The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-18

From the Charleston MeErury.
THE SEVEN YEARS WAR.

THE SEVEN YEARS WAR.
Toe sesen Years var T.Rsd from
1856 20 1894. a1d nrsrly al ,hs Earapsan
poxsTs ssIs eaeased ~ H. II org,na ed
20 dspale hsi~rsn Z. gland snd fTanss.
relating 10 Tie Csnsdss; The French IN
ernsched on s-arsel nfeoun,ry claimed BY
The EnglIsh, in lhe wilderness. uaeUluss'
Ted. aad un,uh ,bllsd. sxeeri BY ,aF.ge.;
AID this var has often been called "a
suIle about 50 many ceres u snow." The
m,ssrIrs ~hlrh il ocessianeJ IN Ihe int
risr Of Eur"pe. have been srljnm equal.
led: and at length the Grand Ss,g.iur
ia,lleJ the European M'nls'eIs .. his
Court 10 hold = enn'sIsnre, aud alter St.
ing 10 then The great abhuG.ncs hs fel' u
the bloody wsr thus rsgIag between 80
IN any Chns,i.n nations. e1srrd his BsdI.
atom e. tileenng . general peace. The
offer 81 The NJ ,hunedan pesre'm.ker Vas
not secspleJ, but nJecIed snh pride and
seorn, aud hasu.iies stre con IDusd IN.
ul poverty bought Fesee. This war ("
represented by historians ~ one OF tie
most successful that England vas e'sr
eng,ged in. Oae hundIeJ ships OF var
were taken from the enemy or destroyed,
aud nearly sixty mrlIIcas Of dollars IN
prize money; but these glorlou. successes
clst the ns.i,u 250.0O0 human being,
aud $500 600. 00O!-rhe Slaughter Of the
oppanenls aud allies OF Gfss Bft,in IN
this dreadful contest, was lille l.ss ihsn
100000 men.
We cot lbs sbove from miscellan:e. Ia
Tho last Constitutions. llos very Ike
10 Iis caase was TIL. bloody conf Ct, about
some " acres OF snow," 10 that on which
we are duviag ior tue possession OF Orr
goa! And dues any one suppose that
war would be less disastrous or swsliow
UP less of lie aud tre.svr,! o. the con-
trey is II not aimlueJ thai, once plunged
IN wsr, u vii be a question, Rot sho
.hsll possess Oregon. bot which nation
shall destroy the olherl We pafieulsrly
point slIennon TO The petty mater wnich
~ 1885. involved The civilized word 10
fs,c- siuggle thatis.trd Tor seven ysafs.
's'.~e ~ -- ~ u It'll 49, -.L-- -, -
q scossIng the probabilities Of war VITA
England. ssld:
We do mol sppr.heud sexual bo.i,li
ties W.T. that pose', even II We should
psIsisi 10 our clam TO the whols OF Ihas ier-
rioty. The lr do VI L gland Nth lhls
com ~ is pT .bahly wUrth t1 ih.t puwef
t"enty times as IN ich IS the whole value
Il Inat di't,ni territory would be TO II, AID
i,s supply uf Couau, urd.r The present
Brit manuiariurrGg sys EN-, 70 = lever
with WHICH se can successfully conlr,l the
ope' siIons OF England, 81 lar as TIL. coua-
Try is concerned. Her Ministers rnay
rave. but she - 81 cupphtsIy bound aud
wanirled with the cotton cord, IN Il II
never eau get beyond raining, aud ras,ns.
aud taking"
Suppose Eagl.hmen .hoalJ saw the
sane of us: The Irsde OF the Uel,. d
States with L gland i. worth twenty
Imas as much as Oreg"n--.hs Americans
cant do without us-pok nav thre,,,n
AMI Benton iume-but Al The bottom
There must be some hit,e. " not much.
sense ~ American legislation. There i,
20 lear OF The United 5 aies going To wat
even u We lake the whole territory. !"
VIVA! should ws say nf such cunrIusi,rsl
That they were eGineully stupid. aad be-
nsyed gross Ignnace OF man and of bi.-
toV. N'tons have passions, not e,~
strong aud tar ha,d,r To control an IN.
d Vi iusls.
Toe Interests of peace are vat, Ia both
bhla'n ahd AnerIc,. aud 10 save them,
the former will undoubtedly d, much
ohgh' We 10 do nothing Tor the same no.
Ole once! We wouli no d i, Inian nous
'"om''s'o', tn give ny all 10 her ~ this
c"n'ioVe'sy.-Ind do we expect that
interest vi make her submit TO mf,m,
Lrt Us MOI deceive OnrsrIves with such
un"orthy subteIiuges. We know ,hai
lie British nation is brave: that her
Government is sloul-heatttd aud jealous
al national honor I'VE know thai Il dare
n"t make concessions Implying fear. II
The interests Of peace cannot keep Us non
provoking var. What folly isIt IL suppose
they VIII keep her from accepting nuf ell IL
le"ge. Hill the power OF England !. nor
81 power. NalhIng would 81 much en-
da"g1r her very ex'.lencp. al q show Of
fear. France and Russia would CEASE
to respec' q na'Ion that shrunk from con.
test with the Unl ed States. Conmon
sense then, teaches us plainly tllst shat
we do. ~e must prepare 10 answer Tor.
and thai If We gee ,use for war. We shall
c.ttaniy have It.
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TERRIBLE RAILROAD AccIDENT.--It is
our duty. as pubic journalist, 10 record
ore Of the mos, cplp,bls and rcrklass
pieces &c business Which has come un.
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