New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-12
AMERICA AND ENGLAND.

The Picayune of yesterday evening contains
an elaborate article concerning American
Interests in the War; which We deem so just
and timely as to induce US to copyit It speaks
Of the indifference felt by Americans concerning
the success or discontinue of the English
troops in the Crimea, and goes on to say that
this feeling
springs out Of prevailing conviction with Americans
that England profoundly jealous Of the growth Of the
United States inerfres directly to defeat aims and
has herself originated and prompted schemes OF hostility
which endanger our quiet, not our safety at vital
They know that Cuba belongs to Spain, and that the
Sand wch islands do not belong to England France
that Csatral America and Mexico neghbors not
hers ana that we have interest them infinitely
more than the English have in Turkey where they
expanding much blood and treasure to keep up
influence they highways from States the At
aptic to States the Pacific exclusively than
Levant and Egypt through the Satan's dominions,
the highway to India for which the British fight
ing. Now when it is notorious that British diplomacy
been engaged every where In opposition to de-
sires and they read the angry tone in which we
threatened with future punishment if we do not
pursuing objects until England is In bet
condition defeat them it IS impossible that on any
question Of feeling calculations they be expected
any zeal for the of the armies Ii
there is any regret that this should be the canse is to
be sought that line Of public conduct towards us BY
which the British Government has taught u.s. that 1T Is
not our friend itself is the prompter Of Others con-
tiuuay to our injury. Whenthe British cease to be enc
mics and to consort with enemies they may have
right expect more cordial feeling for them IN Their
onarres the Of which in the present war strikes
them as selfish and unnatural They do not choose to be
friends with us they hare right to complain that we
do not make their enemies We may think quite as
kir5Iv of the Eperor of Russia, who did any
thing but kindness do OF Them whp keep US IN
of perpetual wachfuness for aes OF
all it is national sympathy with their cause
that they crave and offended at not receiving me
American has aone no act OF preference TO
Russia and what dstnrbs the BRITISH Is tne SOFT q pop
fbafr
npon which Allies vndicate the war and the
popular indications wish that the Russians may make
successful defence Of their soil against the invaders
Assuming that VII are bound admit that the Allies
waging against despotc power the most absolute
Id the world and that the ground Of the war the de-
fence Of weak against the tyranny Of the strong and
Of freedom order and civilization against graspng and
barbaric desposm they ns aithisss % our
own principles because do not join in with shout
FOR the downfall of Russia. 8
II Is highly creditabie to the good Of people
that they have been hurried away by catch
false postion AS lovers Of Freedom and republicans
IN principe they have little interest In the European
quarrel as 1t stands its pretexts or Its results they In
cline to the side Of Russia as matter OF feeling it is
from no preference her form Of Government.
uathy with the original of her quarrel with Turkey
The war struggle for the balancing OF power
and territory in Europe, among the contendng powers
the adjustment Of proportions of influence which mon
arehs and emperors shall respectively bear towards each
other in which the of the people, their advance
ent in happiness and privileges are matters not at al
Investigated or cared for II is strife for mastery among
ambitious Governments and never heard the first plea
advanced that either side looks to the elevation of the
people the scale Of political rights or dreams OF con-
ceding self-goyerning or constitutional privileges
How could England claim the particular sympathy of
Governments against Rasse ss the arch enemy Of
European liberties when up to within a tweyemonth
England and Russia tine closest Of allies In the main
tenance Of what called conservatism and order in
Erope and Nicholas the chief blwark against the pers
Of reyeuons How could be- when England is the ally
of the French Emperor who holds in his hands abso
lutte pewer extorted from bewildered people, by the
bloodest treachery, and exercised with an non rule
which crushed out every yege of opposition to his per-
sonal viii? How Is; it, when the vaunting champion of
Austriaof Austria, the meansst most cruel and most
reacherous of despotsms whose alliance cannot DO had
without consenting to protect her against all Internal
movements which might be made by the oppressed null
ttudes to wrest rights from ther masters! The
Northern Powers cannot maintain their alliance with
each other obtain any cooperation among the German
except by renouneDg all purpose to meliorate the
condition of their subjects pepuarze their governments
Were England alone in struggle to maintain with
or in fayorng what struggling to be free among
European nations from the hordes of the Gar or his
brother despots in Austria Prussia and showed herself
willing to accept the cordial sympathy and material
mort Of America she would have in unhounded flow
and the time may when she will regret that she did
not merit friendship by simply doing Justice and
letting us alone But it is idle for her TO look Tor our
sympathy in quarrel which know is conducted on her
account for Der material interests through
which, if freedom and the nations derive any advantage
whatever it will from other combinations hereafter in
which England will have part, and against which her
present alliances bind her to be hostile.9
We agree with every sentence and sentiment
Of the above article.