Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-04-24
AN E;NtsLIsHuAN IN AMERIcA.
Ills ,,IpglS3 epinion Of War Between England

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The following article appears in the
L nndpn Shipping and Mercantile g Gazstte:
sIR:-l have now made the tour. oI
fhe Safes of North America, aud think ii
probable can give your readers some
useful Information. landed st New
York city ten months ago. aud have spen.
my time in studying sthe character end
custom OF those people. and must confess
that u remained len years the result
would be the same: and know very little
about them, but upon one point-naIion.
al pride-men. women and children ale
all alike, and the iGea Of any nation OF
Europe or al! OF them put, together ever
conquering this country is perfectly ab
surd 20 them. Every body reads The pa.
pers. and gOod>humored urchin Of l2
years used to rate me soundly AZ Phils
delphia for our failures ~ Sebastopol,
The btst version Of American sympathy
was gwen me u few days since. When
tie war commenced the Turks were the
weaker power, and our sympaihies were
with her. After the alliance, it was thee
against one. aud our s. mpalhies went 70,
Russia; but. should France JOIN Russia
10 morrow against England. our govern
tntnt could NOT prevent its cillz-ns iiom
not only sympalhzins with England. but
assisting her ~i,h material aid. This
heard Irom very Intelligent man who.
| do NOT think. suspected my nationality (:
aud | trmly believe il. In the South |
Il ent some time ON the plantations, and
many times held long conversations witt,
hk4 q al h 4 d
suit. They are much better satisfied
than | suspected. and when spoke OF .he
probability uf u war. | " as ans~ eled that
whl.e folks wouldn't leL nigga hghi.
But" said |, "tle blacks from the " esI
Indies will come here an help you gHiu
your freedom. (" What black eos"r cum
here; let 'em cum. den. mAssa let's
tight de nigga. l know. aud Gar AImigh
y, we give 'em gosh T. Ii not express.
ed in the same language Tie same lie. ling
was ever expressed.
have visited all the national armUries,
aud although the country is al peace. the
greatest ACTIVITY prevails, all the old arms
are cOndemued, aud by next 81 ring near
ly 1880 QUO MIME titles viii Ge ready tor
distribution. besides Colts, Clark's aud
o,hers. a Mr. Alger. at Boston. is now
engaged on new Kind OF gun Tor the ns
Wy. The range with solid shot is nearly
i've miles with shell. some vi hat short, (,
and the explosion renders c0nh tgrstiou
cer,aln to a great distance. These are
called by thUse q. work on them, the So
cret gun. Bnt what the secret Is could
not ascertain. Since the war Iunors /
have been observanL vi all aud every thing
that Gould give me cl,,e to .he feeling oi
the people. This is not difficult to come
1t. tor Ihs feeling is 80 general. an! IheIr
confidence SO great ~ tneIr Vwn strength
tha. the most utifident speak only uI the
c"usequences and tie result. In cUmpa.
ny With party OF merchants. most Of
whom were engaged in trade with Eng
land, | brOacLe1 the war subject aud
was asIonished to end them soIudItFeren,
about the consequences. One OF them.
largely Interested ~ clipper ships. III an
swer 10 remark ol niue. that he would
nave to lay up his cilppels-''Nos bit ..
II. said he. They "ul make capital pr
vatvcr>; tue gu.ernment viii tuIuIslI
guns OI long rause NJ Bntlsh mnu oi
war can Ca ch them. except "a steamer.
and they cannot in "a guud Uret ze /; 80 We
must take oh .nces." But where will
YOU get your men 2" "'Where We
nave 81 uOU enrolled hshermr Il. that will
will Hood our ports. aud l will tell
you very caudluIy that IN less thau
elk months atyr. war is DECLARED there
~IIi be 5UO ot Ihe fastest vessels in the
world hnOat AS prIvaLrCrs. and an Eng-
lISh merch ntmsn will not Ue able to sho "
herself al sea. What ii We l1se u lew.
We y maketi. up in The end. rwos o tn;.
els were launched n rev days ago. each
about 4 900, uIlt in eight mon.hs. aud
II Is llsl as eaSy 10 build 50 IN ths sane
time or Ie>t." But your pVrts sT. uVl
d ended. ltementt you nave no s ba,.
tOpol no CunStaut.' "Nor do We VAN
them, but should any nauUn attempt no
invasion, we "Il meet them with hand
and hearts. % saI 10 any. and superior to
the most auu We can Concentrate 5UU.-
OOO men NJ any point on our cOssI within
y lew days. LeG the ai.rm be made ~
this moment. aud IN lew hours 6uOUL
uen will III utif appearance armed
aud eqi,t ed" Tuls sounds Ike bIsg
ins. BIT ms aGact. fbl. city (Ne" YOIk
es near tn 1t number enrolled md equip,
ped /; every man Keeps hs uhe y, Loln,
or Ia the armutt VI the company 10 wbicl
he bviong.. aud ind It The sans
through shost The country. thase Itequelt
Iy mst ~nh boys Of I2 and l !. ~itL gum
and game Dsgs. s.anlns at early dawl
Tor the wooIs. for bete LLey can sh0o
game wherever iound. War is arguet
against as sonnet ing TO be avoided. bu
Abe Ides OF b ektng out 10 AVOID it dos
nol appear 10 enter be MIND OF sgy body
SINE ot the papers, speak Of tue Prs4
den 's'mtssag- di-psging,y bus tbe P.oPIs
aIe with hlm. and l csndId!y believes he
wouid be elected Ii the electIVn came OF