The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-31
AMERICAN sYxpArHrEs IN THE EUROPEAN WAR.
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in their sympahe not your side IL has been at
tempted be shown how by every calculation Of sei.in-
terest they ought their faces against the Gar and
pray for blessings his enemies They have been repeat
edy told how poor and imsd is their commerce with The
barbarAns Of the North and how rich and boundless Is
their with those who are fighting the battles Of
liberty and civilization On the hand, motives the
most mercenary presented people who, il greedy
Of gain lavish Of expense and the other the most
esutea warnings uttered against the conagon OF
despote government when the English themselves are in
closest with another government which is not
whit less despouc either Ia theory in practice.
Without stopping to decide whether Americans are
more beneyolently inclined Russia than tbose who,
in spite Of negative protesaiions evidently sainng
every humate her is not difficult 70 compre-
bend why such disposition should be net uncommon
throughout the States II mistake not, there exists
strong and general conviction among dneresed persons
that the present fghtfa struggle between Christian
tons in Is disgrace the nineteenth century, that
the object Of IL Is unaianahe and unwse il Is indie
fensibe that contingent or prospective danger 70 Ei-
rope India sufficiently menacing to justify IN the
sight Of God the slaughter Of His chief handiwork on
earth the of 100000 souls year. in the sight OF
man the destruction Of his hard earnings to ouisrp
the almost miraculous produeveness Of the present day
and that when Russia consents she has done TO the de-
mands Of the allies concerning the Sultan Greek subjects
the proectorae Of the prncpaites aud the navigation
OF the Danube TO require her in the plenitude OF her
strength and The height of her pride TO assist In tying
her own bands is indgnity to which would sub
nit save fool who than oue-haf coward Is II to
be wondered a then if among other impartial observers
some Americans be found who seeing Russia banned as an
annexaonst by the allies call upon these as another set
Of sergheous accusers exhorted 70 eist the
first stone ~
If American sympathes do, indeed lean towards him
against whom sngehanded as he fights are banded ihe
hosts Of the West good may perhaps be sng
far haiti in
ing While English dplomatsts and eonsuls have been
unweared in their efforts to crcumven and destroy Amer
lean influence American territory the Russian govern
ment has not only always maintained amcahle relations
with that of the United States but II has attempted
to wat American agents in the performance of their du
ties Nor has Russian Minister Of Foreign Affairs AT any
time ever formally and deliberately enuncated did Lord
Clarendon an intention undertake the supervision OF
matters on the other side OF the Atlantic. Il was not
Russian but English accredited agents who aided BY
French officials have within few years succeeded In BAT
fling The United States designs which, if accomplished
would have benefited the commerce of all nations The
Sand wich islands ST. Domingo and the State of Ecuador
on Pacific bear witness their mschievous and clever
machina,ions England likewise, through her represent
alive tried force upon the Central American govern
Of Guatemala Belgian colonization treaty, execra-
ted repudated by that government she herself being
under bonds the United States not to settle any of her
own subjects in that quarter of the world.
Then again the English press not TO be slack in Offend
ing those whom It is bound by duty and interest TO
ciliae lets slip opportunity for abusing and di-
cung the Americans not when to do so il is neces
sary to confound few outawed men, aliens for the most
part with the whole nation Whether il be the arocous
seizure harmless trading ship by Cuban underings
the untoward arrest of penipoenary the occasion
pounced upon with rabidness which shows how venom
is the intent that lies behind know your reply will
be- it has been that you are in the habit OF roughly
handling government and governors not except
ing royalty itself when by chance truant dispose
ton tneousy appears and that therefore YOU quite
liberty speak your mind about Others But there is
wide difference between one who is at liberty to answer
and one who has organ Of communication.
Some people have ancied that there is another good
cause loving you less and the Russians They
believe that before now had you and the French EN-
peror had Russia your hands Spain like Turkey would
have become the stalking OF the two first maritime
powers Of Europe for the prosecution Of Crmean exped
ton in the western hemisphere Whatever credit may
have been due to this sumise matters very little at present
with your impossible task before you since pretty
that conrvance aud application Of physical force
permanently deprive Russia Of predomnance in the
Black sea- for which she is indebted to Nature and to err
that Independent of the durable Of
her Austria you may be sure win never draw
sword to destroy it her constitution and conditions
OF existence being oo pendent Russian influences to
encourage her in sctso bold From the beginning not
through wantonues but weakness she has been playing
fast and loose with the two allies OF the West whose dipo-
matte agents, however, do them justice knowing the
ticlish and dangerous Of the party adroy hui
mored her does horse who may do as he
is bid free himself of the harness jump Whatever
may be the cause there Is denying that Austria has
gone heartily with you and your need
rely upon it, she win be found wanting If Russia were
of this, do you imagine that she would dare to
reject your conditions Of peace THAT she would be
enough to resist world in arms such would be Aus
tra England France and Turkey united in head hand
and heart
Allow to repeat in the only journal whose unver-
sal currency tenps to address it. that there be any
hostile sentiment in America towards the allies apart from
the justice injustice Of their cause it Is in great meas
owing to the ntrigues Of foreign agents to the
eaumnes Of foreign press In the of time the
latter bane may furnish It's appropriate andote
ii seems if teachings of experience could
vince the rulers Of mankind that in national as individual
unauthorized meddipg is always presumptuous
and may be dangerous History in many instances CON
firms my words, and 70 60 further back than three
years and ten what have the inhabitants Of Great
Britain gained BY Quxoticay and always thankless
cause launching themselves upon the broad Of battle
murder, and sudden death, but crushing debt which II
dzzes the brain to reckon and continental unpopuIary
which fifty alliances can never cxtnguish7
Be persuaded then, ia time that all foreign interference
is ilpaid trade that the it is abandoned In the
practsed in the West the prosperous will be your