The daily union., 1856-04-02
ANIMAL on THEa CANApA,s MAILs.--THE FoR.l

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ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA,s AAILs.-THE FOR
EIGN-EHLIsrMEsT QUESTION IN ENGLAND.
BY the steamship Canada hare full fles Of London
and Liverpool papers for the week ending March 10 A
large space n the editorial columns Of these papers IS de-
voted 10 the enlistment question We make the following
extracts from the leading article in the Lendon Times Of
the l2th ultimo; .ragxR q Iq. r5sF aya ssa tSt x
We never knew anything about q misunderstanding
I'LL we saw !! blazing away 10 the Ansresa papers and
No nation swallowed much In the case OF American
sympathy" with the Canadian nsurrecton and at this
cousins than from most other people AZ far our geres
certainly have territory win across the Atlantic
The only profitable investment have in that part Of the
outbreak of war; should have to blockade aSuppose"
says the Boston Chronicle that the English should burn
New York--that 10 no more than the New Workers do
destroyed that village they would have the satisfaction Of
knowing that they had burnt $oc worth of prop
erty belonging TO their own countrymsn" As for honor
what we have as we are all very well aware that we
should meet with many mishaps In war with people
whose only difference from ourselves Is that they have
cort arisocracy halfpay st Horse Gnards IT, then,
there must always be little cloud coming up and group
Of unsettled questions does arise from any morbid
taste for annexation and glory our part Let the Amer
leans say whether they equally disinterested equally
indifferent or rather equally anxious there should be no
quarrel between US. '"'' ,.' ,...,
Again:., ~ ~ aa8 N an,.a%n ,.N ... M
An American Journal before us while 1t proesses the
most moderate and pacific temper that the American
cabinet has been governed solely by the determination to
make such example Of Mr. Champion shall prevent
repetition Of his offence for all future time At the same
time II describes the English sensitive proud and at
times naughty people, who do not like to be called 10
count These are but vague expressions The Americans
have to prove that Mr. Champion has committed certain
Unless these points be made out the British people will
permit the Americans to be the sole arbte both of facts
and Of right on the face of the earth. They will be gov
hypsrbSlic hyper demands man o. laerican AN ministers al @ ~ aA1
The question does not concern Mr. Champion alone or
the enlistment alone the present generation of English
and Americans alone but the relations of the two peo
pics for all time TO come IL is to be conceded that Amer
ca s always TO be allowed to abricate its grievance
to state Its own case and reopen that often as it
pleases to lay down Its law to its dam
ages to be judge and jury every question between u.s.
to demand whatever it may think will make the "exam-
pie" striking and most memorable2 II So then Eng
land is not a country worth living in and the
quit its degraded pale and transfer allegiance
transatantic conqueros and oppessors in distant
region where neither oppres be oppressed the
better for tho dignity of character and the honor Of
our species 00 .' ""
The correspondence the enlistment question sub
mtted to the Senate Of the United States few weeks ago.
calls forth reply from the Times somewhat different from
the belcose and buying tone 1t usually when
treating of American airs. We give the article
The correspondence the alleged violation of Ameri-
ted States adds nothing of Importance either to the facts
the argument of the question 1t only excludes some of
surmses with which the controversy had been indus
tiousy aided fast 1t otherwise apsing into the
rank OF bygone affairs 1t does appear 10 il
alleged, that Mr., Crsmpton Knowingly violating
law of the United States that he ever persisted in
proceeding whatever after II had been objected to
those authorities Mr.. Marcy does not maintain that Mr.
Champion broke the municipal law OF the States and
this point he appears admit that Lord Carendon
July sufficient II the correspondence stopped
here If it confined TO the question of intentions
doubt in the OF most other Staein Europe for
exanpe-we have the certain promises Of pacific and
friendly conclusion But here comes in the extraordinary
feature Of this correspondence which bound
Tess regard with some alarm That feature s the
sumption OF certain tone the part of the American
government which sniy of a new SOIL but Of
sphere After reading the lesrs-if documents of
such pretenson be modestly enttedof the Amer
can government to understand rather better
the preposerous claims put forth by communities
the face of the earth how empire boasts celestial an-
ites and calls the rest OF the world aouter barbarians
how another pays divine honors to its soyeregns how
Others absolutely forbid the intrusion of stranger; and
most Of the Turks under the belief that the Sultan
commanded the western powers to come to his aid
The ground now taken by the American government is
though the British government and its Representatives
in the States bad wish TO break the municipal laws Of
the States and possibly did break law and though
far its explanations may be satisfactory yet commit
ted the greater crime OF respecting American sovereign
y For this alleged sucieat atsfacton has been
offered and such the loness and vagueness OF the dig
nifty said 70 be aonted that scarcely venture
say what would be sufhcen-whether hetacombs would
expate the crime This Sovereignty Is treated as some
thing wholly distinct from law and perfectly separable
NOT only in Ides but in fact What Mr. Crampton OBJ
served the law what Lord Clarendon gave peremptory
orders that II should be observed2 That Is wholly beside
the purpose Gays the American government They disre-
garded the sovereignty Of the American people in their
territory. To Engshmen this style of argument pro-
cess In the couds
In this country and In other civilized counreA
law the expression OF sovereignty, and sovereignty de-
fined by law. We acknowledge sovereignty In our
Queen, government either towards ourselves or
tnkf. IA nnlna ka ,vtsIa
the violation which will not render us liable to pros
ecution, trial, and punishment We presume i piece Of
condescenson 10 British ideas that when Lord Clarendon
for proof that represen avcs have violated Amer
lean soveeRn Mr. Marcy sends the report Of trials
for simple offences against the United States law This
would TO admit what Lord Clarendon very naturally
argues that he clear neither he his agents
which the lawsof that Territory do forbid. But the
President Of the United States and s Secretary Foreign
Affairs do not the necessity for this inference They
seem TO hold that In the United States least may
observe the law 10 the letter but yet grevous and
pardouaoe offender against something far higher than
viz mysterious soveregntythe sovereignty Of the peo-
pls-and far more JEALOUS, irritable and mpacabe SOW
American government is something above -and
pabe Of ordinary expression In its presencef may
venture 10 suppose oneself the presence Of august and
mysterious feel as within the Of
terrible Geni whose express behosts might observe
with the most serve exactnes but who could suddenly
demand impossible satisfaction for crime that pru-
denes, loyalty, prescence could have avoided We
stead Of outside and grim potentate rises mp from the
abyss avenge the innocent indgniy Weare swsre
of any offence that foreign minister could be guilty OF In
this country, except by express violation Of the law