The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-14


article Of the London Times, to which have pre-
sousy made aasion has to hasten and augment the
distrust which could fail to be excited, later
by the proximity Of the squadron announced.
Ths article has substantial import, inasmuch estab
fishes clearly, and without circumlocuon that the coneea
Of considerable British feet the coast OF Amer
regarded either the effect Of chance As
the consequence Of simple administrative necessity This
feet will with fixed purpose and mission Of sur
yelance which the Times defines in these terms
[Here follows the Courier the article OF the Tmesl
at is important here not 70 fall into any Of the er-
tremes into which public opinion in the United States
is always ready to allow itself to be led The language
Of the Times has positive Specification which il would
be vain wish call in question but It not necessary
beside, exagge the import Of this language. We be-
eys that Notwithstanding the absence Of official relations
the existing cabinet (mnistry) and the Times tho
latter perfectly well what it says We believe, the
other hand that the article under consideration written
with serious meaning (oas rempire dune Psnsfe eisa
and nothing with those thunderbos launched
hazard by the aid of which the Japitsr Ionas the
English press from time to time, reviyes its sluggish popu
arity, tsa popaiariH endornie)
cat he first view there in the nature, even of the fears
expressed by the Times, something which to nsa
Struggling of the shoulders and the deyotng the entire
tcle to the rdicule due to puey. The apprehension Of
descent Ireland the preparations for which should be
made in the United States cond only enter the mind Of
visionary and does merit the honor of moment
consideration But must not be deceived and in fact
there but little for standing this cher
cal apprehension but transparent veil to
Of very prudent foresight, (rfpision rtelte) 1t
the formula to purpose not to be confessed of very
rous probably weouned belief that the ports Of
the Union threaten than danger to Brtsh com.
merce
Russia, whatever may be said to the contrary, has
cast her eyes upon America for other purposes than
obtain inactive sympathy. From the very begin.
ming of the she has profoundly studied the resources
of the Union which could be made OF in her cause;
she has already awaited herself of than cam-
stance but there remain others of than kind for
which the has for her to take That
she preparing do and how she making such prepara
TONS have been informed by the boasng ndisceton
certain of her organs 1t is not yet two months since tho
following appeared in the New York Sun; Before the APP
preaching spring. the allies may have to watch over the in
and the security Of their elsewhere than
the Baltic twould amiss to complain that this char
liable vice has not been lost.
Such then, Judge, is the interpre-
aton of the taken by the English government and
which the Times properly qualities being Defensive
1t has in view no purpose Of aggression whatever, but
merely the application Of that right of sdnee which the
United States themselves have laid down unassaabe
principle. In the while, must expect to
tain journals seize upon this proceeding in order make
it element Of international misunderstanding. The DEL
cae position of affairs in Central America, the incident
relative to enstments and the in which the
British minister Washington has been connected
the old question relative to Cuba and the recent but
not less convenient question relative to the Sound dues
all these produced fermentation of luminosity which
political intrguers and bunderers desire increase still
more in the hope of angling in the troubled waters We
certainly do not fear that they will succeed in producing
rupture which object neither of the desire the inter-
Of person. But the anxiety and the uncertainty
which these involve entire nations render i'm
poran for all that their object should be anticipated and
| thoroughly unveiled"
Well if Admiral Seymour, with his feet is to pass the
present winter in midoceann looking after auiaciops
American fibuSeros on their way to extend the domau@
freedom by taking possession of England and Ireland
and TO assimate the institutions Of Great Britain to e
Of the United States according to the hypothesis of the
Tmes--or to watch for Russian privaeers going ont
of New York to intercept the English galeons their
way from India Australia as the first ftbusferos the
world saw the originals of the class the old Eng
fish buccaneers served the commerce of Spain-iG
say, Admiral Seymour thinks Of spending the
winter this business somewhere between Cape Race
and the Lands End, hunting after Gtibusteros and
privaeers pity him from the bottom Of our
hearts for sure it is that he will take nothing but
norhweters except few norheasters by way Of change
and those of the toughest and he will be driven Of
necessity go booess home and weather-beaen back to
his present quarters in Plymouth or Portsmouth,
No il impossible there should be in either Of
these suggestions and if there be any such expedition
contemplated and it have any serious object other than
that Of hyJcndting in the West Indies it be Of
two things provided either of those be consd.
cred serious object If the Times intimates, they
have really come to think in England that they in
danger of invasion by adventures from the United States
they may also think that they have call to look after tie
condition of things in Nicaragua; in which case, accord
ing to the very latest accounts they will find Colonel
Kinney quietly cultivatng his farm the coast and
President Riyas
government with the efficient aid of General Walker
The other possible object of the think
the whole the probable oncs that suggested by
London Chronicle in the article with which the dis
cusson began and which had the effect OF setting agong
the Post and the Globe, well the Times We invite
careful reperusal of that article 1t will be that
the FIRST TO state the fact that for weeks past IN.
usual activity had prevailed in the principal dockyaids in
repairing and reequppng the screw linc-ofbattle ships
just returned home from the Baltic and despachng them
in all haste to the West Indies 1t condemns pointedy
have DONE the act Of England in spreading
her agents the whole civilized world crimping and
fishing the refuse Of nll nations enlist under stand
ard" II anticipates the recall of Mr.. Champion as
political necessity likely to have been imposed
by events on Lord Clarendon. Under such circum-
stances il may well be that Lord Palmerson shall have
thought it convenient make little naval demonstration
to shelter the dignity of bis administration in the face Of
that "bungng the Albion felicitously puts IT, OF bis