Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-12-16

open Crimea behind them, afiording them
productive country and q free passage into the
continent for reinforcements, munitions and
provisions. In word, after the taking Of Sc
bastopol, there will be hundred thousand
Russians in. the Crimea still at large, ready to
pounce upon the place and retake it at any
moment.
Our opinion is, from the battle Of Inkermann,
that Sebastopol must fall but whether it stands
or falls, we hope that the final issue Of the strug
gle there will put an end to the war. We can
see nothing to our advantage in the shipment
to Europe, to sustain this war, of our Califor-
MIA gold, which ought to be appropriated to the
building of our railroads and other improve
ments. 1t may be very interesting to the read
Of the bravery Of the Russians, the "solidity"
of the English and the impetuous valor of the
French; but we are opposed to these contribu-
tons which are drawn from us to foot the bills,
and to the suspensions of business and trade
which this barbaric Sebastopol has inflicted
upon us.
Wall street is fat--yery fat, although the
reputed coming of the Northern Light unite
an additional million Of gold from California,
has relieved the bulls little this morning.
But the general tightness Of the money market
admits of no decided and positive relief yet
awhile. The high prices Of all the necessaries
of life, the shortness of work, the vast multi
tudes of honest men thrown out of employment,
the general suspicion among capitalists of an
impending crash, the failures among banks,
spectators and merchants, the decline in rents
and real estate, all tell the same story Of hard
times. We fear that the amount of suffering
in this city this winter will scarcely be SUR
passed by the appalling misery of the wretched
thousands of Manchester and Glasgow. In
view of these evils, resulting largely from the
present European war, we confess that we are
| in favor of a speedy peace.
We are losing by the war, and have nothing
to fear, but everything to hope from speedy
peace. England dare not 60 TO war with us
about Cuba, and France-though present ap
pearances are somewhat against hers our
friend. The great interests Of both nations
are so closely identified with peace in the
United States, that we have nothing to fear
from England or France from an immediate
peace with Russia. Nothing. They will not
dare to go to war with us, even if gang OF
6llibusterers should sieze Cuba, and our gov
eminent should uphold them in it. Our trade
| is too valuable--it is the very life of England
| and Paris, and they cannot sacrifice it. There.
fore, because we have nothing to gain by this
European war, nothing whatever, and because
we are losing by it, and because of the thou
sands of our poor countrymen thrown out Of
employment by it, and because we have
| nothing to lose, and nothing to fear from the
pacifcation of Europe, we are in favor O
peace. We are opposed to anything going or
in Europe, which shakes our country's prospe
rity, which binders its progress, or disturbs the
happiness of its people. This Russian war il
shaking, hindering and disturbing us in al
these things, and therefore we are in fayo
of peace. The pacifcation Of Europe woul'
arrest the overwhelming European emigration
which is pouring in upon us, and we shoul'
have more bread and more work for our pres
emit population. We have had enough of THU
preposterous European war, and are in fayo
of peace. UNCLE SAM.