The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-05-31
Naval War with ENGLAND.

The New York Herald specializing
upon the effects of a naval war with
England, which may possibly grow out
Of the late aggressions Of English cruisers
in the Gulf, says it could never occur
with 50 little injury to US, for our foreign
commerce is at the present time reduced
to its minimum point, and many OF It's /
results would be Immediately and pros
pectiveIy Of great advantage to US:
In political point of view, it would stop
at once all this senseiess sectional agitation
upon the slyery question. IL weaid settle
! forever the tariff discussion, BY stopping 10,
a time our revenue from foreign trade, ana
| force US at once into the system OF direct tax
alton. which we are now rich enough to bear.
4 IL would necessitate the immediate construc-
| ton of a wagon road to California across the
shortest route; and il the war continued long
enough, would build the railroad TO the
Pacific IL would settle forever TINS
question Of the right OF visit upon ths
ocean, and place our flag upon recognized
| and per,nanent footing. 1t would sweep
away the Clayton Bulwer treaty, probably
/ bring Cuba into the Union, solve the ques-
7 tons hanging. about Central America, aboi-
, ,sh the last remnant Of the African slave
. trade, and change the entire phase OF our
!, foreign affairs, by showing practically TO the
Powers Of Europe how little need the United
= States really has OF their good will.
! But I. is in its material point OF Wow that
: it would develops the greatest advantages 10
this country Under the double stimulus
| ri ven to production and trade here, by the
! cutting off Of our foreign supplies, and the
Q sudden demand by the Federal Government
for every kind OF material, our domestic IN
: dustry would suddenly start into the mos
q active lie. Our cotton manufacturers wouic
not only have the entire home demand TO
) goods, but the supplies OF cotton being Gu
Y of for England, the merchants OF all Tn
world would come here-fo- time
u perhaps, under other flags than our
n to buy the products ofour looms. The de
, mand for these would probably increase four
fold within year; and instead of eonsuin
o. ing six hundred thousand bales OF cotto
" yearly, We might consume Two ans ia ~,
y millions Of bales. These would come N0rtl
a TO employ the busy hands Of our Mortimer
IA population through the rivers, canals an
~ railroads Of the interior, bringing to all
ne them a vast increase OF traffic. Every int
,rt est attendant upon the manufacturers al
the carrying trade would participate III the
n prosperity. similar result would attend u
MS iron trade, with all its vast ramiheations; u
, ! coal mining interest, the machine MAKING
he house building, and every other branch
cir mechanical skill, would experience the san
new demand upon it, and even the CONNIE
'de laborer would find suddenly on every side
lie call for his eYcrtions.
ate There are many calamltios worse th'
Of war with England. The war of Isl
rc created our manufactures; a war OF
80; months duration would do more to cxte
nj, them and develope our mineral resourc
than century Of peace with free trad