Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-09
RICHMOND w HIG.
RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES.

From the London Times, March 20.
poet Describes and excuses the pleasure with which
spectator shore watch the distress ola whom
wind and driving To destruction There il
another contrast however, not agreeable II is when
you are yourselves on the treacherous element ~hen
every rope and spar Of ship IL reflected ON the u"-
ruled surface, and your sails hang limp frc'n
the yard. but At no great distance nearer
and stiI nearer sea aud shy meet in one
DARK line an inhalation evident in the one, the other
round you and five minutes you know that every
yard OF loose will be rent into taters your good
ship be laid on beam ends and quivering ma-s
will either 20 overheard drag to the bottom Ii ~
no great elasgcraton this ia fair account of the
English and American mind at this moment Nothing
can the perfect pacidy the earnest wish To give
no offence the utter absence OF envy, malice, other Ill
feeling on the part the British public towards our IL.
pubicsu cousins We honestly and unressrve'iN
wishing them all happiness and honour double aud treble
their present population ahiuence beyond the dreams
of avsrice the whole continent o America, they can
come by honestly naturally, and quietly everything, IN
their situation There lurking feeling the other WAY
In the soul Of healthy, Englishman We all hear
indeed With regret, that there IL difference oi opinion
a. 10 treaty whrh not one Englishman in thousand
knows thing about, aud that the government oil the
United States that Government has shown
want Of proper respect IN trying To recruit our army
from their territory.
hope that where offence is meant none will be akensnd
that shall be such fools to quarrel about nothing
at all On other hand We look across the Atlantic
IL is impossible that storm is brewing TIL"
journals full OF angry menace and hostile calculations
The Senate aud House OF Representatives in continual
debate million sterling has been voted for steam sloop-
Ut war aud every American is evidently under the i
precision al the world watching the progress oi the
quarrel Such Is the dark side OF the picture and ""
anky confess that watch the dArkenng Of the
and the lowering OF the sky with snail uneaness.
Under these circumstances all that want Is that TIE
state OF English feeling should be known across the Attain
tic When misunderstanding has risen up between Mr..
A. and Lady excellent country nciglbors-aI
about nothing ALL and with no wish except to be friends
the object is 10 let Mrs A know how unwilling toQuael
Lady H. really IT, and vice The object is To aver
that day whcn after months years oil c"d estrangeme
or bitter recmnatons not to say common discredt MIS-
and LADY r. will meet ut and discover they have
been great misapprehensons and have made great
fools OF themselves for the amusement OF 10" people nd
scauamonCers Should matters pen or rot into
and two great spend so OOO apiece, and hive
years tearing another TO pecesh capturing
merchantmen burning ports and backemng the character
OF the Anglo Saxon race is called we snail only patch
up peace ut last with the unpleasant feeling that VI
might spared ourselves all this trouble cost and disgrace
had We bat known another little better. Nov i
the time for those Americans who do know httle Z"
this country to speak word for ut least for our
tcmc indi~poson quarrel and our wish To snow every
possible respect to the United States
We with great pleasure that MI Seward IN the
senat, and our old friend General Webb, who knows "a
little of thi. country, and with whom We had few paS>
ges have courage that they thuk in the uc'
absence of in intention there sufficient ground in tile
present state OF both difficulties tot friendly cOnerencc-
As to the great Central American mystery-tor such 1t
tn IA y
is now admitted both these gentlemen that the Brit
sh Government has offered to refer il to arbitration TIE
fact disputed, but there can no longer be doubt
the peset question Is whether the United States
Government will agree arbitration not anu
We conceive their refusing except on grounds
which would prevent arbitration on all questions what
This is the present OF this question: and pre-
sums N satisfactory one, lar concerned iot
should unbaPpiiy arise and the blood OF hall mi
lion people lie somebody's handswe shall feel much less
uncomfortable reflect that before beginning We had Of
fered arbitration and that the Americans point blank re
fused il We quite agree with General Webb that lit is
unfortunate there should have been mistake in,un
UNDERSTANDING in regard this offer OF mediation.
but the whole being now fairly before the cou
try"-we quoting General Webbs "ords-'the-e
mistakes further Importance, and mediation FOL
lows OF course"
The Americans indeed il appears, have feeling that
there Is no Umpir whom we should accept and who woud
not have leaning Sganst them; but Tor our part
whuy loss know what poenate on the face OF the
earth the consider particularly well disposed
to British interests Tor sake, to sacrifice character,
truth, and respect OF the American people.
IL Is alleged 10y one party OF American politicians AMI
scarcely disguised by the other, that the most .rinu
obstacle to the reception Of Lord Carendons eIpla-
panaous in this matter of the enlistment H. that in the
same letter he reflected the conduct of the United
States Government in the recent trials One Senate GO,'
far say that his remarks this point added insult
injury OF course must admit the general rule that
explanation in the nature Of apology, ought I" H.
simple possible and Calculated 10 heal every -or',
rather than open fresh ono. No douot, Inc gratnt"u-
introduction If dsagreeabe topic goes far 10
the grace and destroy the force OF apology bat
the other hand. it must be considered that 1t was not
Lord Clarendon who introduced the topic OF the trials ~
question: but Mr. Marcy, who offered the report OF thcs
trials evidence of breach OF international law Lori
Clarendon denied that he or our Minister in the State
had committed any such breach Of the Law, and thereby
offended against the sovereignty OF the United States
He had therefore alternative but to except TO the ev
dence-evdence which, for the sake of truth, must
cali very Iepugnant English notions of justice.
There passages IN Lord CarendOns letters that
might be open to exception, particularly when he seem,
intimate that the United States had departed from their
proiesed neutrality IN permitting the supply OF gunpoW
der aud other materials Oi 10 Russia But peru-nl
OF the correspondence shows clearly that the matter
Of the Misunderstanding is not simple bnt various
miscellaneous IL indicates the existence Of group oi
unsettled questions Mr. Buchanan expressed it at the
Aansou.house.
There Is a running account between The two Govern.
mcns aud Lord Clarendon, while explaining the real
tent OF the enormtes ascrbed TO his own Government
and having rcbut exaggerated estimate founded
certain legal proceedings, very naturally stated his
estimate VI those proceedings Had hc held silence about
them, he would have been down fully committed to
their fairness and the political consequences founded upon
them.
IL NAV be very unpleasant very undignicd and very
quaI elsome be glhncing from disagceubc topic
TO another, and explaining and terminating in the
breath but there help for it under certain cr,uu
stances and disposed To fear Il must always be the
case between Us and our Transatlantic cousins.
There apologies to be made both sides; aud il
the United States do condescend arbitrate the
referees ought to take the whole group" Of diifcu
between fairly in hand aud dispose Of them al by an
apology be made 10y both sides IN words a. comprr-
hensive aud emphatic the English language sup
ply.
The Charleston Courier learns from New smyrna E,-i
FLORIDA that tie inhabitants Of that region suffering
the alarms that have been created other place. cni
sequence Of late incur,ions aud atrocities and
planning Of the want Of protection
SAP OccrRRrScr-Mr John =. Dembri.k a Poli-l
exile committed suicide in Savannah wednesday -
He age about 25 aud poverty is stated have beef
che cause Of his committing the fatal deed