Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1855-11-23
From tie Loatoa Timss, Oct. q.
aMEgICAN ElLIIBUST. RING.


The Eagllsa government is o,ai:tiug no
opportunity Of reinforcing the Vest gaIi4
sauadson,aud tlas Imposing powerful feet
between tbs country and The North Amer
can Continent Tkis proceeding viii, we
doubt not, calf forth from large portoa cf
the American press that species of mild
aud temperate comment in which ticy de-
light whenever the conduct Of England is
in question. aud lis:le politeai ,4p;ts.l is
to be ,nanufactered By making her thc object
Of invective and deprecitlon. We shall
be told no doubt Of the Geuli5h hatred of
Eagland to Republican Amecisa, anl Of
the insolen; menace behind which she walls
her iaeideous ana tyoaohcrou, designs
Without the slightest wish to reflect in any
way on the press which allows itself to be
made tie vehicle Of such statements, or
upon the constituencies whose votes are
found to be influenced by <ach caiumnise,
we wish to point ont 10 the good sense and
moderation Of the Aa,er.cap people tie
causes which have !ol US, even ia ,ime Of
war, to i1."rc&s, our squadron III their seas,
and may possibly lead ~ still further ia
direction, the frst steps toward which VIC
are uow most anwillingly taking.
We ontroat, then, the American pablic TO
believe, Notwithstanding the assertions to tie
contrary with which they are so assidQeusly
Piled, that there is 90 party or body of men
in this cpnutry that regards them with any
other feeling than that os the utmost
goodwill, or would wish for them any other
Fate than the enjoyment of the utmost pub
lie freedom which is consistent with the
utmost privste liberty and securities. We
have neither the wish nor the right to in
trude our opinion on'that form Of govern
ment which has been established III the
United States, but we have, and we ciaim
the right, to take every responsible precau-
ton against that spirit of unbridlei license
which the present governments of the United
States seem inclined to tolerate at this
moment North America is in profound peact
with the whole world, yet it is not less true
thatin her ports are fitting out at this moment
piratical fllibus,ering expeditions, destined
to carry war and hloodsbed into the do
nlinions Of an unofending neishbor. These
expeditions do nrt receive the sanction cf
the American government, are not equipped
hy It's funds and win not be conducted Wv It's
officers; but their preparation is ne, ertheiess
we'll known to the President and his admin
istrafion, and received ne check from that
quarter. This ,Ulesation, we are wiling 10
suppose, proceeds from weakness NEARLY,
and would be exchanged for vigorous action,
only that the power TO actis utterly wanting.
The American people are so free that they
will not be controlled by government OF
their own creating, and though laudably
cagcrfor the preservation of their own dig
nifty and the assertion Of their own rights,
canrot bring themselves TO tolerate an Exc
cutive sufficiently strorg 10 compel respect
for the rights of foreign nations: It's be-
cause We see no hope of finding in the
United States Governreut capable Of pre-
venting Its citizens from waging private war
on their own account against the best friends
'a::i..i'trnest allies Of the great republic that
we are most unvillingls compelled. even hi