New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-07
THE AMERICAN QUESTION.

Fyen TAs Losd,n nsss, Jss< ~
/, ;rpuos-ibe TO for the unste effects OF the
(ssmpsoo quarrel No who Is not profoundly ieno-
rant OF human nature can suppose tat such az AT an
have no Interior results beyond the cisIn-sa' OF one
En.bssssdoI and the toIer-tion Of Another Ath1ogn
Diplomacy may smooth the asperues OF the rapture,
and policy may dictate aoquescence 10 az anrou',
Oh, cOlse qleLces which as neither OF Inc .So
Goven mebts hos coDsic cred, so neuh' OF them VI" De
ale to modify or divert. Whenever Easi'shmeh Ut
Ame,ieans meet whether sbtoS or IN Bin posses,
so,s-tbere will be for son time - cone fd''g1ea
eobtc,ou,Dess of triumph one side ano h-sno nereo
sentiments Of resentfu Humiliation on the otaer uoT
hong fe. liz gs of thu nature prcdoun rte wtaou.
leadi, 10 rome awkward practical deveiopmeh' II Is
not fer MS 10 raw bat it clear Gbat their o0S repfe
sob oufI pesce must add in'ensty - tAe exsspefa
lion of any future more open coDnct. a.,
That such a catastropne would be emoittered by Tue
yeeolectious of the recent dispute, am that these
would tend TO magnify csemitie, in themselves SUN
siepny great, be the idea OF Leading ptr<y
In the United States, who have taken an cary OPP
pOnubity ~ axe demonstration against tho anu
English aoherents Of Mr.. Pierce. The Dem'cratic
Convention has nominated as its candidate iof tne
Prssoency Mr. Buchanan in preference TO the peseat
occupant Of the Wine House. Although this ssec1.n
n DsI indeed indicative Of pacific aud inhoneh'
policy az could be desned, il, at all event proves .oa
the whole people OF the United States are no %
by that haired Of Cheat Britain which animated .ue
c0sns.s of Mr.. Pierce and his Cabinet. vi me ."o
pleased with the cleverness of Buchanan than the
open be stillty Of Pierce Buchanan has uono ruc
bIitisber; Pierce would eat him bones aud al rue
krm.r acc0rds better with the present nuuol y, .ne
American people. They can chuckle over the cievef
address which killed two birds with one stone aud re-
sopeiled the amenities of diplomacy here with the pre-
tensions Of patriotism there But they are not at pre-
sent disposeo 10 sympslhise generally with the more
uculent predictions which SAVIOR OF the boTieknie
and The rife.
For this we may be thankful not only on Our Own
account, but theirs loo. The uoanimuy which
would have reelected Sir. Pr rec to the Presidential
chair n,ust have involved d certain Consequence tue
assumption Of policy pregnant With yioloace, az
creation and insult. IL woulo have proclaimed 10 the
world that hence'Cth the Government OF the United
States pledged, aod the people OF the United
States we're devoted to which, while 1t deiled
or violated the usual laws OF ntemanoni intercourse
at the saIne tiae oVineo fesh Jaws for It's own CON-
vehiebce pnde; and ii would not be dhcu't %
foresee that such system, once permitted through
weakntss or encouraged by coInivsuce must so1hef
later lead to iuro wlh European States, anu,
among them, with this country.
tail the peculiar means OF mutual Annoyance when
each of TIE con tenoDg parties could bnog into Tue
field We for0esr " compute the items OF i1Jdry
which they might respectively Gh'ct aud tuhef--0a
the one hand, Boston, New-York and New Orleans
dhnanted shattered, depoPuated, and ia d imeS; on
the other, Liverpool, Manchester and Btmlng1am
sabiecteo not TO the same indgLities but 10 equal
hisefy, by the loss Of tner ira e. We leave to The
commercial imaglnatOn-sn im9gil alton which IN our
dsys Is mvre active titan any othei-to reckon the
osses, the bankruptcies the ruin OF private families
and IF associations, which must follow such struggle
That both countries could survive the stnte and III
very short tine repair their losses probable enodgh;
but what would cuff 20 TO heal reciprucsted iua
and COOL the hot torrent Of angry pa'elOAsf More
important far than thsur it concerns not NO nations
oily, but all civilized Earope-stter England aud ner
Trauss ahc child had inflicted these deep and search
ing wounds On each Other-~h each h4d drunk IN 'dy
Of other blood-waat would be the prospects VI
European iiberty1 A. the present moment dark Tuck
cloud hangover Italy Germany, Serva aud Turkey IL
on the cast of tho die that they tree from their
time hardened bondage, that their letters be nv
eed tightly forever At such crisis Is 1t oil no
sbght moment that the two kiudred nations who en-
Joy the greateet rt edom Of speech, Thought auu h-
tttusioSr, should be embroiIed 10 warfare which
would b,queath the bitter legacy of eniurne add
IsbcOrous hatred Ii is no secret that the gioa
sovereign Powers of Emope, who look with dread
ano d.iestaton upon those Institutions which give 10
the gov, rned voice in the government OF their codu
try-and this definition includes nearly all the great
PVwers-are NEGOTIATING project for smoteenog the
nsc.b liberties Uf those States where thought Is no,
vet stuffed by the speech f6lsihed oy The
Spy. A dexterously -coacerted plan OF operations
nsy strsngle the young liberties OF Europe, ana
throw ito people back the darkness and degradation
Of the MIDDLE ages Once done this Cannot be undone
But, this, thing is especially needtul as pre-
ce ent CONDITION. IL Is above al things nee s-sry
Il at England should be either distracted or d. 0tated
by some eDgrossiI aid dangerous contest Whatever
dverts her stentlon, drains her Resources, or endan
gen her influence gives an accession VI strength 10 tue
DOna,ch who hates liberty and every tyfant VINO
abuses his power. But how great 0oes this accession
become if her energies are consumed IN psrricidh
susre with th.t kindred race, which, with her ian
guage and blood inherited her uadi'ioas ot law,
ibtny, aud self government! What wodld NJ the
desvtc sovereign give 10 Eng and aud the United
States committed to ioDg and devoiating war ouoo
strife seal the tate OF free institutions ior cen
turt, perhaps forever IL woIld CRUSH eno ge.u, "
&C nsututonahsm iu Sardinia. 1t would eonsisu tue
far provinces Of Rome and Tuscany to the eternal
swsy Of priestly caste and Austrian soldiers. IL
would give full rein the barbarous cspnoos OF the
N,apoI An tyrsnt. II would strange PrOtesantsm
in Asst,Ia 1t would destroy free speech aud action
eyery where; and would have nope no resource, no
save in the wild Outbursts OF desutory iasur
rectlon ~ the caprcious vengeance OF the cowsrdy
stiietto! We know not In. Sc things have oeen con-
.ioerea by the American people. II they have not
been 30 they 1T least worthy OF their meditation
Nssnw hie, We venture 10 regard a. al indication OF
lees prohou ced hostility the demonsIarve preference
which they have gwen 10 the civ IONA Io over Tue
martial and bellicOse Pres dent.
HOUSE OF Commons, June 20, 1886.
Mr.. Gladstone ssld: In putting tue question OF
which have given notice, Is hardly necessary Tor
me ~ add more than WORD Of cxpl ,nstioa. The
House viii Iecolloot that Monday last my noble
hieLd at the heso Of the Government, at The time
when he announced to the House that tue Govern.
mebt had thought it necessary 10 advice her
Nsssty to suspend diplomatic negotiations WITH
rra, did give any oxrianaaon Of the motives
which led ~ the cvurse adOpted by the GOvorhneLt,
nor did he advert 10 the view taken oy tins Gjvefn
mtnt In reference 10 the conduct OF The Anorc An
Government In osI issng Mo. Or hampton. Al tina
mon ent there reason 10 expect from notice on
the business paper Vf tue House, an immed ste ois
cussoa the subject AID Pih1ps my noble friend
thopybt il deeir-ble ether that the vie ~s OF tae
,yernneut sbould be declared oulOg that dscu ssos,
or by the production to the Juse ot toe Dispatch
which it would be the duty of Lord Ciareodoa to
write in answer TO the letter Ut Mr.. Marcy A. ali
eyeLts beg not to be uudcrs'Oo nos 40 N plain
ing of INV noble fnsnd's sieRce the OCCASION. AT
the came time - that motion has osec io the nomea
withdIawa and there " sone uncertainty as to tie
period Which the hon. Member opposite Nc Aooel
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