Smyrna times., 1856-03-05
Stlrtt af(istrIIanp,
The Relations between Great Britain
and the United States.

The London Times, in the article briefly
quoted under the Aillntic's news, goes on more
fully to express its views in respect TO the reia-
tIons existing between Great Britain and the
United States.
Happily the relations between the two coun-
tries do not depend on these two gentlemen
Mr.. Champion aud MIR. Buchanan-and we
know by European experience that it is posi-
BILE for two. States to go on as well-indeed it
has been maliciously asserted better-without
diplomatic representatives,. A channel can al
ways be found for any communication one gov
eminent may wish to make to another. 1t is
possible, then, the only result of this UNDER
standing will be that for some time we shall
only have one Englshmen the more and one
American the less among US.
We would very much rather it were other
wise, but as England has really apologised
enough to satisfy ten European empires, we
can"ot hold her responsible for the estrange-
ment. There are people whom it is inpossi-
| BILE to quarrel with, and there are people with
whom the impOssibility is of a contrary sort &;
and, if the United States refuse to be pacified
with the ample satisfaction already rendered,
we must put them down in the latter Of these
/ classes. We can honestly declare our entire
belief, that in all Enga there is not one rea-
sonable man who would desire TO see the Uni
ted States insulted or lowered in the eyes OF
the world, by being compelled to any act of self.
abasement.
! ltwould be felt that the disgrace recoiled,npor
those who had compelled it, and that if we had
compelled it there would have been something
unnatural in the exigence of our pride. Sure
ly, there must be many i'll the States who are still
SO much like Englshmen, as to have the same
feeling for those from whom they have sprung
To the world at large, the difference between
an Englishman and an American is not so con-
siderable, we may even say, as our nationa
vanity might suggest. The son is thought no
so very unlike the parent; and when they fal
out, our enemies only say it is the same AFRO
CANT temper developed in two different rela
) TONS In this instance, the parent has shown
a more than common anxiety not to shock man
kind with the spectacle of domestic quarrel.
We have made apologies to our flesh ant
blood such as no earthly power could extor
from us. But there are limits beyond which NJ
! consideration whatever should carry us, seeing
that it is the duty of every State, as of ever,
, individual, to preserve its selt-respect, whic
is, 10 fact, its moral existence.
The British Government has only to ask tn
! people whether they wish to make more salts
, faction to the Government of the United State
than one gentleman makes to another, and tn
answer will be the same-quite as strong an
quite as unanimous-as when that people wer
lately asked whether they would allow Russi
s to extinguish our ally in the East
1 There is too much reason to fear that tn
a powerful empire, just brought to reason in th
Old World, put a false construction on the r.
uctance of Western Powers to go to war;
We have even been ourselves accused If fol
tering her delusion. 1t is necessary, there
g fore to guard against that mistake. We al
perfectly aware-none more so--ofthe extrem
i loss difficulty, and risk of such war a elias
s. of Republican zealots are endeavoring to fore
y upon Us. We are aware that we should at one
n interrupt the most valuable portion OF our con
g merce and manufactures, and thatouF merchan
would find a foe, as well as q rival, in evei
% part of the world. We are aware that "
D. should have to deal with an enemy inheritu
j. all our enterprise and daring, but not burdene
li as we are, by national debt and host of il
i capabies, nor trammelled by a court, an artist
cracy, and the routine--of which the repo
g from the Crnea dscloses such sadly fantast
y examples. We do not forget how quickly Il