The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-29

subordinate we can only sincerely hope that win
not hastily be precipitaed between two great nations
Of the and language II Is snguarly UNI
lucky for the interests of peace between England aud
America that Lord Pamerston should be the Prime MIN
lister such critical time. At period OF his prolonged
the viscount popular with the Americans
During last struggle with America Lord Palmer
ston Secretary War for this Methuseah OF
ministers OF the official concoctors Of the iar-
ranged expedition which the gallant Packeniam fell
New Orleans. Officially antagonisc TO the Ameri-
in his early days. when advanced TO the Foreign Oce
the conduct of Lord Pamerson In relation to the bound
airy question, exasperatng beyond precedent The
language also in subsequent times in which the reckless
Viscoun denounced what he called The Ashburton Con
uentio is still remembered not TO his credit by the most
accomplished statesmen in Europe Every journalist
Also must recoec that long series OF astounding articles
in which, day after day, the conduct OF Lord Ashbur-
ton arragned in the most insulting nvecyes Those
speeches of the yiseount duly chronicsd powerfully
famed the flame of discord in America They aided Mr.
OConne and his repeaers in their nsolent defiance OF
the law They did enormous mischief at the time and
the memory those speeches and those writings still
ranking in many American breast Nos can we be
surprised at the rritaed tone OF some ilnformed Amer
writers and speakers when they observe that this vehe
denouncer Of the "Ashburton Convention" is now
the first minister in the cabinet of England In this respect
however, the Americans like some continental politicians
absurdy exaggeratc the Stats OF Lord Palmerston lie
is only premier by chance In sense can be be ac
cepted representative man. Of England. He never
the chief of party in Parliament nor Is he now
clique Of whg families use him as temporary screen 10
hide their great monopolizing power. We enrea the
Americans TO be assured that their old official and personal
antagonist does belong that order of statesmen whose
uerance is the voice of Of the great political coned
eracies Of our legislature This premiership little better
than the accident of accident But as 1t certainly
unprepous that Lord Pamerston should be the first
minister the unctnre must call the attention
the Americans facts that the present
of affairs entirely out of the category of former col
lsions with their gallant and aspiring country In the
first and second with America France was hostile to
Great Britain in 1855 France is our ally In the war OF
independence England had to divide its fleets In the
channel and in the West Indies large French squad
me acq1 Ippr auf Ia
also, Spanish feet was in existence, which required
attention elsewhere Since then naval power has
been augmented to extraordinary size, and hinge
ships infinitely better adapted for bockadng the whole
coast of America than for taking Cronstadt
The ruin to American commerce by prolonged block
ade of its chief empora of trade need not be enlarged upon
No doubt of the American journalists u.s.
should have to calculate buccaneersferce, desper
ate and piratca flesh and blood reaizatons of Mr. Fenn
Coopers nautical novels Well, even an armada of
buccaneers could not do England the fearful damage that
its own democratic passions in time OF war would cause
to Boston The Heterogeneous variety OF its social e
mens would then be garngy revealed by the eruption OF
its volcanic elements The Union would burst the war
prolonged. Its unsettled social questions would split
America asunder The slave question would become fear
fully portenous and it would geographical as
well as humanitarian aspect The relations between the
northern and southern States would in generate far
state Of things than that which existed between Eng
land and Ireland for the twenty years anterior to 1901 On
the other hand nearly all serious questions definite
y settled The Irish difficulty has vanished The new
law and its consequent Chartsm have ceased to be
effective disfurbcrs No doubt with America would
seriously njure principal textile manufacture aud we
admit that for the interruption of amy both nations
would pay dearly. But person can calmly weigh the
eventualtes without perccivng that America would be
precipitatcd upon anarchy. 1t would take her several
years before her establishments could be put upon
SCALE and she would be taught the lesson that the
valo craftsmanship and wisdom of her yrcnowned
Washington, Jackson, and Franklin might have been fruit
less without the help of the House OF Bourbon aided by the
degenerate conduct of Lord North But these painful con-
tngences need not further be discussed We only aude
to them to show that if the last dreadful alternative
idad Enrlo aud harn uAs
sion though deeply amentng struggle with people of
her own kindred.
The present misunderstanding may yet be peaceably set
tied 1t has been partly fermented by the irritating
duct of certain subordinate agents employed by minis
try and by American agors who have taken advantage
of the fact of Lord PaImerston-he former uphoder OF
frebrand policy--being Prime Minister But entrea
of the Americans to dismiss from their minds those exagge
rated notions about Lord Pamerston which mischevous
spirits amongst them anxious to diuse Let them
recoect that the noble author of "The Ashburton Con-
venon" received the thanks of both houses of our
Parliament and that Lord Derby the head Of the
tive party Colonial Secretary, when former grounds
for pickering skilfuy and successfully removed at
the time when staggering course like the anteceden
conduct of Lord Pamerston would have been fatal
best of both nations The horny questions arising
out OF right of searchhe Mcleod and Caroline steam
boat anairOregon and President Folks fiery messages
were all peacefully settled and credaby TO the honor of
both countries When Parliament meets the present min
listers will have to account for and explain truly the nature
OF some of their proceedings in relation to the unfortunate
"foreignenlisment' project We trust in the meanwhile
that the good Of great people the Americans
will prevail above the faction of agitaors who
them with series of internal broils than for
eign war; In conclusion we may remind them that when
President Polk in December l845 used the language of
dogmatsm, if not defiance, his irritating speech
swered in the next month by the Queen from the throne
who regretted the unsettled state OF the Oregon question:
and added that effort her part consistent with the
national honor should be wanting bring the controversy
to early and peaceful fseasonabe
application at the present time.
The Dublin Evening Mail, conservative journal of
much character looks the whole proceedings and
makes its comments thus:
1t would appear that have not yet to the end
of the list of unoward events dependent upon the policy
Of the Aberdeen government That old gentleman and
his guilty. because more intelligent associates
plunged Europe into which they mismanaged as
to lower considerably the prestige of the military power
and resources of England 1t turns out that their
have formed train that is very likely to fire
mine of dscord between England and the United States of
America. The bitter fruit of the foreignenstment is
now ripenng into the humiliation of the agents of this
country both in Europe and America and there is no
small reason to fear that it may be the of
civil war, might well call it-between and
atlantic kinsmen In Prussia British consular agent has
been convicted and condemned to Imprisonment upon a
charge Of executing the provisions of that in
the United States it has been made the occasion for insult
placing the British government in the huniliating posi-
ton of being conessedly in the wrong
The London Chronicle of November 9th that all
political events tending towards dissolution of Par
lament, and says
Lord Palmerston is evidently struggling in the net
spread for him by the factions he will