New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-14
TIE MhR MAELsTRON.

THE WAR JAELsTRON.
Some Of our readers will no doubt personally re-
member tie sFerity which for time resulted to
this country from tie last great European war While
the nations Of that Continent s absorbed in he
work Of iltenecIe destruction the neutral fsg Of the
United States re0ped the profits Of unmPeded COM
merce, Until tie Berlin and Milan DEGREES
hurled on our shipping interest the ruin and
bankruptcy proIer to the general horrors Of the
crisis ard now tnat another universal conlsgratioa
loon upon the horizon Of Europe our shrewl nl7iga
tors have doubt been oouotire their prospective
gains and huggng the thought that while half the
world is ravaged and broken they viii be able cunning
ly to turu into their pockets great share of the
wealth lost in the CONFUSION They fancy that We
shs have nothing to do but TO supply the cOmoatans
with the food their OWL fields are no longer allowed to
raise, and to drive the carrying trade which European
vessels will then not he suffered prosecute. They
count upon keeping remote from the struggle aud max
ing money out of both parties just their predeoes
sors did in the beginning Of the century.
But We may well doubt whether this fat aud com
Portable position will be possible. There is a Nemesis
that Iursues all schemes Of selfish good gathered from
universal csaniy ard by its hatsemeDt, attests the
unity Of the civilized world 4 Grstrate power whose
iutGefis, Ike ours, v5I.ousy in erwoyen in the
general web Of a4rs-whose contacts with all civilized
IaiOus are so many ard so ntmate-caunOt derive un
mixed advantage from tie misorunes or the crimes of
tue OtLer members Of tie universal family; and with
extraordinary wisdom aud foresight on tho part Of
public ehts, chances Of being forced into the
universal embroilueut in ore way or another, must
outweigh the chances Of neutrality and safety. And
accordingly, while We have been looking forward to
profits to be derived from the alldey0uring con-
test now at hand, there has arisen cloud Of
menace, as yet no bigger than mans hand perhaps
but which may very easily be swollen by our own per
versity and folly into magnitude to cover the whole
horizon, and TO involve the United States in the mm
nent explosion Of Europe.
To judge by the tone and language Of part of the
public press the affair OF the Black Warrior ought to
lead to instsnt war with Spain and if the country aud
its goyeTDn en-. are Iot models of imbece patience
under insult and outrage, must at proceed to
authorize praca expeditions to be fitted out against
the island of Cuba. The conscaton of quantity OF
cotton is, told, enough justify immediate
goance To call on the Spanish Government FOR apology
snd indemnity for the harsh and sudden execution Of
lsw that lad been suffered to fall into desuetude, and
was regarded as not existing, would be weak ani be-
meath grandeur; and, without further ado let US
quit al the usual forms of national intercourse and
without inquiring into the true facts of the case with
out ascertsining whether due notice lad not been
given TO the Black Warrior two months ago as the
Spaniards alege, send out as many private in7ad-
ING parties possible TO make good the damage
caused 20 the owners Of the Black Warrior and the
inevilty shown flag but to do greater damsge, ii
possible to the Spanish Government Or let US at once
dispa ch few Federal men ofwsr 70 blockade the
Cuban ports and make all right by reprisas on Spanish
commerce
Such is the clustering gasconade held up as the tr1e
policy Of the country at this cris.s-a policy which
might perhaps suit tribe Of Kafrs, bat has nothing
that can be honorable 10 great sud powerful people
AIdwe told that the present Administration
is inclined TO urge addition to the niamy Of the
Nebraska BILL or a to that infamy the alop-
ton of all part OF these suggestions 1t said how
truly we do not undertake Judge that the proposal
to rescnd the neutrality laws has after al powerful
party in Congress ard thatthe Executive viii attemptto
follow the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise by war
on Spain ard the conquest Of Cuba. by way OF
crushing the anti slavery agitation and bringing the
North TO acquiesce in the extension of negro bondage
And ss war in behalf Of Manifest DESTINY. and the
acquisition of territory supposed to be certain oen
husastc support among the masses il is thought that
the present political difficulties of the Democratic
party at home, which contrary to expectation the Ne
brsska scheme seems but to increase may be entirely
Obtersted by successful foreign war, with the emaa
eTation OF Cuba eaying the majority of her popua-
ton the victims Of the odious despotisr and the
addition 10 the Union OF the beautiful Queen of the
Antilles.
There is pausibility enough n this scheme 70 com.
mend il TO weak and wicked Executive, such az now
rrbsppily Wields the power Of Office in the country
The occasion Of seizirg Cuba when France and En-
gland are absorbed elsewhere lie tempting. And the
Tunctilous stupidity of the eusomhouse officers At
Havana sfrds better excuse than has been reauired
ior half the wars in history. Besides Wing journals
call for it, tnd Whig support may be eouated on Il
seems then, BY no impossible, unless therei,
sone imposing demonstration Of puhls good sense