Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-14
England and the United States.
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LONDON, L fluhf. yet -, 1000.
The leader in yesterdays Times cannot fail
to produce painful sensation throughout the
Union. That article, am quite confident. was
prepared under the immediate direction OF Wis.
count Palmerston, her Msissty's Premier. This
functunary has for more than thirty years IN
dnlged, and manifested whenever n justitiable
occasion presented itself sentiments of implaca
bic hatred to our country. Standing, from the
years he has numbered, on the brink Of eternity,
never was there more perfect practical exempli-
foaton of the adage Of "ihc ruling passion strong
in death" than is presented in the instance OF
his remorseless desire to involve our republic in
ruin. Blinded by his ferooious mallgnity to eve
rything just where our interests were involved,
an attempt to negotiate with his government was
mn attempt To negotiate with impossibiliiy.-
Inflated by n sudden elevation to position which
IN his brightest vision Of the future, he could not
hive aspred to, prior 10 the commencement OF
tho war. he imagincs that the fall of Sebastopol
has impaired to him prestige which will inspire
alike terror and admiration in all the States Of
the universe except France. With Louis Ma
poeon as his PEI sonnl friend and political ally,
he has had the tcmerlty to insult Us nation
rarely ever insnlled before: and ardently do
trust that il will be hurled back al him with
force that will make his limbs, lettering under
the weight of age, trembe in the presence If
such a danger as statesman never before pro-
voked
presume have knowledge of the subject
tnot derived from American sourccs) which is in
the main correct The Times article dcsigncdly
mlsrcprcsents the object for which the fleet wus
despatched That object the writer well knew,
was for the enforcement tho Invalid preten.ons
of Great Britain on Central America. and, there
fore. practically nn armed Intervention in the af
fairs OF our continent. But he bad not the cour-
nge so to stnte the fact. It suited the purpose
OF Pamerst III better 10 assert that the expedi-
ton for the suppress sion of "piraiical tilihus
tering." This, he fattered himself would enlist
universal British and European sentiment in be
hall OF ITS success, while it would veil the head
that dictated the paragraph. \ more rerfdous
stratngem never enanatcd from human BRAIN
1t Is worthy of the man who was profuse Of his
confidence for Hungary. while he was writing rs
Secretary OF Foreign Affairs 10 bis minister ut
Niennn,that the greatest of all caIamtles which
could bcfiIl the British empire would be the dis
membermcnt of Austria
The Times, until recently, has not served in
the interest Of palmeston. ono Of its editors
now holds a place in the government, and is sup
posed TO write the forci IN articles. Upon the
tall OF Sehastnpol 1t ceased its warfare agnst the
Premier, and became his vehement euogist-
Like most new converts, it il over Jealous. Pal
merston - known rs the originator and creator
OF the entente eordiaie, the recent victorious
suits OF which considerably augmented his pop
ularity throughout this realm. The relations
between Louis Napoleon and himself are of the
most intimate and cordial character, and they
are assuredy acting in concert with reference to
American matters; but the latter will not dare, at
hrst, To openly espouse the cause of the former
lie has ample employment to take caro- of him
sell at home. His affairs are in terrible condi-
ton with no prospect of being speedily bettered.
Tho want OF money, and bread and meat, puzzles
nA,ltn, 1. -. -