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From the Washington ssurl lOi6eial,) Nov. IL,
About the War Movement. a
BRnrsn BLUsTERs.-It seems to be generally
understood here, that tbe sending over The four
hundred gun fleet, and the English newspaper
blaster with which !. is accompanied. are lhs
reset of The rage Of the English government
at finding its cause ia the current Of the Rus.
sian war so entirely without American sympa-
thy, in this, her hour Of greatest commercial
danger from the effect of the war. They are
both-the sending over of the fleet, and the
buster Of The Times ct al-scts of despera-
tiOn as it we're ). the result OF The madness SUI
perinduced by the 'straigbts aud the disap-
Pointments in the Crimea in which England
now finds herself involved. No bedlamile ey-
er rSged nOre incoherently and wildly than
the Times. in its explanation of the reasons
why the fleet has been ordered hitherward.- -
That explanation required no detailed notice ;
as what il states of occurrances taking place
here at this time Ton which the necessity for
sending over the fleet is alledged) is so glar.
ingly and noto,iously false from beginning to
end, as to be appropriately met only with
shout of derisive laughter from Maine to Lou
isiana.
However, we may no longer refrain from
saying that we believe that our relations With
England have been in very unsettled and dis.
agreeable condition ever since Mr.. Champions
completely with the neutrality laws was ascer.
tanned beyond question by this government.
We have not chosen to alluds to this fact be-
fore, as we felt it to be our duty (learning
many things incidentally, as.we do, which the
public interest requires TO be kept out of the
newspapers for time, )uot TO assume the right
to make public matters. which those responsi.
bic for the safe conduct of American public af-
fairs are believed TO be anxious for the public
interest, to withheld from their knowledge the
temporarily. But the fact having got 10 the
newspapers, we do not hesitate to say that ii
understood among the foreign Ministers here,
and their friends, that the annual message will
necessarily show that England has been pur-
suing towards the United States, for months
past. course of insolenee and bluster, and of
assumption of the right to manage our affairs at
home and abroad, which will rouse against her
in December next. the deep animosity of every
American with really an American heart in his
breast. 1t IS very clear TO US that her govern.
ment has allowed itself to be cheated into be-
lief of the truth of the comments OF such Jour
nails as the New York Herald, on the position
If the American government athome, on which
it bases its bluster, which in point of Insanity,
as, if we are not greatly mistaken, not whit be.
hind that of the London Times, in its comments
upon the sailing of The fleet to which we refer
above.
We presume that the caller exploits of WAL
ker in the Nicaragua, AMI the reiteration of our
demand that the Clayton Bulwer treaty shall be
honestly carried-out, forms The basis of much
tha is believed to be offensive in England's
tone, and that its bearing with relation to Mr..
CrLmptons's affair, embraces the balance.
Nevertheless. We do not entertain the slight
est apprehension that the current misunder-
Standing between the two governments will be
of long duration, Bluster is the Only argu-
ment left for England In her present position
with reference to the United States. IL has
been tried as last resort to get hel out of the
most uuenyiable situation in which her efforts
to eude her obligations under the Clayton
Bulwer treaty and carry on her present Russian
war to the best advantage, has reduced her.
She has evidently seLt her fleet over in belief
that she was to deal with Just such govern
ment as the New York Herald tells her the
United States has and that the national moral
of our people in the matter OF sustaining their
government in an international difficulty. is
fairly represented by such individuals as Mr..
James Gordon Bennett and the precious set by
whom we are now surrounded Now, as war
with us will be almost instant destruction of all
her interests not yet 'squelched.' in her con-
test with Russia, we predic; that the steamer
bringing to our shores the news ofthe reception
iu England Of the proceedings Of Congress
during the first fortnight Of next month, will
bring that which well amount to an entire
abandonment of the present insolence cfthe
British government towards the United States,