The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-05

The News by the B.ltic-TAe Engiish Press
and the United States.
We publish in another column an article or
two from English journals, which are calcu-
lated to make bad blood on this side the water.
Perhaps some sort of apology is due to the
readers Of the HERALD for laying before them
the trash and rubbish which is published in
such sheets as the London Post. No apology
would be sufficient, if we allowed their folly
to 60 abroad uncontradicted as the sober SEN
timent of the British people.
But as foreign nations would commit the
grossest blunder in the world if they assumed
that the Washington Union spoke the senti-
ments of the people of the United States so
it is quite proper that we should inquire, be.
fore we allow British newspaper articles to rile
us whether or no the London Post, and even
the Times, are safe guides to public opinion ia
England. 1t is generally understood that they
are high in the confidence of the Palmerston
administration. The London Post is an old
party paper, which is believed to derive its
main support from irregular sources: the Times
is an independent journal, which, for the pre-
sent gives its support to Lord Palmerston be-
cause it deems him the best man availa-
BILE to wind up the war with Russia
Judging from the comments of other jour
nala, and other reliable resources of in
formation, it appears that these jour
nails reprerent the Palmerston administration
and that majority of Parliament watch sup.
ports it, but no one else OF the feelings OF
the British people toward Lord Palmerston
and his government, the quite recent agitation
on the subject of the army enables US to form
an opinion; and that opinion is that Lord Pat
merston is borne by the English simply TIC
cause, in the exclusive circle OF eligibles to
which their choice is narrowed, he is the best
for their present purpose; and that toe Parla
ment is tolerated simply because, uader the
Septennial act. the English cannot help then
selves. These were the conclusions to when
every unbiased foreigner came at the time
when the Times was laundering against the i'm
becilisy both of the Aberdeen aad the Pal
II. Layard and others were inaugurating
Gil agitation for reform, from which great
things were hoped; at the time when the whole
British press, with the exception of the espe
cial organs Of the nobility, was democratic
and revolutionary in its tone. Nor has any
thing since occurred to alter the public mind
of England. The Palmerston government has
WOE no victories, established no clam to supe
rior ability, effected actually nothing for re-
form. We shall, therefore, run but little risk
Of being in error when we conjecture that the
present passive attitude Of the British people
is solely due to their fears lest domestic agita-
tion should weaken the country in the pending
contest with Russia; and that at bottom, EGG
lisbmen are as deeply disguised with the folly
and the righteousness and the inc apacity OF
the oligarchy who rule England as they were
twelve months ago.
Ithas been said in England of the pending
questions between Great Britain and this coun-
try that any two merchants would settle them
in half an hour. Even the organs of the
British ministry have said as much as that
neither the Central American pretensions OF
England, nor the dismissal OF Mr.. Champion
were worth fighting about. Every public jour
nal beyond the control of the government, and
garchy, have empbatically blamed the course
of England, and argued that terms should be
made with this country at once. There has
not been an assembly-with the single excep-
ton of the corrupt, degraded body OF men who
compose the House Of Commons where the
American difficulty has been even limited at
without an emphatic expression of friendly re-
gard towards this country from the audience.
The Times itself admits that the people Of Eag.
land would not listen to q speaker who pre-
sumed to assail the United States.
What then, are we to think of Lords Pal
merston and Clarendon, and of the newspapers
which speak on their behalf? Is it possible to
people. when the language of the one is SO
widely at variance with the asoertained senti-
ments of the other?
No such mistake will be made by one fa
miliar with the hereditary policy Of the Bri-
tish sristocracy, or with the antecedents OF
Lord Palmerston. From the beginning Of
their sscendancy, the ruling principle Of the
former has been occupy the minds of the
people--do not give them time to reflect. 1t
was in obedience to this principle that the
oligarchy plunged England in war with
France at the close of the last century, and
prosecuted that war for twenty years, at a
cost of four thousand millions of dollars 1t
was not without bearing this principle in miRd
that they engaged in the war with Russia !;
and now-when indications are not wanting
that England is about to be forced into an
ignominious, or, at the least, an unsatisfactory
peace-they resort to the old plan of occupy
ing the peoples minds by clustering at this
country. Lord Palmerston was created ex-
pressly to carry out this policy. He has been
its most faithful and persevering exponent. A
flashing speaker, hearty debater, he never
rises in the House of Commons without divert