Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-11-19
From the London Atlas, Nov 2.
No Quarrel with Amar.ca.

There is feeling OF uueasiueSS Il roughuut the
country on the subject of our relations with AZ
ueTca; but we cannot believe that either our gov
erunent would be so foolish as to quarrel with the
Americans, or that their government would be so
foolish as to quartet with us. Nevertheless. il is
we'll for the people to take up the matter III time
aud give Lord PaImerston's Cabinet the benefit OF
"bit OF their mind" The geographical nositon
OF CHba is sufficient TO make The Americans want
1t, aud the corruption of The Spanish government
quite enough 10 force portion of Tue Cuban pop
ulotiun into revolt, and thus give some petext to
The schemes OF fhbuStering adventures Beyond
this, it is highly probable that the United States
Cabinet does not wish 10 stop the piracal attempt
of its go a.ead subjects. but if ii become ques-
ton Of whether the AmeucanS should steal Cuba
we should go to war with them TO prevent it,
the irEner alternative would be by far the wiser
enc 10 accept.
llmay be said, that If we fight against Russia to
Stop her thIeving propemsies, we are equally
bound 10 fight against Brother Jonathan TO stop his
but thlSiS logic who's force we do not admit.
We ought most certainly 10 protest against any Gu
ba Steaiing efforts, and il would be as we'll If we
enforced upon Spain the necessity OF stopping
them, by adopting iustsyS OF rule in that i'm.
poIant lSland, but We deptecale the idea of fight
ing in nuy such cause. The case Of Russia and
thtt of America do by no means coincide, because
while Russia S>acquiring Turkey would damage all
the best interests of Europe, there wou ID not be the
least harm 10 any good interest whatever If Amer
The Probability IS, TINT "Reminiscences of the right
sort would cheek the flibuStering for The present.
and Tor final solution OF the difficulty, it might
be recommended that Spain should sell Cub 10
the Americans, aud employ the money in paying
her debts.
The Spanish government ought 10 be able to de-
fend themselves without our help against pirntical
attacks, and we fear that If the P0lmeISton cabi-
net dUeS not mind what ii IS abOui, its impTuLence
will excite on amount ofamimoSlty that muy be diff
lficmltto deal with. The sad mismanas the
war and its obvious antagoniSln TO European liLer
" have done much to lower our character in the
United States; and If The Americans tiEl Palmer
sion bullying them, while he EtEuckleS to Austria,
and dare not even fight Russia i'll fair, StralgLt.
forward way. strong feeling Of reSeutn, ut must
arise.
The purpose of Lord Aberdeen in deciding war
against Russia was clearly To prevent the Turks
acting so as to cause revolution i'll Poland which
must have spread 10 Hungary and Italy. Twas an
intense hated OF the republican principle that
made our ollearehy virtually guarantee Russia the
safety of her Polish donintUtS, end which has
made them the abetorS Of Austrian IniSTule. These
things ale no secrets i'll America, and have produce
ed their effect
We have not forgotten Prince Albert's speech at
the 'TnRity House against the legitimate workings
of the Constitutional Government, nor the venom
Gus IL lsehoo,iS which Members of The AdmlnSlra-
linn and their friends have uttered against Italian
patriots, who would Iather initiate the institutions
Of America tl.an our OWE; aud we fear that wi L.
out intending actual war the Prener and his col.
leagues may like the opportunity Of p;oducing III
feeling between the people of this country aud
the United Stairs, whose Inexpensive government,
extended sulftage. and happy immunity from a
Slate Church. they must View with vexntion and
alarm. Ii the Intellect ami integrity OF the coum-
Try weIe represented in the Cabinet, we should
have no fear; but we have an indefinite belief in
the folly aud dishonesty Of our olignrchy, and
think it well that they should know al once how Il,
severe reckoning awaits them, it they ma ke nQuor-
rel between ourselves and our kinsnen on the 9th.
et side of the sea.