Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-04-20

those ofthe American continent. If
the English newspapers can be be-
lieyed, (and there is no reason in
this case to doubt their accuracy,)
these statements were made by mem
bers, Of the present cabinet Of Great
Britain, by Sir j. Graham and Lord
]. Russell, on the floor Of Parliament,
at the moment when, with triumph
and exultaiion, they announced oi1i-
daily to Parliament the existence Of
the CLOSE and cordial alliance between
England q nd France. But this is
not all. You cannot fail I'd have
read the despatch Of Lore Ola rendon
to the Br itish consul at Riga, in
Russia, in which he distinctly ASSETS
in substance, that Tree bottom S shhll
Tot make free goods in The ecmIng
Struggle, and goes so Gar as to decide
that Rus sian produce, the iona tide
property Of British subjects residing
i'm Russia, and shipped in British or
neutral YES. es, will not be respected
by British cruisers on the high seas,
but if ia ken will be condemned as
lawful prize; and this would be The
case although the Russian produce
were purchased before the war. Thus
az A merican trading with Russia
were to purchase Russian produce be-
fore the declaration Of war, or its cx-
iStence between England and Russia,
ard were met with such produce in
his owRNAmerican slip, on the high
seas, after the occurrence of war be-
tween these two countries, British
cruiser would have a right 10 board
Der, search her, capture and condemn
her as Lawful prize, under Lord Cla-
rendon's construction Of the law of
nations.
j The most remarkable feature Of
these statements and official decis-
ions is the utter indifference They
manifest to the we'll known and Set
tied views Of the United States upon
these subjects; and it Can Only be ac-
counted for, in my |opinion, by the
fact that the government and people
of the United STATED are distastelul
in the extreme 20 t Ee English arts
tocracy: who cannot rtpress an eXhib-
ition of this feeling in the exuber-
ance Of their exultation over the
treaty Of alliance with France-all
the twaddle which is Published about
mother and daughter, ideas Of liberty,
conn nunity Of language, sc, to the
contrary notwithstanding. No man
is m pre-. capable Of forming a correct
Judgment on this subject than the
pres emf wise and venerable Father Of
the Senate, Lewis Cass. to whose Of
pini9ns a short residence abroad will
incli ne almost every American,
[ nder such circumstances, how
can the United States expect TO es-
cape collision with England and
France? Our neutral rights will not
be respected. erbal excuses for
their violation on the high seas will
probably be made to our minister IN
til the affairs Of Europe are settled,
and England and France are at lib
erty to act together, perhaps with
Spain, for the settlement Of affairs
On.the Anne ican continent. and then
we shall h;l We a war, probably with
arge odds Against US, on our hands;
or to that viii British ignorance Of
4 merica and national arrogance bring
IS sooner or later, Notwithstanding
be civilizing influence Of commerce,
be immense sacrifices which we shall ,
De obliged to make, and in spite of
ur sincere desire for peace-for |
1hich, by the way, nobody in Eng {
md or here gives US any credit.
4 10 secure every chance, therefore,
{ a permanent peace ii, indeed, f
hat be possible-it behooSos our '
oyernment toIdemard at once a set c
dement, with England and France of t
II those maritime questions about 0
Hich these countries differ with us Il
t this moment. When the viola t
on Of what are in our eyes Sacred b
ehtral rights once takes place, calm "
I'D intelligent diplomacy may be b
npracticable, and mischief which b
ow perhaps could be prevented may d
eGome ifreparable. 1t would seem, v
lHreforei to be a favorable opportu- q
itB for dur ministers at the courts il
fIEnglaIEd and France to press with p
q utmob st vigor an immediate set v
ehent of these vexed questions, IL
-, above all, not to permit foreign ID
overs TO postpone their discussion I
ID settlement. i
Paradise Lost has just Iieen dfa- |,
itised for the National Theatre, T.
New York. The next thing in J.
der will be tEucIids Problems