Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-20

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/, are to ,In harm. 1t is tito silent '! that bite.
:, American Ir.h REPRESENT neither the feelings nor III
>, Judgment of ;hc United States. Their howl Is mel
!, howl and it is rcpusIvc 10 the TRUE America" 10
:, il Ia the true EnglislInan.
:, TiIibu,t,ris,n is more dangerous because il is to
=, much in accordance with the political necessities an
4 the secret ~ well the avowcd wishes of the grea
pro slavery party not TO comtnm within Its breast III
" rrds of pussibic rupture with Europe on tie gre"
, question of Cuba. Bat we do not think The uailg,
- r. he imminent: and il it were it has crnuiy suard
=. I against. The Americans may rely with safety hpo
, M tinulll Monroe doctrine, lis long "a tlley 10 ho'
y mnJrr cover of Il, attack European State Europ
will not md does not desire 10, Interfere With the IN
iuruI ,,ruyh aud progress of the States III tIef ow
hemisphere If Mexico is at some future Jay, 10 ~
ANNEXED. this country and all others IN Europe WI
lnnk unnu ,c catastrophe i'll somewhat the same liS
in which they regard the struggle now gong OH II
China The, vii think it highly interesting unt
destined Mt some future period to become OF import
uucn but n. ,n, in which they have no present Cal
TO interfere At the same tinic II the States hsSai
Spain. any other OF The Powers Oh Eatopr' mlu cm
danger 10y TINT means the stability {" Inc h"ropeni
system, the Monroe doctrine VIII Dccon'c H. 'a'c "
the breath which first spoke it.
American statesmen know full well that me time
mt ripe for declaration of war aGall'st spun u"
the possession of Cubu. They tccl that they c"Hho
undertake. anything mOilstrOus ami 80 WlcNeu.-
They are not strong enough. Their RESOURCES mighty
as they ARE would be insufficient for the purpose
They could not with IMMUNITY 40 outrage the prlncI
pies of international Justice. II any portion ot the
citizens ut the United States are rash Us to make
privnt. war for the possession of Cubn, they will
speedily discover thut private war isrnbbcry, piracy
aud mlirtlcr-oiunccs which any ship OH the high
seas to whatsoever Iniiun il may belong, is bound,
if it car 10 prevent and punish a5 measure of p0-
lice. The United States form too great, too just too
noble tuu generous, too religious nation 10 dare Ia
sanction such n wrong. Were they governed by an
irresponsible Car they might, under the guidance Of
such maE, attempt the crime. But rs Il free nation
they cannot dol it, The attempt would array against
them not only Spain, with England and France, but
the uuslnvrry States of their own Confederation
Filibusteris:n may try ii, and the ilibusteros will
be hanged; but tho United States will not attempt
ill., iur il they did they would dissolve the Union.
Neither Filibus,erism for Cuba, nor the hatred Of
the American Irish against England nor the puitIca
! sympathy existing between Russn aud the United
States the dispute arising out OF the enlistment
Of the Foreign Legion, any other cause will dis
| turb the nmcabr relations between Great Britain
and America. Both nations know h0w tn ylci when
they in the wrong; and he who yields has IN such
Il ci.oe the best OF the quarrel
MADNESS OF a WAR.
From the 81 Edition OF The Liverpool Journal Nov 3D.
! We have received Geographic message from
London, conveying the most serious Intelligence, ana
We run youch for it, importance. for the information
comes fran q source which excludes the possibility
oi doubt. We amxou. 10 be considered emphatic,
fr the country If the of war with the tnitcd
States unless public opinion IL brought 10 operate
Immediately on Her Majesty ministers.
tukrn place this week between the Earl Of Clarendon
and the American Minister.
The cause assigned by the British Government for
the appearance o our ships OF war ut Bermuda WAS
the report OF Il Russian prIvateer being now hitiNg
oul in the port of New York, but the fact is denied
and it is well known That this is mere preiex for
the real clause refers 10 the affair." OF the Mosquito
territory.
The rnIi,ting business gave moments un-
easines4; never occasioncd M angry word from the
Government nj Washington; never caused solitary
complaint against Mr.. Champion.
The Mosquito question is the one which imperIls
the peace between Britain and the United States IL
has been for some time Il source of diplomatic dis
quiet between the two countries, and now tends 10
mn open rupture. The American Government con-
sidrrs highly probable, and theprobablllty pro.
Cucd- from certain conceptions of views entertained
by Lord Palmerston.
Tn. Mosquito territory extends fran Cape Hondu-
ras the San Juan and Is pr"Amate TO liondu-
ras and Nicaragua. II was trouble 10 US III 1915,
and is that purt OF Crmtrul America where different
national and local interests now concentrate. 10
quarrel about il would be madness
OPINION OF 4 MEMBER or PARLIAMENT on
\ WAR
Correspondence OF The London News, Nov.2
Nothing save M attack the honor OF England
vii! ju.tify war with the American peop!e-a people
of the same blood language, and religion rs ourselves
Parliament should promptly DC called together ana
il not public meetings should be held to protest upon
81 fatal proceeding.
Lord ramerson, ~ ia his wont, ~ carrying the
country to the brink "t prrcpce, winch must either
involve us III fnrcc tn Withdraw our iicet ~
ANONYMOUSLY. Tie American people will not tanely
submit to fleet o liners being sent to their coast
without good rcason-nor should they.
Have We nn. already enough upon our hands that
we should seek irrtae proud and powerful peo-
plc What would he tho result OF conflict with the
United States, even to come out "i II veto
rously' Our commerce aud manufactures "ou!h W
crippeI-our monetary affairs in e1tricable confusion
the coast swarlning with PrVatccr3-a million OF
industrial population out q! employ the '''st VI
nil the niece. .nrcs of life Greatly rlIch"ncrd.
! rrur II would be 1.-THE beginning ri III" end Hni
most likely result in civil war and social r:vout"li
Better that the United Staias should pos1rr- Cuba anu
our Wr,, Iudn Islands into the barEan thnn VIZ
should -k such cala;ntes. Better that the pr+oh',
or score OF other administrations be driven rom
bower tam they should br suffered I" W., t.1lr Sc
crrt diplmacy Tor siich fearful results AN W.
From the London Aa;las, Nov 3
| NJ QUARREL WITH AMERICA.
! There i. a feeling III nneasIn.,@ throughout Tie
country UPON the subject "i our relations WIN I'M
ca but W. cannot brlicv" that either our Government
would be . foolish A. to quarrel with the Americans
or TINT Their Government would b.. r" in"'ii ~ ~
,,nrr, wiz u. Nevertheless it il well Tor the pnn-
pc IL tnkc NJ the matter IN time, hli give Log" ~,
m,r.lon' iinct tie brir. of "Dit ui their iho'
The pcorrn hcal position OF Cuba is sufficient I"
make the Americans want it, aud the corruption "'
the Spanish Government quite enough 10 lotrc p',
.ion ui the Cuban population mo rer"l'' ,.;a n
1--WE some pr Tex, H. the schemes ol hhon@itriiS ""
ventures. Beyond this, il is highly pr"Daoc '.i"
the United Safes Cabinet does not WISH !" s!"p t''
piratical attempts Of lis @n-tIral TuGl'r'S "' " ~
come IL qucsi IN OF whether the Ahiri'r"hS """''
steal Cuba m we should suto war wItll mem 10 pre-
vent il m. fyn.r alternative would be by inr Tie
wiser one To- accept. ,,;o % |
1t rnny be lid, that il we fight ag"n'; tnsSla 70
stop her cvng propcisc', we are e,!u"''y ooI h't |
to tight again, Brother Jonathan 10 sop u" w. |
LII: l,pi. f,,rt u
uurht most c,r;aIuly 10 protest ng'ilst III! Nu'
stealing effort md it would be ~ wei! II VIZ emo,
ell upon Span the necessity ol s"pPlns aan. "y
adopting jui system Of RUE 10 ;n,, IN nnv
isuidi but We !cprecate the riea OF nSn''"? ,r;
surh cause II. case OF lusGia AMI that ol amer.
ca do by mc.ns coincide because WINE Hus ,'
acquiring Turkey would damage oil me p's. i''.o w
of Europe, thcr would not he the ieaS' n"' - 60,
roud interest Whatever if Amerca ootaIncd l ,
sion of Cuba in IN honest way. Tic pivpIo'i,'9 '
thnt rrlnnlsraucs of TIE r III! sort would chech W,
fibustrriug orhe present, and Tor i!l'' % S',n
the dthcu,yit night be recoh'e''deI ''.' ,p ,I,,
should sell Cubi to the Americans anu f'pP''' wv
money III paying off her debts. J
The Spanish government ought to be ape !" "
tend themselves vitluut our help nga'i!s'
lacks and ,lr that il the P"Ilncrs'1' .""," I'll;
does not mind wl.t it is about us hi' n i,;rn
excite an amount of luminosity that may "r ua', w
tr deal with. TIL sad mismanHgeInril :" w. ""o
and its obvious al;agonisin to European np''' i;,J
done much 10 lever our character III NV L"r,,
States ana u The Americans Iiiiu "' ia ,,,,
ing thcln while h. rucklrs to Austria hh" "". "n
even hsht Russia in straight forward way 'S'r"hs
| feeling of resentment must ARISE.
t REPLY OF AN AMERICAN TO TIE LoADoN
TIMES
4 long and alb. letter signed "a Citizen W Wv. W"
Limited Suites" appeared in the London Times Jew
DAYS since, in reference Ia the question III s" i
addresses itself Inc principal points involved n .i'
makes out with more than show OF ra'nh Inn nm
British government by helping 10 make up me sun, a
of the grievances, hns in most Gases nuen III Wv
wrong lie asserts. with great truth, that i"r r"ls
the niibr&iaring sp, has not been 5" 10" H. ~ t"'
sent and he adds .hr