Smyrna times., 1862-02-06
M | S CELIA NEOUS.
Written for the Smyrna Times
England's Designs.


Although the recent cauee for a collision
between this country and our transatlantic
friends may b. settled, the drunken ferosity of
British feeling as shown in the vain boastinp of
me newspapers, is enough TO convince every
thinking man that only the occasion and not
the cause is removed. Although the recent
good news makes every American heart feel
light, their war!ike preparations are still going
on under the opinion that there is no time lost,
aud will coRtinue TO 60 on as long as they see
any chance to crafty their old grudge and
JEALOUS feeling that has existed in that country
ever since the rebellion began. Before MIR.
/ Dallas left London Lord John Russell explained
! himselfvery indifferentIy in regard to the re-
cognition Of the rebe ls as an independsa, power:
and the Queens proclamation, which came out
the very day Mr.. Adams arrived in London.
showed, beyond doubt, their determination 10
PREJUDICE the question, and to act without eu
thOrIzed intelligence ofthe intentions and pur-
poses of the United States.
The Earl of Shahesbury, to whom the negro
! is little more than human and a little lower
than the angels, says he, in common with all
Englishmen, sincerely desire a rupture Of the
Americas Union, and that unless checked she
will soon overshadow Great Britain, and that
be could'not look upon such rapid growth with
out apprehension. This comedies precisely
with the language of Sir E. Bulwer Lytton,
who says America divided is less powerful.
The English opinion heretofore has been
bitter on slavery, and enc would naturally
have supposed that in prosecuting war. the
origin OF which is slavery, we should have
gained the sympathy of John Bull. but all hon.
eat opinion seems to 6e extinct, aud they are
now seeking an opportunity TO aid the rebels
in their reasonable designs, that have for their
object the extension of African slavery. And
further, it is a Stubborn fact that no sooner had
the Federal Government made known its in.
tention to confine slavery to its present Limits
than Esglish neutrality threw itself across ouI
path, and prepared to tell us to stay our hand
aRd not dare to touch slavery in the cotton
States. 1t always has seemed to be Eaglish
policy TO take advantage where there is ad
vantage to be o6tained-regardess Of primo pie
And the capture Of Mason and Sldsll is 6
pFetext for the present intervention,
: AT the time our navy was composed of onI
twelve vessels of war md the British nlae hun
drsd, it was no rare thing for our vessels Ia be
boarded by British subjects. These things ore
remembered, and in the event Of war with
that country, old deeds will be borne in mind
They have forgotten that brotherly inter.
course that has so long existed between the
two nations; they have forgotten the splendid
receptions given the Prince Of Wales in thil
country; they have forgotten their Indebtedness
t to this country for so many valuable iaventionl
and also the old Revolutionary deeds, how, af
ter fighting seven years, against odds, the Col
, onies slid from under British oppression, beside
= great many other glorious achievements tha
l. shosld be brought 10 their memery.
n We knew the power Of King Cotton wa
great, but we did not, because we could not
believe he was able TO control the pelicy Of oil
= empires to subvert the priaciples of honor upo
which Arislocracies profess to rely on as lhei
d chief support, and to turn whole nations frou
4 the road which they had been accustomed I
travel II.
" NEAR smyrna, Jan. 80, 1862.