The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-28
Lss0 Psirnerstoa's Pslscy Coward the Uaitod
Statss.
49, 6wtunate thing for tho

the Rue Lepelletier had the ffeot Of driving
Lord Palmerston and his Cabinet into private
life, for many indications which are now
coming to light justify the belief that the gov
ernment of which be was the head had resolved
at any cost to come to rupture with the United
States They never forgaxe this country for
the humiliation they endured at the hands Of
Mr.. Marcy in tho enlistment affair; end having
no nation in Europe which they could soa-
venieutly provoke, Russia having been hun-
bled Austria md France being close allies, and
Prussia about 70 become a still closer frics&
they seem to havc>p considered that It was polIss
as we'll as gratifying to their feelings to quarrd
with this country In order to divert attention
from the very troublesome and menaoing re-
form movement at home.
At the very moment, It would seem, when
Lord Napier was elecuifying the country By
the novel declaration that Great Britain had &
length abandoned her time.worn policy of oppo-
sition to the expansion Of the Unit ID States, and
was now prepared TO applaud the redemption
Of the decaying countries of America by incos-
poration into the confederacy Of thu United
States-at the very time when thesc maA'iy snd
sensible declarations were ringing in our veaysy
and preparing our minds for sympathy witSt
Great Britain In the approaching Indian strag-
gle, 1t seems to have been the chief aim
and purpose of Lord Palmerston's goyernnsAat
to interfere Ia the internal affairs of this ooua-
try in manner far more offensive and sssfts-
nant than anything heretofore witnessed Tho
interference of Great Britain In Central Amsri-.
Co, and, at still earlier period. in Texas, vas
insolent and aggravating; but the subject wbish
was now chosen to form the basis of new QucruA
lous complaints and vexatious representation
r. ndersd them more intolerable far-for il
was the African slave trade.
In the year 1912, the United States enA. Great
Britain entered into foolish aud absurd treaty
by which they engaged one with the 9th, c 10
keep certain naval force on the cosA a
Africa to intercept slayers aud suppress the
slave trade. During the sixteen years Viii h
have elapsed since that treaty vas made, it n 3
cost the two contracting nations moro whiN
men, by disease on the fatal coast Of Afrirx
than perhaps there were niggers on TIE wioEc
coast line. 1t has cost an enormous sum of
money; and it has led to many very trouble
the tvs contracting Powers, involving the doti.,.
cate question Of the right Of search. As every
person who has ever been on the coast of Africs,
or who HAS studied the question 10 aware thar
the treaty il failure IL is not surprising that
without any formal agreement to that e4ftot.
both nations gradually withdrew portion,
Of their feets, leaving fewer vessels On the
coast than were required by The treaty.
II was evident to every person of COMMON sense
and adequate experience that the squadrons
could not stop the slave trade which end
the markets where the kidnapped slaves were
sold. Ii was natural, therefore, that the squad
rons should be allowed to fall of in force.
II was to this shortening of the United
States that Lord Palmerston turned when.
burning under the humiliation Of the Champion
aaront, and anxious FOR. some new project to
divert the English people from homo difficulties,
he resolved on getting mp breeze with this
country. Here was the ground he wanted. II
presented advantages as well as drawbsoka.
1t Was particularly advantageous, inasrnuch ~
ID would absolutely enable Lord Pslmerston TO
get his finger into the crevice which divides our
politicians into two great psrties-the slave
question. II might enable him to win over TO
his eide the powerful and increasing Northern
party IL was pretty sure TO place the United
States in the wrong in the eyes of the people of
Europe :. as Eogland would Of course appear
the enemy and we the advocate of the African
slave trade. Therefore il was that, as we only
now learn Lord Napier has by direction Of the
late government Of sngland, been Fostering and
The State Department with letter utter
letter besccchins the Uoitd States to keep to
theiz bargain and faithfully carry out their
promise 10 help put down nc slave trade on,
tic coast OF Africa
If there bad been a spnrk Of candor or
honesty in Lord Palmcrstons government no..
such application would ever have been made.
That government was aware that we ha2 full
filled our share Of the treaty as faithfully as.
England had hers. II knew that we were no.
slave traders; that no slaves arc ever imported
into this country from Africa, however many
may enter the colonies of highlands ally and.
pro,egt Spain 1t was we'll aware that England
is herself the greatest slave trader OF the day.
though the English slave trade Is Snown by
some grand name, as for instance. "Coole sys
tenn Yet though there was in reality no bssk
for any complaint, though, practically, Englss a
il actually carrying on the slave trade whilo' 70
have suppressed it, Lord Palmerston had The
sublime impudcncc to lecture and exhort NJ ON
our lukewarnness and bad iaita In imL1 10
help the English put down the Save Rs dc on
the coast of Africa. Such brazcn assHn nee is
only parallcled by the conduct Of 5 e samc
Lord ralnerston who, while he waS assuring
the House OF Commons thai. DC ould not
suffer the french apprentice systea 10 be car
ricd into ELECT was actually nfcssing to
Walewrki-as the latter t9iu M Mason-that
tbe ENGLISH could not complain AZ :. 49, - -.