The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-14
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riea.
:, v,e~ of sundry iasNstions that the ans'o-
r,.rch alliance, which has made its inpfsss'''
nam Russia aud China, and controls she s'es.
IN. minor governments Of the continens, ~ sov''
q, snserposs IN regulating the ens'rs Q. '",' nv
,.,,nAere. poms of the leading toufhns y, ou'
,.rss cities sound spirited tumpe' e'as' % ae'
80. "a a.r,.re. ,ruIs enough, that the Wes'.
No.. IA, and q very different antagon"s
=. a.. un,,.a states, from those they have been
1870 .nh IN ths East We sincerely hope ana
ss,..-s .s., there will DO no collision, tor never
-. oo~stry less prepared than the Y. Statss' ~
M. r,omeut, 20 enter the arena OF war with CIT.
-. Great power, much more the two greatest pows
ara Of the earth combined.
n ..ems to be considered, 10 these times, an ees
Genital quality Of patriotism TO believe that your
eerasry can whip all the rest Of creation, at mo
meats warning. It 10 net enough that the citizen
levss his native land above all Others is unehange
able 10 his loyalty, aud ready to die 10 her dee
snee; he 10 expected by professional patriots to
have the most perfect confidence 10 her espacit,
n feht aud conquer oil the rest OF civilized and
nneivilized mankind. For one, we would rejoice
to believe such thing, IL we could be favored
with Q view of the means by which 1t Is to be
accomplished. We would delight in the thought
that America could snuihilate England and
france Tomorrow morrios, In battle, II We conic
en,y imagine how il is 20 be done. wars DC.
tween great wartime powers ere generally ctE.
risd on By nayies and armies. We have abont ~
ships Of war in all, and fifteen thousand soldiers
rAs Anglo French alliance can muster eight hups
cred ships Of war, and half million OF the sass
soldiers in the world. The CFifsean war, occur
RAG ct about the same distance 81 eur own com
try from France, showed what such an alliance
could do In the transportation of troops and wsr'
like armaments. Three hundred Thousand men
sent Ia short time TO the East, could also be
sent 70 the West. We have no heet that couio
dispute their progress for moment. We have no
eebsstcpol to resist their march. We have no or
my biz enough for a breakfast for one OF their
smallest divisions.
It ia well enough for Us to take the concot on.
Of onrselvss by little wholesome examination OF
eur capabilities, without waiting to have it taken
cut of rs By our enemies. If England and France
have really resolved TO regulate our afl.irs upon
this continent, then, INSTEAD Of talking about cur
ability to whip them both, the country should
43Hx up tOlus, eAu piepAtc teotft 'o' - i'D6NA
conflict than the seven years war of the American
Revelation. IT We have poor opinion OF the
present. population Of this country for foreign
contest, We have the most exalted estimate Of its
undying love of independence. it's ipdomitable
perseverance,, and it's inexhaustble resources for
thirty years. war. This is the view. We humbly
tAlnk, which sour countrymen should take Of the
subj that they may no. be disappointed add lis
haA nv ha no inci1antS that would
Inevitably follow close upon the heels Of any sud-
den rupture with the great powers OF Europe.
Within seven days after such event, our prin-
,ipal Atlantic cities would be knocked to pieces
By the bombshslls Of British hset, every port
blockaded, and our commerce swept from the seas.
In about month the advance guard Of large
French army would land upon our shores, and
begin the occupation of our principal fortresses.
The isthmus would at once be occupied by the Al.
lisnce and California fall easy prey into their
hands. Thus would begin a war which the people
Of the United States would never perni. to end as
the unworthy son of Nicholas ended the Eastern
struggle. Time, which weakened the walls of Se-
hsstopol and diminished the resources Of Russia,
would invigorase American energies and multiply
oar means of defence In about six months, Ame>
rie4n privaseers would swarm on every sea,makiuz
in year, we should have large Navy, and an
Army of million snd q half OF volunteers, thor-
oushly disciplined, and hurried by steam on river
and railway to every point whore an enemy could
b. found. 1t is no idle boast TO say that, thus
prepered, the United States could drive all Europe
into the sea, aud that she would no: only come out
victor but be abls to assume the aggressive, and
carry Are and sword into the hear. of the ensmy's
country.
Fortunately, our military and naval defences are
not our only guarantees of safety ssains. European
felt the weight of their heavy bands. The vast
and varied agricultural and mineral resources of
the United States and its vivifying industry and
trade, are our best sebastoPois, whose walls pro.
tect the whole Of cur enormous coast. and cannot
b. successfully assaulted withou. involving the be.
sisgerE and the besieged in 9 common ruin. Were
an Kpgiish nset 70 burn down New York, it would
destroy as much British as American capital. 1t
might Just as we'll for all practice purposes select
81 equal number Of streets in London and shell
them to their foundations. British commerce
would eufer much as American commerce; its
manufactures Infinitely more. VIII Great Britain
make war upon Cottoni The dependence of
France upon America though not complete, is still
700 great 10 permit wanton interruption IF
friendly relations. Attic same time it cannot be
denied that the pereonel interests of Louis Sapou
leon require that his army should be actively en-
ployed, and he may seek foreign war 20 avoid
shs hazard Of a domestic explosion. But can Eng
land afford to be party to this angeE!ent: We
doubt it. Nor can We suppose either power igno-
rant enough OF the spirit and resources Of America
So believe that war with this country wOsld end
like the war with Russia.