New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-13
I AlSTaIGA IsEsITIgT III NEWS.


It isnot often We receive news from England, or of
the movements Of England, yia jamaica but it
strikes us the following marine intelligence, taken
from the Kingston Morning journal, Of the 2sths
April, may notbe devoid of interest, and may not
be without effect upon the authorities at Washington
unless heSears Of 1fess Pierce and Marcy are closed
against all human calls and only pierced when
Gabriefs trumpet rings throughout a startled and
dying universe.
Speaking Of war ships ,and their destinations our
Jamaica cotempo very significantly lays down the
| subioined useful information :
ne and
forces stationed in the Mexican Gulf and e safs
asTa 7aa eas
qn sas might fa il sh e shs DIFF Capt
nonr and the screw 4 49, IN bs
Wellesley waiting orders q sermuaa o. 'n'
Hinder ordinary circunlst ancesthe foregoing items
i would not be regarded as extraordinarily important
Rt taken in connection with the facts that the
ar,a,5ean steamship 0rzaba was virtually placed
Il under Surveillance when she arrived at San JUAN
tat British officers sought to compel Capt Tinkel-
nanat to 90 beyond his papers andh contract; that
the British rigate Enrydiee was, at the last
LITERALLY bIock5dng the port Of San Juan; that pas
sengers had been bullied and threatened and Informal
ton conveyedin unmistakable language that further
transit would be prohibited that vessels duly accred-
tied would be prevented from pursuing their lawful
business if it did notsut the Whims and caprces of the
officers Of Queen Victoria; that British arms and
British money had been freely loaned to the enemies
of the Americans in Nicaragua; and that Lord Clar
enden through his clerk of the Foreign Office, had
been detected in secret and candestine correspond
ence with the authorities of Costa Rca-the matter
assumes a magnitude which can scarcely be overes-
timate, for it involves the momentous question of
peace orwar. unless this country is prepared to sink
its sovereignty relnquish its claims to respectabity
and endure with exemplary meekness the Sights and
kicks Great Britain may see fit to intiict upon us.
Although the circumstances tend to strengthen the
idea conveyed in the extracts from the Jamaica paper
that the English and French fleets to act in uni
son III the waters of Central America, de notb
Ieve any such concert Of action will take place On
the contrary We incline TO the opinion that the friend
! ship and power of France would be thrown on our
side in case Of a war with Great Britain without it
was deemed expedent to.maintaina strict neutraIty
There many good and sufficient reasons to induce
the government Of France to the adoption Of one
the other course France could not by any possibility
make anything by engaging with England in war
against the United States. She would, on the other
herself aloof, and by maintaining a rigid system of
non-interference, she would acquire an advantage
over her old military and commercial rival, which
years of peace would not enable her to obtain. The
bulk of the carrying trade would be at once transfer
red to her hands, Her manufactures would at once
prosper beyond precedent and very likely, the ter
mination Of llostilities would witness transfer
Of cotton markets and cotton manufactures from
i Liverpool and Manchester to ports and cities in
/ France, sis
4 The present ruler Of France is q wise and able
man, bent on aggrandizing and extending the power
Of his country To suppose that he has not calcula
ted all these chances would be to deny him the pos
session Of those mental qualities the world has uni
yersally conceded long since. Louis Napoleon is no
fool and, although he may privately stimulate
"a war between England and the United States, he
will never be found actively engaged in it, at least
not on the side Of England Before hostilities actu
ally commence, some convenient excuse will be
found to withdraw France from the conflict.
There are other arguments that could be educed
in support of the foregoing propositions The Eng
/ fish naturally hate the French, and the French the
| English. "A governmental alliance of two or three
years has not suficed to obliterate the animostes
engendered by centuries Of war and struggle. The
French people have not forgotten Waterloo or St.
Helena, nor have the English people the efforts of
the Great Napoleon to encompass their destruction.
The existing alliance is hollow one at bcst and has
all along derived its main srenth from the fact that
the interest of the two nations demanded its preser
4 vation That interest would cease iii war between
Great Britain and this country 1twoud be the poll
cy, as well the profit Of France, to cultivate the
closest and most amicable relations with the United
States. Hence we infer that the aforementioned ALI
ance would be about elastic and durable as rope
of sand.
4 But, let take the question in its worst aspect
Suppose England and France do unite to humiliate
insult and degrade the United States? What then
I Are we to submit? Are we to tamely renquish our
rights Shall We allow our vessels to be searched
our flag outraged on the high seas our people pre-.
vented from following their wfupursuits our gal
liant seamen, and our Wanted naval prowess made a
scott and reproach among the nations?
1 No-say we! Let war come with all lis horrors
a thousand fold magniied, sooner than submit to
such unavoidable disgrace! We would assuredly
triumph in the long run for the God of Battles would
be with us. We would suffer, but we would ntlict
thousand fold more suffering our enemies, and
then lasting peace would follow.
In conclusion, we will remark that it is expected
by many that the Mnna Schiller, although she was
regularly cleared from our Customhouse will be
overhauled and detained by the British squadron Al
San Juan 1t is also supposed that other vessels viii
u encounter the same treatment. If this does mo-
! awaken our Government, we might as well at ono.
pass our neeks under the yokes of our masters.
/. For our part, we do not carenhow matters arr
pushed to the last extremity. When our flag cease
to protect our seamen and citizens had better shu
up shop and quit business.
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TESTIMONY OF LEWIS CAss IN FAVOR OF MILLAR
/ FILLMoRE.-In March, 1851, Lewis Cass, than whom
there is not more devoted partisan among the prom
nent men off the country delivered speech on the foo
. of the Senate, in the course of which he paid tn
following compliment to Willard Fillmore's integrity
and to his efficiency in "pacGying the country.
} We quote from from the Congressional Globe
J "The Administration has placed itself high in tn
$ great work of pacifying the country, and they hay
Il received the need of appreciation from politica
friends and political foes. partake of the same SCI,
Il tinent. i do them justice. But am u Democrat
and, God willing, mean to die one. This is WIFI
Administration, but there is no reason why shout
not do them justice and do it with pleasure in thi
great matter of the salvation Of this country if ma
:. say So l have done SO; shall continue to do SO
whatever sneers their papers may contain, for do
not for their sake but o, the sake of the count'Y"-
q Speech of Mr.. Cass in the Senate of the Unite
( States, March 10, 1861. Is
; This was not only a manly tribute from stron