The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-27
THE NEWS BY THE CANADA.

city ON Sunday morning last We have before full files
of London and Liverpool papers from the Sd to the 10th
instant large space in the London journals is devoted
TO American aflairs-atordng amusing conglomerate
Of curriiy abuse and apprehension. Az fair sample
we make for the following extract from leading
ticle in the London Weekly Despatch of November d
A LONDON JOURNALISTS OPINION YASKEEDoA.
II was a signifcant-we might say proound-observa-
ton Of Lord Elesmere who has himself travelled Tor pc
rodquite available for insight and observation IN the pn
ted States that the Yankees by nature the most war
like people the face of the EARTH As the great war COM
munit Of the ancient world he genuine seed OF out
laws and Of robbers SO the United States are peoped
originally by conyicts and more recently by the runaway
yagabondage Of Europe Fighting with the woods and
wilderness the Indian and the wild beasts the climate and
the necessities of individual isolation hunters, trapper
fishermen adventures by flood and field their habits
give them ntrepd and that spirit of adventure to which
war is the greatest E.nser Having conquered worlds
they still imagine new Vast gigantic as is their terrific
ry they go and go FORTH invading the intermediate will
deness and then annexing Mexico Their appetite for ac-
QUESTIONS is Unsuitable They hunger after Oregon and
thirst for Canada they nibble at Mosquito and covet Gu
ba California is already settled and Salt Lake is in their
grasp They openly proclaim their design to bring whole
hemisphere under their sole dominion. Already number
ing twenty-five millions every can handle rifle and
hunt; every adult male is mlitiaman, duly drilled at
stated periods. They born sailors and, compar-
ativey limited is their capital they are the boides
Adventures in navigation whereof their inland fresh-wa-
ter their great lakes and rivers form the appropriate
nursery We see clearly that within the next twenty
years, they fail to become the greatest political
power in the world that they will become the masterkey
10 the politics of Europe; that they will swell into vast
military and naval poenality hold the greatest army and
navy-aye and use them too for dctaon conquest and
dominion See how they ponnce upon every opportunity
10 take offence how eager they TO blow an entahgle
ment into quarrel offence, apology for hostlities
Mark how they individually cherished war for its own
sakehaving been the greatest prvateesmen during the
late war-having invaded Canada private specula-
tonhavng actually made joint stock company of the
with Cuba deliberately dividing the booty of the bur
gary Of that island into shares Observe how they
blow the embrogo of the Oregon and afterwards
the fishing grounds, into cause of war; See now, how
keeny they follow up the question OF the mistake OF our
consul in reference to the enlistment of Americans for the
in the East-how they breathe " threaenngs and
slaughter against the British rule in Ireandhow, at the
very time Of greatest extremity their attitude is
mnatory and portentous that compelled to detach
squadron that i'll be spared to the West Indies to
protect these islands from ibusterng descent Yes
the United States rapidly becoming the chief power
in the word-acquiring daily greater taste for the bel
ligerent sprtmanifestng daily thoroughly un-
scrupuou and entirely unconscientious disposition in the
application of their Notwithstanding hourly that imper
lust of domination and aggression which looks to vio
ence brute strength and conquest as the natural uses OF
power II ever there which might "kndle soul
beneath the ribs of death" it is that which draws France
and England in the interests of Justice humanity the rights
of nations of liberty and constitutional government to
spend their best blood and treasure without stint
ure in deeds Of romantic heroism and noble generosity
without parallel in the history Of the human Yet it
is but evident that the base and sord passions of
Yankeedom are linked with the almighty dollar and the
fortunes OF the Gar ganu than the Of Eu
rope and that the prone and grovelling sympathes of
reoseless tyrant against the liberties and civilization of
the world They gloated every difficulty encounter
Ell they chuced every disaster heroes suffered
fon climate pyation disease they doubted every of
noble daring that chroniced they grudged the glory of
wonderful Victories they the fall of Sebasto
po they are bastard Saxonsapostaes to the Of
responsible goyernment-renegade republicans. We are
pIain and love to call spade spadep We disown these
reareapt descendants of the noble stock whose just pre-
rgsveit has been to teach the nations how to live All
eJsorbing, all graspng mark with dsmay and
their entrance upon the theatre Of the European political
system. We do not seek to underrae their vast power
power fear be welded unscrupuously in the interest
of mischevous seishness We believe that daily they will
wax mghter and arrogant and domneering in the ratio
of their might We how Russia plays up to them
will Germany until we shall them for the sake of
gantu commercial treaties marshalled the side of e
gltmacy and in the interests of absousm 1t is time
"ciosed ranks The Eastern like inter-
vention of Providence to union with France
Its continuance its extension and consolidation
the only hope OF Europe-of the world. Let it be init
mate as the closest ties of commercial enterprise of social
intercourse OF fiscal reciprocity of mutual material inter-
ests in trading speculation of emulation in art and science
ofsympahy in moral and political principle make it.
We should hail the erection of the Crimea into French
colony with unminged satisfaction. We not indeed
how otherwise any material guarantee be secured
against future Russian encroachmens while the
Of Francea proper field Of emigration for her surplus
bulent numbers--woud thereby be supplied. Thank
Heaven the fuel of rebeous spirit longer exists in
Ireland catch the flame of the libusering black
ism of shameless Yankeedom In Canada, too call
ing into existence noble people, vast and magni6-
cent territory, destined to become preponderatng
mcnt to Yankee aggressive violence in the New World
already increasing rapidly in prosperity and
population than the United States and only arresng
the tide OF immigration ther by its growing attractive
ness but actually drawing from thence their best citizens
Disguised with the unprinciped policy and restless spirit
of discomfort experienced in the States With reluctance
constrained to confess the loss of faith the
honesty and virtue Of transatlantic descendants and
while acknowledging their vast and growing power to
warn and prepare the country for the melancholy spectacle
OF an Angloaxon republic of educated citizens selfgov-
erned who have deserted the Of liberty and
he Inl ut tn
and to worship at the shrine of the almighty dollar"
STILL ANOTHER FLING YANKEES.
The following communication appears in the London
Times of the 9th instant The writer it will be SEEN has
taken to himself the imposing initials OF less person.
age than Napoleon Bonaparte
TO the Editor Of the Times:
SR have recently read several articles in your paper
the subject Of the British having committed
in the United States by recruiting for our
army in that country beg earnestly to recommend you
not treat that country with much courtesy and
sideration bearing in mind that transgresson through
accredited minister Washington is only open act
and for which several individuals have already been
brought trial in the United States of law and
have paid the penalties thereof Anent the above-our
open of entng the United States pcopelet us ex-
pose all the world the everyday system of bribery and
deeoy carried by the abOvenamed people in tampering
with civilians but with the regular soldiers of our
army in the Canadas inducing them by false preenccs
leave their country and to desert their regiments which
yillanous system has been pracsed to greater less
extent during the last fifty years.
Let the honorable nations Of the earth declare how the
aforementioned act stands in uxtaposition with enlist
ing few hundred discontinued people who anxious
to leave the United States OF America