The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-23


exhaustion aud difficulty and distress of our great foe YET
believe he has not oyerraed the amount-the ormida-
bic amountof the preparations which are making and
which my noble friend somewhat reluctant 10 see al
together wasted and not applied In the new campaign OF
1856 All that he has not oyernted the stead
fast stubborn perseverance which this country will al
ways display for the attainment OF any object which II
feels to be just and necessary to attain Cheers can
not blame her Maess government for having consented
10 enter into negotiations although may entertain con.
siderable doubt with regard TO the quarter from which
these negotiations proceed, hear hear and must say,
though do not doubt that the Trainer OF the paragraph
before has accurately described the OF events yet
the language used in that paragraph Is by no means
satisfactory to my mind We are told that "the Emperor
OF Austria lately offered TO nysefand my august ally the
Emperor of the French 10 employ his good offices with
the Emperor Of Russia with view to endeayor to bring
about amicabe adjustment of the matters at issue be-
tween the c)ntendng powers doubt not that this Is
correct statement OF the facts aud that the Emperor of
Austria has applied to the Emperor of the French and TO
her Majesty for their sanction 10 these negotiations with
the Emperor of Russia in order TO the attainment OF peace
but confess that Il would have borne more graft.
flying appearance if the government bad been enabled to
state that the Emperor Of Austria had applied for the sane
ton of the Emperor OF Russia TO employ his good Offices
with the soyeregns of France and England for, from TIE
hnguage Of the speeehand doubt not that language ~as
inpressiooiH be that attr az zee virtually az
pcas 10 Russia for pcae and that Russia IS not ne aPt"
can't ["No no." from the ministerial benchesj Noble
lords opposite say sNo MOI The statement they make is
this that Austria has applied for your consent 10 employ
her good offices with Russia towards obtaining the assent
of Russia certain conditions in which you have ssnhed
seeking for pesceyou having given your assent 70 the
conditions and applying for the concurrence OF
Rnssia Is not the party preserving the rght 70
conditions refuse Them confess do not understand
what is the force of language Hear, hear There are
in the speech from the throne two very remarkable oms-
The noble Earl who seconded the address has to GER
tain extent supplied Of them He has done justice to
the merits and to the services aud TO the position of one OF
aliesthe most disinterested the most energetic,
cheer and The most deserving of our support and con-
sideraon-I the King of Sardinia. Hear" and
cheers But strange 1T is that throughout the whole
course of the speech not only the existence OF the hing
OF Sardinia altogether ignored not only nre the services ne
has rendered to the totally oberaed from any men
ton, but-what is something extraordinary still
from first in this speech there does not the
slightest alnsion to the the existence OF Turkey
Hear, hear Why, thought Turkey was the principal
in this warl I"Hear" and laugh thought you were
In defence of the integrity of Turkey thought
Turkey boldly and CALAMITY threw herself in
to the breach and refused to assent to the degrading con-
ditions which Russia sought to impose upon her that we
forward allies TO her assistance but now, for
sooth propositions of peace made France and Eng
land the accepted by France and England and hav-
ing assented to those conditions we aecerainy in con-
junction with allies find at the close OF the para
graph-proceeding discuss them the foundation OF
general treaty must say that this entire silence with re-
gard both Turkey aud Sardinia is little consistent with
the comfy of nations and the relationship in which those
countries stand to France and England. @ -.aH
GREAT BRITAIN AND The UNITED sTArEs-MonE MsoLENcE
.#sE#.H FROM THE LONDON TIMES. s...
The following appears in the London Times of Febru-
ary2 #t.M
uThe omission of the United States from the Queens
speech provokes the criticism of Lord Derby and may pos
sbly be source of some additional bitterness the
other side of the Aantc but probably the United States
well left out for there is nothing that we could say
about them Just that is likely please them For
sake well hers could most sincerely wish
that the machine OF government in the great republic
worked little smoothly aud was not SO apt to get
clogged in places and stimulated TO violent and de-
structve action in others Differences have arisen as
they will arise occasionally between the best friends be-
and the American republic War; always odions
1 nd Aaqtru ha unat nat gnrh n a
thousand times revolving than against any other
To sweep her commerce from the seas, To destroy
her navy, to rayage her seaboard would be feas Meth
difficult dangerous TO power with such forces
ms Great Britain now possesses but little would be
the honor and heavy the loss OF this suicidal triumph
We unwilling to fight not because fear
mes-for never were conditions of combat more unequal
than those would be between Great Britain and the uni
ted States Mt this momentbu because we cannot bring
ourselves TO regard them enemies at all When Lucan
spoke of than civil be surely have alluded
to such would be waged between Great Britain
and North America The parent devastating the fair inner
tance of the child kindred hands employed in roofing out
that prosperity the increase of which has oyerowed in
tide Of riches into this island subjects too painful for
contemplation and from which the mind Of every English
aside with unconquerabe disgust Let have
war need be- with any other nation but not with those
coonesthe proudest historic monument possess, the
most enduring memorial OF Anglo-Saxon greatness
Yet what can we do, and how avert that which this
extraordinary nation those who have at least the legal
right to speak In s name seem TO be determined TO br2g
upon us2 Were the whole attention of the whole public
mind of America bent upon the question: might hope
for satisfaction and reconciliation; but what is TO be
done with nation which is drifting heedessly into war
with people possessing splendid army aud the finest
navy in the world while it possesses in truth neither
the other A few thousand soldiers scattered
immense continent and vessels carrying in all
about FIVE hundred guns literally all the
with which the United States confront the enormous feet
and weltrned armies Of England about to be lib
erty by the impending peace with Russia IL we're the
aggressors taking advantage Of the enormous dspari
W OF our forces had been and base enough
force a quarrel unonending neighbor-no words
would have been sufficiently vigorous reprobae our
conduct but what Is be said when a power utterly
he pless in military and naval resources insists fixing
with quarrel which have little power 10 avoid
ms il has adequately to carry out7
We find, indeed, in America executive government
which is ready enough 10 exchange defiance with u.s. but
that government is the very Of its dissolution and
well known be using quarrel with Great Britain as
Of counting popularity for The coming elections
We have difference with il with regard certain places
In Central America and the Interpretation Of treaties rea
ting 10 them. Whether we are right wrong In our
view Of the case will not stop To inquire at any
have adopted the most conciatory step ia our power
for have offered to leave the quarrel the arbitration
Of any impartial State and to abide By whatever award
may be given America rejects this Offer and continues
the argument which succession Of letters and memorials
pirates issuing from her shores seize upon portion
OF the disputed ,sri,oy and far from REFRESHING their
oursges find the naval forces of the United States
gagged in assisting them against the authorities the State
which they have invaded Our offers Of auicabe
ence refused and armed violence seconded by the
forces of the State Is let loose TO seize by force that which
In vain beg them TO refer TO friendly arbitration
IL we turn TO another of euarrelthe enlistment
in Canada Of American citizens for the English service