The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-06-11
WAR WITH ENGLAND.

Fand its results. One of them remarks that
Naval war with that power would not only
alter the entire condition and policy of the
United States, but would change the face of
the whole world. lis effects in n material
point OF view upon this country would be
most extraordinary. Our external commerce
stopped, our domestic industry would re-
ceive an unparalleled impulse. Not only
would our artisans ana manufacturers have
to supply the ordinary domestic demand, but
would be called upon to meet the acquisitions
with ease, for we possess within ourselves or
in our immediate vicinity every soil and eli
mate, and every element and skill requisite
for the most immense production. Grains
and meats for food, cotton and wool for raj
ment, iron ard coal for mechanical appliances,
gold and silver for trade, sugar and coffee for
luxury, salts and alkales for the arts, and
our inventive faculty and energy of enter
prise for their employment equal to every
possible emergency. Home production would
be increased thousand fold. Shut us out
from the European markets for only short
season, and we would show to them that we
need Mother their skill, their labor nor their
capital, to attain even the very highest pur-
poses Of production and enjoyment.
But the immense industrial impulse that a
naval war with England would give to us, is
not, by any means, the whole effect it would
produce. Close our markets for short
season to England and France, and they
would lose at once one third of their entire
foreign trade, and one.half of :he elements of
their industry, which they do not and cannot
produce. Such an event would deprive the
powers of Western Europe of the greater
part of their means of revenue, and OF paying
the interest on their enormous debts; and
produce a social and political revolution in
every country there, upheaving the very foun-
daions of society in all Of them except Rus.
STA, which possesses almost the same Gle
merits of self-sustcnance as ourselves.
The political results of such war would
be even more vast than its industrial effects.
The FIRST effect upon the United States would
be to heal all our sectional disputes, and set
thousands at work developing our coal, iron,
silver, gold, wheat and other natural produc-
tons, and manipulating them for adaptation
to use. Then our five millions of tons of
shipping would be driven home, and turned
at once into volunteer navy, to cruise upon
every sea. As in the Mexican war we saw
two hundred thousand volunteers offered to
the President in six weeks, so should we see,
then, five hundred thousand men Offered,
ready to march and take possession of every
harbor on the continent and its adjacent Is
lands, from Greenland TO the isthmns of Pa.
mama. Before the first year of war had ex-
PRED, we should find ourselves in possession
of Canada, Cuba, Jamaica, st, Domingo,
Mexico and Central America All of these
would bring new sources of supply, open
new avenues of industry and internal trade,
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while their accession to our Union would SEN
sibly diminish the strength of the European
Powers. When the war ended, ii would ex-
hbit results similar TO those of the Crimean
struggle, but on a VI stcr scale. We should
come ont of il first in the world, as France
came out of the Eastern war first in Europe
No one can foretel what may be the re-
suits of The present irritation of the public
mind here against England, and of the politi.
cal complications there. a naval war is moi
the most improbable result, and every reflect,
ing man must see that it is far from being q
very undesirable thing TO this country. Ii
may be that il is one of the inscruta5e de.
signs of Providence for working out the true
and manifest destiny of this great republic.
Hen Prices OF NEGRoEs.-The Cassville
Standard says: "On Tuesday last, (sale day.
the negroes belonging to the estate of John
Russell, deceased, was sold to the highest
bidder. One man about 90 years old, sold
for, g. ,404. One % years old 4 300. Ne.
gro woman and two children Sl,45O. Boy
6 years, over, $500. Girl years old, ovel
$500, Boy l2 years old $1,000. Girl Il
years old Sl,lOl. The rest of the negroe:
sold for prices corresponding with the above
Terms months, with interest from date.
"This sale does not look like the citizens
of our county were much afraid of the in.
roads of northern fanaticism"
The CRoPs.-The Lumpkin Palladium, oil
the Cd inst, speaking of the crops in that
section of the State, says: "Wheat is being
harvested, and despite the rust we have
been blessed with fair yield. Oats bid fair
to be ruined by rust. Corn and cotton is in.
deed promising. We doubt whether a BET.
ter prospect has been seen for many years.
Our hearts should swell with gratitude to
the Giver of all these blessings Cor the same.
GEN. WALKER.-The great Fillibuster-
"grey-eyed man Of destiny" they used to
call him-has been on trial at New Orleans
The jury failed to agree--ten for acquitta
two for conviction. Tho Attorney General
subsequently entered nolle prOsequi, and
Walker was discharged. The charge of the
Judge is said to have been altogether one
sided.