Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-12
7he London Times on the Position OF the
IniIed States TO the War.

H,w the war Wlll affect the commerce Of Great
3 n is q Iesti n which attracts the grG7est
c o. sld-rat ,t BRUSH st tesmeh and jDUrDalIss
TIE London times Of May 18Th contains vesy re
narbzbv aT'icle on the sutj ct, which " Il be read
II g,es interest this country. Referring TO
the OH n p icon wars and the Efforts of France at
that era - orIng about a combination
clu le itI-h sh PPirg and trade from every Euro
p,au pat, that jJurn4l congrstulaes the British
Pub &c "a, g, he maritime system which at this
y Is su :ieui to prevent under any circumstances
~ r d'sast T, any injurious Interference
villa Bri,ish c u,merce; and hence draws the con-
fOrtit z c,LCIsI,n t1at long he profits OF her
eHO, uHhg remain undslurbed Great BIit ain
would g out her opponents in every
sIrupge; ami it the whole of Europe were m
bIu,u "a sg ii St her, that enormous trafc
wjulj 81 III great messnre be preserved, because
say Times, 9Th BUSINESS WOULD BE CON-
DUCtED BY THE UNITED STATES"
f. ,avAuugs uuIs p sI,iOn, the same journal
fUttl-I gus-, TesUt from the great American doe
tr;ne tha FREE SHIPS MAKE FREE GOODS. IL is q
pr u am TaDie dts faction for country t.
I'm tue BrBti government nov compelled to recog
me- 10 i OWL case the tx ediency and benefit of
this doctIin winch The United Sta es uniformly
aud stta hy maintained Nor can Americans hear
vi hou graz fcatlOl Of the important position which
is usIvels lily as-Igpei to our maritime policy, and
also u the relations which our people destined
TO sustain towards the betgerents Of Europe the
carriers for the whole word. The Thunderer, in
deed, look 10 America IN case
of & re leral war, much IS Edmund Burk, was wont
TO speak eighty years ago of the Old World bang
frd b the Ncg. The scarcity which we nave felt,
ssIl that philosophIc statesman, would have been
d.sos lag famine if this child Of our old age-if
Ameucs-"ilh a true flial pisty, with . Roman
Oh Tity, had pu. the full breast Of its youthful
exuberance to the mouth Of its exhausted parents
0 her specUlatons of the TiaS also, in regard
10 the pJssihiluy of q European combination, By
setting up new maritime principle, compelling the
United States to become party to the quarrel will
not fail engage the attention Of our readers And
as We have quoted already from British statesman
of the eighteenth century, we may append passage
from another, which seems to US 70 Indicate our
true position, and to portray, with equal truth and
eIouuance, our manifold and uneQualIed adysut ,ges
- Happy Americans" ssid Mr.. Fox, in eulogis-
ing the foreign policy Of the United States while
the Whirwind fes over one quarter Of the globe
and spreads desolation everywhere, you reman pro
tectei from its bineful ELECTS by your own virtues
and the wisdom Of your government Separated
from Europe by an immense ocean, on feel not tn,
effects Of those prejudiees and passions which con
vert the DO astei seats of civilization into scenes
herror an bloodshed. You profit by the folly anC
madness Of coLtsndiug nations. Cultisating th
arts Of peace, under the influence Of freedom, yol
advance by rapid strides - op9lence and distnc
ton; sad At, by accident, you should be compete
10 tage part in the present uahsppy CONFETTI yo
should find 1t necessary TO avspge insult or reps
iriur,-the world will bear witness TO the equity
your sentiments and the moderation Of your vie VS.
and the success of your will be prot o. toned
she Jus,ies o. S0ar cause - KatA VeS'aisF'o'l,