Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-05
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Tie comments Of the American journals upon
the schemes sid to be adopted in the States for
rasiu. a foreign legion IN aid Of our operations
AGAINST Russia furnish some remarkable Illustrations
Of Transatlantic character, and give considerable
sight if the representation can be altogether
trusted into the views Of the American population,
rs well as into the opinions maintaiued in respect
To the war. The recent proceedings OF the Know
Nothing party will have given the reader gener-
al idea OF the distinctions Subsi5tIng between one
great class Of American citizens and another-be.
tween the native born Americans and those very
numerous immigrants who from all countries of
Europe have been poured year after year into the
United States 1t would certainly have been
thought q curious speculation some time ago to iu-
quire what response was likely to be made if these
classes had been severaly invited to enlist in the
service OF Great Britain against Russia but to such
inquiry we now seem to get some reply IN the re-
urrts and observations before US. 1t is said that
amCng the native born citizens otthe United States
there really exists strong Russian feeling or, as
we understand the expression, positive symps-
thy with the cause Of Russia opposed to that Of
the allies
Ca what groun s or by what arguments such
preference could be justified we should il we gave
credit to the assertion, be at considerable loss to
comprehend bat we must need say that we dis
believe the fact We can certainly imagine that Rus
sa as being in no respect rival or comp .ttOr OF
llIC Illttl OLatGS may 50 Ue Win TESS
jealousy than is, perhaps, excited by position Ike
our own, aud it requires no great effort under-
stand the aliurements which government like
that of tie Gar might be able directly indirect
), to put forward 1t has always been the
~ence Of Russian policy to bespeak connivance by
Offering concessions, and as the Americans would
naturally entertain less apprehension of the az
crtssions Of Russia that would be felt by European
states there might be less to deter them from CT
te1irg her views To these considerations We
N, ht add perhaps, that the small pickering inter-
changed between Yankees and Brt!.hgrs MIGHT
easily communicated smack Of malice TO the Amtri-
can view Of our pToceeduGs tuf, when al this has
been said we feel entirely persuaded that the real
and genuine feelings OF the American peo.le-
Aupl0-Saxon in blood, language and Institutions
must be in union with our own, and that the true
sypna,hies OF these states must needs 90 with their
own flesh and blood fighting fox liberty against de-
gotism.
However, emitting this point, we are never;he-
less assured that, in bite Of all alleged Russian
tendencies, there was i considerable disposition
among tue native Americans to take service under
our flg, if iadicous measures had been dew sed
for bringing such result TO pass. In thc first
Mace the failure Of the # Ebusting" expe ljtions
recentlypr, icc,cd had thrown loose number ofad-
yenturous spirits, who were SO eager for martial
occupation that if it were uot prccGrable in one
place they would accept it 10 another besides
which, it is said tEatthe general uns,eadiness OF
the people their addiction TO novelties, and their
constitutional love Ct excitement would have in
sured 8 large supply Of recruits.