The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-11
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TIE NEWS BY TIE CANADA's MAILS.
The fa,svp papers by the Canada have been recsived
We subjOln the following summary
From LOndsn Post, Oct -.
rms SKAPsLITAS QUESTION
Wa .incsely congratulate the governments OF England
and France the suspension o. aPlomauc WIN
, sod iuyolyug great European interests II VIII be
- that the policy laid down as the basis Of dipomauc
action at the Paris conferences hEs received ls nst ~
IirsTion at Naples, and the two great powers which
raseot the civilization OF the world openly proclaim
M ,hey will longer countenanee governing sys-
tem which violates all law, human ana aNine ne do
iiIions have dictated such just dsiDterested and
lsTsted policy on the part OF united England ana
France for Is free alike from territorial eaouses a
1T ambitions or interested national aims. II there
- INV immediate which is at all selhsh In the
odnc OF England and France towards Naples, It Is oil
the most humane character since they desire only y m
s on the mind OF King Ferdinand necessity ior re-
Pmng government the executive abuses oil which
ALLEVIATE the people from the throne, and prepare revol
lion with the certainty as certain SEEDS Of ne
- nanted only wait the coming season TO bring forth
r bitter fruits We do not choose to stand oy ana WIN
ur pesence the growth OF rebellion WeisaVe
ths King himself with his own conscience MS
and bs peoples hatred reflect on the future PROP
by shut himself up Gaeta and In the agony Oh MS soul
b compelled to feed his false pride In the past hefe
Is nothing left for him but regret and IN the future noh
inc but fear He has not only broken up friendly rea-
ns with his two most powerful neighbours he has TURN
ed his back on the world without being able TO smut his
ewes and its reproachiui condemnation frooapy
M other sovereign of Europe would have acted thus nor
indeed have those done who were addressed oy Eng
land and France after the Paris conference Plus asks
how 10 improve the condition OF the Homans ana hls gov
, ment at least takes into consideration plans lot anne
a,ion whilst the motives of France are thoroughly ap-
neciaed and courteously entertained The government
Of Belgium without giving NJ shadow ., l's inaepenu
ca ZION does not encourage hostile and revolutionary
ana AT The same time seeks to maintain friendly re-
iaons with France The court ana OF
whatever may be their inward eaniugs are NOT 70
nnd openly the powerful countries VINO seek 70 eansl
m ,he Heenes from foreign intrigue, ana protect the
nationality and Independence OF the State mig relu
nand ri alone dees He who can only holo us THRONE
hv illegally recruiting army in the nelghDorihg couh
% be who fears TO live in his capital and retres 10 as
tant fortress he who has found 1t necessary 10
himself with police spies and foreign sodery IN MS own
domnions he who abdicates his sovereignty ana becomes
h governor of Austria, alone treats England
and France with contempt SO. .. .,. u,.. =;
In proportion Us the position OF his Sician MAJESTY
harasan and false that OF the allies Is dehne ana
,n The stems they haye taken in withdrawing their d.
omac agents have been executed slowly and with care
t measurement Ample time and opportunity were gwen
between each move the King to obviae the necessity
eynosino himself TO the humiliation which now awai's
him But instead of meeting our representations Sn tne
friendly spirit they really imbodied he rejected WIN inso
lence our diplomacy, and eventually MADE himself luiu
% nv moving about his guns and marching his troops as
If he were the late Russian Emperor to whom WHO ma
noleon the Great he is said to compare himself Ills Ma
ey NAV rest assured that no hostility was ever
plated by the British lion the imperial eagle Those
who are conscious of their own strength ana aVs 70 er
own dignity never play the bully we may saey ieve
that role to the organizer OF ss.s lras anu on
Ferdinand may quietly enjoy his ugidfurd al Dae sha
there eat his acaroni deyour he yermcelho OF potca
corruption The allied squadrons will not hre on tue ira
iIs throne of the Bourbon if they do not honor bis
po with friendly salute they VIII not conuescenu W
load their Quns at ALL We perfectly aware with whom
have deal in the Peninsula II no. nose VINO Dap
pen to occupy thrones in layt is not the people VINO
have long been looking anxousy the blue waters Oh
the bay of Naples for the allied squadron IS power
but without generostyselhsh, ana we thlnk, shorts.s
ed power which, for its own ends imposes govern
en on another State which never can be respected upon
principle and only be maintained by AID oil foreign
sOldey very often itself depends for ,Is,ence on aoel-
dents rather than force The Italian question is now mar
rowed into sharp point and that point Is sword point
ed at the heart OF Austria
THE MxRRmAC AT SOUTHAMPTON
The London Post publishes long letter written by SCI
entfc Englishman, who visited the United States new
steam rgae Merrmac, while lying at Southampton, de-
failing his opinion of the Mermacs armament and of the
composition of her crew. We subion the following ex-
tracts:
Arrived at Southampton, my first to obtain g
boat aud board the Merrmao with as little delay as
possible FOR in my mud, determined TO make a
long day it merely pacing the decks rapidly and
away like other casual vster but resolved on see
ing ali that might be permitted when board, to
conhnng my attention exclusively to things nau-
teal and explosive but cleaning many particulars as
could OF the spirit OF 1ankeesm, as distinguished from
that of John Bullsm. imagined 1t would be impossible
for six hundred individuals TO locaze themselves in
the ercumscrbed space of large frgate without a
ording visiter who might go amongst them with the full
intention Of keeping his eye open and his ears on the qt
oUs notions OF that larger Commonwealth of Anglo
SaIonism modified and amalgamated with other races
which fills the great American federal republic.
DAHLGRESs Gvss
The chief object Of my visit TO examine her armA-
nen OF Dahgren guns and TO be allowed TO sketch
OF them. Permission most readily granted-indeed
Information freely given all the topics that had
occasion to ask about Some few interesting matters
did not explore knowing that II would not comport with
the regulations OF the naval service Of any country TO set
the curiosity OF visiter at in respect Of them
cannon on Dahlgren's principle really bears out very
srkingly the comparison to pair Of bellowB-only
the boaman said the gun s rounu whereas the bellows
are fiat II In point OF fact pair Of bellows be supposed
rotation would be exaggerated form Of a Dahlgren
gun-that to say its poseror breach part is greatly
eIpanded-and its mouth and indeed, all anterior to the
uunnons much contracted.
Thus the general ola Dahlgren gun differs much
from that Of any other gum though the principle adopted
only an extension and application Of that recommend
ed and partially carried into execution by PaNhan, and
subsequently In our own service by Monk.
Every person who reflects the nature Of the power re-
uung from the discharge Of guupowder must be satisfied
that in all ordinary the dsproporton between the
pressure of gunpowder at the breeh and towards the mouth
very great Though the pressure of the blast Of gun
powder rapidly dimnishes the thickness Of the metal
eng into the construction OF ordinary cannon does
not hence much weight is impaired without any cores
pondng strength at the place where strength s object
10 be desideraed Formerly when solid shot were alone
projected from cannon and when ordnance heavier than
hiry-two Founders exception 10 the rule II
Of little or no moment that the metal Of a dis
spIf If Init pber