Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-09
Correspondents of tie Baltimore SUM-
OUR RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN

WARRINGTON, June Sd.
{plnsuHss Of american Deck AID Soil he Sane -
Probable Consequences Of British Rife and GIN
Practice on our Coqsgsrs-B British Gore7nmsnt not
LiEely to Disovn the Decentralization of the
Sessson-RsfUsaL Of the United States to AlLog the
Importation Of Africans, &c.
The deck of an American vessel is part of the
American territory, and entitled to the same immu-
mites as its soil. Therefore, as soon as one well
authenticated case shall occur in which the British
cruisers happen to kill man or two, when firing
rife shots into our coasters tmay be the public ez-
clamation that American blood has been shed on
! American soil, "a phrase that made war. 1t may
! then be ,claTed that ''War exists by the act of
/ Great Britain" But the case rumored to day of q
man killed by the firing from a British cruiser into
American vessel off Pensacola lacks official con-
| frmstiOn, though not FEASIBILITY. The cruisers
cannot continue their rife and gun practice our
! coasters without hitting mark nov and then, IN.
/ less they are very awkward; aud the consequence
will be that Captain Dahlgreen and others will con-
slider themselves as invited to take shot. The ru
| mors from the quarter named are bad enough with
out the incident now reported; for they would show
that our ports are blacksded and the departure of
vessels from them watched by the cruisers
1t Is possible that some exception may be taken
by the British government TO the manner in which
the British cruisers have in some instances execu-
ted their orders, but that the orders will be dscaim
ed aud the acts disavoWed is utterly impossible
They are openly avoWed and vindcated even by some
Of our own people ESuCh Of "our bWn people"
few and far between, surely!"l The best British
authorities are however adverse 10 the preteusiOu,
as, for instance, Sir William Scott, the celebrated
Judge Of the High Court Of Admiralty.
THE VIEWS OF THE OPPOSITION ON THE
BRITISH AGGRESSIONS.
The following caus,ic criticism on the course of
the opposition leaders in Congress will apply with
equal force to some Of our K N contemporaries:
WASHINGTON, June ., 1858.
Ii lie amusing 10 observe the anxiety manifested
by the Black Republican leaders, Messrs. Seward,
Hale, and Wilson, to keep even with The Democratic
Senators in patriotic appeals, with reference to the
late aggressiOus upon our commerce IN the Gun oil
Mexico Aware thatthe oppOst, on to the Democracy
have ever been distinguished for anti s0ar sentiments
aad that when in power they have failed to maintain
the proper dignity of National flag abroad, these
'gaant shriekers for freedom, have found u e1-
pedient TO drop for once their anti-slavery bowls
and lay aside their "Peaoe Society Pecuaritles, IN
orr To exhibit especial championship in defence Of
oDr Ma ;ionai honor. Each has delivered himself Of
onoos two a-sngues in denuRsiation Of British pre-
tensions and the cry Of all Is JJS ~oI! This out
bursi Of pafrio.ism, however, must be allowed to
pass only for what It was loIehueu; namely Ou1-
scrbi Yotsf,bsf.u ding the emphatic Approval
v,i.h lass .ebsis8,.., have expressed, with refer
,nre to tbe PTssid NO. romp and vigorous a'ti1n,
! $3.50 -. - - -, "wheel around" again in
ess than three months hsae Ina y CO 90 rIt
IF hat action my be, they win M a,J
f peace with full repafati0H 20 - PriII ooaI,sa
roper guarantee for the future h 'dsrata in lis
be President witt having been too ne, ,itys that
demands; if war, they VIII be equally p
lie was too belligerent. Mark the PreaieiiS,
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