The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-17

Gov. Pease Of Tex ~ has given notice that propp
sails for contract to construct the Mississippi ard
Pacific Railroad win be received fom responsible
bidders at the Office Of Tire Secretary State, until
the LIST Of May next. He states in his procama ion
that the contract made with R. J. Walker and T.
Butler King il null and void by their failure to axe
the deposit required in the description Of sscur les
mentioned in the agreement.
The Governor of Nova Scotia has made proclama.
ton Of the &C. Of the Legislature carrying out the
provisions of the reciprocity treaty.
James FitzgiDbon, the person tried for robbiug
the Post Office Of this city, was yesterday found
guilty BY the jury. Sentence was deferred. The
years.
American sympathics and the War In the
East.
The history Of the United States for the past
few years has furnished sevea occasions for a
very free expression of opinions respecting her
policy and the spirit and tendencies OF her
people on the part Of the publicists of Europe.
Her rapid expansion of territory, increase Of
population, and material progress, have opened
the eyes of the decadent nations of he Old
World to the great fact thai, amongst the forests
of America hrf q century of freedom has
reared into existence mighty people, not only
active and rich, but proud, defia1 and power
full. The thunder mall-t Of Thor, hurled
amongst the first giants of Asgard, created no
more astonishment and alarm than the unwil-
ling recognition of this great fact amongst the
hoary old despotsms, and decrepit, marrowless
Kingdoms Of Europe.
Instead, however, of accepting the develope.
ment of the United States as alegitimate index
OF the age, and rejoicing in her growth and
prosperity as beneficial to humanity, and IS
the advent of brighter era for mankind, they
have Systematically misrepresented and ma
ligned her, and sought to compass her round
with metes and BANS" to destroy her prestige,
and check her growth. England has been fore
most in this unworthy warfare; and yet, noto.
rious as has been Der policy, and undisguised as
has been her hostility, she seems to think that
we must side with her in every quarrel in
which her selfish policy may embroil her, and
under which she seeks to veil her aggressions
on the rights and her opposition to the pro-
gress of other nations. She asks US % believe
that the war in which she is now engaged is
war Of principle, and not of sellishness,
and that the threatened liberties of Eu-
rope, and not the security of her ill-gotten
spoil in the East, have forced her to espouse
the cause Of an effete nationality, whose disap-
pearance from the continent of Europe could
not fail to rebound to the glory of God and the
benefit of mankind. She asks us, in this, the
last half of the nineteenth century, to shut our
eyes to the great historical fact that Russia with
in three hundred years, has reclaimed from the
sun shines upon, and brought within the pale
Of civilization hundred millions of people "a
result, all things considered, more wonderful
than that which the United States herself has
achieved. She would have us believe that the
natural expansion of this great nation, whose
destiny is boldly indicated by her geographi
cal position and the circumstances of her histo-
as if the whole Of Europe were not at this hour
practically as despotic as Russia itself!
But the United States is not to be cajoled
by fair words, or deceived by shallow pretexts.
Thus much the SO called organs of public opin-
ion in England have finally come to under
stand. The London Times, in an article upon
the defeat of the allies before Petropauloski,
illustrates the truth of what we have said
when it ascribes the results of that "great
mistake to the "false information" and the
/" treachery" of American guides. We can
safely decline to notice such aspersions, while
we recognise fully the truth of the comment
which follows. The Times says
Little confidence must be placed in any supposed sym
pathy Of race Of religion, Of constitution, thing
else between and the Americans They have nothing
rather TO be jealous of, with ourselves they believe
We may as well therefore, make up our minds to their
sympathies alone OF course they have particular
pleasure in seeing frigates roaming across the
Pacific visiting the islands tampering with the Chiefs
prowling about the coasts sailing into harbors, and
otherwise making themselves at home.
Never were spoken truer words Would
!" the organ of public opinion" in England
have reasons for thi. state of feeling in
America? They are numerous and at hand.
The United States of North America, since
its organization as republic has nearly quad
rupled its terri tory. 1t now stretches from
one great ocsan to the other, from the torrid to
the frieid zone, over twenty-five degrees Of lati-
tude and fifty of longitude, and embraces near
ly two and o ha millions of square miles of
surface, equal to two-thirds Of the entire area
of Europe. Yet these United States Of North
America never acquired one foot of this vast
territory except by fair purchase and open and
honorable negotiation Impartial history must
accord to her the praise of a moderation in her
international relations such as cannot be con-
coded to any other power under Heaven.
But hardly had Texas achieved her indepen-
dence before Great Britain fastened to recog-
nize it, hoping thereby to secure pred ominat-
ing influence with the new republic, aud re-
leve hersef from entire dependence on the
United States for her great manufacturing