Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-11-14

a valuc. both in military and commercial
point of view, that is little thought of while
we ara esabsorbed with our European affairs.
Philanzhropy. love of peace, commercial In
sterests, every consideration points to an
American war as the greatest curse that could
befau Great Britain (; yet many deep thinking
people have considered 1t as a mot unlikely
event. Look how the present war has been
brought about--a war was not wished for by
either England or Russia. Step by step did
Nicholas advance in his ambitious scheme, se-
cure in English indecision, until to the regret
of both nations. sanguinary war cnsued ;
whereas, had Great Britain firmly taken her
stand, and said, {. thus far, and no further
shall You CO." Russia would have stopped
short lie. us not play the like game with
the United States. but let us clearly and
straightforwardiy proclaim how far we intend
to go in preventing the annexation of Cuba
to the United States, and stand by our deter
mination
In deciding the Cuba question. however, it
will be well not to overrate its importance.
that the two great Anglo-Saxon nations may
not come to logger-heads for a consideration
of secondary moment The matter stands
thus: The United States people are deter
mined to possess Cuba. if they can. right or
wrong. What great harm will arise from
their having il? In their hands tue island
| would increase three times in commercial val
luel and would thus indirectly benefit Eng
land certainly far more than it now does, IN
the state of moral degradation in which Spain
holds it. s 7
If SPAN thinks herself strong enough to
hold Cuba by force of arms, if required, let
her db so /; otherwise the most sensible course
for lisr to pursue would be to sell it to the
i Cnitch States; and this she probably will do
if hot falsely ledsto believe that England and
! Fsanse viii fight her battles for her.
With regard to our present Allies, the
Frenth, they are less interested in maintain
ing friendly relations with the United States
than ourselves we should therefore, be eau
tious that proper anxiety to uphold our
French alliance docs not lead us into policy
which would be detrimental in other respects
Your obedient servant,
No HALF MEASURES.
From TIE Lirerpool Post
STop!
Our Minister'S having get their hands In
The making of war, seem desrous of exten-
ding the employment. Being now quite
masters of the East, they are disposed to go
West and, after thrasSing the Cossack, will
have a turn with the Yankee.
The departure of war vessels from Ports
mouth for Bermuda and the West India Is
lands has excited curiosity rather than alarm !;
but the Times of yesterday ascribed to them
an important missicn-important in more SEN
ses than one. They are to DO for the United
States what the United States cannot do for
| themselves. The English Government, y
| says the Times, :. is omitting no opportunity
of reinforcing the West India squadron, and
thus interposing powerful fleet between this
country and the North American Continent.
This proceeding will, we doubt not, call forth
from a large portion of the American Press
that species of mild and temperate comment
in which they delight whenever the conduct
of England is in question, and little political
capital is to be manufactured by making her
the object of invective and depreciation.
y Doubtless. :. We have continues the
Times. aud we claim the right 10 take every
reasonable precaution against the spirit of un-
aridled license which the present Government
Of the United States seenls inciincd to teler-
ate.
The reader perhaps supposes that these ap-
prehensions produced BY fears for Cuba.
They are not What is feared is an expcdi-
ton to ireland
T. If Jonathan was not always so terribly In
learnest, he might oyerw helm the British Gov
ernment with ridicuie---hunble them by that
! dread laugh which neither nations nor philos-
ophers can scorn
What an organized army in America for
an invasion of Ireland! In America, where
the name of Ireland stinks in the national
uostrils and to land in ireland. where every
thing American. except grain aud cotton, is
odiot alike politically and religiously. Why,
/ even Young Ireland would do what young
Emmett said he would do--burn every blade
of grass in the land before the foot of the in
vader should pollute it; and there is not a
priest in the land who would not denounce the
Yankee infidel, not a farmer who would not
arm himself against the men who would dis
turb the only prosperity the country has ex-
perienccj for centuries
/ Neither our reading nor our recollection
/ can furnish parallel in absurdity to this.
The Times must be joking seriously, and
the joke could only take where the most pro.
found ignorance of America exists It i
well known that the children born in the
States, Of Irish parents. are more violent
/ Know Nothings than Yankees of birth. and
that the Catholic population In the Union
4 We are told that the anti British feeling in
4 America would make up the deficiency. Non
sense! the american people talk folly, bu
never act it.
The American people and Government vii
interpret the presence of our ships IN the Wes
India waters differently. They will not b
persuaded that our government have fears fo
Ireland, but they will suspect that. they pur