The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-29


R5enIs Of the Old World, it lie not difacult TO zee
todispose Of our prizes
We thus place before the reader at an early
Gay d view OF our relations with England, our
eet2al position, the motives which control the
politicians on the other side of the wetsr,
tbst they may Judge Of the probabilities Of 3
peaceful termination Of our controversies shert
Of sn AFFECT submission on our part.
The truth is obvious enough that if Palmer
stou il sustained, war with the United States
would eeem 10 be inevitable. 1t is In vain that
we ray our interests and feelings and those Of
the people of England are for peace. I! is
folly 10 argue thus in the face Of hard words
between rowdies who have the ring and are
countries have been placed in the hands Of
poiticisns sod ambitious demagogues. They
cant on desises for coed fellowship; frieaily,
s0cal and Industrial union; fair and honest
political intercourse, aud on the mutual bene
It's Of peace; but these are man9uvres fec q
bittsrest aninosEiss and the most fatal desiyus
Of disturbing The peaceful relations of the two
countries
Unless, tteD, Lord Palmerston's admuist,a
ion shall BE overthrown Manchester and
irsde and money shali, az heretofore, adhere to
tie present Cabinet; if they shall build up and
fortiiy themselves on the strength of Lord Cia-
rendoD'a letter to Mr.. Marcy, deeming that
JesHiiicai apologize negation Of the truth Of
al the alleged grievances of our admiuistra-
ton IN the matter Of enlistment sufficient, now
are ne TO avoid collision The question Of
peace or war is to De tried in Parliament On a
resolution condemnipg Pslmerston and Cla-
reno on ia the management of the CraInoton
affair, and tae probable dismissal of Mr.. DlIlas;
snd i! u,ust be confessed that the Pierce Marcy
Cabinet have wonderfully strengthened the
case Of the London managers in permitting
them to fatty disavow all intention to violate
our laws, and to profess friendship for us aud
A desire for pea.e. Like professions on our
si's, accom- panied by the act Of dismissal,
smuuat to nothing; because they are followed
W lie disnisssi ltself, which it will be alleged
docs ewuy win tie profession Of friendship
We have thus emndered along, having agood
cause ard ample justification, until that ;ause
has been nede 10 assume the character ola de-
fsnce. Floro being the injured party, We are
d ade the agglessors From an honesseffort
to indicate our outraged laws and sovereign
ty We have been forced into the position Of
disregardirg the peace ct the two counties.
Why we're we called upon to accepta ma
tionaI apology, aud at the same time to PERSIST
in the act of dismissal Of her Majesty's officials?
Did 1t siren CITIZEN US to be thus compelled to
act, instead Of relying solely upon the facts of
the case, and terminating the official relations
of the convicted parties on those facts acme?
PRESIDENTIAL lNTRIGUEs--WILLIAM L. MARCY
IN THE FIELD--Our readers will obser7e, by
one of cur telegraphic dispatches from
Washington, that the game Of the Cincin-
natl jugglers, otherwise called the demo-
cratic party, alias the political niger dri-
vers, ia beginning to deyelope itself in a new
phase, even before they have reached the
scene OF their midnight orgies and other .pe-
ratioDs. 1t seems, from the Developments
made by cur correspondent at Washington, hat
all the fuss raised there by the newspapers
concerning the claims and chances of Piece,
Buchanan and Douglas, are merely the prelmi-
Dsry movements for their lioal extinguishm,nt,
and the resufciSation of Marcy, Of New Yrk,
as the only practical candidate Of the demo
crazy in the present crisis of their destiny.
II will be in the recollection Of our political
antiquarics that but for the singularly happy
presence and opposition of Mr.. Dickinson, of
New York, in the Baltimore Convention Of
1882 Marcy would then have been the sc.
cessful candidate, and Pierce would never have
been heard Of as the occupant Of the White
House and the wearer of patent leather bo5s.
Daniel S Dickinson no longer holds any position
within the bosom Of the dehauched democrat
now assembling at Cincinnati to prevent tie
elimination Of Marcy's aspirations for the pur
pie; and hence we are positively and authori
tatiyely assured that the nomination of Marcy,
following the straDgulation Of Buchanan
Pierce and Douglas by the same bowstring, IS
the deliber ate intention Of all the old heads q
the Virginia democracy and other sin liar hand
sculls throughout the country.
We have some faith in the triumph Of this
Marcy movement, from the information which
reaches US from not merely the four, but from
the forty points OF the compass. Marcy has
been the great balance-wheel Of the rickety
administration Of Pierce, holding together its
weak ribs like strong iron hoops around a
barrel OF explosive materials Franklin Pierce,
Jefferson Davis and Caleb Cushing would long
aimee have split the administration into frag.
ments but for the iron grasp and iron rule of
old Marcy. His letter in reply to Lord Cla-
rendon, which was despatched by yesterdays
steamer to England, will be brought outimme-
diately in Washington, for the purpose of
throwing in the shade all Mr. Bu,hanan's nsgo.
tiatioDs, all Pierce's aounderings, and all
Douglass efforts Pierce's follies, his i'm
becilities, bis false promises and sill
ialser associate have ruined him with his