The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-14
THE BRITISH SQUADRON FOR THE AMERICAN



We insert below in the order Of their date those recent
editorial articles Of the leading London journals which, in
calling attention TO the assumed naval demonstration of
the British government against the United States have
produced much emotion in both countries.
The article Of the Times has attracted most public
attention. partly from The supposed greater importance Of
that Journal and partly from the violence and the sweeping
lsehood with which il speaks of the people and the gov
eminent OF the United States pointedy declares at
any takes for granted the basis of its remarks that
the British government is about interpose for hostile
purposes powerful feet between Great Britain and the
United States and then proceeds assign for the
contemplated demonstration
Now what remarkable in this the surface is the
fact that all the assigned in substance false
even the New York Albion treats the article random
ebulton of journal which, the Albion justly says
unreliable and some respects as @yulgar aud undg
nifed the scurviest member of the press and the
French Courier of New York. in article which shall
quote length hereafter speaks of the ideas of the Times
as being their face ridiculous to puerity.
Is the Times on this OCCASION merely false vulgar inso
lent and puerie its counyman of the Albion and is
the air of bully and the language of fool
the British government?
We confess think the former hypothesis the true
It in keeping with the character of the Times and is
therefore natural as well as plausible and sufficient
PLANTATION.
little attention TO dates will to confirm this
idea The article of the Times is dated Thursday, October
25h. But the attention of the British public had already
been called the subject of the reported naval expedition
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one as we shall presently have occasion to suggest,
in the Chronicle Considering the notorious ambi.
ton of the Times be regarded omniscient and
the first in all important matters of news, it may, in
ment Of chagn finding itself anticipated have dashed
off column Of what the Albion calls in this "random
and hap-hazard suggestions its only thought may have
been say something hashy and which had not already
been said by its rival and its writer may have dashed off
the copy from brain mudded nfamed by excess
which would for its ncohercnce of thought its
reckless mendacity and that puerlity Of righteousness
which strongly impresses the Courrerde Eats Unis.
The for sending large feet to the West Indies
which the Times assigns consist Of such notorious and
manifest alsehoods, that shall presently see the
Courier ds Eas Ins is driven to the conjecture that the
Times lies of set purpose in order to up grand
plan of Lord Palmerstons Thus, it says that at this
ment we fitting in ports "pratcal fbuster-
ing expeditions destined carry and boodshed into
the dominions of unoending neighbour and that their
preparation is well known to the President and his ad
minstraton and upon these false assertions it bases
heaps of charges against the imputed weakness Of
the and awessness of the people the United
States
All this everybody in the United States knows to be ut
terly false There is not shadow Of fact on which to
found the assertion
No expedition preence of expedition or scrap of an
expedition for any unlawful purpose is fitting out any
where in any port of the United States It is false that
the people of the United States are in this or any other
respect lawess one compared with any of the nations
of Europe We challenge comparison the subject with
England herself
1t true we are bold and martial people The Earl
of Ecsnye Of the best Of the many good men of his
class who have visited the United States has in his recent
address al Manchester opened the astonished eyes of his
countrJmcn this truth, when he SAID: II you were to
ask me which The most warike nation in tho world,
should say the United States OF America. They havea
large population accustomed TO The Of arms and ready
volunteer for any miiiarf expedition That is true
and the Earl of Ecsere states the correcy but in
the proofs of the assertion which he afterwards gives he
greatly UNDERSTANDS the facts upon which he POUNDS his
cusion. God forbid that another should ever occur
between the United States and Great Britain but
fdeny believe that if such should occur could
raise three hundred thousand for the Tason of Eng
land with less trouble tban she raises thirty thousand for
the invasion of Russia
And when we and know how martial in their caps-
city and tendency the people of the United States and
how many helplessy weak nations there around
we proudly that this country exhibits spectacle Of
moderation and of self control without its equal earth
Instead of the few and trivial enterprises of volunteer
aggression which occasionally appear among us the
der is they are so few and Of so little account.
As for the imputed inability Of the government of the
United States reprcss such enterprises that Also it is
notorious absurdly false Instead Of either unwilling
ness or inability do this the authorities of the United
States under President Pierce have promptly bro
ken up every such undertaking with perfect and with
stern impar,iay and at whatever sacrifice Of popularity
and of alleged political sympathes. We unhes-
tangy challenge the proof Of single of known vio
aton of neutrality having been tolerated by that gov
eminent Of the United States which the Times fouliy and
falsely of not being capable of preventing its c
zens wagng private their account against
the best friends and allies of the Great Republic
But who is this unofending ncghbor, against whom II
is charged that pirac expeditions fitting out in the
ports OF the United States Would it be believed that II
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