Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-13
From tie European Times,

AMERICAN FEELING TOWARDS ENGLAND
During the Russian war the tone of the American
press towards this country was not always very
friendly, and the consequences arising out Of the
enlistment affairs did not mend matters, followed,
as they were by the dismissal of Mr.. CHAMPION
and the suspension of diplomatic relation between
the two countries. We do not revert to these by
cones in an ungracous spirit On the contrary, we
desire to contrast with the altered tone Of the most
respectable of the American journals in their CON-
ments on the recent events in India, and we are
gratihed to find change has come over the spirit of
our transatlantic cousins of pleasing and friendly
kind. While the continental press had been spec
ulating on the humiliation of sway in India,
and openly rejoicing at this blow power there
the American papers Of the highest class have
been discussing the question, what would Ameri-
ca and the world gain by our disgrace and ruin as
a nation. and the kindly feeling which appears in
pursuing this inquiry shows clearly enough that
our past misunderstanding have not left SEM
blauoe of III wind behind. Some of the papers, one,
certainly, Of commanding position, goes even so
far to urge that should try the recruiting ex
pertinent again, and that under the present more
favorable circumstances we should be able to enlist
10000 true hearted Republicans, who would be
delighted TO aid US in putting down the brutal and
ignorant fanatics who have accompanied their revolt
by the toriures and assassinations Of women and
helpless children.
That the offer thus literally made cannot be &C
copied does not lessen the pleasure with which it
IS received, for II shows that if matters to the
worst we could always calculate on the support of
our Republican friends, just they might calculate
support and sympathy in their hour of trial,
should it ever come, of which we confess we see no
SYMPTOMS. Another remarkable fact, too, is, that
the sympathy to which have referred is not con-
fined TO the North but permeates the South for even
there too good wishes Ofthe planters accompany US
In cur desire 10 restore India to what it was before
the revolt This friendship is the more dsinterest-
cl because our national feeling is known to be
inimcal TO slavery; and furthermore, the cotton
spnners of this country have never disguised their
feelings of late years that they would, ultimately,
have to look to India for that additional supply of
cotton which we want, and which the Southern
States of the Union connOt sufficiently furnish.
The Americans are generous enough to know and
to feel that they would gain nothing by subju-
CATION as a people, while the sympathy of race
induces them to look on our efforts TO regain and to
hold our own with an instinct which has its foun-
darion 10 the best feelings of human nature.-But
the crisis is less imminent, in all probability, than
transatlantic friends seem to view it.-A nation
that cannot meet such emergency we unexpect-
eily find ourselves placed in, cannot long hope TO
preserve the serespect Of its neghbors and rivals
The events Of the last three weeks show that
We are preparing for the struggle with a becoming
sense Of its Importance, but with no doubts to
its ultimate results-ln the meantime the feeling
90 which have referred cannot fail to be crafty
ing the people of this country, and the pleasure
which it has ELECTED finds n hearty response in the
British press.