Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-11-30

lueouo wien naS JuS' peeh raised by two o.; d
articles in the leading columns of the T Two singular
Morning Post, both of which journals ANU es and the
oe IN close, II not confidential, conner;on known to
3almerston administration. One of tho with the
contributors to the columns of the Times daily
Der OF the government, and from that conao men,
oly' quite as mucn as from any influence or poea-
le may have acquired as REPRESENTATIVE VI status
Minister in the House of Commons, has wou Vi hlGder
SELF seat on treasury Bench. The Morninr p plln'
for several years. has been VIGOROUSLY tba ng Post
Lord Palmerston, and from this fact has 6sah Of
fictitious Importance, due neither to the nos;ieu
holds among the metropolitan press, nor to it's ron
as daily mouth-piece of public opinion " "eflts
On these grounds, it may fairly be taken for
cd that whenever such announcements "a 5 Ln'-
which have this week been made through tho nose
UNI OF these journals take the public by eIl'
government has at least certified the facts r. me
not actually sugges'ed.the tone hich charactoas
their formal communication. 0'lAeS
On Thursday last the Times, in an art;c)o -.
ted with that reckless and bullying snirt Ia'Gfa.
assumes towards the American n.i I0n IL
their government, proclaimed to the Vord ~ ' anu
parations in progress for powerful dsroo pre-
ton OF force on the other side of the A,lant;n
English government, we are told is omitt;n me
portunity of reinforcing the West India sona5 Up
and thus interposing powerful feet bet,yaer tL:
country and the North American continent NJ GUS
NAL disclosure is made of the specific cansos eur lo
presumed rupture with the United States. brt ~. a
public is led to infer that American designs m tue
or the mad enterprises of some portion Of ha fIII
tering citizens in other directions are on the Owe 81
preciptating quarrel between this country and ~
government at Washington. The American noonIo
so free that they will not be controlled bv q o
eminent of their own creating, and therefore, = :;
Says the TUneS that about to assume q dpf.ns,
attitude on their coasts, to resist their Ia,cieSC t
Ses and over1vhelm their mid and DESPERATE schemes
Not one word is said throughout the article ON arn
other subject OF difference between the two poyarr
ments than the threatened fllibuserinp eyned;t;n.
against Cuba Or the anarchial States of Central Amo
lea. The alleged misunderstanding or quarrel bo
tween the government of the United States and onr
own is represented resting entirely on these
grounds, and column of the fercest inyectjvp i
poured forth in vndicaon of the policy we are about
to enforce for the protection of the outraged rights of
nations. If the object of the Times had been to pro
woke those very passions which are most likely 10
lead 10 war with the American people, it could not
have found Language more suited 10 so fend-like
purpose. TO fling such tissue of foul abuse in The
face of civilized people would be enough of itself 10
raise storm OF Indignation calculated to blow what
elements of strife may he in prospect into ire
concilable vehemence. No flibusering tire.brand
of the press IN America ever condescenied to the
coarse vituperatlon which the Times hazards with
such INSCRIPTIONS audacity. And the object of all
this brutum futne is deliberately to msIead and de-
ce'Ve public opinion in this country as to the real
source OF the danger that threatens our relations
with the United States. We are the aggressors uo
the americans The Times has raised a cloud Of duSt
10 cover the real of all the difficulties that are
likely to embro us with the American government
or people The quarrel is serious one and the
chances OF lis becoming much more serious Will he
greatly aggravated by the insulting and wanton bra.
vado with which the Times has striven TO pyasnar
ate the Americans The government no doubt, has
felt this and, accordingly, Lord Pamerston has made
haste to meet the natural anxiety of the public for
more information by authorizing the Morning Post
to communicate more authentic version of the
grounds on which the differences between the two.
governments have arisen. The tone, however on
which Lord Pamerstons journal descants on the
pending rupture is not calculated 10 allay the anpre
tensions which have been created by the vague de-
clamaton of the Times.
We have had ample experience of tie ouerbearng
and dctGtorial supercllouSneSS nUariably assumed H
Lord PalmerSon an his administration of our foregG
policy, and not without our fears that in the
present critical con uncture, he may display more
boldness than discretion in the pending dispute with
the American government. That dispute has origin.
ated distinct violation by the BRITISH munster at
Washington of the constitutional laUs of the United
States 1t is not the lawess aggression, threaend
or actual of American citizens on Cuba that has pre-.
cpltated the quarrel, but the attempt made by Brit
| lsh emissares engaged and authorized by Mr. Cramp
ton, our ambassador to the United States, to enlist
American citizens on American soil as soldiers in the
British army The laws of the United States distinct.
ly prohibit this species of enlistment and vet in VIC.
latlon OF these laws, regularly organized system Of
enstments was planned and carried into effect with
the cognizance and completely of the British ambas
sador at Washington. The American government
arrested one OF these agents, and 1t CaS proved on
ms 1adt that CHAMPION pGrty to and prlnCl-
pal TN the 1choie proceedings 1t is understood that
! The American President has demanded the recall OF
Mr. Champion on these grounds; and, as Mr.. Cramp-
ton was only the representative Of The British cabi
net, his withdrawal would be tantamount TO con-
lesson on the part of the British government Of a
wlfnl violation of the laws and constitution of the
United States. This is the cause of the quarrel a.
II s'ands we know nothing of the reply which ha
been made by the British government to this reduisi
ton OF the American President but the infraction
the laws OF one sovereign Safe by the representative
OF another is offence that could not be dsregardeC
by the chief of the executive, responsible for tht
maintenance and enforcement of the laws of his
country.
| Lord Palmerston has sent what the Morning Post
calls formidable feet to Bermuda and we are on
the eve, 10 all appearances, of great complication
| that may evenluate in disaster Nothing could enC
TO arouse the nail onal susceptibilties of the Amer
can people more efectually than bullying demon
stratIon OF our naval power their coasts at such
Juncture We are 10th to believe that war between
TWO such nations can be Matched out of such paly
squabDle But when we see the tone in which such
possibility is met by the Times and the rancorous
mallgnity with which such an occasion IS seized for
lnnamlng International anmosites and with the
evidence before us OF the determination of the gov,
eminent to carry matters with a high hand, are
not without some misgvings as to the result. Vague
ana incomplete "a the information now before The
puOIc may be as 10 the actual state of our relations
Win Inc American government, we are all the more
on that account appehensve of the fatal consequent
ces to which we may be committed before the public
opinion has the power to pronounce judgment on
the question in dispute. We will not take for gran
led what both the Times and the Morning Post treat
as the almost certain issue. But what a. monstrous