Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-17

GREAT BRITAIN.

GREAT BRITAIN.
From the London Times, Nov. ist.
Trouble Nth ths United States
When the war in the East first broke out, and
England found herself in new and unwonted ALI
ance with France, and an equally unwonted hostii.
ty with Russia, there was no power from which she
received assurances of support more hearty, more
satisfactory, and more spontaneous than from the
United States Of America. Even the Minister of
the Union In this country Unless we are m siniorm.
ed testified to the cordial sympathy Of the Cabinet
az Washington, and the nation over which 1t pre-.
sides. He expressed an apprehension as to the
durability of our alliance with France, and our
ability alone and unaided, to resist the overwhelni
ing might of Russia. But he desired us to be
under no apprehension on that account, for the
United States we're willing to make our quarrel
their own, and aid US with thousands Of stout
hearts and brawny arms, as ready to pluck down
the despotism Of the East as to subde the wilder
ness, and level the giant forests of the West.
If the English government believed these aasu-
RANGES, as we do not doubt the American Minister
believed them, we cannot reasonably accuse them
Of rashness or credulity Or say that they adopted
on doubtful authority q strange or improbable
story. Was It unlikely a priori that nation
whose noble boast 10 that her soil is the chosen
abode Of freedom whose every citizen Is mission-
AIRY against the creed Of despotism, should warm
TO generous enthusiasm at war waged for NO
selfish motive but TO curb barbaious neolence and
save Europe and Asia from being tramped under
the heel of an overbearing autocrat? Was 1t
likely that population recruited annually from
the bitterest enemies Of Russia which has SO often
evinced martial spirit, which swarmed to the
obscure conflicts Of the Mexican war, and has shed
it's blood SO freely In namelcss Indian quarrels,
should stand aloof from contest in which world
wide fame was to be won by the brave, and fair
occasion was offered for making American valor
illnstrious in the van of conflict on the decision
of which depended the future destinies Of the hui
man racer
We do not think so; and, therefore, unfortunate
as the result has been, we cannot blame our min
listers that, in their urgent need Of men, they
sought to avail themselves Of the resources Of the
West, and to turn into legitimate channel the
irregular energies of those ardent spirits which
have appeared so long to burn for an enterprise
worthy Of their courage
At the same time the British government, while
establishing dep0ts for enlistment within its own
dominions on the American continent gave the
most stringent orders that nothing should be done,
in the endeavor to obtain recruits, to violate the
municipal laws Of the United States--a direction
which, with oil Difference to the American Attor-
ney General, seems to us to show an intention to
respect instead of to violate, the national sover-
eighty of the Union.
However, it unhappily soon became only too APP
parent that the American minister and British gov
eminent had alike mistaken the disposition of our
transatlantic brethren. The sympathics of the land
of freedom were found in a great measure to be
enlisted on the side Of Russia. Whether it was
jealousy Of the French alliance, secret sympathy,
with the spirit Of territorial aggression wherever
displayed desire on the part Of the slaveholding
States to counterfeit influences hostile to their do
nestle institutions, that the Irish refugees had
inoculated the Union with their hatred of England,
We cannot say-but certain it is that accounts be-
gan speedily to reach this country Of the hostile
spirit In which attempts at recruiting were TO.
ceiyed, and the philo Russian tone adopted, with
few honorable exceptions, by the whole American
press, was but too apparent
The EDglish government did not wait to hear
more; it had been msled and it fastened to retract
its error Orders were Immediately despatched to
America to desst from all attempts recruiting and
to give no cause Of annoyance to the suscepGbties
Of the nation. In the meanwhile the American
government had, as well as the British, made its
on the state of public feeling and de-
ternined not to neglect the opportunity of turning
that feeling to account in the interest Of the COM
ing Presidential election. of 1855.
Proceedings were instituted against persons
who had acted, or were supposed to act, In the
interest Of the English recruiting service, and
Mr.. Champion, the most popular minister who
Cabinet at Washington, was made the object of
abuse and vituperation. At the same
time, the American government desired their Min.
lister in London to make the strongest representa-
tions as to the conduct of Great Britain, and to
demand discontinuance Of all endeavors at re-
cruiting in the States. The British government
answered in the most conciliatory tome that what
was demanded had already been done, and offered
explanations on the subject which proved perfectly
satisfactory to the American Minister, who could
not but remember bis own sanguine anticpations
Of contrary feeling, and 80 for time the matter
terminated. But the American government was
not SO easily satisfied, and returned to the attack
with despatch, Of which we viii only permit our
selves to say that it was il-caculated to restore
good feeling between the two countries, and by
no means a fitting acknowledgment of the readi
ness shown by our Ministry TO recall mistake
into which they had been so innocently led. To
this despatch the British government has returned
. temperate, but firm and dgni6ed reply, and has
seconded It's diplomacy by strengthening its West
India feet with the ships that have arrived from
the Baltic 49, &stsa4
In this position affairs now stand, and we appeal
10 the conviction of our readers whether these
transactions do not DISCLOSE on the part Of our own
most commendable spirit of forbear-
ance and moderation, aud on the part Of the gov
of the United States desire to force a
quarrel upon us at period when we may well be
supposed to desire, above all things, the continu
ance Of our present friendly relations.
RUPTURE WITH AMERICA.
Private messages by telegraph state that the
American minister in London has demanded bis
or an equivalent to II, from our govern
ment News so astounding might be received
with ncredulity, but we can only say that holders
of cotton are acting on the report and there IL a