Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-07-10
From the New York Herald.
A Chang, Coming over British sentim.r

Change Coming over British Sentiment.
1t will be seen by the extracts from the British
journals and the debates in Parliament, which are
published elsewhere, that marked change Is
coming over British feeling and British opinions
with regard to this country. The dismissal of
Mr.. Champion is considered calmly and the lead
ing journals at least resigned to the accident.
More important than these, the speech of Mr..
Disrael openly takes the ground that much Of the
bad feeling that has been reused in past times be-
tween the United States and England has been
originally caused by British jealousy of American
expansion-a feeling, says the orator, unjustifa-
BILE in principle, unjusti6ed by practice.
We are exceedingly happy to perceive this SEN
sible language-coming as it does from one of the
foremost statesmen of England, from an. orator Of
The party from which we had least right to expect
good will, and listened to with marked applause
in the British House of Commons. Many years
have elapsed since similar sentiments first appear
ed in these columns. We have always been salts
fed that every increase in the territory Of the u
nitcd States was not IN injury but, alarge bene-
fit to mankind in general, ard to the great trading
nations, such as France and England, in particu-
lar. To the case of California Mr. Disraeli might
have added that of Louisiana, whose purchase
was regarded at the time as o severe blow to Eng
land, but from which we will venture torsay that
she has since derived more wealth and more profit
than from any of her own colonies, India excepted
The acquisition of Mexico, were srch o thing pos
sibe, which it is not at present, and that of Cen
tral America, which is out. of the question, would
also be beneficial to England, to France, to every
nation that has trade and ships, to every person
who is interested in the spread ofcivilzation COM
merce, industry, religion, freedom and good gov
ernment. %sssi+-
We cannot help wishing that Mr.. Disraeli had
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ty to explain why it has happened that the expan-
sion of the United States has been for the worlds
good, and why Great Britain has hitherto opposed
it. very few words might have made the mat
ter clear. In former times, annexation implied
subiection. Conquest was the usual mode of an
nexing territory; and all other modes being assim
Hated to it, the whose territory was annexed
was treated as conquered people, without rights
or claims save on the mercy Of the conque-ofs.-
They were quite commonly deprived Of their in
stitutions, stripped Of their liberty, made to pay
tribute; and not unfrequently denied the free use
of their language and their religion. Under q
system of such severity rs this, annexation natu-
rally appeared very hateful operation to all but
the annexers. Again, in former times, when wars
were sempiternal, nations strength consisted in
the number of men she could bring into the field;
and the nation which owned the most conquered
provinces, whose male citizens she could by the
rules of public law force into her public service,
was naturally the most powerful. Hence, very
natural reason for dislike on the part Of one ma
ton to see its rival providing itself with new sup
plies of soldiers from this source. 1t was mainly
from these reasons that the peculiar British aver
sion to see the United States expand first took its
| origin. The feeling was o traditionary one, and
modern rivalry aggravated it. .. - s
A glance at the facts of course shows its falla-
cy. In the frst.place, the United States seek no
war with any one, do not impress soldiers. owe
their strength to their corn and their cotton and
their labor and their freedom, and the happy COM
bnation of circumstances which render il good
policy for foreign capitalists to invest their money
here. These elements ofstrength can hardly be
increased by the annexation of new States. And,
secondly, the United States have no provinces, no
subjugated people whom they have conquered, and
to whom they have doled out the harsh lot of the
vanquished. When they annex q State, it is ad-
mitting partner, not seizng servant; there is
nothing in the business that any one object to-
but, on the contrary, much in the prospect pos
| terity and freedom and higher civilization for
the new citizens that can be honorably apnlauded.
The United States are not in the habit Of extrac-
ting revenue from new States, as is done by the
East India Company in Hindostan; nor even do
they lay restraints on their trade, prescribe to
whom they may sell, or from whom buy, as used
to be the British policy.
Mr.. Disraeli might have laid stress on these
arguments and shown that the causes for the feel
ing having vanished, the feeling itself had best be
laid aside But perhaps this was needless The
Champion case has awakened mems minds both
here, and in Europe to the enormous infamy of
war between the United States and England and
we need not fear that quarrel will again be need
lessly provoked. Both nations will esteem each
other the more for the brush; and though the
United States-to whom the affair viii be Of in
finite service in Europe-may be the greater gain
er of the two, the good sense and discretion evin-
ced at this last moment by the press, Parliament
and people Of England will not be thrown many on
this country. =
So far as Mr.. Disraeli refers to American affairs
he has our hearty concurrence. He has our con-
| currence in his denuncation Of the Monroe doc
trine, though it is not quite clear from what he
says that he thoroughly understands it. The Mon
roe doctrine was invented as sort of reply to the
monarchical congresses which used to be held
every two or three years, some thrty-fve to forty
years ago in Europe. 1t arose atsthe time that
considerations of American republics, from North
to South were seriously mooted, and was viewed
as the best means Of protecting the weaker ones
| from European attack. But the premises, here
again, are oil changed. The North american and
Central republics have been total failures in some
cases, and not brilliant successes in any; no one
talks of federation now; and the doctrine which
was to cement and shelter is has gone with the
original scheme and only survives in the frothy
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