Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1855-11-23
The Foreign News.

despatch Of an English feet TO the West In
dies, had been followed up, BY that and other
papers. until it resulted into :. through ex-
citcment on the subject of a war with this
country, and positive assertion on the part
of one journal that Mr. Buchanan had al.
ready demanded his passport, and rhat dip
lonlutic relations betw ecu the two countries
were suspended With our better knowledge
upon this subject, knowing that Mr.. Ba-
cha1an had not severed bis connection
with the British Government, the assertions
and AZ peals Of the English press are OF
much less significance 10 then they were TO
the less informed British public, and as a
consequence 20 feeling they create here viii
haGdi} respond 10 the excitement sbroad,
though there may properly be evoked some
thing of national indignation against what
appears, with the information ut present
arailahle,to he an effort ON the part Of the
English ministry to hector this country int
VDcuiSbSV W Ito hAS HSS @t12 10 cIeutts iuFJ1en
the efforts Of tie London Times, feeling
of lli-will against cur people for offences
that are scarcely .;atedwirh stEicicut Gear
ness to permit nbutta.
Denuded Of the result that was aitIibu-
ted 10 the difficulties between the two gov
prniuoutS tho coumants ~ ,l,a ON don
Ters will appear 10 us as in no way war;
ranting the excitement that prevailed in
England, and TO the fears of the British
people aud an aeste perception Of the dan
gers tsaey have 10 aprreheua from war
with this country We may fairly attribute
much Of the existing alarm. The articles
of the Lcndop Times which we COPY are
insulting in their denuncialion, as that
which arst brought 10 view the war cloud
that ms so Suddenly overspread the pre-
viously peaceful relations OF the two coun-
tres. The ffst relates to sir Cushing's
unnecessarily violent denupciation of British
recruiting il the United States and to the
offensive publicity gwen that document.
MIR. Cushing is severely Int not altogether
unjustly Der ated and the error of the British
government IN adopting measure ir viola
tion o. our neutrality Laws condemned, !,
though an effort is made 10 save the per-
petrators CT rho at from the rebuke our
government has no doabt properly admins
tered. The Times, boweyer, evidently
over-estimatcs the Importance Of Mr..
Cushing's exaggerated Indignation. and not
beng are of the Attorney Generals mania
for giving the widest possible newspaper
notorieiy TO his decisions upon all iinagins-
bic subject, looks upon the publicity in this
case as Il desi gned insult TO British pride.
But in reality neither the Times nor the
British Government haze anything TO do
with Air. Cushing's opiaion. 1t EAs sin-
ply direction to Il la~ officer Of oar gov
erRment, directing his proceedings in
certain contingency, n 10 way coming IN
any official form TO their notice, aud the at
temp. to drag il in as procaAge to i'll
feeling is, both erat9us and ridiculous. The
OF its old sore, which it continually Lain-
tains in state Of irritation by dwelling
upon sha want Of sylnpathy fell by the peo-
pie in this country for England il. its strug-
gle with Russia. The aserment with which
it sets out, that earnest assurances Of such
sympathy botn by our people and govern
Iuei.t had been officially given by the Ameri-
can Mla;ster must be reoiyed With great
doubt, ii not positive disbelief. The pro-
prieIy OF entire neutrality was felt here at
the FIRST commencement Of the struggle, and
whatever may be Mr. Bachanan's private
sentiments he would hardly have been guilty
Of such breach of diplomacy az % give
the Official assurances OF which tile Tilnes
SO confidently speaks. An able defence of
the United States by GA Citizen of tie
United States" which we copy will be read
with interest So also win the protest of a
Member Of Parhinent. 1t probably speaks
the real sentiments OF the intelligent and
influential portion Of the British people in
relation to war wi1h this country, and
represents opiniens and fears that will be
heard from all portions of that country
shonld the present difficulty have Anything
of real substaece in it. 1t is evident from
tke different sources to which the supposed
enlargement of the two governments is
attrihatea that no serious eanse of rupture
ye: exists, and none we are sure will arise
unless the impulses and desires of the tur-
bulent few are allowed to triumph over the
temEera.e couusels and powerful CO nsider-
stiors TIA. st~uld command pcrmancnt
peace between England snd the United
States. 2i 7alE
The war news by this arrival is thoroughly
unnnportant Operations IN the Crimea