Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-03-11

The Effects of European War upon American


From long and powerful speech made by Mr.
Golden at a late Peace Meeting in Manchester.
which attended by six thousand PERSONS
take the following striking paragraph relative TO
the effects of a European war upon American CON-
merce. The position is unquestionably sound
one:
Now, have heard great deal of trash talked
and have a great deal more written, about what
is to be expected from the U. States of America,
if we declare war with France. Don't deceive your
selves. America is not coming to put herself in al.
lance with the Anglo Saxon race 10 make war with
France. (Cheers) If YOU go to with France,
tell you what the United States will do,-the first
thing they will do will be 10 assume a very bold
attitude, and require you instantly 10 abandon that
right of search which claimed and exercised
during the last war, and left open question
even at the peace. Now, you will be obliged in
stanly 10 renounce the right of visiting American
vessels.
America will no longer allow you. with her tom
mage, nearly equal to your own, 10 do what
you did as yeats ago with mpuny and what will
be the consequence America will carry the
commerce of Europe. Do you think, with your
vgation laws repealed-now, invite the merchants
of Liverpool whose organs talk gllhly OF war, to
pay attention TO what say,--do you suppose that,
with the vigation laws repealed If there is
between France and England and our narrow seas
swarm, they will, with prvateers having letters
OF marque. many and many stout steamer built
on the Atlantic shores coming over here with
letters OF marque to seize prizes your merchant
vesses-ho you suppose that, under such cfcGm-
stances, anybody would be such fool as 10 send
ounce of fre ght under the English flag? Would
not the insurance be some 90 or 80 per ct. than
the insurance Of some American ship? and who in the
world, do you think, could carry on competition in
any commodities if he had to pay 90 TO 80 per cent.
more than those who brought their goods in any for
egn ship? What must be the effect instantly of war !?
Your ships must leave your harbors and go and en-
Ter themselves and get registered either American
ships, or Dutch ships, Hamburger ships, and be
anything but English Ships then you may bring your
commodities here under other flag, and what will
become of the shipwrights of Liverpool when all the
English ships gone, and no others building They
may follow the ships, or they may go to the work
| house. (Hear. hear) Thai is what vii follow a
war that is what will come of the &" high ham" " and
pitching into France the saying is. (Iaugh her
And right well would the merchants of Liverpool de-
serve such state of things if they sanction such
course of policy OF encourage that lone of the press
which invites provocation and war of that kind
Though have not sufficiently thought of what a
war would do Tor ourselves, have you considered
what effect it would have upon this disrct-hs busy
hive, which subsIss entirely upon the industry that is
employed upon the material brough from abroad?
1t would be very different thing TO throw the coun-
try into distress now for the want of the maer
all TO what it 60 years ago, for our capital
has increased four or five fold and consumption
of the material has increased eight tend
fold from what it in those days. Don't listen to
those papers which talk about pitching into" France
and don't deude yourselves with the idea that the U.
States will ever come to help the English in any
that may be carried The Americans are too shrewd
TO fight other peoples battles when you find them
fighting ii will be for themselves [Cheers and laugh
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