Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-20
England and savoy.

The Boston Post thinks the British tories are in
very unhappy state of mind, and are saying very
foolish things in Parliament. Sir ROBERT PEEL-the
Sir Robert It viii be reco1ected is dead-a blunt
exponent Of this feeling, put out, right and left in
the debate on tie 29th ult., the Savoy question
as he went on portraying the wantonness the out
rage offered to the powers Of Europe, and the prin
cpes Of justice, and he prOphesied the grave con
sequences it would bring to the peace and happiness
of nations The report of this speech justifes the
compliments that have been paid to it. It's certain
" fine sparkling chivaric aggressive and incisive;
but it is also a back blow-hitting England harder
than it hits France: that is Sir ROBERT seems to ar
raign his party opponents with more effect than he
does France or Sardinia; and thus this has the look
Of being from a dashing, daredevil, hollow swag-
gerer Of an ont, speaking for party effect.
But if on the contrary this be the feeling Of Eng
laud-if Lord JOHN RUSSELL expressed the same
spirit in more cautious wOrds-if there are sinceri
ty and good faith in this anguage-if the cheers Of
the Commons are as truly the voice Of the people as
they were in PITT's day, or CHATHAN's day, then
there will be trouble ahead between the two cOun-
tries and plenty of it. Let US choose pithy ex-
tract from this rafting harangue Of Sir ROBERT =
I'VE have always been battling against France.
1t has been the policy of this country to cOuneract
the policy Of France, and we Lave done so success
fully. We checked the aggression Of Louis AIN
and Of louis XIV; We curbed the ambition Of the
First Napoleon, and are now called upon to check
the unhappy policy which the present Emperor OF
the French seems DESTROYS Of inauguratng.'
And Sir ROBERT would actually 90 to war, be-
cause France has become stronger and greater by
Savoy
Now this sentence contains the truth about the
past. England did all this; and tried to do a good
deal more which she could not do-most fortunate
y for her own solid love If free institutions and for
mankind. England was just as united in the Boston
Port Bill, as, If ministerial words represent one
party, and opposition cheers represent the other
party it is united as this Savoy question: it
was just as united also in Furnishing Massachusetts,
in IVA by the destruction CT its local government
for its love Of freedom; but fortunately for herself
she was beaten in the war this act raised. Now if
there be q liberal British authority ofmuch account
that does not as roundly condemn Engand's course
all through the wars commencing with the French
Revolution, as it does her policy to America, We
have overlooked it. Let US recall few judgments
to this chapter of her past BUCKLE says that Eng
land attacked France, mot because Frence had in
jured England, hut because France had changed her
government because that country chose to do
away with monarchy and substitute a republic in
its place." and BUCKLE prOnounees this war "the
most hateful, the most unjust, and most atrocious
war England has ever waged." It is said that
BUCKLE is a radical? Then take BRoUGHAN's judg-
ment-"The youngest man living will not survive
the Migrant effects Of this fragrant political crime.
Columns might be quoted of such judgments.
When Tory England thus stands condemned on
the record. the members of the same party ought,
at least be modest in giving advice about future
wars to curb the growth Of other countries. A
war with France because she has taken the French
slopes of the Alps would be just about par, in
absurdity and crime, with The old war with France
because she changed her form OF government This
whole arrogant, senseless, miserable hue and cry
against French aggandizement by England, is in eN-
ceedingly i'll grace for is she not at this hour az
grandizing herself in every spot on the habItable
globe on which she can plant her feet? Well may
the London Times ask" What would the children
Of this generation have said of if had brought
them into manhood in the midst Of a raging be-
tween England and France waged about a few
mountain slopes thousand miles distant and about
which no other nation cares even to make an IN
equIvocal protest." And in answering the question
the Times says Let it be known very distinctly
that there is nc lightning to all this thunder If
the conclusions Of the Times be correct the bust
ness world may set down such exhibitions the
House Of Commons has made, as all sound and fury,
sigifying nothing.