Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-03-28
Mnr with Englnnd.


We have read, says L,Cc HusroloJ, '',
volumnous correspondence between the En-
glish and American Governments upon the
Enlistment question. 1t amounts to this
JohH BW.-Wevc declared war against
Russia, my SON But mlnd--no priyateerus.
JoHathan.-All right, old fellow. I've al
ways been opposed to that sort Of thing. Let's
make it rule in future.
John BuH.-(Jud,ciously hoids his Tongue }
Interval Of nro moaihS
JoRathdA.-lIullo, What's thisl Enlist
ing soldiers on my territory That won't do.
JOhh BuH.-Oh, dear, no. It's u mistake.
We haven't done any thing Of the kind Some
Yankees wanted to enlist, but Champion just
told 'em to 90 to U1IUdr.
Jonathan.-Joh how dare you Look at
me. That's ridiculous subtcrlugc, and you
know it. So no more Of your nonsense
John BuH-Dcar jonathan How can you
say so Don't you kao,C love you Haven
| told you SO hundred times Am | not
your old daddy WouH do any thing to
offend you, my boy
Jondtbaa WHY, you impudent old SCR
pent Yo0'rc at II dgdin! What | say is
Just this Stop it, or-I' Ii know the reason
why
john well,wcll I've told Champion
to give it up. say no more about it. Let's
shake hands and be friends again
JoHdth0u-T ,coHi--.o there
John BuH.-Why not my dear fellow 1t
was all mistake. you know. | thought you
would stand it but the moment | found you
wouldn't, gave way, didn't What can |
do more
Jonathan n.-Turn out Champion We don't
want him here, after what he's said and
done.
John By-Turn out Champion Why,
I'm perfectly satisfied with Crampton.
Jonathan-But I'm not. lie cant stay
here, tell you; ; and if you don't call him
home, | shall be under the disagrccablc
necessity of telling him to 90 to Halifax.
John Bull e)-What boy it's grown
to be An imrudcnt young rascal but |
like the dog the better for it. | won't send
for Champion, though. He managed the
thing all wrong, it's true but I'll not be
bullicd into turaing him out of his place. Ill
see myself bomJed first.
John Bull will not be bombed, if the mass
Of the people of England sympathizc with the
following calm and sensible views Of the Lon-
don AtheHaun, an English literary journal Of
high standing and great influence.
a war between England and America would
be Il war Of brothers--a war Of friend against
friend. 1t would be war against the ahntics
of race, against the unity of religion, against
the interchunges Of trade. Ii would be- war
in favor Of barbarisn, piracy, restriction-a
war against the bOuntcs Of Nature the en-
terpriscs Of genius, the advances of civilian
ton. Such war would bring sorrow into
every Anglo-Saxon home in Europe and Amer
lea, and feeling Of shame and humiliation
into every Anglo-Saxon heart, in whatever
quarter Of the world it beats Such war
would close the Gospel for nearly half the
Christian world
4" We say nothing about material interests
They 90 for much but the moral interests
thought is more important than the inter
change OF cotton. And for what are we
threatened with an interruption ofour friend
ly relations with our American kindred Is
any principle at issue Are our liberties
threatcned-is our property unsafe Not in
the least degree. Only three slight and mis-
cradle causes for quarrel appear-a dispute
about the construction Of a treaty gegari linz
that interesting savage, the King Of Mosquito.
IA dispute about some wretched sandblnks
lying off Belize, and dispute about the at
tempt to enlist troops for the Crimca. The
first two are quite insignificant. We might
as well % to war about the sovereignty of Eel
Pie Island. We may be right or We may be
wrong in our Interpretation the Americans
think we are wrong. There i much to be
said on both sides and We all know that
when private persons disagree about triiies, a
courteous and cOnciliatOry tone soon removes
the cause of quarrel. About the third point
the attempt to enlist in the Republican
terfltory-we are unquestionab.y in the
wrong In neither case is our honor cngls-
ed; IN neither case does any principle which
ought to be mainta ined, stand behind the
formal terms of the greement-thus pre-
sentlng true groundof quarrel, as in the Rus
sian W ar, which the genius Of the nation
can seize and accept. Our statesmen might
and must--iind i'll the resources Of diploma
cy means Of satisfying all interests without
an insane appeal to the sword. Where we
are clearly wrong, we should at once and full
ly admit our error, making whatever repura-
ton is fairly due. 1t is said the Washington
Cabinet requires the withdrawal Of Mr..
Champion. Surely this is no extreme or re-
request. Personal unpopularity
has always been considered u sufficient reason
for requiring the withdrawal of an ambassa-
dor. We could give hundred instances in
which sovereign powers have exercised this
ri ght. Under such circumstances withdrawal
that the personal relations of the ruler and
the minister have become such as to impede
the transaction Of public business. We
were wrong in attempting to recruit within
the Union. Mr.. Champion was the instru
ment Of the wrong. lie has thereby rendered
himself an object of suspicion at Washington
Ills withdrawal, therefore, at the request OF
the American Cabinet would be in accord
lnce with usage, and would be a sure pledge
Of the sincerity Of our Acknowledgements Of
the original error, Strong nations can afford
to be graceful in their concessions.
The other points are less clear. Yet, if
a proper spirit of Cancellation prcslles at the
discussion, we have right to expect that
our diplomltists and public writers will ap- |
proach the discussion in pacific mood. |
Above all things, We deprecatt menacins |
tone. We canot read without Indignation /
the elaborate display of our naval and mill
-ary powers which some of our journals have |.
thought proper to make. Every EnglishmAu
feels that he would not be put down bya
parade, and we must not forget that our
descendants in America are Just as haughtyHs
ourselves. They have our blood, our passions,
,ur acute sense Of personal honour. Against
ourselves the threat of force is the one arsu-
uent that is sure under all circumstances.
% fail. Nor will the Americans be cowed .
" menace of the Baltic fleet, We must ,
.rgue our point as if no fleets were in eXis- /
ance, and take our stand on the ground of /
history and reason"
" The following pleasant anecdotes Is
rom - Chances and GlImpses,' a new book /