The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-18

shortly be made public. Speeches were made by
Messrs. Rauch, of Pennsylvania, Wood, Of New
York and others, and series Of resolutions setting
forth the sentiments of the meeting were adopted.
The Convention then adjourned sine die. A report
of the proceedings may be found elsewhere.
The News from Europc-Ihe Feeling In Eng
Land.
The articles from the London Times and other
British journals will be found in another
column indicate a highly excited and nervous
state of the British pulse. Evidently the fever
Of which the Russian war was the cause has not
yet disappeared. Whether the peace, honorable
and substantial as it is did not satisfy British
pectation. whether it seems pity that so much
magnificent material of war-steamers, gun boats
new guns, MIME rifles. hutting &C., &c.-all col
lected and provided at q vast expense. should be
a pure loss to the nation-or whether the English
people, with their proverbial sowness. having
taken long time to heat are taking long time
to cool-certain it seems that unless prudence
and caution be displayed on this side the water,
the two countries may drift from their present
embarrassed relations into relations about which
there can be no embarrassment or doubt whatever.
The news of Mr.. Champions actual dismissal
had not been received in England when the Arago
left; but the newspaper articles foreshadowing
that event were already in every ones hands.
The answer was clear-from the Times. Mr.. Dali
las would receive his passports in a fort
night and would be treated as Mr.. Cramp-
ton was, in all points save that he would
be treated with respect to the last. This seems
to be the British idea of dignity. They dismiss
Mr. Dallas, in whom there is no fault, because
Mr.. Champion with whom every fault has been
found, has been dismissed like the
old schoolboy tactics. They complain that Mr..
Champion was insulted, because this government
arrested malefactors and did not close the mouths
of the witnesses who came to testify against
them; and they think it hard that United
States Senators, when made to say one thing, and
a very foolish thing, in Mr. Champions published
correspondence, should take the liberty Of making
it known that what they really did say was the
very reverse. Pursuing this kind Of argument
they come to the conclusion that the best thing
to be done with people of the temper of Ameri-
cans is to let them severely alone, diminish the
points of contact" cease diplomatic intercourse.
There is no doubt a good deal of truth in this
We have every four years the English war; much
oftener political crisis, when it is wisdom to
keep out of the way of politicians such edged
tools as diplomatic imbroglios: it is our misfor
tune to have reached one of those crises at this
moment: it was only the other day similar cri-
sis was barely averted in England, and it still
impends in the horizon. In the present con-
dition of the governments of the two
countries. therefore, there may be no harm in
following the advice of our London contemporary,
and suspending diplomatic intercourse until d.
plomatists can be trusted with the management
of international business withour fear of their
setting the nations by the ears for private pur-
poses. The newspapers have long performed the
bulk of diplomatists' duties; they will now dis
charge them all; who doubts that they will be as
well managed as they used to be?
But the Champion case is only one of the Bri-
fish grievances. The British journals are shocked
that the President should recognize the Rivas
government. But how would they have him act?
Here was government firmly established so far
as we could learn; possessing the affection and
confidence of the people; preserving law and
order and its own supremacy: carrying on war
successfully with its neighbors when attacked;
performing all the functions that indicate stable
serious government: on what pretext could tn
President refuse to acknowledge it? That Walker
had been flibuster: Why, what was Louis Ma
poeon but flibustere And Louis Philippe?
And the Prince Of Oran~e? And King Ohio of
Greece? And the founders of every dynasty in
Europe. And would England object to the re-
cognition of any one of them on that account?
II is all very well for Englishmen, who have no
interest in Nicaragua and nothing to do there at
all 10 say that the President should not have re-
cognized the Rvas government till more time had
elapsed: but if the only road, or the shortest
road from England TO Scotland had been through
the country Walker ruled they would have held
very different language In our opinion. as it
was expressed at the time. the President was
bound to recognize the lirs Minister sent by
Walker after the consolidation Of the Rivas gov
eminent: and his delay to do so arose from
contemplate fear Of the very language the Tnes
Il HOW uslHg U Ilntlp anu PolFsv ditht It.
qliircd the recognition Of Rivas.
One would fancy. from the tone Of the British
journals that the English are not yet thoroughly
aware of The fact that this country is indepen-
dent. They talk OF us as they might do Of the
Canadians or the Australians. They are indul-
gent with u.s. They gee our faults, and kindly
pity US. They are sorry that our politicians are
such reckless fellows. They grieve to see us
rushing 50 madly to destruction Good lack,
riends, but here is q world of honest sympathy
brown away This country does not need mo-
nior any more than a master. Its people are
persuaded they can manage their own business
fully as well and better than foreigners can do Il
for them II may be deusion but they think
they. and not the English are the proper persons
10 regulate American politics and American az