Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-12
THE WAR IN rnE cHINEA rnE INT
TED STATES, TltE AtLtfs, AAD


pathy. The article open. with tie lailgoHg
"All the circumstances culuc,tcd with tia
present war, and also a. probable results, aIp
SUCH that il is difficult ior an American ~ kpUw
in whose favor his stmpalues should prgaptai
nate. /"
With this text the article INSTANTLY cui,r = l,to
long Argument to proTr thai every fuasiblc Ia,
ducement for our sympatlncs h. Nith Eaglsad
not with he .lliics, and aE.ius, Russia The ~,
tice, a further nduecnent for our sympathy
with England, not with France, adds:
'That there is no such thing a. national liiefd-
ship. an governments are unprinciplcd ana 80
fish, and governed exclusively ~ sclfiutrrtrt ~
ambition, or BOTH
There is such virtue as national dignity,
which resents wanton, unjust, and unproyoked
insult, and, in nations as IN individuals, an 81
fence TO tins will be resented even al the cost III
dollars and cents and the shedding Of blood
Let examine into this sympathy for either
any Of the belligerents and analyze tile causes
In the first instance, when Russia threatened
Turkey, our sympathy, or our compassion rather,
for the latter, was something akin to that which
is felt when we an eagle about To pounce up-
on an apparently defenceess and unoilcndng vic.
tim And we felt relieved at the intcrposition Of
France and England in the belief that il would
suffice to avert the destruction Of Turkey and
without an actual resort To war. When Russia
persisted in her purpose, and entered the terrific
ries of Turkey, we rejoiced Al the successful De.
fence made by the Turks. As the war progressed
one matter after another leaked out, giving
reason 10 suppose that the safety and nvolabllity
of Turkey was neither the only nor The main
reason for the course OF England her claims 10
sympathy for her disinterested generosity became
distrusted and when, in moment of supposed
triumph, England let loose the significant threat
that the Allies would continue Jointly to act in
controlling the Western Hemisphere, as they sup.
posed they had done in the East, the public eve
Of this country Immediately reverted to the long
series of acts to the general course of British &C
ton, in interfering with us everywhere, secretly
and openly opposing and doing everything in
her power 10 thwart supposed objects; and,
connecting this declaration Of her future inten-
tons with the actual conduct Of the past, We
came to the inevitable conclusion, that England
was hostile in everything towards US, except as
she could use US as mich COW, to nourishand
enrich her people.
The pirate rerbai declaration said to have been
made by Lord Clarendon to Mr.. Buchanan, that
he did not mean by that speech any hostile inter
ference with the United States, was not sufficient
TO allay suspicion and jealousy, so strongly arous
ed by seemingly just provocation. The threat
was public, official, and stands record. The
declaration private, and not on record And
Lord Clarendon was careful not TO say what he
did mean, nor has any sufficient explanation YET
been given.
Russia has, without hesitation, made treaty
recognizing the rights Of neutrais in time of war,
and agreeing TO incorporate II in the law of ma
tons. England will not do 50, but limits her ac-
ceptance Of il 10 just such moments as suifher
policy for the time being, reserving the right to
rcpudiate the rights of'neutrals at the very mo.
ment il may prove onerous to her
Assuming, therefore, according 70 the InielH-
gsneeT, that all these belhgerents are selfish and
nnprincipled, and acting under the influence
Of one or Of both these motives-none Of them
We claim 10 our sympathy account Of any
rtofious motive inducing their action. So
ttit all should stand on a par and receive no
npathy from US.
But matters extraneous to the merits of the
ear may give rise 10 sympathy or our desire
- success 10 one or the other. And we appre-
hend the public sentiment Of America, outside Of
Massachusetts,, which is a mere dependence Of
England, is just this: we would have Turkey
whip Russia, and have Russia maintain herself
against France, and to thrash England most
soundly. These, we believe, are the sentiments
Of an immense majority Of our people.
We have had no collision with Russia, our in
tercourse has been uniformly peaceful and mutu-
ally respectful, and the Russian Government has
times without number shown marked courtesy
10 the United States, with an entire absence of
jealousy Of our rapid progress in prosperity
There is no ll-treatment or abuse to recall; and
although we deem the principles Of our Govern
ment those upon which the happiness Of ma
ton can be most safely and most surely built,
we can interchange courteses and good feeling
with Russia, without either Of MS meaning 10
endorse the peculiar government of the other
In regard 70 France, America entertains only
the kindliest feelings and holds in high apprecia-
ton her gallantry, her science, her industry her
genius, and the recollection Of the inestimable
services she rendered TO our fathers We in
herit kind regard 10 France, and are panied 10
see her in conflict with Russia. France recipro-
Gates our good feeling; and though, for political
effect, some few Of her papers sometimes make
harsh remarks, yet the heart Of the French nation
INDUCES neither heart burning nor jealousy to
wards US but i disposed 70 cultivate good feeling
As for England, snpposiug all that Is said in
the inf'iiigener 10 be true and that the motives
there urged constitute strong ground for our
sympathy with England-granted- should not
the same motives act on England aud cause her
to look upon rs, her offspring, with compla-
cency; to witness our growth and our emulation
Of all that is good in her, with pride and gratif.
cation. And yet this England, the most liberal
Government in the world, next to this in which
the popular voice has almost chief potency-with
history Astounding in great and IN great
deeds-eminent alike in arms, in science, IN in
dustry, in agriculture, and in commemorative
every motive 70 be generous and candid towards