ren in that wild territory
| finn If
Texas nor their Mexican war. their declared
ayidity for Cuba; the dsgrscefa transactions Ia
tho ports OF New York, PHILADELPHIA, and BAlti
more, IL regard to Cuba and It's slave trade. Every
political change, every ,tiso30yuttable ner law,
should he studied by tue baleful light Of this on6
institution and all viii be Ineligible: and among
the clearest points o. the case will be the total alb
sence OF cohneoi, between these transactions and
any sympathy with European dcspotism. The
failure OF kessuths mission had nothiOg to do With
any sympathy with Austria. kossuth bad freed the
him the whole Southern population aud the slave
holding interest in all parts Of the States.
koss,ih made the fatal mistake Of ignoring the
whole iect Of personal freedom while agitatng
on behalf II political freedom; and THIS cost him the
sympathy Of tbe whole body Of lbolitioDists, whose
social influence is vice spread and heartfelt be-
yond all ohtr social influences, where admitted at
all. kcssuih thus iaied with both the parties Into
wbci the American people are really divided, and
Hungary might thus lose much cut assursdlt
Austia gained n1tblng, except IN rs far as Hun
fhIlan mime ~ AUSTRIAN gam iHele nave Desn
indica'cns sirce, at Spyrna aEd elsewhere, OF what
the temper Is bttaeen Austria aud the United
States Drd there is enough suspicion of whst IL Ia
between he United States and Russia to direct q
| good many yts towards the japanese irchipeago,
| where the two governments have taken u stimuli
tsneous fit q exploring We so nos share the
| expectation which seems 10 be seriously enter
| tained IN some quarters, that the Americans will
take part IN Tie approaching European wars in
the 90 fashioned Eay, by sendng troops to eight on
the HuDgnien plains, or to keep the passes OF the
Alps. AS we understand their position, they are
pIetuded by their domestic difficulty from this mode
of action, even If II otherwise suitable to their
circumstances. The jealousy between North and
south, engen6ered by slavery; the eagemess Of the
| South ior Western conquest and extension, for
whiea she las pot the means but by having the COM
mafd OF the national forces the abstraction of force
rendered necessary by the presence of slaves all
| these clrlnmsiances. and good many more. Ieuder