Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15
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The United States and Great Britain

We published Yesterday a sensible letter from
au American in London. in regard to recent
article published in the London Times, respect
ing the relations existing between England and
the United States. To-day we lay the article
itself before our readers. In announcing the
augmentation of the English West India squad
ron, the Times proceeds to hint at the reasons
that have caused that action. 1t suggests that
this naval movement has been superinduced by
projected unlawful expedition from the United
States against Ireland: for which conjecture we
need hardly say that there does not seem to
have been the slightest foundation. The idea
must have been the product Of an idle mind tax
ing itself for subject TO excite the lovers of the
marvellous. Several Of the London letters and
newspapers looking to something more practical
BILE than this absurd suggestion, intimate that the
transfer of the fleet had its origin in the reports
that had Just reached England as to the unfriend-
ly disposition eyinced by this government aud
people towards the Allies, in counteracting the
movements of foreign agents to obtain recruits
in the United States; whilst others attribute it
to the misunderstanding that has just been dis
closed concerning the construction Of the Treaty
relative to Central America.
We do not know which of these reasons is the
correct one and therefore prefer fostponing com
ments until the receipt Of authentic intelligence.
In the meantime it should be remembered that
the London Times is no. Ministerial organ. and
cannot therefore be regarded as representing
the views and feelings of the British Cabinet. Its
propensity to deal in taunts and sneeis towards
this country has heretofore been INDUCED with
out producing any impression /; and that its
present warlike article is not approved by the
British press or people is evident from the tone
and temper of numerous letters and newspaper
articles on the subject. As an example we in
troduoe an extract from article of the Liver
pool qimes. in regard tothe matter:
'.fhe British public were much startled as
the people of the United States will be by the APP
pearance of an article in the leading journal of
Thursday relative toa misunderstanding between
this country and the American Union The ar
tcle TO which refer will be found in another
part of our impression aud although must
admit that the tone of the writing in the journal
referred 10 is for the most part unexceptionable,
still this incorporate diatribe has been very gen
orally condemned, and certainly met with no re-
Spouse on this side of the water. This, as test
of public opinion in England is conclusive; and
the commercial world were put in possession for
the urst tlfne. through sne neuiun III question,
Of the fact that the governments of the two coun-
tries were not on terms as friendly formerly"
We are therefore, from these indications, of
opinion that there is but little reason for appre-
bending rupture of the friendly relations now
existing between the two governments. We are
at least confident that the people of the United
States will deprecate any such rupture, and do
nothing. wilfully, tending TO produce that result.
At the same time, if England is tired of our friend
ship, and prefers the institution of hostile rela-
tons, we will most assuredly accommodate her.
In peace will meet her as n friend and prompt
ly discharge oil the obligations that such rela-
tons impose; and in ,oar. she may be assured
that we will as promptly discharge the duties
that hostile relations impose--a fact. en-
PEASANT, which has already been amply demon
strated TO her.
p. S.-News by the last mails has somewhat
changed the aspect of affairs. We confess that
aNspeck OF war; is visible. See our late news
olunns.