The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-29

OrAs an index to the state of feeling ex-
listing in England, in relation to the threatened
difficulties between that government and the
United States, we clip the following from
the London Standard of the 1stinst.
The AngloaAmeriean War. Ea 4
We should grieve at war with our kins-
men at the other side of the Atlantic, but we
should grieve without any mixture of fear for
the result. As to any danger to be appre-
hended from naval contest, it Is jest; the
United States hare no naval force to compets
Nth one of our squGdrons. And again, as to
Canada. Canada proved sufficient for her own
defence in the war of 1872, and the defensive
power of the British North American ProSin-
ces has infinitely increased since that time
There is another consideration that may check
the belgerent spirit of the Republicans of the
New World. A war with England now
would involve war with France also, where
as in 1912, France was the jealous ally of the
States. A war with England would, in fact,
Theoretically close the Continent of Europe
against the commerce of the North American
Republic But some sage Jonathan will be
disposed to say that the union of England
with France have found out. too late, alasi that
| they have no conflicting interests-that, on
) the other hand, their interests in the peace
and prosperity of Europe is Identical
The right of each nation to choose its own
form Of government and its own sovereign is
now a settled point Of public law. Its the
title upon which Louis Napoleon rests his au-
! thority--that great man, who knows that
e England as she was the first nation to estab-
e fish the right of national choice of a sovereign
e so she was the first to recognise in his favor
e its exercise by the French people. Swagge1
NJ - Al fol &,
,car Nth England and France united, these ma
c tons, commanding the sea, and having an in
: vulnerable point of vantage in the occupation
of Canada. Nor is this all. There is danger
e in the South as well as in the North to quel
i the ambition of the clustering republicans
) There are the slave States. If according t,
II the writer's upon natural law, the state of sla
d very is but continuance of the state of war
e and there is no reason to qestion the PROPOSE
d tion--in all Southern States of the Union tn
free citizens are greatly outnumbeIed by enc
mics. Woe to those who shall blow into
flame the smouldering war of slavery, for W
IS repeat it, though smouldering, slavery is still
n war.
But if the republic should be so mad as t
y compel us to the use of all means of Defence
,e few black regiments must be sent to tn
j. American continent, and it is easy as it mus
- their presence amid population of their kin
y dred and color, held in severe, not to call
cruel, slavery, by handful of whites. Thes
are considerations which must occur to tn
great body Of the American people, thoug
e political agitators and political writer's tongue
l. valiant and pen-valiant as they always are
may look to obtain distinction by violent wal
: like demonstrations. Meanwhile, absurd, an
- in the abstract, even unjust as we must thinl
= the interdict upon recruiting for the BIRTHS
= service in the territory of a now Independent
!, = State, though once British dependency, w
- by ne means defend the violation of that inter
= dict, if indeed it has been violated. The la,
= of the republic forbidding the enlistment
y soldiers for foreign service would howeve
~ have better face of justice had not States cor
: stitutel themselves the general recipients
= all emigrants or fugitiyes from their nativ
' countries.