The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-06-05
England and the United States.

The London Times in commenting OIL the
recent speech of Lord Napier before the St.
Georges Society of New York, presents very
liberal and friendly review of the relations
between the two countries. The identity of
their language law and literature, it regards rs
an indissolublc bund which must forever unite
the people Of the Anglo Saxon stock. In spite of
political differences, and the changes produced
by climate and 'tl,c intermixturc of foreign
blood, the substance of the nations is the same,
and in MI sthc great elements of civilization
the resemblance between the mother and
daughter. is sufficiently striking. Every con-
sdcration of self interest, and every associn-
tion of n common origin, language and destiny
should. cement tho union between the two
countries: =
% 1t is now more than forty years since the last
war, and The settlement of recent disputes shows,
that with common good feeling and forLcnrance
there is no reason we should ever have another
The Maine boundary, the Oregon boundary,
the Canadian Disturbances. the fishery dispute
have all been arranged without n resort to hos
tilitics; and Lord Napier might we'll say TINT
I'VE have in the experience of the past the best
grounds for believing that there can never be
question 3" difficult or complicated that it, may
not meet with prompt peaceful and honor
able solution" Nor did the speaker less repre-.
sent the feelings Of his conntrvmcn when he de-
clarrd class of l:nyishrneif looked will, ieal-
ousy on the expansion Of the Union and tho in.
crease Of its inhabitants. Some snch feeling
may have had an existence in the last genera.
tion. when tho memory of our fcuds wns fresh
nnd when it was the plan of even well informed
statesmen to raise up i'll the Spanish race bar
rivals. But in English society ut the present
day we can trace no remains Of this feeling.
In the first place, we have learnt that no
Spanards or other continental people nre cnpa-
blc of holding their own against te energy nnl
enterprise OLA nation of Anglo Saxon blond, and
to suppose that the Americans can be arrested
by n set of Spaniards aud haf:cnstcs is to sup
pose that the laws of nature can he set aside Mt
the bidding of the politician. Hence, if even
any jealousy still existed, common sense would
teach us lis nsclcssncss and absurtlty. But, rs
Lord Napier justly observed, the feeling of En-
gshmcn is rather one Of pride and grntificn-
ti"n that in so signal n manner and by II course
of-evcnts which our fathers judged cnlnmitous,
our language, laws. history nnl institutions
should he made the heritage of n new world
which IS growing up to snch high lcstinics. We
may trust, then, that with n more complete M.
probation vf each others part in the world for
mer anirnosities will die away, and thnt. while
We look with satisfaction OH the legitimate cx-
tension of the Republics power in the New
World, the Americans will see with equal good
will the development and increasing greatness of
the British Empire. There ID certainly room
enough for both when each llns n hemisphere
Long may it bc, then, before tho friendship
of the two nations receives an Interruption. If
any one were to ask why il is that of late days
there has sprung up in this country favor
able a feeling towards the United States, we
should be inclined to answer that one of the
chief reasons is the utter failure of liberal nst-
tntions and what we may call English ideas OH
guest we have turned from the contemplation
of those doctrines where our political usagcs
have been copied only to he made ludicrous or
revolving. The events oftl,e last ten years
have taught lis how little comparatively these
uations have in common with lis, and to. draw
closer the bonds which unite ,ls to a kindred
people, without whom we should be alonc in
the world. E.