The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-22

trick Of engaged in hot competition for exiAtsncs
which depends panderng to the lowest passions Of
the popuiacs. But Americans must remember that
point Of yisw ana nscsssAy regard the relations Of
the government and the press TO the people pretty
nearly the same on the one e. On .ns Gssss siSs o. the
two nations should remain on terms OF peace aud
smity, and can snswsr for the people Of England,
whose opinion the Washing sn Un.on admits No faith
fully represent that they desire nothing earnestly
than cultivate the most friendly relations with I'll the
world but especially with the United Safes. The quar-
rel viii come IRON our side, but It Is quite pos.
sitle that those whom the American public suffers to
nsrepresent with tbs pen and In the Cabinet may sue
10 degree and extent which may commit their no.
nor. and render an amicabe solution impossible. The
very ep whom the ightsned American citizen
edly deepes and repudAtes ct home he may feel 1t im
possible 70 dsavcw when they have compounded the ho
nor Of bis country abroad
which cen never mention England except In terms Of IN
suit 70 speak of the English press and government. if
iDgs If will which ready TO spring up In
American mind wards England.
Firm the An erican press We have met With nothing
but anuse Our eyerses have been exaggerated, our
uccesses MED and faehoods have been put forth
behalf OF FussM in tbs American papers, which, to DO
her justice Rusia has had the efrontery to put
io,waId 10 her We sought unadvisedly IS IL has
turrsd out to recruit armies in Canada but The
American goyerIu cnt while conpiving at The tounda-
tim by ter citizens Of pirAsaf States in Central Amer
,a end hesitate whether to receive their
a. its leyees bas refused to DO contened With
I
trivia matter to point which the British govern
ment has 1stiy refused TO concede. We are &C.
cused of fowhg the drsgoa's teeth. We we'll
aware that the great American democracy Is little used
t. be approached with he language OF plaiuness and sim
certify il is bard for truth exist in the presence Of
absolute power and the law Of numsa nauce that
gives the yrant his sycophant gives to the popuase its
atteIers, mseaders and demsg gues. Bat 1t is better
that the American people should hear the truth now
than learn too late how meaby its nteres have been
tempered with, ana Row shsmetully les delegated powers
have abused We leavei stump orators to prae
pf srF.rf ~ oil
would cay for curse yes H. th.t ia motives that dis
pose cultivate the friendly relations with the
United States weakness and tnidity have no place
The Effect or the War ON Trade.
from the London Times Jan. 81
TIE influences the the trade Of this
country confined to few simple clements of easy
calculation We are not IN deadly strife OF quarter
OF q century's duration with It neghoor. Our
merchantmen not watched by privateers they
leave port nor pivateering regular branch OF home
enterprise We have to con'eni with Milan
We are not nsdy resolved to obtain an inportan, i'm
port ON other place han few islands called
OWE sill Europe being equally resolved shalt
tain IT, even from them We not waging at
with the enemy ano with ourselves and trying whe her
peace or shall do us most harm In other respects
there Ia all the difference in the world between is and 49,
In the iron trade tcld the past year has been
ano'her of undoubtd prosperity in this branch
OF national Industry Strangely enough the trade
has been affected by the in contradictory ways the
sane tiDe. The price OF iron has en al with the
improved prospects of peace the tightening OF the money
market, and the heavy consumption for znd!erel
The shipments To America have decreased and those to
France proporonaily increased, since the commence
meIt OF the The percent price il high; the stock
is tmaer thar 1t has been for many years aud from
the great teat Of the iron shipbuiMDg trade, the
Oyde told that greatec amount of tonnage
has been built launched in this than in any pre-
vi0us year. Contrasted with The great fluctuations OF
material which serves alike the uses peace and Of war
and which makes ut will either the rail the cannon,
"he wool trade it is stated has been character zed
by cempa alive steadnesn With the uncertain feel ing
produced by war IN addition to dear fool and dear
mosey the leading features have been great uon and
desire avoid distant engagements The result is that
stocks of WOO and manuf ctured goods now remark
ably light, aid the general state Of the wcoen and
worsed tredes is undeI iably sound. The exports of
manufactured wooleps have souewhat declined, and
branches Of the home trade have been depressed
bu the whole this department. Of industry has been
better sustained than might have been expecte1,
ard any eiminution has cen more than compensatsa
by the in mense demand for army clothing which
has scsoi bed lsrge quantities Of middle aud low kinds
,oo, both at houe and on the continent. Passing
tn Manchester manufactures we find much the same
story Considering ell tbipga the present position of
The MARI ct caEuet but be regarded irkabe AMI
as favor # IN, the soana
add productions OF the district seldom 10
even in the of creates. ac'v and eoterprise
Mos OF the and spnners are urdsr con-
tract. for tine to The past year may not
have been prof abe, but the caution which has limited
enterprise is having its effect aud the mauufac
turers lock into the dark future of ensuog year
with even less distrus. than usual.
The shipping trade appears to have undergone less
fuctuson than IN many years OF peace At the begiu
ming Of the there imwepse demand for largo
steamers and the packet and pastal services de-
vice has beer reduced to some bicg like method and
ever ships answer The purpose On the strength Of the
unusual demand last year the shipbeiding trade has
mace g,est start and it IS only to be hoped tina. en-
pt3me will he foupd for II. II numcer Of irea
s.s is isI Idly increasing 10 the Clyde, told IL
l. vessel building Of WOOD; on the Tyue
sl.o iron is the prevailing materials the Live pool
shiphuic ers ere turning their ateo ion this way
sie even the leading shpbuiders At Sun 'erlsnd
lie Am eicsns have in for their profits
FRI m the var; and with this wei; large crops Of
cotton snd gram are doing very wall though
years trial OF tie act Of 1851 shpoudes creed
10 CONFESS that th- repeal Of the Navigation Law has
acre sI;ssby ssIred them Not only do they beat all
much feared hut Sweden and Norway Rave 70 nd it
nece-tsy from the position Of their own merchants, to
snnui heir orn restrictions the Of British ship
ping and we are actually beating the Scandinavian ship
builders 10 their ports We building ship, for
ali the world steamers in the create ne and
even tecondhsnd chips seldom appear in the market
The prospects Of the ,rsde are still Improving
tine when the American shipbuiders suffering an
uDaceountatle depression.
The suez Canal Pro1ect-Proceedings of the
mn,issiOners.
The Courier de- Marseie # the 81 of January, pub.
lisbes the following letter, dated suez, 10th ult.:
lre Of tie projected the Isthnus OF Susz
srrived here the 16b after journey in Upper Egypt
system of irrigation that country and Middle Egypt
Their report that question IL al eady In the Nicetoys
rosdsteaa pioyed the whole of the 17h IS
and 10Th In taking soundiDgs IN the Cuff where the
moles Of the canal are IN be constructed they marked
out several Prints and particularly the sites of three
rocss situate about two esgues from he remiy of the
bay and ut u equal di,tance from both ,anks Those
rocks web known 10 the sesmen and present
oiment to navigation According tn the sde
ard the fscts board the English sta
ii for tie lat years IN Gulf The dstan
OF tiebt Kilometres from the he rosestead Of Suez
may be considered II The safest in the world The
anchorage In excellent and &C ssion did tee
vete sustain the east damage in ts waters The north
sinds ~hch prevail there nearly the Whole year, and
those fion he south which scarcely last two months
Internationally violent TO encapger navigation and
the csp'sin If the corvette declared that during he
three years his vessel remsiDed there the communities
tops with the shore hac not 1ou pnce ..,erru.ted sy
bad ~teter. The ssme cannot b. said Of many roads
The Commsst visited, TO day the qua or Alta
k three Leagues to the southwest Of the town which
are TO supply the stone for the works CT art Of
The canal
They shortly 70 leave for Potassium, crossing the
Itbmus FRI south TO Lorth and there IL every
fnI thaf h. 1aad tl.airo