Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-11-19
The London Times rs. The United States.
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gard the relations between the two countries, to
which we gave utterHnce few days ago. The
documents upon " hch we give fresh intelligence
as 10 The safe Of feeling Of the American gtyeTn-
toward us at this critical niOnent are the IN
siTucri0ns of the Hon. Caleb Cushing, attorney
general OF the United States to the district attor
ney at Philadelphia. From these apers we learn
mauy things which are strange to English ears
they pUrPurt merely 10 be Instructions as 10 the
conduct of The trials of persons charged with r.
CIung Tor the militia service OF Great Britain, but
they are framed in a tone and a spirit which show
that they intended for other eyes than those
Of the district attorney of Philadelphia. WeeaTn
from these letters that the american government
has adUreSstd 10 that Of Great Britain such de-
nandS Il public redress and satisfaction in the
premises IS Ih4 nhIon-l honor reQuIrES''-lhe pre-
mSeS being the recruiting ot the service of Great
Britain; and we further learn that the g0vsrnment
OF Great Britain has declared, in answer, that ii
gave Stringent instructions not 10 violate the mu-
nicIpal aw, ant; (TonI the n. y. Coulter and En-
QuIer @e further Learn that the English gOveEn-
ment has expressed its regret If any lola Ions OF
the municipal law Of America have taken place.
These things furnish admirable text to the very
learned attorney geneGai who proceeds to pour oil
on tue Troubled waters by suggesting that the In-
Siruction not TO violate the municipal law of the
Tn ted States is lagEant violation of their SOVe
reign rights, aud doubles the magnitude of the
national wrong inflicted upon them. In PuTSu-
ance OF this charitable vow, Mr.. Gushing proceeds
TO direct tia! the British Consul shall rot be al,
lowed to interfere in the trial, that letters from
him Shall be red, except in due course O evidence
aud no statement from Lin be admitted, except
in The character OF witness for the defence
We have nothing 10 say against such directions
as contributing TO the proper conduct of judicial
inve tIgatOu. In this country We believe that no
such directions would be necessary, because no
one OF whatsoever position or station, would be
allowed TO interIeTe with the due and orderly sd-
mil ISL 0f Ruf 0uIvan frFi
this direction is needEeSSiy, and we much fear
purPoSeIy offensive. The consul is 10 be excluded
from taking part in the tri0l because he is subject
to the suspicion Of breach Ofl:w, which has
n indeed cen proved, but which this Ugh law
officer assumes against him as already established.
Every British consul is according to him, crni
nal IN eSSe Ut in PISSe, aud is 10 be treated accor
dinghy.
ST CHI is the official reserve, such the gravity ana
decoru maintained by one III whose hands is
placed the grave and honorable responsibility Of
directing the administration OF the law in The great
republic. 1t is melancholy TO think what grave
interests may be compromised and what serious
dangers wanlonIy rSked by this studied nsO!ence
OF denIeanOr aud lntenIperGnce OF language. On
our side we fear nutning, for we quite that
our relations To the United States Fill be decl,:ed
upon calm and just views Of dignity aad interest,
lar different from those noisy and bolSterouS pas
SIOnS which Mr.. Gushing has made it his business
to excite. But remember. not without some
degree OF SOIicrude, that The Government of the
United States is in the hands ultimately OF an enor
nous constituency, many of whom have earned
with them across the Atlantic burning hatred to
Great Britain, and most Of whom commercially
and reasonably jealous Of any afTront offered 10
their independence. 1t is very natural that such
men, having but little time 10 devote to read
ing OF eDqulrlng for themselves, should he full
oil indignation and jealousy WHEN they are tuId,
upon the E,itI OF the highest legal authority in
the Government, That friendly Power has vic
lated their laws and committed u systematic
settles "E outrageS against their independence
We may believe, and perhaps they themselves
Ieiieve, that these charges a-e made without any
serious intention OF producing no tile relations
with Great Britain, but Chiefly with the view OF
Influencing the Presidential election Of 1856; but
nererth .leSS the ACQUISITION does its ok, and the
phIo Russian portion OF the press is provided will,
a fresh rreieXt for the theme upon winch they
never weary OF Dissenting, the feelings of The
multitude re embIttered and chrome state o!
discomfort is Created, which only TOO surely pie
pares the public mind for the Efforts vi 1haSe po-
liIlcal inceusiaries who are never weary Of
deavorng to divide two nations whose destiny,
race, language, institutions and interests all point
to the Close ST unity aud cUncorI. We rejoice 10
ilnd IN the American press journal wise ard iii
dependent enough 10 Tepudinc this species Of Of
fetal agitation, and only trust that under such
guidance the good sense Cf the nation will nppre-
caie and ret'IGiate tie nilamaioTy language OF
| the attorney general.
| But while we have thus felt it our duty to mark
our dSappobation OF The infiamatory language em
ployeG by Mr.. Gushing, confess with gItat I
get that we are unable 10 excuse the conduct OF
our Government in this matter. We are quite
SuTe that nothing was further from the intentions
OF the English ministry than to do any thing winch
ght wound the susceptibility OF American Gill
zenS or lmpeIIl The good understanding between
the two cOuctrleS; but, Ike men intent great
object, they did not sufficiently regard the difficult.
.I.Sn u1J Io,I, -
p'iSIIment. They felt how important ii was to Oh
tain, III the shortest possible time, an efficient
toIce vi whi:h 10 carry on the war against Rus
Sla. They knew how large num' er OF Persons
there are in the United States always ready 10
engage in any desperate ents GpiESe, and they natu
rally thought that tie CrImea might afford as at
lractv- battlefield as any other. Probably
also, they Thought that the Tree would Sympaihlze
with the cause of reedum, and dreamed lille
either OF the affinity which Seems 10 exist be-
tween democracy and drSpOtISm or the extreme
jealousy exercised ny what Is termed III America III
unnatural alliance between England and France.
But all this, though it may exieuuaie, does not in
"ur opinion, excuse the conduct Il the British
government Ia entering on q course of action so
likely TO arouse the irritable SuScepubititeS Of the
American people, and 10 afford au opportunity Tor
those who only dtslre an occasion OF raising their
own Importance at the expense OF the pence and
weltate of two great nations. 1t was not worth
while, for the sake OF few recruits mure or less
~ lisa even the POSSloIllIy OF aIuplure with a. |
meTIcI, or To stir up these angry p5SS'onS which |
seem ever ready 10 arise even from less instifa-
blr cause. Ii was false Step, and We rejoice 10 |
hear it as been retracted. No amount OF bIustrr
OF Misrepresentation on the part of the American
statesmen shall ever induce us 10 violate that
which is not in itself jusnhabIe ty any sophlstry
or extenuatiOn. We must So express our surprise
that tie British diplomatic and consular agents in |
the United States did not Immediately transmit 10
Their governments such information would at
once have given it proper sense of the danger II
was Incurring, and brought these i'll advised at
te'npS at enlIStments TO speedy close as pos
sble. However, the error has been made and
fairly ntoned for. and we only hope that the
largest proportion of the citizens of the Union who
have no political interest to serve by tanning the
flames of discoui betw cen the two ma ions will
not permit the unloward circumstances that have
taken place y be made, in the hands OF designing
men, the means of fostering spirit of mutual and
gr1uMdess hostility. We have never been dispo
sed To yield one point OF national dignity to any
threats o' denominations, even OF The State with
whom we are above all things anxious to maintain
trenl!y relations; nor wOuld we now, although