Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-03-08

The papers by the America arrived last
evening. There is not much to add to pre-
vous advices. The English papers are busy
discussing the designs of the Ambitious Mr.
Pierce" in provoking war. Some Of them
begin to have an inklng that the boot is on
the other leg, and possibly there may be
some real grounu for complaint by the Uni
ted States Government. The Liverpool
Times says:
Mr.. Bright, in his speech last week to the
Manchester Chamber Of Commerce, dwelt
upon the stupidity Of our government at
tempting to enlist soldiers at a shilling a day
in country where the price of manual labor
is four shillings, and Mr.. Golden the other
evening in the House of Commons reiterated
the same opinion. Nothing, certainly, could
be more absurd; but for this act Of folly Lord
Palmcrston may thank Mr.. Champion, and
if we are dragged into war with America
through the laundering Of our Minister at
Washington. it will be one of the most in-
glorious conflicts in which our arms have ever
been engaged. We fear that Mr. Champion
is not very prudent man, as no one with
due reflection would have countenaneed such
policy, which commenced in ridicule, and is
in fair way Of terminating in blood. :, .ra
When the whole Of the correspondence
which Lord Palmerston had promised to
produce is printed, We shall then know the
part which Mr.. Champion played, according
to his own showing, in this enlistment folly.
But, If it he true as we have seen it stated,
that he left Washington for Nova Scotia to
promote the enlistment. and arranged tele-
graphic cipher for secretly carrying on the
correspondence which the Governor Of the
last-named place, We can only say that his
indscretion ought 10 have induced the Bri-
tish government TO recall him without waiting
for demand Of the kind to proceed from the
head of the American government. lie
ought to have known better than TO act in
this way, and man who has resided SO long
in America, and evinced such ignorance Of
! the national character as not to have antici-
pated the outburst which conduct like this
was certain to provoke is clearly unfit for
the high duties con6ded to his hands.
FRANCE.
On the l4th the Bank of France rescinded
the measure reducing to IS days the maxi
mum of bills handed for discount, and re-
solved to re-commencc taking commercial
paper Of 90 days date.
The Paris correspondent Of the Times, in
letter dated Monday evening says: That
portion of the French press which assumes
to represent the Democratic party, has been
with regret the approaching of its termina
tion It always secuted the idea that the
war could long be limited to certain spot
and its prediction that it would become gen
eral all over Europe, was but the echo of its
desires. The parties whose opinions it thus
expresses, care less for the protection o.
Turkey OF tho limitation Of the aggressive
policy of Russia, than they do for the reali
zation OF their own designs; and those de
signs tend to convulsion in continental
Europe as afiording the best, il not the only
chances Of the establishment Of the institu
tions Of their prediction.
RUSSIA.
letter from ST. Petersburg Of tho 9th
states the general disposition of the cour
and people for peace-the Grand Duke Con
stantine not excepted The only notable ex
ception is Prince Alexander Mentschikoii
whose diplomacy commenced the contest, an'
whose voice is still for war" But he has los
influence by his obstinacy.
The Northern Bee, which subsists by th
special favor Of the Russian Court, puts fort
all article on the expected peace. The fol
lowing is an extract Of God grant u
peace, We shall take advantage of il to pro
vide Russia with railways. What a delish
it will be when our brave troops and the mu
nitons Of war can be taken from one spot +
another almost like the wind. All this ca
and will be done, but we must make the be
ginning. Private individuals are alread
permitted to construct roads, and that = a
We want. The good North Americans wi
cordially assist in supplying 10 with skillfu
engineers and machinery"