True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-11-21
ABOUT THE WAR MOVEMENT.


the English newspaper blus,er with which |
it is accompanied, are the result of the
rage Of the English government at finding
its cause in the current OF the Russian
war SO entirely without American sympa-
thy, in this, her hour of greatest CONNER
cial danger from the effect of the war.
They are both-the sending over Of the
fleet, and the bluster of the Times ct. al.
ACTS of desperation as it we're; the res
ult OF the madness superinduced by the
'straights' and The disappointments in the
Crimea in which England now finds her
self involved. No bedlamle ever RACED
more incoherently and wildly than the
Times, in its explanation of the reasons
why the fleet has been ordered hitherward,
That explanation requires no detailed no.
lice as what ii states of occurrences Ia
king place here at this time on which
The necessity for sending over the feet is
allegetD is so glaringly and notoriously
false from beginning to end, as to be ap-
propriately met only with shout of der.
isive laughter from Maine 10 Louisiana.
However we may no longer refrain
from saying that we believe that our re-
lalions with England have been in a very
unsettled and disagreeable condition ever
since Mr. Crampton's completely with
the violation of our neutrality laws was
ascertained beyond question by this gov
eminent. We have not chosen to allude
to this fact before, as we feel it TO be our
duty (learning many things incidentally,
as we do, which The public interest requires
10 be kept out of The newspapers for a
time, not 10 assume the right TO make
public matters, which those responsible
for the safe conduct of American public
affairs are believed 10 be anxious for the
public interest, 10 withhold from the
knowledge The temporarily. But the
fact having got in The newspapers, we do
not now hesitate to say that it is under
sto cd among The foreign Ministers here,
and their friends, that the annual message
will cessarily show that England has
been pursuing towards The United States.
for months past, course of insolence and
buster, and of assumption of the right to
manage our affairs at home and abroad,
which will rouse against her, in Uecem-
Der next, The deep animosity of every
American with really an American heart
in his breast. lis very clear 10 us that
her government has allowed itself to be
cheated into belief of The truth of the
comments of such jouanals as the New
York Herald, on tile position of the Amer.
lean government at home, on which il
bases its buster, which in point of insan.
ily, is, we are moi greatly mistaken, moi
a whit benihd that of the London Times
in its comments upon the sailing of the
fleet TO which we refer above.
We presume that the earlier exploits o.
Walker in Nicaragua, and the reiteratior
of our demand that the Clayton Bulwer
treaty shall be honestly carried ;out forms
the basis Of much that is believed to be
offensive in England's tone, and that its
bearing with relation to Mr.. Crampton'
affair, embraces the balance.
Nevertheless, we do not entertain the
slightest apprehension that the current
misunderstanding between The Two gov.
ernmenls will be Of long duration. Blus
Ter is The only argument left for Englant
in her present position with reference ia
the United States. IL has been tried as
a las; resort 10 get her out of the mos
unenviable situation in which her efforts
TO elude her obligations under the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, and carry on her presen,
Russian war to the best advantage, has
reduced her. She has evidently sent hel
fleet over here in The belief that she was
to deal with just such government as
the New York Herald tells her the Uni.
ted States has, and that the rational NOR.
al of our people in the matter of sustain
ing their government in an international
difficulty. is fairly represented by such
individuals as Mr., James Gordon Bennet
and the precious set by whom he is sur
rounded. -Wdshingfon Sur.