Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-04-28
The War In Europe

theories started each one appearing to have VIZ;
the subject differs from those of his neighbors
One cannot listen long 10 what is being said ro,.
tive to the war, without coming to the conclpsiaa
that here at least its future and lis results are n
found mystery. We never before heard SO m nav,
and so totally different opinions expressed o. srt
ject by the same number OF commentators or crit
All, however, appear 10 concur IN the opinion th,
the people and government of the United States 90.
to be almost alone gamers by the dire contest Ne
This opinion is predcaed on the now unanironsI,
prevalent belief that will be able to preserve ~
neutrality England and France having agreed ~
respect rights neutras, the infraction OF wb;S
would be likely TO seriously involve in the cont.
against the side interest failing in such matters ~
do US justice. AS for our taking up arms in anv
contingency of results of the war, party to ,b
affairs of any trans Atlantic government no pnb;o
man In Washington dreams of such thing Onr
business is to let them fight it out, trading as far 90
possible with all sides, and extending our commerce
ana strengthening our national interest whereypr
the confusion and embarrassment of the commerciol
affairs of the nations engaged may make openings fo
us: 90 much tor Washington opinion of the proper
and action of the United States in the current con
dltlon of European affairs.
We may add that we find few here not inclined u
oeileVe that ere the close Of the war there will he
extensive revolutions all over the continent TO end
IN very radical changes of or less of the govern
ments. II IS thought by the best informed that the
PruSsan government must eventually side if bn
through fear of consequences aar off in the future
That is after Austria shall be have been driven nv
like cause to take the And further that
when Prussia shall become SO involved, France will
cause the revolutionary standard 10 be raised wbere
ever by so doing, she can paraZe these allies of the
Car who would use the same weapon against them
as we explained day or two since, they to side
with his enemies. rather than under his standard Il
is further thought here that Russia is impregnabIe
at home. That is, that her outpost only can be
successful attacked by England, France and Turkey
and that the treasury of England will stand very
little OF the draining incident 10 protraced war. be-
tore her people will be clamoring for peace Her
foregn commerce is necessary for the very susanence
OF millions On millions of her subjects. The Car
Will not fail to cripple that in a thousand ways. He
Will aim to make her millions of factory people of
all sorts, his practical allies attacking their udg
ment and sympathies through the most approached
avenue-their stomachs. He has but to send them
10 bed hungry TOR month"; TO create most astonsh-
ing cnange IN their estimation of their own govern
ment ever popular in England, when work is plen.
ty and bread cheap, and most execrabe whenever
any combination OF circumstances bring about diff
terent state of things though the government may
not be justly accountable for the existing want of
work and bread in the slightest Wash Star
FRANCE AND THE UNITED SrArEs.-A Partisan
journal speaks thus of the probability which exists Of
an increase in the export of American grain to France
as one of the results of the war in the ORIENT
We have never, for part, considered the cere-
ais of Southern Russia indispensable to internal
consumption. Odessa, Azoff and the other ports of
those shores have already furnished this year from
100000 to 14,000O 900 of hectoers of grain they
could yet furnish from 100000 to 1O,O00.OOO This
undoubtedly would be great resource but the pro-
hlbIton is not irlemedable The United States also
have considerable excess which has been estimated
al l17,OO0,0OO of hectoitres. Now, we have our
selves estimated the deficiency of Western Europe at
6O,OOO,000 it will be that we have still large
margin, and that we get along without the cere-
ais OF the Black Sea, which besides sufficiently
mediocre, not to say absolutely bad because cult
walton in those countries is still in state of barbar-
ISM Besides, thousand reasons ought to decide
to desert Southern Russia and to prefer the United
States. whose products much superior In the
first place, the navigation of the Mediterranean and
the Archipelago is much more dangerous than that
OF the Atlantic Ocean, III the second place, the United
States are civilized country, which will receive
products in exchange for its own, whilst the countries
bordering on the Black Sea, still comparatively de-
sert, receives only our crowns and finally our COM
MERGE with the United States, whose future is immense
will very tavoraby affect vine cultivation, the
fabrics Of Lyons, and the articles of Paris whilst the
commerce of the Black Sea is for vertahle ruin"
The National Intciligencer.
| Mr.. Clingman Of North Carolina, in his late
able speech in the House, has the following Just re-
marks in regard to the National intelligence
"The gentleman from Georgia, T Mr. Stephens,l
remember, commented upon the course OF the Ma
tiona! lntegencer. Now, think that Journal lisa
faithful exponent of the party allude to- Its regard
tor the present occasion l remember very we'll that
during the struggle, up to 1850, that paper
came out for the Missouri line, although the South
battling for it for years nor did once assert our
rights to occupy the territory in with the
people of the North clear and indispuable as that
right Its whole weight and influence were
covertIy but adroitly thrown against US, and the
antislavery side | attributed this course to.
any love of liberty on the part of the conductors of
of the paper On the contrary, in every struggle be-
tween liberty and despotsm, it takes the side of des
pots in every contest between the United States
and foreign countries, 1T takes ground against the Uni
ted States.
1t would be marvellous if government were, in
fact, always wrong every issue with foreign
ton. presume, therefore, that it is because is
The frees government upon earth that this journal IS
always found taking sides against il and for our
mics. AS to our internal policy. it is the faithful or
gan of that party which has labored ndusrously,
you and well know, sir, to destroy all the lmita
tlons OF the federal constitution, and substitute
| absolute central government in its stead These peo
pie have taken their opinions mainly from the tory
press and the tory party of England and those opln
IONS happen to be anti slavery we'll anti-repub
llcan. They seem to desire no higher honor than 10
have the privilege Of adopting and defending every
thing which comes from these sources"
Letters O Marque.
M. Ducos, the French Minister of Marine, in
circular relative to granting letters of marquee says
''Public opinion in France we'll as in England
has been for some time preoctuped with the posi-
bty of Russian letters de ndrGue being delivered IN
certain ports of the United States and with the dan
gers resulting therefrom for the French and English
trade. From the beginning the Emperor's govern
ment made it point to ascertain how far those
suggestions founded The charge dafalrs Of
his Majesty at Washington accordingly instructed
to direct the serious attention of the American ca0l