Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-02-20
Eu-oneam Atari /.


The present position Of things in Europe gives
rich promise of an abundant harvest of news and
excitement The regular current of successful pro-
gress is Enthusiastically prosy: and affords but poor
staple for the newsmonger, while wars and rumors
of wars dreadful accidents and horrid murders,
destructive fires and distressing sbpwrecks, de-
cidedly interesting and eagerly sought after. We
remember up0c occasion being struck with the
pleased expression of the local. editor of city
PAPER whom met hurrying through the street rub
bling his hands and chuckng with satisfaction while
he kept rcmarking confdentially to himself, I" fine
murder" "delig htful suicide, 'capital, etc. The
fact that yellow fellow who had been on q big
drunk and felt bad, took notion to break his wifes
head with an iron pot and cut his own jugular with
shoe-knife, all which he duly performed, to the
great satisfaction of the reporters and the coroner
So in regard to public affairs, We always take
lively interest in those great national killing frocs
generally called wars, and the interest rises in pro-
portion to the straightforward murder being by no
means popular as the wholesale transaction. The
peculiarly critical position Of the relations at present
sabsisting between England and France renders
war between the two countries by no means improb-
able and asa consequence an invasion or attempted
the commencement of hostilities Louis Napoleon
cannot afford to stand STILL he must give employment
the repressed energies of France and by turning
them into the channel of foreign war, and that
against England. he may hope to divert attention
from his misdeeds and thus escape the fate of
those usurpers who have preceded him. =
A. war once commenced between England and
France the whole European continent would soon be
in blaze since all experience has shown that hos
ttes between these nations has never failed to in
yove every power in Europe. But the probabilities
of general war become reduced to certainties when
we take into account the infammable materials of
which European society is composed, and the agen-
cies which constantly at work in opposition to
the present order Of things We have very little
faith in the predictions sometimes hear and read
about the next struggle being Of ':principles
and necessarily fatal to the existence of monarchy
and other things which regard as abuses. Civil
war is not a good preparation for sefgovernment
and fear that the next great will be less one
of nations than of classes in fact the very sort of
struggle to shake the foundations of all society and
by the dread Of anarchy drive nations to seek for
repose in despotism.
Upon the whole however,. there is a good time
coming for the newspapers. The capture of Lon
don and its occupation by French Army would be
quite startling piece of news, on the other hand
should the invading force while crossing the chan
mel happen to foul of British feet and get SUNK
drowned or captured it would be nearly as inter
esting besides being more probable
1t is not at all likely that the Uniel States would
willingly become party to any of the disturbances
and breaches of the peace which appear imminent,
but it is almost impossible to how she could avoid
becoming involved. Her extended commerce would
almost inevitably be subjected to spolaton or in
suit by all Of the contending parties and the
national temper not the most patiently enduring at
any time, would not be particularly so, now that
strength and prosperity are felt throughout every
portion Of the body polite.