Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-07-07
American Sympathy for England.
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| The tenor Of certain articles which have of
late made their appearance in the Times, would
seem to indicate that there exists across the
| Atlantic, IN the breasts of near relations,
the inhabitants Of the United States of America,
feeling of hostility to us, our institutions and
| undertakings, and feeling of sympathy with
our Russian antagonists We do not believe it.
But on the contrary we believe that blood is
thicker than water, or in this case, we might
| say. than oll-that though the Yankees might
have no OBJECTION to have shot at them
Selves they wish no other people in the world
to do so with success,-that republican liberty
| can never sympathize with despotism,-en-
lightened intelligence with hopeless ignorance,
progress with 4obstruetion,-tha the antago-
nism of qualities and races and institutions
between Russia and the States, is gulf too
stormy to be passed, and that the ties of kindred
blood and kindred sentiment between the States
and Great Britain are too strong to be easily or
lightly severed. Should it ever be otherwise
should it ever unfortunately come to pass, that
this country shall be placed in hostile position
to America, or should we even witness the IN
toward event Of American sympathy with our
opponents, or its absence from ourselves, we
cannot imagine consummation more unpropi-
tious or more calculated to damage our in
iuence and our cause in the eyes of the whole
civilized world
viii it be believed that we, or at least the
small fry who represent US. are doing their best
to bring about this state of bitterness; and that
the rumors of American indifference to our
success, Of American sympathy with our en-
emles, have their origin, not in the acts of our
brethren but in the eontemptuous Sights and
EQRllous Indifference of ourselves? The prompt
1ngs of an an evil conscience inform us that we
l. &oI IT, ~. q
which we are beginning to assume: and that
Il persistence in the studied insoence with
which the friendly advances of our transat-
lantie brothers seem to be received, may posi-
bly, at no distant period convert these rumors
into facts Several instances Of the species of
conduct to which we allude have lately been
brought under our notice; but we shall content
ourselves for the present with the mention of
two.
The Morning Post can testify to the courtly
career of every whiskered, beared, bagzy-
breeched. aide-de-camp or envoy from Pun
pernickel CT Sehlaugeufat, whose business or
whose pleasure leads him to visitsthe capital of
England. A special train receives him at
Folkestene; q Court carriage at London Bridge
He is presented to Majesty by the Minister
his name is inserted in the Lord Chamberlain's
album for the Royal banquet, concert, and ball
he appears at the receptions Of Secretaries
and as necessary sequence, he runs the
gauntlet Of aristocratic hospitality and ostenta-
ton in crescent, lane and square, from St
Something in the East to St. Somebody in the
West; till surfeit Of soups, lobster-saads, |
and Laftte, drives him back with an indges-
ton to the baths and Arunnens from whence he
came. We find no fault with his reception 81
reception though it be, of the envoy or hanger
on of phantasmago sian kingdom or dnkedom
whose Treasury is o gambling house, whose ter
ritory Is fisherman s walk. and whose army is |
an officer. 'sWhle we feast the great, let's |
neer forget the small" Great Britain can |
afford to allow Lillput to stalk powdered and |
pig tailed across her palm. But while she rains |
hospitality and consideration on the small, |
ought she to reverse the caution Of the song |
and utterly despise, neglect and ignore the |
great We think not.
In the month of March last, three of the |
American veteran officers of the Mexican cam
paign, in the three several departments of en-
gineers, artillery, and cavalry, selected from
he gallant army of the United States by the
President and his cabinet, as worthy from their
aients and services to represent their country
men, were directed by the Government to
proceed to the Crimea, for the purpose Of study
ng the art of war. The names of these officers
we're, and are, Major Richard Delafeld of the
Mordecai Of the Artillery,
md Captain Mcclellan of the Cavalry Did
hey proceed to the Russian Lines. where the
lrt of war can be studied quite as efectualIy as
n our own-to which they would have received
md would still receive hearty weIeome-and
With which nation they are falsely represented
o sympathize? They did not They arrived
a England, with letters from the British Min
ster at Washington authenticating their mis-
ion, and which were presented by them last
month to the Foreign Secretary in London but
'eyond civil reception, which we believed
lord Clarendon vouchsafes to all men-an in
eryiew with Sir John Burgoyne-and letters of
ecognataoa to the authorities in the Crimea-no
lotlce whatever was taken of them or their
mission. No special train received them at
4iverpoot.-no Court carriage at Euston Square
mo presentation to Majesty-no inscription in
he Chamberlain's opensesame-no pasteboard
or Minister'S reception or aristocratic soiree-t
nd the only surfeit which they received was a
urfeit of neglect and disgust, which they have
oubtless carried with them to the Court of
rance, whether they have bent their steps,
nd which it will assuredly defy all the baths
nd Brunnels of Pumpernickel to remove.
Towards the end of last summer, the United !,
tates sloop-of-war Preble arrived at Spithead.
is rule III the American Navy that all the
avail cadets. who compose the material out Of
rhIch are fashioned afterwards the naval COM
landers of the Republic, shall serve their time !.
efore the mast; and good and wholesome !.
ale it is, for reason too obvious to descent
pom. The Preble, training ship for this pur-
use, and manned almost exclusively by young
entlemen from amongst the most respectable
lmilies in the States, to the amount of two =
undred and upwards, came to Spithead for :.
he purpose Of naval education. She happened :.
} be the only man-of-war on the station at the !
me. and her presence on that account, and on 5
count of the frequent opportunities which she
nd Of saluting the Royal Yatch, was made !.
ore than usually conspicuous. She was left =
holly unnotieed by the authorities Of Ports '
outh, her cadets were refused admission teI
le dockyard and she ultimately left the station,
it'll two hundred young naval hearts, the 81
ture upholders of their country's naval fame, h
lily impressed with the nature of their recep- Il
On in their fatherland.
These are two instances Of the pains which
e taken by our representatives, to secure for :,
reat Britain the sympathy Of the United d
ates. We have others at command but we
nceive the foregoing quite sufficient for our =
esent purpose, and we pledge ourselves to -
e accuracy Of tbs details. We can also tell =,