The true Democrat., 1855-12-11
From an American in London.

The leader in yesterdays Times cannot fail to produce painful sensation throughout the Union. That article, am quite confident was prepared under the immediate direction of Vis- count Palmerston, her Majestys Premier. This functionary has for more than thirty years in- dulged, and manifested whenever a iustifab!e occasion presented itself, sentiments of mpla- cable hatred to our country Standing, from the years he has numbered on the brink of eter nlty, never was there more perfect plactical exempllticatlon of the adage of the ruling pas sion strong in death" than Is presented in the instance of his remorseless desire t. involve our republic in ruin Blinded by his ferocious ma lignlty to everything just where our interests were involved an attempt to negotiate with his government was an attempt to negotiate with an impo>sibility Inflated by a sudden elevation to position which, in his brightest vision of the future, he could not have aspred to prior to the commencement of the war, he magnes that the fall of Sebastopol has imparted to him prestige which will inspire alike terror and ad- mIration in all the States of the universe, ex- cept France With Louis Napoleon as his per sonal friend and political ally be has had the te merty to lpsult us as a nation who rarely ever insulted before; and ardently do trust that 1t will be hurled back at him with force that will make his limbs, totterng under the weight of age, tremble in the presence of such dan- ger as statesman never before provoked.
 presume 1 have knowledge of the subject (not derived from American sources) which is in the main correct The Times article de- sgnedly misrepresents the object for which the fleet was dispatched That object, the writer well knew, was for the enforcement of the in- valid pretensions of Great Britain on Central | A oarinn and I intervention in the affairs of our continent. But he had not the courage so to state the fact. It suited the purpose of Palmerston better to as- sert that the expedition was for the suppression of practical fllibustering." This, he tlattered himself, would enlist universal British and European sentiment in behalf of its success, while it would veil the head that dictated the paragraph. A more perfdious stratagem never emanated from human brain. It is worthy of the man who was profuse of his condolences for Hungary, while he was writing as secretary of foreign affairs to his Minister at Vienna, that "t the greatest of all calamities which could be- fal the British empire would be the dismember- ment of Austria
 The Times, until recently, has not served in the interest of Palmerston One of the editors now holds place in the government, and is supposed to write the foreign articles. Upon the fall of Sebastopol, it ceased its war against the Premier, and became his vehement eulogist. Like most converts, it is over jealous. Palmer ston Is known as the originator and creator of the entente cordiale, the recent victorious results of which have considerably augmented his pop ularity throughout ;this realm. The relations between Louis Napoleon and himself are of the most intimate and cordial character, and they are assuredly acting in concert with reference to American matters; but the latter will not dare, at first, to openly espouse the cause of the for mer He has ample employment to take care of himself at home. His affairs are in terrible condition, with no prospect of being speedily bettered The want of money, and bread, and meat, puzzles him exceedingly. His uncle said that peoples bellies govern the world; and this truism haunts his imag ginaton most dlstressfully in these times of difficulty in obtaining supplies. But for the inhumanity of the thing, am cer- tain we should benefit ourselves in a national point of view by starving them out here in E'l- rope of their animosty to us. What in the name of mercy, would become of them if we were to cut off the supply of breadstuffs, pro- visions, and cotton? This would result from an immediate war with France and England; and for this reason will France decline any overt demonstrations against us until she makes another crop