Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-13
THREATENED DIFFICULTY BETWEEN GREAT
BRITAIN AND TIE rN!TED STiTE-.

From the London Tima., Oct. %


The English governments. is omttin: no cuDortuni.
Is OF reinforcing the West liiu squadron, and thus
irf"rpGsing powerful tee! between" this country
the North American Continent. This prn"reGa.: "i.l.
wr dnnbt not. rn forth from large portion Of thu
American press that SPECIES ui mild aud i-'"-r.''.
tluc Ui f.Hginu,! il ~ Iu"si!"d, hhH u iu r''t"'
capita! is 10 be- manufactured hy MAXIM her IA" "b
i., Of nvrctivr and hrp.rciat!nn W" shall u" t"Id
n, doubt %, the frmdi,I hatred o! En"lan! - ."pnb
;irau America and q! the a3uiclt menace U"lInG
which she veil. her nsilous and ,rtachcrons dtsi.Ens
Without, the slightest wish tD reflect II any way "i'
the prr.s which allows itself TO be mndr the vehicle
Of such statements, at upon he c'iNi:ntnclrs "hosr
yor.. arr found to hr influenced by such ciumnies,
we vi 10 prl out iO the 'od scn>c G!!G inui"rn-
ti,,u Of the Au!rrlrnu prupir .hc cnrsc1 which have
led II T. even H. tle u war, th r:r,nr" our >qui;:"u
in .He: g..n. and may pussb lead IL >tiIi further IL
n direction the tr-t -trpa towards winch we are no"
most auTil!in"y takinS. >.
We. rtr.sI then, the American prblic 10 believe,
uo,yi;hstnndin. the l-srrt;nu+ he contrary with
which they are so as-.GInusy u;rt thai there Is iiu
;ur,v ar body of "irn III tlS country thrt i-2nrdH
;b,n with any u.hrr feeling than tn: ut 'Ic almost
ronI viii or would wish iur turn an: ct!!cc ta;" ihan
rh, ruip-nrnt of the utmost public freedom whiri ie
,nusst,, with the utmost priv s;r liberty rn. >cr.
ri;y We have neither the VISA nor the rh' ~ ~
trlc rr uniliun tnut farm a.! g1rtrliHc'ri "!ch
mas been Established IN the Cuitcd States: bn' "c
awe aud c.an the right, I" tHkc every rrHS'ha
H. ;rCrnn.om against thu spir, Of unt'i.d Arcii>r
,y ri; ih- present rprrrn:'t al the nitrd Sth'cs
So. ms inclined to tolerate. y; rhi" moment Hor'.'
America ia in prnound p".c" With the whole w""'''
vet il : NOT t: less ;rG: iin' ia her ports are htiiG
.: =: this .ipeut p!ra!lc! E.lbustr:'ms cHcd!tsus'
l,.,iccd tu carry war gni b.."iSrt i.O the d"nin-
i.,is uf all unol, udu- nrg!3or. lhc-c r1prci ions
d., not rrCrvc the sulctOn o the Airercnlt govern
:nrmt rrc not equipped by it, tuud-, VIII NOT b'
conducted bv it, uniccrs-but their preparation Is
u,vrrtLrless vel, known tu the PlusIGcnt u'i
his administration. GuI receives no check from
,bnt Quarter. This :oierr;ion, We ne w'lu.S
~ supprs", proceeds from %euknsss h'"sc!y, a"!
yynul! h.. rxrhan::-i for vigorous hct'''u "'!y INA.
the ,wer ~ act IL atterlv ''tnt!nE irr E'"erichn
,,,pi.. ar. 20 free that they ~" not Do controlled by
ynvcruu,r NJ ui their creating, EGd, fi!ou.il itH
inhiy ca-". FOR hs preservation "t thrif OWE rE"'.
cannot bring themS-~"! 10 tolerate hO executive 81"
fcirutl" strnu, Ia compel rs-prc' !hT me rHh.S"
foreign nstjoas Il il because so see 40 hop" -! h"i
iu,- in the Cyitrd States II government caf"pE "'
rrrruinr its cili.cna from wHgin2 private war WI
their o~n account Ggn.t 'hc best friends and trur'
allies of the grcn republic, tina. we are u'o'' u"
lin " romprcd even III hr inist ci me Ercu' i-ut'
moan struggle in which we are engaged, 10 assume
d.ru.y. n,ritur in order 80 trnnplc out the brS!
sparLs of hi- fire, nuG prevent r""HaH'h'oh ""'e"
II one allowed 10 Ipre;. MA" cHu'c incai'a"Dif MI
.ry tu the huuiun iu"r. il i the misfortune "i t!I'
American r.ri;a!r that Ii. contun. wI'Ein cr b"r
.rs an many ,".prrrtc and iaw.oss 'l:u: II Is ST.!
Nor. her r,!srunu thai she Gn"s nrt possess an o'
rnrl7ntrh su:lirrn;ly powerful I" rrr-' these cr'
mi ATTEMPTS Thnt which she can.1o. 90 "- are com
n.ilrt n, ,-g5t - !.r u. III" lnw",s enterprises d
r.r,ad a.,aiu-t rur~civr, TO- 90 ic n"r. Wccnuno
uvi, ,,,rn,ly h. awlc4, rini>-urS Oi in-urructinh
nrd thunder layr act frrfr"t wi;hn Her Majesty sdr'
mninna and encountered there the re-'$'aEcr winch =
sure To- uvcrwhrlin their w! anG dri"rhi- schr'il"s-
We cannot wait TIL are placed III The terrh" ~
l.mna uf either sparing Ia whom rlrirenry +
cruelty n the human oi whic they are The rii-
m.- nr Of incl;n. rist punishment which may ''r
Tho means ii irii1muS H-i" ~ hc ph-N"h" "l l''
American pcolc ami lrai:G l" disastrous t'il IL IL
trridal wsg. W. will! 1t IL uc Ins-in:", nr"''A '''':
crime. TINT otherwise It vau, IL. ,urGuy most EtVer''-
is ,o pnnl-h and this We ii" in ~" name AMI III He
home 't mace We cannot hriicr" that thos" VII"
nrr now cur,gni i'll enrolling nm:Ia py m-n Tor ihr'"
d.S,rra,c md criminal enterprises really contemplate
tho success ri ir"ht upon Ireland, i'r .nS'ahtr' II"
urnbnbe or even i,o.-lbir AItey can h"ps - 'hhl
mo usc-al.. fate sur. ~ attend :uch wrcict"i m!'
ycntrr.r. ,nay br the means ni nhanns the pnhr
mind a,a-; England, and stirring NJ :hr passions "'
,hn urnu!c 20 point which t-bi -cunrr war in'ih-
,lr Thi. contamination il j. The duty "i tAr Aineli-
ran government j! / cin, I" prevent and, n It can
rnt II the government asaG'; whih -uch a'te'ni-
,r ,n,. ny all means avert. Ii We cen prevent
,h.sa expeditions from sGiiin. or intercept them "a
mid ocean we shall have done much towards avert
inv tb. danrcr that mus! Hrsr should hry he cnrr'i
nut 10 their natural drI Iclopn.f IN" c"H''" o' '''
lion we have adopted bold h: i"r 'a. very reason
we b,i;eve il 20 he prudent G'G 'ac.
". arc fully awar. 81 IL" advantage mar suct
rroc.-duu giv.s Ia tno.u ever DtPe rtA'aasrrs -!
discard who ar. nrr9-Gg.!y cnp!ny"' III e',f! H"r
ri ,b Union III stirring NJ '!:- !rn- OF tho p"pn-
Incs against a cpun'ry. That :'hi.h = mere nr';'
arr. ni s.-f-?ce os'r.t ""lr force they ii! re-
nr.s-ut y. .n Insult fcred to- the la%fri :V"sin'nci'i
If tie. country ,;"y will ic":''I they VIII dis""':
they will -xagrrd;.. bc: We must not omit /" pc
n.r n-nir., real danger, becansc our preparations
rny l.. bcu--ty misunderstood r desISnct inl-r--
nrr..ut.d EnElard "a every w iii sld every M.
rr,t 10 rrman 81, peace With America Ibe i;iineec
trad. which we carry with bier. the community o
Ian .usr. and of blood. the absecs Of any ground o
dispute on subjects n rivalry, all plead iorcloly IL
TN. same direction. How strange that. uuder such
circumstances, we should be drven 10 arms, merely
hrcsnse il is the will o! portion ol the sovereign
people 10 make war upon us, unsupported and unal.
nroved but uIso neither prevented nor arres.rh ny
lie government. We desire above u!i things. con,
,ipuance of peace but if it be the determination "I
npy ar.e portion Of the people OF the United ss't.
to force war upon us, we shall knox bo" !" meet a
and repeT il, without reuxius for an i:Saht oar 'pe
on the :hreat Vi the reeling end toernS sn ' ''''
! North. t..;- 80
But ;s il for tho credit of tbo:e FREQ INSTITUTIONS ~
ufte,r yauntei a. all thnt is wis-. l"r". ana Hosd
OH tn. face Of the -srIh, tha: friendly H: s'nirou
ps,iou, srdsut!y desiring peace 'e'a.a se7' "se