Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-06-27

sincerely regret the calamlteS oil their American
brethren and ardently long for their termination,
whilst the language of our most eminent states
men and iurists in Parliament and elsewhere has
heen, with very little exception, worthy oftheir
own character and behtt,ng the occasion.
1t is. nevertheless, to be regretted that this
favorable change of feeling is not yet by any
means recognized by the American public as u
fact | allude not now merely to the opinions
and views of your newspapers for we know,
suppose, on both sides of the Atlantic, that with
all the talent aud ability exhibited by our public
journalists, there is often a strong temptation
both to distort the outline aud to eXaggerate the
coloring of the political picture. But even the
private letters which receive from your land
continue with very little exception to regard our
attitude as hostile and almost as menacing to you
Letter after letter which have received or seen
from the calm and sober and religious citizens OF
the Unted States speaks Of the leroclous spirit
manifested by the English, of the eagerness 10
find n pretexl for a quarrel with you, of Our iu-
gratitude for the offer of n passage through Maine
for the British troops, &c. Contrast this with
the Language of one Of our highest legal authori'
ties, Sir Rounded Palmer who, when speaking
of the Trent difficulty as pJst, said emphatically
in his place In Parliament, ave were most des-
rous OF peace but not because we were afraid of
war We rejpiced that peace was preserved
but il was because we were bound to those with
Muuui VIZ enuulu utNN HhN 10 ~ " was W wv
which are precious TO us, and which we should
have been most unwilling to sever"
Strongly impressed as have been with the
conviction that the real feelings Of the great body
Of my oountrymen were emsapprehended even by
your most enlightened men, lately joined my
friend John Bright (than whom no one on this
side of the Atlantic has, believe, juser view
of the great American question: in seeking an
interview with your Minister in London, Charles
a;s l tnfa "a nd in thp
'onrat al. a long and very open conference OF up
wards of an hour, how much there was which
three men had in common whose Antecedents had
been 50 different as those Of LIST, your Ambassh-
dor, himself the descendant Of two Presidents
I'd, the leading radical member of onr House OF
Commons, and 81, thy present correspondent
(whom shall of course not attempt TO describe
He was reminded that it was part of the duty OF
a Minister from one nation to another, not merely
to transmit state papers and to feel the pulse OF
Cabinet Ministers. but to ascertain the feelings
of the people at large, and to transmit his i'm
pressions thereon to his own people; and il was
suggested that ii he was now able to take more
favorable view Of the state Of feeling in England
toward America than he had done previously,
this was itself fact Of vast Importance for him
to send home in such way as should insure IFS
reaching the American public generally. lie
admitted that there was some improvement
amongst us, and led us to suppose that he would
do what he could to promote better understand
ing between the two nations at large. And now,
whilst we desire that Governments and Ambas-
sadors and Statesmen should do their duty in
this matter, it is important for each of us to CON
slider what do to promote so desirable an issue :?
And especially what can he who, though he loves
his country much, loves his Savior more, do to
promote the coming of His kingdom and the
cause Of {" Peace on earth aud good will to
men," II has been cheering to me to observe
that several of your public papers have recog-
nized the fact that there is deep and strong
current of feeling amongst our religious public OF
various denominations in favor OF peace. The
memorial of the Society of Friends to our own
government, and several other documents and
speeches emanaling from religious bodies, have
Teen either re produced or favorably commented
on by writer's on your side as evidences of this
important fact. This is as it should be. In this
way, and not by mere profession may religious
men on each side of the Atlantic be as salt, both
to season and to preserve the mass around them.
Let us, my friend, with true Christian patriot
ism, each do his part boldly, energetically and
wisely, to correct mutual misapprehenson and
to promote better understanding Of each others
position aud feelings
/ 1t is not that have any present dread of war
between our two countries. Your hands are too
full aud perhaps ours also. Nor do apprehend
that US soon US you have bound up your own
civil wounds, you will rush into a conflict with
u.s. II there were no higher motive, the incubu
of accumulated debt would probably prevent this.
But what do dread is lest plutual msuuder-
standing and wrath and suspicion should be
treasured up for some future day, and eventually
burst forth on one side or the other, 10 your de-
triment and ours alike, and to ths reprOaeh OF
that worthy name whereby We are both called
Let us. then, use every effort to ditfuse cor
rect views and spread Christian feelings between
the inhabitants Of the two countries and having
done all, let us remember that we are nothing,
aud that unless the Lord give the increase, NIL
our labor will be but in vain.
May beg of thee, with all the earnesiness
which the Importance and urgency Of the cast
demand, promptly to Cooperate with me in this
work, both by thy own pen and also by difiusing
through your best periodicals in all parts Of the
Union, the views which have imperfectly se
forth in this letter, the whole or any part oil
which thou art at liberty to make use of in amy
way which thou mayst think most suitable.
am, in the bonds Of Augo-SaxOn kindred
of literary friendship and of Christian fellowship
Thine, most sincerely,
To-. Hon,