Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-11
Tho French mud English Press ON Lord Nnpicrs


While the English journals accord the highest
= raise 10 Lord Naper's speech in New York
rnd emphatcally endorse it. as expressing the
opinion of all sensible Englishmen the Paris.
CONSTITUTIONS! doubts the pcrmanence of II
friendship which. il asserts is founded, not up
on "a moral but n commercial basis. Bat were it
even the fact that kindred blood. similarity Of
language and political charters had nothing what
ever To do with the friendly relations existing
between the two countries what stronger secur-
ity for the preservation of peace c'u!d possibly
be given by parties occasionally at issue with
each other on minor points OF difference than that
which has its origin III community OF interests
1t would, we think. be difficult for the Parisian
journalists to prove that the close alliance now
existing between France and England was
brought about by moral atniies. rather than by
| political consideration. The Constif"tionne! We
| ny truly says that a war with the L. ;. wonid
| break down the very sources Of England's great
| ness by silencng her cotton factories and i'm
| povershing their owners. bat it fails to state
| that for this very England must be dis
posed to use all honorable means to avert tho
| possibility of a rapture. We also are scarcely
less interested in promoting the adjustment OF
| disputes by diplomacy rather than the force of
| arms. If Great Britain is our best customer
| for any raw material we purchase still more
| largely of her manufactured article. In sllenclng
! her looms we lose the sale of our own breadstufS
| and cottons. The commercial interests of both
| countries therefore, demand the continuance OF
| peace, for the purpose of promoting the regular
interchange of commodities OF all the ties that
! bind nations to each other, certainly the moral
| ones are the weakest. History does not record
| single instance in which the moral atiinites of
two nations were not swept aside, Ike 50
many cobwebs, when self interest wounded
! honor prompted an appeal to the ''nllma ratio
| rcgum." II. then, it be true that commercial in
teres's forbid the prevalence OF a serious mlsun-
! Outstanding between two Governments s. power
/ fol those of the United States and Great Brit
| ian. we have great reason to rejoice that such
| Is the fact. and may we'll content ourselves
| with the consciousness that no more powerful
| guarantee could possibly be given than that
| which has its origin i'll the inter. dependence
! thus openly acknowledged L. Bait. Patriot.
The MAsoNs.-Atter many years OF strife.
there is at last prospect of a union of the an
tagonistc Masonic bodies in the State Of New
| York. TIE Grand Lodge of Free and accepted
Masons. under tho Grand Mastership of Morde-
| car MYERS commenced its annual session in the
| city of New York on Tuesday last. and has
'inued its sessions daily. Among the subjects
of interest that have been discussed and acted
| upon were the ''arces of union" as reported
by the committee Of conference. -Aftera full
aud tree discussion of them, they were unani-
| msusiy accepted as the basis of a settlement of
the unhappy difficulties that have existed in the
M"sonic fraternity since 1919. The Grand
Lodge under the Grand Mastershp of John N.
| Lewis, Jr., has also had the ARTICLES of union
under consideration, and they were adopted on
Thursday.