Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-11-21
& Speck of War-England and the Uni
ted States.

occupied in playing its game of war in
the Crimea, and throws out something
more than insinuations, hat it would
have DO objection to test the strength Of
the United States. The British Govern
ment has sent out several armed vessels,
with the avowed purpose of protecting
her interests against an anticipated at
tack upon Ireland, by the United States.
This is mere fslderdssh. The London
Times, in a long article upon this subject,
closes in the following manner
".We desire above all things says
the first leader in the Times of Thursday,
"a continuance of peace /; but if it be the
determination of any large portion of
the people OF the United States 10 force
war upon us, we shall know how to meet
it and repel ii, without relaxing for al
instant our gripe OF the throat of the
Keeling and lettering giant of the North"
The Times must be exceedingly igno-
ra Mt of the state of feeling in the United
States, if it suppOses that a large portion
Of its people desire a war with England.
But it makes a still wider mistake, when
il talks, as if it would be an easy task
to make war successfully, both upon
Ru ssia and this country, at the same
time. Gigantic as is the strength of
England, her power is already severely
taxed, and were she unaided by France,
she would find the grippe Of the Russian
Bear would hug her so tightly, that not
a little of her pride would be crushed
out. Thus far in the war. in the Crimea,
the successes gained over the Russians,
have been almost always attributed to the
su perior skill, tactics and bravery of the
Ere nch, rather than to the English. The
Times calls Russia the reeling. tottering
giant of the North. But Russia still
stands firm, is still a Sampson, with locks
unsborn.
We make these comments upon the
present war, not because u sympathies
are with Russia, for they are not ; but
simply because we think they are true.
Ex-Gov. Kossuth writes to the New
York Times, from London, Oct. 90, as
follows:
"Sir--It was Saturday last I first got
notice that the English Government has
actually dispatched a very respectable
hotilla across the Atlantic. The idea of
bullying the people of the United States
appears 10 me so improbable, that not
outstanding my having got the news
from a creoitable source, | could not
bring my mind to believe the fact. How
ever, you will know by this time that it
is really a fact. No plan, but actual ex-
ecution already.
You viii by this mail receive likewise
the Tines of yesterday, and see from it
the excuse, rather the pretext for the
daring demonstration of Lord Palmer
stan. The idea of s meditated fllibus
tering expedition on Ireland, is such non
sense, funless the world is in absolute
ignorance of what is passing in Ameri-
ca, that the public here absolutely
at the bare folly of the Plea
and, having a higher opinion of the abil-
tiles of their Ministers, than 10 admit
they could act on such hallucina-
tions, the public strains every nerve to
discover what the affair really ans.
Some talk of Cuba--the better inform
ed shake their heads, on the plea that
nothing is stirring for the moment in
the West. to justify this supposiiiOn. and
public speculation rather turns about
Nicaragua, and so on"
The Liverpool Post, talks very differ
entity from the Times, as follows:
"Our Ministers having got their hands
in the making OF war, seem DESTROYS of
extending the employment. Being now
quite masters of the East, they are dis
posed to go West; and, after thrashing
the Cossack, will have a turn with the
Yankees.
"The departure Of war vessels from
Portsmouth. for the Bermuda and the
West India Islands, has excited curiosi-
ty rather chan alarm. What is feared
IS an expedition to ireland.
"IfJohnathan was not always so terri
bly, in earnest, he might o%yerwhelm the
gov ernment with ridicule-hum-
Bile by that dread laugh which neither
nor philosophers can scorn.
what an organized army in Amer
Ca for the invasion of Ireland In
America, where the name of Ireland
sinks in the national nostrils; and to
land in ireland, where everything Amer
ican except grain and cotton, is odious
alike politically and religiously. Why,
young Ireland would do-burn eve
" blade of grass in the land before the
foot of the invader should pollute it;
md there is not a priest in the land
Who would not denounce the Yankee in
idel, not a farmer who would not arm
himself against the men who would dis
urb the only prosperity the country has
experienced for centuries.
Neither our reading nor our recol-
cetlon can furnish a parallel IN aoSurdi-
V to this. The London Tins must be
oking-seriously, and thejoke onlytakes
where the most profound ignorance of
America exists. It is we'll known that
he children born in the States, of IIish
parents, are more violent Know Moth
ngs than Yankees of birth. and that the
Catholic population in the Union could
lot furnish 5000 soldiers. But then We
ire told thas the anti British feeling in
America would make up the deficiency.
Nonsense |! the American people talk
oily, bat never act it.
The WaF Question.
The Washington Union of Saturday
morning, 18th inst, says ''there is moth.
ng whatever in the diplomacy relations
Great Britain and this country,
hot Nod avoEau q p,opant,c coliaitudp