Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-11-21
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TUESDAY. NovEMRER 81, 1854.
war wllh Frnnce ana Brl,aln.

SHALL we have foreign war? This ques-
ton seems now, to, pretty generally, occupy
public attention. The presses of the admin
istration seem anxious to give it an affirmative
answer while those papers which have no
particular interest to serve by bolligerent blus.
ter, deny the necessity for, and decry the
madness of, such course. The administra-
ton has, evidently, no desire to shrink from
the responsibility of involving the nation in
war. Although our country has nothing to
gain from struggle with the European pow
ers, our partizan government supposes it has,
and in that case, the ends of party will always
outweigh the duties of patriotism. Another
term of Office, and the possible acquisition of
Cuba, are sufficient inducements for the pres
ent National Government to emhroil the ma
ton in war.
If we go to war, what shall it be fori Shall
it be on account of question of international
etiquettes Shall it be to vindicate our ma
tional dignity and honor, and to compel that
respect by our arms which we cannot obtain
by our moral power We do not think that
abstraction. They will not involve the cotton
interest in the trial by battle, unless the issue
is likely to eventuate to the advantage of the
cotton planters. The extension or sustenta-
ton of slavery, are the only causes which
will induce Frank Pierce, and his Southern
masters, to throw down the gage of battle to
France and Britain.
The possession of Cuba st. Domingo, and
the other islands in the Mexican Gulf, would,
doubtless, DO satisfactory return to the
South, for the destruction of Northern COM
merce, and the total depression, for season.
of Northern trade. We have no doubt but
the slaveocracy could placidy and patrioticaly
view our towns given up to destruction, and
our merchant ships to the hands of the enc.
my, if they could thereby realize their schemes
of Southern ACKNOWLEDGMENT. But unless
they could realize those schemes, they would
not, on any consideration, consent to run one
cents worth of risk in the premises.
In order to aid in the extension of Ameri-
can slavery, at the expense of war with
France and Britain, what would we. of the
North, have to endure and do We would
have to suffer almost all the loss to be iDvolv-
ed in the war. even to the loss of men. A
declaration of war would at once make thou"
sands of our merchants bankrupt,-would
cause the loss of millions of dollars--would
expose our merchant marine to capture, and
our seaboard towna to destruction and would
only end, at the best, by our beating off our
foes, and seizing upon territory which would
eventually prove curse to us.
We do not deprecate war because we ale
afraid of the result. We know that in just
quarrel and on our own soil, we are more
than match for any nation in the world
But we do condemn to the utmost of our
ability, that cold blooded, brigand policy,
which would compromise the honor of our
country, and risk the lives of our citizens, to
accomplish strategem Of partizan political
tactics. Our people, however, have more
sense than to be deluded into a contest which
can only result in maintaining the present ad-
ministration, and securing more slave terri
tory.