Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-20

We give in another column two editorials from
the London Times, bearing upon the difficulties
which threaten n war between England and the Uni
ted States. The tone Of the Thundercr is sufficient
ly tonitrous to awaken grave approximations for the
continuance Of peace; yet upon reviewing the whole
matter We are hopeful that there will be no war NJ
sulting from the dismissal Of Mr.. Champion. The
Times, though il may be regarded rs the quasi or
gan Of the ministry does not represent the popular
sentiment OF England, and rs long rs the commercial
journals of the leading cities continue to breathe
amicable sentiments, and the sensitive barometer Of
the Stock Exchange indicates storm, we may res
tranquil though Printing House Square should b,
never 80 bellicose We think 1t almost certain that
Mr. Dallas will be furnished with his passports, and
find il necessary TO come home just as he had quiet
ly settled down in the pleasant regions Of Bcgravia,
and got accustomed TO seeing his name apnonn"rl
regularly iu me FASHIONABLE movements oil the
Court Journal. But it does not follow by any
that Mr.. Dallas return will precipitate Their
is danger that it WILL beyond doubt; but Englant
and the United States may continue upon poaceabr
If not friendly terms without any diplomatic inter
course at all. There will probably be such
bassa,lorial hiatus to lie succeeded by n mutual
agreement ON the part of both countries to proceed
All entirely new and definite settlement of their
international relations basis which shall secure
peace for all time to come We trust and believe
that this will be the end Of the present awkward a-
broglio.
The imbecile and laundering administration at.
Washington may, however yet contrive to bring
war; il seems heretofore to have exerted all its
weakness and folly for that purpose Had not the
English Cabinet seen through the shallow election
eering devices Of Mr.. Pierce in assuming vigorous
policy upon the eve of the Cincinnati Convention,
the recognition of Walkers Government and the dis
misSa of Mr.. Champion might have involved us in
immediate hostilities. Nor can we hope that any
future negotiations for final adjustment of the quar-
rel ~ill be successful il the Federal Administration
should pass from the hands of Pierce and Marcy into
those OF Buchanan and company. The press and
the people OF England have not forgotten the OStend
Conference and the freebooters manifesto which wa
put forth there by iillbustcring plenipotentia
ries-MeSsrs. Buchanan Soulo and MaSon-a docu-
meut whose only thread of argument was the
ton of Rob Roy's creed
''That they should take who have the power.
And they should keep who can"
The election of ''old Buck would give no aSSuranc,
of tranquility in the future especially when the par
~ whose candidate he is, have adopted a part OF
their programme n resolution decidedly ''progre>-
sive" that the Charleston Mercury one of the abcs
and most respectable of the journals which advoca-
ted his claims, has thought proper, We have al
ready shown, to enter protest against its doctrines
We have frequently had occasion TO admire the
ease grace exuberance and versatility OF the epi>
tolary compositions of our Governor. His letters
have hitherto been piquant they have been
plentiful. But latterly melancholy change has
his style: it lacks the point and rich va
rirtv which form erlv A
In sad attestaton of this fact we find him writing
TO two committees the 9Th of June in almost the
same language. In reply Norfolk committee, he
winds up his letter follows
"The ticket is the strongest which could have been
made, and will Overwhem the sms North and South 50
that they will be driven TO the category, Of them
elected-to lRstng silence aud secrecy !!
"fours, truly, HENRY A. WISE"
And to an invitation to Philadelphia, he concludes
his answer thus
"Uuited with a son of her child.State Kentucky-un
ed With the ohoe South and with all the u
the North-Buchanan and Brecknrdge will be elected
by triumphant majority, merge the old and rv
spectacle parties ia each other and cOnsgn all othcrs
all the sns, Of all coors, TO lasting silence and secrecy
"llENRY A. WISE"
Now. the concluding paragraph Of letter is its
climax, and though "sence and secrecy" is very
fine, we are sorry the Governor could not have va
red the phrase little. MicAwber never wound
himself up twice in the way. We are pain ed
think that the poverty of mis- Excellencys style
the 9Th Of June due TO the Gubcrnatoral
peacocks. The monutonous cav Of those mOurnful
birds has affected the sensorium Of our Chief Ma
gistrate and unless we shoot them we cannot prom.
Use ourselves nything better FROM his pen Until
they are removed we can never have the "sileuct
and secrecy" OF Old Joe.