New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-11
A sUuuARY OF GRIgyANCRs.

The London Times, 10 an elaborate esssy
has brought some historical research 70
bear upon the question Of the natural de
position of this country to provoke an inter.
national war. It's inquisition extends over less
than quarter Of q century, aud the amount OF
evidence it has been able 10 accumulate against
q. shows at least that the held Of inquiry
turned out less promising than tho writer
could have wished; aud that tho revi, al Of for
gotten grievances not unfrequenily tells with o..
much effect upon the accuser as tho accused
A moments examination will make it apparent
how elaboratey useless, and ingeniou.ly un.
profitable tue task of tho London journalist
has been.
First, then, the English public are asked to
remember that twenty -iour years ago VIM
Lyon Mackenzie consplred with Others in
Canada to raise an instruction against British
authority, that the attemp. Of the rebels was
unsuccessful, and that although Mackenzie and
his supporters were guilty Of rapine and murder
they found saie asylum in tho United States,
and their surrender, on the demand of the
British authorities, was absolutely refused by
the Federal Government. Turning over another
page of history, the accusing journalist dis
covers that tho New. Brunswick and Canada
frontiers were settled twenty years ago BY Lord
Ashburton and Mr.. Webster, in q way which
threw Lake Champlain and the commanding
position Of Rouses Point into the possession OF
the United States, to the permanent injury OF
British interests. Following close on this out
rage, the English people are likewise reminded
Of the Oregon settlement, which resulted in
tho extension Of the frontier line to the high
lotitudes of Red River and British Columbia
Anon, while English cruisers in the interest of
humanity are securing the seas in search of
slavers, OyerhauliDg whatsoever ships they
choose for the suppression Of the traffic
they are suddenly arrested ia their mission By
! tho refusal of the American Government 10
permit the indiscriminnte search of vessels sail
ing under the flag of the Union; ond while the
cause of civilization and liberty is thus made 10
suffer, the naval supremacy of England is com
promised, aud compliance involving humiliation is
| the portion left Ia the Government of England
Yet again, the accuser proceeds; aud he finds
that in spite of kindred ties. and all the asso.
Citations which appertain to q common ances-
try, we the people Of tho United States,
actually refused ON the outbreak of the Russian
war to permit the violation of our municipal
laws, by the enlistment Of soldiers TO fight
against a friendly power, and chose rather to
part company with Dir. Champion and bis Dip
lomatic subOrdinates. than violate that very
neutrality which we are at this moment cha-
lenged 90 much TO admire on the part Of En-
gland
There arc tho charges in detail. In point of
numbers, they ought 10 receive some share of
consideration; for five distinct grounds of inter-
national quarrel in a period Of twenty.four
years is at the rate Of IN outbreak for every
lustrum--a condition Of relationship between
the two countries which We should hardly con-
slider much superior TO ono Of mutually declared