The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-07-03
0REIGN CORRESPONDENCE
LONDON, June l3, 1856.

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LONDON, June l3, 1856. .
To the Editor of the National Era:
We're it not for the journals in the interest
of the Government, the war fever would never
have existed, and would now speedily go down.
These journals have written very unfairly upon
the subject, and the Times is chief among
the sinners. 1t has, with tact only equalled
by its wickedness, misrepresented the whole
question, and steadily persists in representing
America as bent on war, while England haA
offered every apology and reparation in her
power. So unfair has its course been, chat a
distinguished American present offered, nay,
demanded, the right to point out its errors and
misrepresentation, but the editor refused to
open his columns to the gentleman. The cor
the other journals. Yesterday, however, &
spirited letter, showing the American argu
ment appeared on an inside page, and in al,
out ofthe-way corner of that journal. If the
English people will only read and ponder Is
well, they will do us justice. !.
The preparations which are making 60 in;
crease the naval armament to North Americ.;
wear q wsrlike aspect Though it is undoubs
eddy precautionary measure, still it show
what the Cabinet thinks may occur. The Ar
rogant and Esk have sailed to North America
with sealed orders. The Shannon, 81 guns ;
the Nile, 81 the Cossack, 81; the Pylades, 81 :
the Brilliant, 20; the Martin, 6; and gun
boat hotilla-have received orders to sail for the
same destination. Halifax, it is supposed, is.
to be the rendezvous. With the present aspect
of things, it ia not strange that the Government
sends an armament to the North American
shores, to be ready to act if occasion should
demand, and American readers should remem
Der that it is in reality not alarming. The
! matter will be settled as easily and quickly
| with or without an armament at Halifax; ano
the Cabinet has not csme to determination
on the subject, as to what course it is best u
pursue, and they cannot until the decision o
the Pierce Marcy Cabinet is known.
While the Times keeps up a continual seriei
| of warmly anti.American editorials, msny o
| the frst-rate journals take the other side
| The Press, an ably-conducted weekly, object
entirely to Lord Palmerston's demand that Par
lament shall not discuss the question at pres
ent. 1t agrees that this is an old game, which,
Cabinets and Premiers we'll UNDERSTANDINGS
of keeping off discussion until it will do n.
good, and the Government has gone so far tina
it cannot retrace its steps, and Parliament carr
| not refuse to support it without national dis
grace. The Examiner, speaks in strong ans
energetic tones against the war. 1t says:
"The world has never yet seen such wa
as would be the war-strange, foul, and unnat
ural-between the United States and England /;
for the world has never before seen two nations
with the same identity of interests, having be
tween them, besides the ties of kindred ans
free institutions, the tie of the very largest CONF
mercial relations. The annual value of our
trade with America is equal to the whole ma
| tional revenue of Russia. Sore scandal woulst
it be to humanity 1.-two countries which so servi,
and enrich each other should turn their power
to injuring each other, which they would un.
happily do in far greater proportion"
| Mr.. Cobden's organ has steadily takenAhu
American side of the dispute, and in a vel
written series of articles has gone over the Who'll,
matter with great fairness. The only DANCE
arises from the fact, that portion of the Fec
rle-not the better classes-were made blood
| thirsty by the late war, and feel that Englan
cannot afford to take what they construe int.
an insult from FRANKLIN Pierce, or rather tb >
| American Government. This class will back
up the Cabinet in taking strong ground /; but,
| if the rumors are true respecting the powers
which have been granted Mr.. Dallas to settle
the Central American dispute, and, if nesee.
sary, refer it to third party, am confdent
lie will not be sent home. There may be n
truth in the reports to which l allude, however
| But there is not to be war.
| The United States are in bad repute here Jus,
new. ] feel this more forcibly from what l sc
| in society," than from what read in the Journal
| though the latter are decided upon the matters
to which refer. mean, that the news of tbR I,
outrage upon the Hon. Charles Sumner, the muf.
der of waiter by member of the House e
Representatives, and the proceedings in Kansat,
| have covered the American name with dishonot
| The journals speak in q tone which would b.
| anything but pleasant to the men who perpt2
| trats thesa outrsges. 1t creates astouishHeI y
among intelligent rpen here tnsg sucn thinls
can possibly be and some go so far as to dtu>t
the truth of the reports, laying them to the doc.
of excited politicians. That Senator shou
be beaten senseless upon the Senate floor, sr.-
men high in Office and honor sympathize witt
ths act; that Q member of Congress shoulA
kill fellow man, and still retain his Legislative
seats thought to be too horrible state-
things to be endured by freemen. Radica =
who have always sympathixed with Ameri( 1
bitterly condemn these things, and declare u t
such conduct puts far on the day when Repu j
licanism will find friends in Europe. Is 1t ik y
| ~ that people here will fancy Government
| under which such atrocities a. taosa H,isn-
have rendered Mr.. Pierce's rule infamous, art
not only possible, but are acquiesced in by a.
majority Of the naiionS Better the freedom
! which exists in France and Russia, by fs,'
y
than this.
The foundations in France are subsidinp1
slowly, and the Emperor has returned to Paris
Contributions are being solicited In many If
the largest towns of England as testimonisl
to France in her affection. The inundatior
has proved . God.send to Louis Napoleon. who
has taken advantage of it with a shrewdness
that cannot be too highly extolled. He tray4
elled night and day to the inundated regioA,
and was everywhere treated as a saviour ard
benefactor. He dispensed money with a. lsy.
ish hand, while his tool, the Senate, votedevery
generous supplies to the suffering people, {One
of the Government journals very shrewdlt ssys,,
that the Emperor had intended to Sorego iauch
of the expensive pomp which is to surround
the ceremony of the baptism of the young
Prince, but that arrangements were in such a
state of completion, that it was found impossi.
Bile. No one with grain" of sense believes
tie story, and it is put forth simply because an,
apology was thought necessary for such 90
enormously expensive display, while the cou,i
try is suffering so severely.
A despatch of Lord Clarendon to Sir Jamss-
Hudson, at the Sandman Court, has been pub
lished during the week, and attracted consider
able attention. 1t declares Che opinion of tbs
British Government to be, that the Papal terri
tory should not be occupied by foreign tr oops
and that such occupation promotes discomfort
and revolution among the people. i closet
however, with expressing the belief that Franc
and Austria will gradually withdraw their forces
as soon as by wise Legislation such procednr,
shall become safe and advisable.
The discussion of the Jewish and Capita.
Punishment questions has taken place thi
week. They come up regularly every yea,
This is the third time the Commons have pass
ed q bill allowing Jews to sit in Parliemens
and the Lords have refused their assent. y