The true Democrat., 1856-04-08
. Our Diplomatic Relations with
 England

The posture of affairs between this country and Great Britain has assumed a very novel, if not a very serious aspect The laundering ma levoence of Lord Pamerston, may yet precip;- tate us into war His intense hatred and envy of America, are alone held in check by the pub- lie sentiment of his country. An able poti- eian and skilfu debator he is nevertheless poor diplomat, better calculated to entange England in disgraceful difficulties than to ex- tricatc her when entangcd. The Emperor of the French,-the French ''who know no past but Waterloo" the exile and St. Helena has so completely overreached him in diplomatic strategy and overwhelmed him with disgrace that he feels his premiership of St. J James will | be but of short duration unless he can turn the attention of his countrymen to the United States.
 But here again history will write him down a poor diplomat Marcy, as a statesman, is in- ferior to no one oft the age Roebuck, surnamed "the Sheffield blade' the leader of the House of Commons cannot better elucdate Crimean affairs than William L. Marcy can cXpound and apply international law Nor can Koebuck bet ter expose and confound the noble Lord in de- bate than Marcy i'll diplomatic correspondence. There are not perhaps two men upon the po liical chess board of the world, half so unscru- pulous and designing Lord Palmerston and Lord Clarendon and none weak elevated to their responsible position.
 Finding themselves overmatched by 'the testamentary executor of the first French re- voluton" as Napoleon styles himself, they seek for laurels in contest with the United States. The selection of this country at this time to quarrel with, is truly unfortunate. MT. Marcy has charge of our foreign affairs, not Mr. Clay ton. Mr. Pierce is President, not Fillmore Mr. Pierce has asserted the "Monroe doctrine,' and he intends the English shall practically aban- don their Central American policy.
 The question is often asked, shall we have war? We think not All We have demanded of England is the true construction, and the practical applications ofthe Clayton Buwer trea- ty, and the recall of Mir. Champion and his asso- ciatea, engaged in violating our municipal laws. The English government don't like to bend her royal knee to pIeban America, but ''cotton is king and there must be no rupture
 Ii Palmerston could induce the English people to believe with him, there would be war. But Lord Palmerston is in quest of glo- ry, and the English people are in quest of the almighty dollar" Lord Palmerstou's occu- patton is politics, and his reward PLACE, but John Bull is a manufacturer, and war would hush in deathlike silence the music of the spindle. Grass would grow about the streets of Manchester. Birmingham would raise q cry from her famished mouths that would be heard beyond the waters of the Mississpp- The VharIs at Liverpool would be turned to playground for all idle mercantile marine.
 The English are q great people, and they know their own interest. They also know that when they have aroused Brother Jonathan his ire is hard to appease-that We are essen- tialy military people, and only need some powerful enemy fully to deveiope our natioral prowcss; they know that we are an agrcuItu- ra manufacturing and commercial people, in- dependent within ourselves owning forests of ship timber and q national treasury with premium credit. Therefore we are of opinion there will be no war.