The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-06
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to the New York H.i6me electrified the
country by announcing reformation of
an alliance, offensive and defensive, Of
France, England and Spain, to resist the
eneroschments, Of the United States.
The report has been much discussed on
this side of the water, and generally dis
credited. In the Tribune, of Thursday,
we find o letter from the same cores
poudent, in which the matter is referred
to more in detail, as follows:
this moment dwarfs all other facts is the
beginning of negotiations for an alli-
anoe, offensive and defensive, between
England, France and Spain, against the
United States. This I telegraphed to
you two days ago. It is still secret III
London. I shall say nothing CT the
>sources Of my information, nor can I
hdd much to the original statement 1
do not know who set this project on foot;
whether it was started in England or
France; whether conceived in the brain
of usurper, responsible already for SO
many rlischiefs, or bv some British tool
of his, who fancies lie has inherited tie
mantle of Palmerston, AMI cnn add an-
other link to the many the Old Premier
forged in the chain which binds England
to Napoleon. But it. seems to lave
sprung up suddenly. It was hotclieti hy
the heat Of English passion glowing red
hot against America these last fourteen
days. OF course it grew out OF the Ala
bama. It matters little whether al
English minister, alarmed by the sudden
fear OF meeting just demands, turned for
raff 10 tho oll of
whether Napoleon, in his alert way, vo-
lunteered the suggestion Of new alli-
ance. It is the fashion Just now IL Eli
ropean circles to resent what is called
the diplomatic arrogance OF America.
Napoleon nurses his anger over the ez-
pulsion from Mexico. Spain 1remb!es
for Cuba. England sees her future
darkened by the shadow that las hung
over her and paralyzed her ever since tin.
American war ended. Lulled TO Sleep
by Mr.. Reverdy johnson, she has been
rudely awakened by Mr.. Sumner. She
breads to lose Canada and her West India
possessions. More than one rub!;c man
has expressed lis regret that England
rejected the offer Of Napoleon 10 reccg-
nize the. Confederacy. They think it
still possible to retrieve, IL least partly,
that mistake. France has possessions
also in danger if Canada falls to the re-
public. There is st. Pierre, hardly ten
miles from the British coast, i nursery
OF French seamen,a a pet colony, fox one
instance. So many considerations agree
in recommending such an alliance that I
need not show why the theory is proba
ble l have orly y to say that the account
OF the negotiations came to me IL c way
which seemed SO credible that Was GCt
at liberty to keep silence. cannot tell
how fur they have gone, still less wlie-
| ther they will even result in q secret
treaty. But believe they are u pro-
gress, and that if the Alabama claims
were to take the shape of q demai.d Or 4
menace, the resistance OF England. which
hos become certain, is likely 20 be sup
ported by France. Whether a crisis
would be precipitated by intervention il
Cuba may be & more doubtful point. It
is known here that the Spanish Govern
ment feel themselves strong enough to
repel aggression in that quarter. They
have one, or it may be two, iron-clailS,
built in England, equal to the best shns
ahoat i'll European waters, and able 10
sink q feet Of monitors, with their
shirgled sides of soft iron and their
rickety turrets. Probably our naval Of
6cers know we'll enough what the fact is.
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The New York papers contain tie
proceedings of the Old and New School
Presbyterian Churches lately represented
by their General Assemblies in that city.
There is decided tendency in both
these toward reunion. There are also
indications that these two Northern mem
bers of the Presbyterian family would
not object to admitting their sister OF
the South. The General Assembly OF
the Southern Church has lately held its