The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-03
England and America.

From the New York journal of Commerce.
A careful examination of the English
and American papers exhibit most remark
able state of public feeling in the two coun.
tries. The English people are in a state of
great excitement, based on the conviction
that America is determined to have q war
with England. The Americans are equal
lg excited in view of the belief that Eng
land is determined to have a war with
America. This is absolutely the true state
of feeling on both sides, and we venture to
say that such a condition of things was rare.
~ if ever before known.
The state of mind of the people of Lon
don is much better indicated by the money
articles of the papers than by the editorials
The London Times money article OF De-
cember Sd thus speaks of US " there are
indications that the mob may at any mo-
ment take furious turn, such as the Wash.
ingtan politicians would be wholly unable
to resist, and that the news of the destruc-
ton of the Harvey Birch may, perhaps,
give the final impulse to their madness. .
10 those who know how little any body
thought of the Harvey Birch affair, which
indeed great many people have already
forgotten, this statement sounds very rldi-
culous. But it illustrates the condition of
the British mind In the same article the
Times says:
elf it should be shown by the next two or
three mails that the American Government
are, as their manifestations forssome months
past might have led Us to suspect, deter.
mined upon war, the unanimity and readis
ness throughout the kingdom will be such
as were never before witnessed. If, on the
contrary, the slightest indication should be
brought Of q desire to restore good under
standing there aoiW be eagerness ON all sides
to pace the aOay for it. Even as it is, many
persons are already endeavoring to devise
suggestions, in order that the granting of
the indispensable reparation shall be as little
disagreeable to the American Government
as possible, and one idea in that respect put
forth today in influential circles seemed to
be entertained as, at all events, not totally
unworthy of consideration. 1t was, that
upon an apology being given for the OUT
rage committed by Commander Wilkes in
constituting himself a judge upon the high
seas, the question of the surrender of Ma.
oOu ouN OuuCll cuOuiu UC TCIcTFtO tO uQc aus
Indication of Prize Court regularly con-
stituted."
And we are convinced that the English
people would most willingly meet US half
way in peaceable adjustment of the cues.
ton. They are very much mistaken in
supposing that we wish for war, and we are
doubtless misled by the idea that they wish
for it.
The great danger however to both nations
is that. out of the present quarrel, feelings
may arise which will produce bad blood
for long time to come. We have avoided
giving to our readers very much which has
been said by the London Times on the sub
ject. 1t cannot be doubted by any calm
reader, that that paper is devoted to the
work of making war between the nations.
Its tone is insolent, beyond federation, and
if its remarks were daily spread before
American readers, they would produce most
unhappy effects. Fortunately we know that
the day is long past when any newspaper in
America or England controls the nation.