Marshall County Democrat., 1859-11-10
Our Relations with England-Dangei
of a kunture.

1t will be seen from our special despatch
from Washington this morning that we are
in considerable danger Of another diploma
tic rupture with England.
There are some curious coincidenls in
the present state of our relaiio is with Eng
land and those which existed in The fail
OF 1855. At that time Lord Aberdeen was
Prime Minister, and Lord Palmerston was
Minister Of Foreign Affairs in England
Palmerston, with his usual meddlesome
and overbearing policy, had got in.o diff
Guilty with US ON the enlistment question.
and had at the same time the Chinese diff
cui,y on his hands. He endeavored to
browbeat Secretary N sMi:recv into an acqueis-
ence with his filIibusie,ing enlistmen: poll
cy. but Marcy was not to be blutied oil.
and not only maintained his position with
power and logic, but finally sent the Brit
ish Minister and couple of Consuls homc
to help Lord Palmerston see the position OF
the United States in is true light A par
liamentary crisis followed. and aberdeen
aud Palmerston were Obliged to 90 bes IRE
the country on the American ard ninese
questions. The people OF England elected
them to stay out. and they gave way to the
Derby Ministry. The difficulties with us
were settled as soor as Palmers,on's brag
gadocia manner was stopped. and Lord
Napier, who succeeded Mir. Champion, was
the most popular BRUSH Minister that has
ever been seen in this country
Palmerston is again in Office. not as
Secretary for Foreign Affairs. but as Prime
Minister. with Lord john Russell in the
Foreign Department. Again the Ameri-
can and Chinese questions are up in Eng
land. and both OF them likely to lead to
trouble. Our Washington Co respondent
assures us that Lord John Russel's des-
patch TO oui government, In regard to Saa
Juan Island, is peremptory, and anything
but peaceful. We have no doubt of the
fact. The British Statesmen have been
much more communicative to the English
journals than ours have been To the papers
here, and from their tone we have been
well aware that IA strong game of bray on
their part was going on. They are not at
all afraid 10 let the people OF England see
the stand they have taken. and have exhi
bited no doubs good show Of pluck. We
do not see any good reason why our gov
ernment should be SO desrous of hidin. :,
what they nave done, if they have done
what is right. The day of secret diplo-
macy has long since gone by, and it is on
y when public man has taken a position
which he fears he cannot hold, or that he
is afraid will not meet the spirit Of the peo-
ple. that he resorts to the old fogy system
of secret diplomacy.
In this matter of San Juap, Palmerslon
is playing the braggadocia again towards
us, as he did in the enlistment question,
and as he would have done in regard TO
the right Of search. had he not slipped his
official wind just as his scheme came out.
Now. in the matter of San Juan. our claim
is beyond Il quibble. and Gen. Haraey has
done perfectly right in taking possession,
acting, no doubt, under instructions of the
government, but instructions given in that
vague and mean much or mean -noihin, :,
style usually in government orders. The
spirit of the whole country sus,ains Har-
ney, and we trust tbs government is not
going to disavow what he has done. Ii
the dispute had not turned on San Juan
Island it would have come up on some 9TH
er point. We might have giver up island
after island. and yet Palmerston would
have found ground for dispute. and far
tier claim, and the old Bri ish plan, Sc
successfully followed in the N0rtheasle ern
boundary anil the 54 40 line. would have
been pursued. There is no other way ol
meeting this game of brag than to show 10
Palmerston that he can have fight if he
wants it. He is one of those kind of bul
lies that is always belligerent ill he finds
some one who is perfectly willing 10 knock
him down at sight. and then he is as mild
as lamb. We trust our government are
not committing the mistake of endeavor-
ing to paCify him with soft words and
plain reasons. Such a course will only
bring about the rupture they are designed
to prevent. " 7. Herald.
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