The Shasta courier., 1854-05-27
/ i1L SHASTA COURIER.
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY ~, 1854.
,En. War in Europe.

France have declared war against Russia. his
pie q Intelligence. although expected. is new
err eless calculated To s,artle the public mind
inasnauch us it is doubtless the most important
event illit' has occurred among nations for man,
years.
The arrangements already consummated by
bon. beiserrnis, aud put III active operation fol
each oilers destruction, scale of mag
ni'ude aluios, uuequalled i'll wars bloody an
mails. And the probabilities that on account
OF The terrible capacity OF certain instruments
OF destruction III the possession Of both sides, h
greater number Of The unhappy slaves OF Euro
pean tyranny will be destroyed in given
time, than we have any account Of i'll books.
In regard to the u,imate result of this, as il
will doubtless prove, terrible contest, con-
iess to feeling of considerable indifference
Indeed. whenever the question il presented, III,
history Of two celebrated cats of Kilkenny in
voluntarily comes ahwart our mental eye Il
is a fact well authenticated in cotemporanenus
Irish history, that rencontre between those
two feline qgalrupeds resulted in a mutual to-
til destruction by swallowing-witt the excep-
,ion Of their tails. In regard 10 the fight now
waging between the allied powers and Russia,
v are equally divided, that result parallel
to the fight Of Kilkenny would be contemplated
v ith counienance Of unusual pacidity and
temper OF great banduess.
In contemplating this momentous matter. it is
rational ur ar American 10 view the interests Of
this Republic MS paramount 10 all other consider
aions. This may not accord with the views of
those subimatcd plilanthropis;s, who cheat
themselves into the belief that they are pos
sessed OF set of principles so comprehensive as
I" embrace tle entire human race bat il is the
view that practical. take.
On which side, then da the preponderuting
jnterests 2T the United States liz becomes with
us the great question.
Aud irst of Russia. what has she done to
invoke the vengeance of the combined powers!
She has exhibited discrimination to acquire
certain territory of great Importance to herself
by force Of arms, just as England did in India
With the Bosporus in her possession, she would
IN q few years rival the maritime power of ell
ther England or France With our eager eyes
upon Cuba and the remainder of Mexico, it re.
qnres considerable efor, to look the Russian
bear straight in the face, and exclaim I" what an
unparalleled outrage for even bear mus,
OF necessity laugh right out at such specimen
nj Yankee effrontery. Nevertheless we have no
manner of sympathy. except SO far as tha, feel
ing is engendered by SELF interest, FOX the Rus.
sian Government. We would like to see il
crippled. prostrat@d. No one man should have
the power. in fit of drunkenness or i'll humor,
{" convulse all Europe with the terrible throes
OF war Therefore We would rejoice to see the
haugbty Gear hunbled in the dust.
But on the other hand, our sympa,liies for the
allied powers are by no means extensively de-
veloped. What is Turkey, that she should hav.
onr sympaihies? She is weak, and is threateneu
with disnl, mberment by u stronger power Sh,
has a young man at her head who is we'll dis
posed towards nation. and Of more liberia
views than any of his fathers. And these ar.
almost The only claims 10 our good wishes that
Turkey can boast On the other hand for cen
tulies her rulers have enjoyed nnequalcd
reputation for cruelty and inhumanify to all who
protessed belief i'll the Lord Jecus Christ
Next of France. What has she dsue that we
governed by one-man power as tEectnally as
Russia, aud has government us absolute anu
tyranical as any in Enrope-a government that
not only maintains strict surveillance over tn,
press, but over the tongues OF her citizens wher-
ever they may be- whether in their dwellings.
in the public cafes, the theatre, OF upon til,
streets. For such government to pirate about
- 1
mockery oil the most disgusting character Be-
sides France has on several occasions exhibited
g most unmistakable inclination TO side will
England in her plans to retard the further ex-
pansion of our republic. For these reasons W.,
have but very little more love for France than
for Russia.
And now for England. Wha. of her' Wha,
has she done or what is she doing that we, as
citizens OF the Republic of the Unted States.
should desire to see her successfully She has
the honor of being our mother country. ".
speak the same language We have a common,
literature. Inc groundworks of our liberties
are derived from the same source-the Bible
Our religion is the same. But while these ar.
facts, the truth stands ont in relief equally bold
that England, at period imu.ediately subse-
9uent to the Revolution, began q OF inter-
ference with view 10 check the prosperity OF
This Union, and that she has kept it up to the
present day. And all those disconrses about the
iove and friendship said to exist between the
two nations. and which are fondly indulged
IN at dinner parties by English Noblemen and
American Railroad Agents, are all very fae a
trick, and probably efectually subserve the ends
designed. Nevertheless, if any two nations cal'
bate each other more heartily than do the Eng
hsh and Americans. they viii have to remain
awake Of nights in order 10 do it.
Britain tried to cripple our commerce in 1912
ey Claiming the right of search AMI impress.