The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-09
England and the United States.

list of outrages committed by British cIuis- |
ers on American ships, and the duty which
our Government owes to her citizens and
to her own honor to vindicatc the rights of
the former and redress the indigniies aimed
against the latter The list of outraues
have, it is stated, grown to twenty eight in
number within the last two months, and al
though officials may discam any intentions
to insult, ar that they We're not by autho RI
ty of the British Government, yet the en-.
"rmity and frequent repetition of the olrn>
ccs, would seem 10 require something moro
than the polite explanations of diplomacy
or the studied mendacity Of ministers. Mr..
Buchanan by his prompt action has again
shown 10 the co untry that the trusts which
she rcposed in him are safe in his hand,
and that he is ever ready to assume the re.
sponsiblity which his high position entails,
whether it be To secure peace ut home from
the factious attempts Of fanatics or to vim
dictate the rights and honor of the country
from foreign aggression. The sentiment
of the country sustains him in the course
he has taken in bringing to bear all the
available means in his power for the pro,cc.
uon Of commerce and instituting measures
OF redress. lie has acted in no timUrous
spirit. but aS the President of free people,
powerful within themselves and competent
to defend themselves, should act
1t has been suggested that these attacks
have been studied and premcditatcd un the
part ofEngland-that possibly she conccives
1t would be 10 her interest to produce Il war
with the United States, that our commerce.
and manufactures have innocentiv attained
II rivulship with her own and that in thirty
days after declaration of war aiI our at
!anlic ports would be bIuckadcd by her
powerful navy and she could resume her
old commercial monopoly. That her sup.
oily of cotton might be obtained by neu.
trails, whose ingrcss and cgtess would be
wnkcd nt and the loss of our custom
would be compensated by the exclusive
trade of great many nations now shared
by the enterPrising Americans. If this be-
her policy, and her object is a fight. she
can attain 1t without much mannuvrring.-
Our people are becoming FESTIVE, and hav-
Ing no one else 10 quarrel with. are quar-
reling among themselves. Let them have
an object upon Which to vent their passions.
eng"ndered by sectional iut, rests and pre-
JUDGES, and this domestic auimo,ity will be
drowned al once. Although we may be
b'ockaded, yet we would neither 20 naked
or starve, for We have uniaiiing resources
among ourselves. Although we have
neither navy or army to compete with Eng
land, yet We have that which is ten times
more reliable and out Of which both a navy
and army would spring in an Incredibly
short space Of time The strength of re
put lie is in the natural spirit Of The people,
and in. their capacity OF sovrrvigns, cavh'
mrn is Prrpared 10 feel and resent an insult
! offered to tie common country.
! We do not believe, however, that Enc
! land desires war with the United States
Having the Chinese and Indian wars on
| hand, and under the constant dread Of
| French invasion, she is in no condition 10
rush into war with US. She would like
wise nave TO stand against strong tide of
public opinion at lone. Since the two
nations have become So interviewer in their
commercial relations, the masses in England
have ever been sensitive of threatened
collision with this country, aud demand as
" matter OF seIfpicscrvation that there
shalt be perpetual peace between the two
nations
Under these circumstances !: would be
madness on her part to ndorse the conduct
OF the commanders of those vessels who
have nsutcd our flag I; she will doubtless
prefer TO yield to whatever measures of re-
dress may be sought and demanded by our
government. These, we trust and believe,
will be proporiionate TO the serious nature
of the offences committed, which in every
sense amount to hostile invasion Of our
territory. The deck OF ship is as the
soil OF "A country aud the violation Of the
one, Ly unlawful seizure or search, merits
rs deep resentment as an actual invasion of
the soil We have every confidence in the
President and believe that the difficulty will
be adjusted upon terms honorable to the
United States.
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