The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-12-18
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED
STATES.

The London (England) Standard says ::
We should grieve at n war with our kmsmen
on the other side of the Atlantic, but we
should gricvc without any mixture of fear
for the result. As to any danger to be ap-
pretended from a naval contest, it is a lest /;
Mc United States hare no naraL force to
compete 1riM GRe Of our SquddrORS. And,
again, as to Canada. Canada proved suf-
ficient for her own defence in the war of
1872, and the defensive power of the British
North American Provinces has infinitely
increased since that time. Thofe is another
consideration that may check the belliger-
ent spirit of the republicans of the New
World. \ war with England now would
involve ID war with France also, whereas in
1872 France was the Jealous ally of Amer
lea. a war with England would, in fact,
Theoretically close the continent of Europe
against the commerce of the North Ameri-
can republic. But some sage Jonathan will
be disposed to say that the union of Eng
land with France is not likely to be perma
ncnt. This. however, is a great error
England and France have found out, too
late, alas that they have no confictingin-
teres stS-that, on the other hand, their in
tcrests i'll the peace and prosperity of
Europe are identical. The right of each
nation to choose its own form of govern
IL
point of public law. it is the proud title
upon which Louis Napoleon rests his au-
thority-that great man, who knows that
England, as she was the first nation to es-
tablish the right of national choice of Il
sovereign, so she was the first to recognize
in his favor its exercise by the French
people.
Swagger as they may, the United States
dare not go to 1rar leih En- GLAND and
France mated, these nations commanding
the sea, and having an invulnerable point
of vantage in the occupation of Canada
Nor is this all. There is danger in the
South as well as in the North, to queu the
clustering republicans. There arc the
Slave States. If, according to the writers
upon natural law, the state of slavery is but
a continuance of the state of war-and there
is 40 reason to question the proposition
in all the Southern States of the Union, the
free citizens are greatly outnumbered by
enemies. Woe to those who shall blow into
Il flame the smOuldering war of slavery, for
we repeat it, though smouldering slavery, it
is still war. But if the Republic should be so
mad as to compel us to the use Of all means
of defence, few black regiments must be
sent TO the American continent, and it is as
easy Us ii must be painful to tell what would
be tie effect Of their presence amid pOpu-
laticn Of their kindred and color, held i'll
severe, not to call it cruel, slavery, by a
handful Of whites. These are considera-
tions which must occur to the great body of
American people, though political agitators
and political writer's, tongue-valiant and
pen-valiant as they always are, may look
to obtain distinction .bv violent warlikc de-
monstrations. Meanwhile, absurd, and, in
the abstract, even unjust as we may think
the intcrdict upon recruiting for the British
service in the territory of now independent
State, though once a British dependency,
we by no means defend the violation of that
intcrdict, if, indeed, it has been violated.
The law of the Republic forbidding the en-
listment of soldiers for the foreign service,
would, however, have better face of justice
had not the States constituted themselves
the general recipients of all emigrants or
fugitives from their native countries.
The impudcnt staggering of the above
article is exposed with great humor and
force by the Boston Courier, the greater
portion of whose article we copy and adopt,
as follows:
Persons who are surprised when earth
quakes happen, will be surprised by the
article from the Standard. Both have their
time, place and effect. Were one to read
the article in Europe, he would conclude
that Jonathan had got his dander up, and
was blowing the trumpet from Passamaquod-
dy Bay to the Bay of San Francisco
Whereas, Jonathan has been so busy trans
porting troops of the allies to the Crimea,
cotton to Liverpool, and breadstuffs to feed
the hungry in France and England, that be
has had no time to sport his trumpet, and,
perhaps, has forgotten where he laid it after
the return from the Halls of the Montezu-
mas. He must have inadvertently put it
in some place exposed to the sonorous