The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-05

Last week we published paragraph to til
effect III excitement prevailed in England, om
ing to lat government having repudated th
clayton BulEer treaty, and ordered larg
f1eet TO Immediately rendezvous in the gulf q
Mexico. ard the hostile attitude assumed BY tn
eadIngt London journals in respect to Amer
ica, witch lead to an impression thai wa
was negotiable between Great Britain and TIL
United plates This idea was encouraged b.
tiie Lor|1on Times and other government or
gans; tIlt was universally condemned BY til,
Liverpool and leading commercial sheets w,
4 presume that the Times discharged its stthun
DER mlrely With view Of ascertaining the
popular|sen<iment in respect to such, not ar
improbttble, event, and perhaps for the purpose
Of n|dating president Pierce from seeking
redress Tor the infringement of our neutrality
: laws bI the British ambassador. Although
p differences OF serious character exist at pre-
Z sent between the two governments, and are
daily befomng more complex, Great Britain
will not, lit she can possibly avoid it, go to war
with eiunlted States while the Russian quar-
rel IS untidjusted. We copy below portions of
the leadlhg article Of the Times on this subject
After stating that the British government had
determined tostrengthen the West India squad
ron' 70 st3ives to impress upon the public mind
that war Between the United States and Great
Britain Was highly probable, if not imminent,
and saysi sr. .z.s... e......
Al thss moment North America is in pro-
lound peace with the whole world; yet is not
inc less Tue that IN her ports fitting out at
this NOM int piratical hbustering expeditions,
destined I'd carry war and bloodshed into the
dominion of an unofending neighbor. These
expeditions do not receive the sanction of the |
Amerlcan:government, are not equipped by its |
funds, viii not be conducted by its officers
out their preparation is nevertheless rel knoacpI
to the PRECEDENT and his administration, and re-
celve no CHECK from that quarter This tole-
ration, we are willing to suppose, proceeds
from weakness merely, and would be exehang-
ed Tor vigorous action, only that the power to
act is utteAy wanting. The American people
are sotreethat they will not be controlled by a
government of their own creating, and though
laudably q ger for the preservation of their own
dignity ana the assertion of their own rights,
cannot britg themselves 10 tolerate an execu-
i've sufficiently strong to compel respect for the
rights Of freign nations. 1t is because we see
no hope ot.fnding in the United States gov S
eminent capable of preventing its citizens from
waging tate war en- their own account against c
the best friends and truest allies of the great re-
public that I'VE are most unwillingly compelled,
even in thesmIdst of the great European strug- 7
gle in which we are engaged, to assume de- b
fensive attitude in order trampIe out the first t.
sparks of this fire, and prevent confiagration $,
bich, if or allowed to spread, may cause in o.
;alculable misery to the human race. It's the
misfortune # the American republic that she Il
contains within her borders so many desperate tie
md lawless men; tits still more her misfortune az
nat she doef rot possess an organisation suf- ar
ciently poterfu to crush these criminal at -,
empts. That which she cannot do we are com '''
elled at eAst SO far the lawless enterprises 10
lrected against ourselves 60, TO do for them. mi
We cannot Wait patiently till these lawess ennis as
ares OF lnslrrectlon and plumber have set their en-
GO within ~ malesty's domlnions, and en- ia
'untered th} resistance which is sure to over w.
helm their isild and desperate schemes. We WI
nnot wait t;l We are placed in the terrible d. AT
NINA OF eltlIer sparlng men to whom clemen- sci
Is cruelty 10 the human race of which they "a,
e enemies, lr OF inhlcting just punishment, ss
hch may bf The means of infaming against Ao
the passohs OF the American people and
aiding TO disastrous and fratricidal war. We to
H. II 1t De possible, prevent the crime, that pla
herwlse 1t wpuld be our duty most severely nes
punish, and this we do in the name and in r r.
hope OF place. We cannot believe that '''e
'se who art now engaged in enrolling I'M anc
ppy men FOL, these desperate and criminal en- out
prlses really contemplate the success of a Yet
scent upon ireland, for instance, as probable
even possible. All they can hopeis thatthe !
serable tate sure to attend such wretched ad colo
1tures may pc the means of inf1amine the ses<
bic against England, and stirring up the pas. ..
OF the people to point which might rem anu
war inevitable This contamination it is ne
DUTY OF the American government, lift can, mot
prevent, and, as it cannot, ofthe government pea
INST which Fuch attempts are aimed by all chic
ans 10 avert 1t we can prevent these ex- I'D
ltions from sailing or intercept them in the '''''
Idle OF the ocean, we shall have done much IL.
ards avertiAg the danger that must arise Par
uld they be- carried out to their natural de- few
oPment. The course of action we have adop- -.
IS bold, but for that very reason we believe :,
be prudent and safe. We are fully aware Of VIII
advantage that such proceeding gives to Torn
Sc ever achfe enissares of discord, who are ban
'ssantly employed in every State of the Uni and
n stirring up the feelings Of the populace reno
inst this coFnHy. That which is measure , -
elf-defense against lawless force they will ne
esent as an; insult offered to the lawful gov the
ncnt OF the country; they will declaim, they GUS
dlstort, they will exaggerate, but we must er
omit TO prepare against real dangers be- od o.
sc our preparations may be honestly misun- ',
TODD Or deaignedly misrepresented Eng on
has every wish and every interest to re- -tion:
at peace with America. The immense as.r,
e which we carry on with her, the commu- -
of language and of blood the absence of 7
ground Of dispute or subject of rivalry, all ance
q foreIbly in the same direction. How year
nge that, under such circumstances, we .o,t
I'D be driven to arms merely because it is 'ou y,
Will Of portion Of the sovereign people to anu
g war upon Us, unsupported and unapprov- es-
but Also NEITHER prevented nor arrested by Of d.