The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-15
The Rupture with America.

| The Rupture with America.
| From the Liverpool Times, Oct. q
| The British public were as much startled as the
people of the United States will he by the appear
ance Of article in the leading journal of Thursday,
relative to a misunderstanding between this country
| and the American Union. The article to which we
refer will be found in another part Of OurimpressiOn,
and although we must admit that the tone of the
writing in the journal referred to is for the most
part unexceptionable, still this Incorporate diatribe
! has been very generally condemned, and certainly
has met with response this side of the water.
This test OF public opinion in England, is
| elusive, and the commercial world were put in
possession for the first time, through the medium
in question: OF the fact that the government of the
two countries were not on terms friendly as
| formerly.
The Earl Of Ellesmere, in lecture which he
delivered the other evening on the subject of the
Russian war TO the persons in his own immediate
neighborhood, made remarkable statement-re-
marksble certainly, when taken in connection with
the inflated and becose spirit of the article in the
Times, announcing that the British government had
largely reinforced the West India Squadron in or.
der to check the fbustering expeditions of the
worst portions Of American society. "If you were
to ask me, said his lordship, switch the most
warlike nation in the world should say the United
States of America. They have many thousand
miles of frontier, and they have next to no army at
all; but they have large population, accustomed to
the use OF arms aud ready to volunteer in any mill
tary expedition. When the invasion of Mexico
was projected, which was rather buccaneeTing
sort of an expedition, the government advertised
for men, and an army of 10000 were forthcoming
in fortnight. This is what call warlike nation.
Lord Ellesmere has rather under than overstated
the case for VIC have heardor read that in the city
OF New York alone 5000 volunteers were enrolled
in single day, and at least twice that number
reected-the strongest proof Of the correctness of
the deduction at which he had arrived. To address,
then, to tnis inAammabe people such language
the Times uses in reference to the misunderstand-
ing between the two countries, can have no other
object than to precipitate hostiities, and produce
the very calamities which the writer Processes to
deplore.
OF course it will be inferred on the other side OF
the Atlantic, that the article of which speak has
been inspired by the government. Such an i'm
preston would be decidedly erroneous. The jour
nal in which il appears is almost invariably anita
gonistic to the government and although scraps of
gossip appear occasionally in its pages which have
evidently been filtered through Downing street. the
Times rejoicing in its strength, is above wearing
the ministerial livery, aud often exhibits its appre
citation Of such iavors by belabOTing the Cabinet
Lord Palmerston, if the Truth were known, would
be delighted TO see the power OF the Times crippled,
and we can readily conceive that his modification
extreme when he read this article in its pages.
II the American public will regard the production
which has called forth these remarks clever and
spicy newspaper article, which appeared in organ
long proverOia for its literary power and impetuosi-
ty, tut with which, will venture 20 say the cx-
ecutive had no more TO do than the American Min.
ister himself, they will take it for what it is worth
for anything they like except the deliberately ex.
pressed opinion OF the English Cabinet and people,
Position Of Affairs not Threatening.
The London Globe of Friday evening, the SOth, |
speaks as follows, and not unlikely by authority"
We confess we can hardly see sufficient reason |
for regarding the position Of affairs between the
United States and Great Britain as possessing the
threatening aspect with which II is invested by
of our contemporaries. The political and material
interests OF the two countries are identified to
intimate and important an extent, that apprehen- /
sions OF collision could only be justified by a
much lower estimate OF the good sense of ourselves
and Of our kinsmen beyond the Atlantic, than the I
progress OF either country among the nations Of the
world would warrant. We must then, look upon /
it as impossible that any serious difficulty arise
from the supposed breach of the spirit OF the United
States laws by the enlistment for the British service
upon the frontier, which has taken place Even /
putting aside the question 10 the extent TO which
these proceedings infringe the Law, We should take
the single fact that to all appearance they dis
continued upon representations being made that
me United States Government regarded them with /
disiayor as guarantee OF the cessation OF any dis
agreement they might have caused.
No doubt our our squadron on the North Ameri- /
can Station has lately received reinorcements, but
the American people eau hardly be ignorant of the /
real causes which have dictated this step. II they /
Justly claim that the laws OF neutrality be respected
they cannot deny US q similar right II unauthor- |
zed recruiting be suppressed, there IS nothing un-
reasonable IN asking that unauthorized priyatoering
shodld be prevented. The Americans like ourselves
must be aware that in their ports, at this moment
large vessels in various stages OF preparation
equipped openly for the service of Russia, aud TO
intercept aud annoy our trade We say nothing OF l
the wild but long threatened projects for the inva
sion OF Ireland the open discussion OF which hardly 7
mail fails to report But il is against these less
ambitious enterprises, and not against Americans,
that our squadron is directed We shall undOubt- |
eddy use our strong hand 10 put them down, but /
when We do so, il is the misguided people who ein-
bark In them, aud not the American nation, that
viii have cause for dissatisfaction. For what we are
doing, We should eheeFfully submit TO the verdict Of
the thinking portion OF the American community, |
who, we feel sure, would be as reluctant as our.
selves that any trumped-up pfetexs should be al
lowed 10 peril the alliance between US, which mu
iual respect and mutual interest should make one /
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