The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-15
American sy mpathy for Russia.


An article. over the signature Of can English
man, y which appeared in the Journal Of Commerce
Of the 4th instant, though evidently emanatng from
rather doubtful source. deserves, perhaps, pass
ing notice, for the ignorance and msstatements with
which 1t sbounds.
Assuming for fact (bscause q few journals In New
York and elsewhere lean that way that thu whole
American sympathy La ON the side Of Russia, In
Ter pressnt contest with France and England, tbs
writer, Englishmsn like, undertakes to bully into
the ranks Of the allies with threats Of pecuniary con-
sequences; and still. EDglishman like, vhsn neces.
saIy to carry his point manufactures his 70 is, with
an erontery that really does credit to his country,
rct forgetting, in his elegant commuai,a cation, .
vulgar fling at Southern influence"
l shall, however, only n,tics one or tso Of his
ADVERTISEMENTS
Il is net tIue that the "Bri.isher pays mostly in
CASH for articles purchased from this country. II
30, why are our importations 80 much larger than
our expoFtaticns2 and why tue constant stream Of
gold from this to the other siee Of tue Atlantic2
Facts too notorious for even Gan Englis6maRn TO
be ignorant OF!
Il Il not true that the custng Off the supply OF
cotton entirely from this oouatry "woad iDjure
only ole aIuac;ure in England" Tne mslutss.
ture of cotton enters largely into the general pros
perty Of the whole OF Great Britain; ard its stop
page would be the moot serious calamity that ever
beie that natioD-so erious. In fact, that IL the
rulers OF tina, country were implicated In it, they
would not live dsy. Does not even IAN E1glisi-
men" know that 20 important IL constant supply
Of that staple considered by his own government,
70 the welfare Of E0g and, that they have for
the last forty years been moving heaven and
earth, with lavish expense, in their Efforts 30 gaia
supply elsevbeIe, and su yerseae th5ir dependence
upon the Southern S.s.fs Of this Union for III Has
Lot his government stretuously urged the Attem pt
to grow II upon Egypt Has not tie ex oegiment
beer tiled IL her Eastern possessions In Inoia eS
tie Cape Of Coco Hope. and even in the West In
Ola isisnds theDselvssi Tee idea OF growing
supply OF cotton In the West India islands Is rather
too absurd. II displays sn ignorance scarcely
equaled In Eoglsu5, and certsiniy not elsewhere.
II is perhaps hardy to be Wondered at, however,
nails have recently amused tho rest OF the world
with graphic accounts OF the exceediogy close
election for Governor Of the United States.
Lastly, It Is not true that EnRlishmen either feel
SeliDg' for citizens Of the United States. Aud for
the trath OF my assertion, have only to appeal TO
the experience OF every American gentlemsa wac
has evtr been in England, or Who has regarded
closely tie feelings and actions OF EnglAhmen here.
have myself bu; recently reformed fom Eag
land, TO which country want with the WArmest
ympathiss-was laughed at for them by the ini.
tiafed OF ny own countrymen-but still preserved
how entirtly wasted they we're. II Ii only sufficient
TO attach the name American {, anything, 70 damn
itfortyer in the eyes Of nine tenths Of the Engsh
people I witnessed 10 some Of the best society in
London examples OF t5is hostility, over and over
again. A friend Of mine was the subject Of Q most
amusing instance OF IL; he was surroundd BY
party Of English, who were really cap.vs,si BY his
ents raining manners 0ae Of then foally ven.
tured 10 ASK from What pat Of England be WAS,
and the effect Of the reply, That he vas an Aneri
can, was even moro lodicrous than disgusting.
"0h !" "Ah !" "Itdeed ~ were very soon followed
by tire absenting English and the Amsh an
speedily found himself eajoyirs the solitude OF bis
own society.
That there in IN inteuse hatred Of evwy thing
American in England, Is too apparent there 70 be
denied. An American Of msture age, al very con.
siderable literary character, and enjcyiog . high
position under the appointment Of his government,
met me OIL the very threshold Of .Englandiuith t,e
assurance 'ha. my kindly feelings for that untry
were wholly thrown gay. He affirmed II As his
csndd opinion from long experience, tina. the 1T
invoterae hostility txisied in.the breass Of all Eng
lishmen to our country. our Institutions aud our
people.
Can It be matt:- ~ wonder, leresore, (suppos-
ing it TO bs rs asserted by "An English any
that The ympsthies o. the American people are not
on the side Of tho Euglisal think not. Very re-
specially J. NJ w.
NEwBERs, N. c., Jan. 10, 1866.