Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-08-03
Effect of European War upon the
United States.

! Effect of European War upon the
United States.
/ While nearly the whole press of the
country is specializing upon the probabi-
litics of a war between Russia and Tur-
KEY, and of that war being the signal for
general rising on the part of the people
of Europe. it would do well, occasionally
to take a prospective view of the effect
such state of affairs would have upon
our own country. We are sufficiently
Young American to hope that. if the
Russian Bear embraces the Turkey, Hun
gary and the balance of patriotic Europe
will take advantage Of the diversion of
that gigantic tyrant to strike for their
own liberties, and we will run all risks
for ourselves.
We copy the following article on the
probable effects of general war in Eu-
rope, from the Richmond Enquirer. be-
lieve it to be not far from the mark:
e'The effects of general European war
upon the interests of the United States
would be momentuous and manifold
Some interests of the country would in
deed suffer; but the great general inte-
rests of the community would receive an
unprecedented impulse.
Europe does not now raise near enough
provisions for the maintenance of her pop
ulation, but imports an immense amount
of grain and meats from abroad, and es-
pecially from the United States. In the
event of war, very considerable portion
of the population who are now producers
of provisions would be diverted from ag-
riculture to become soldiers and consul
mers. Thus an immense impulse would
be given to farming interests of this coun
try, our exports of farm produce would
be more than doubled, and sold at pri-
ces vastly above the average prices ruling
in times ofpeace.
$50 also large portion of the manu-
featuring population of Europe would be
drafted into the armies, which would give
a corresponding impulse to the manufac-
ring interests of this country.
ssThe effect of war in Europe, and con-
flicts between governments, would be to
shake the confidence of capitalists in their
stocks as investments, and divert count
less amounts of capital into the public
stocks, public enterprises and private pro-
perties of this country. War in Europe
would also, if not very rigidly prevented,
give prodigious spur to emigration here.
Men of small means would prefer to trans
port themselves and their all hither, "a
Their than remain, subjected to the con-
etort terror Of conservation op6 Of tho
ravages incident to the marching of ar
of the better sort, bringing with them
compete ICY, industry and industrious ha-
bits, would give strong impulse and &C
tivity to the interests of the country.
But, above all, would our CONNER
cial interests prosper from European war.
The merchant marine of the belligerant
powers would be subjected to all the ha-
yards of contraband trade. Our mer-
chant marines would become the carriers
of the whole world, reaping all the profits
of the most important ayocation of COM
merce. 1t would receive an impulse that
would set it at once far beyond that of any
other power, and beyond even that of all
other powers toge Their.
1heSe are out q portion oil the results
of war. Each interest of this country
would thus derive an immense advantage,
and each, acting upon the other, would
produce state of widespread energy,
activity and prosperity, which this coun-
try never experienced before. and which
would set it forward in the race of pow
err and greatness, with bound of which
we can at present have but the most limit
ed estimation"