, 1859-05-19
Dresa 4 Triht1nt,
ENGLAND AND AMERICA IN THE
EUROPEAN WAR,

THURSDAY, MAY ls, 1853.
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ENGLAND AND AMERICA IN THE
EUROPEAN WAR.
II the contingency that England is involved
IN the war how precipita.od upon Continental
Europe-iu case the course Of events should
show coalition nominally against the Ger
manic powers, but actua!ly against her, re-
curing her to glucose between meeting tie
enemy on foreign soil or at her own shores
the position Of the Cnitcd States. not an clc-
mcnt to enter into computations rs to the
final result will at lcnkt be decided and ua-
tnlstakable, We take it for granted that
the people Of the Northern States, aud 4 good
II number Of those If the Southern half Of the
Cnion, would mol he un,oved spectators in the
event Of a combination by pair Of -Autocrats
to assal tho constitutional liberty, the ciriliza-
ton aud the Professionalism Of England. As
commercial aud naval powers as well as rep.
rcsentatvcs Of The capacity aud rights Of the
people to make their own laws aud administer
AANA WA %ohGi44!tASAl@ 4AtlAtl4N lIiN llt L. H.
ted States hold the foremost places in tue two
lrmisphercs, Allied by blood, Ly language,
by Ill the principles which give national
character TO each, blow aimed ut citl!.r
BY the :licd dcspo,s IF Eurol c,
could not fail 10 elicit thr warmest sylupa1hes
Of the other. While onr government would
probably. i'll no contingency. depart from its
settled policy Of avcidn: cntang!iny European
alliances still il would not G:.il to exert all its
moral power in behalf Of that goycrnmer1
from which it las derived many Ut the best
do indirectly, through diplomacy, OF by virtue
Of its commercial influences for the protection
Of constitutional liberty rs represented ly
Great Britain, il would relax Il, effort TO at
complisl1.
We apprchcnd no coalition at the prcseut
juncture which need give England. with Acr
enormous war resources. occasion for alarm.
Perhaps she would not in any possible contill-
eeney call for aid from this side the Atlantic.
Her capacities for Il long aud bloody struggle
have beeu told oa the maps u: Europe, Asia
md Africa any time these Hundred years.
The end Of the Ccirncan war found her fresh
for the great rebellion in 1ua;a and tic turmoil
in China; and now that thcs< have Terminated
successfully to her policy, she is ready for any
emergency. with mere guns and more money
than both tho Powers who are thought to 1T
consplring against her. Hence there is n,
interference Of the United States in the Eu.
ropean conflict. But there is a puer;lo anil
contemplate spirit sought to be engenderrd in
the CnItcd States which looks to the active :r'
reference Of this country against 1:aslaul IL
certain contingencies. Its plincst cnunciatir1
thus far is found in the New York Tm+s q
the 10th inst. as follows:
THE interests Of this country in the prosperity
Of Great Britain Arc such as 10 make her polio.
at this crisis question of America as well us i
Europe. England indeed il in certain RESPECT.
II part OF the United Sta:cs. Ii is ali .lt1
fortunate consequence Of our Federal system
thEt We are too much in the habit Of insensib],
allowing OFF view@ Of tue influence and IN:
provincial horizons Of tho several Slutes,-an,
it is only in the height Of some great argu
nlent " like this which now cunyulses the wUrls
that We can rase suddenly to all appreciation q
the fact that nu puwrr in the world holds owe
nny other 60 yist and strenuous Il control rs j
laid By the United STATES upon England Th
control is for the prcsrn, purely tnora!, uns
Heaven forbid that the time should eyer coin
1n which it will be acccssary for III to assert al
American policy BY force .f arms against thai
great people which should be to US the deares
among the nutions Of mankind, as she Is pssur
edly the nearest BY ali the tics Of kindred au'
Of interest.
But US We hare no motive aud no wisI
for gnlnr TO war with England ourselves
neither can We permit England to 70 to VT
with any other Power likely in striking serious
II at her prosperity to damage us also Bctur
ct bny distance If time into dangerous mari
time struggle, she nlust prepare herself for th
consequences Of such i course upon ller rcl:.
1Iuua with tho United States. We cannot b
expected to stand patiently by and awa;t tt
echo Of her possible disasters upon our OWL
ndairs.'
This is equivalent 10 commanding Englan
to let politics alone, and attend to her Cotton
spinning. It's logical force is equal to that ,
The wolf who cl,astscd the lamb for disturb
ing tile water which flowed upstream for hi
drinking. In the fewcst words. it SAYS: "1'o
'must do nothing which crisp!vs your tradin
"rowcrs or your ability to leud US money Ill
''der pain o. seizure Of the Canala@, or 9th.
'crcat military harm from TIC Cu;tcd Sta1es
What Dt5brrry Inns here takcu the dcstini.
Of tic Anslo-Saxou race under his wise su1'e
vision"