The weekly Butte record., 1858-12-11
Wars and Rumors of War.

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Out OF all the imaginary and real causes Of
difference between various nations Of the earth,
now existing, it will be not little remarka-
BILE ii some wars Of great consequence In their
results do not speedily arise. The powers Of
Europe are in q ferment, and diplomacy is tax
ed to its furthest skill to keep jealous nations
from appealing to arms. France-or more
correctly speaking Louis Napoleon, has BEEN
insulted by Portugal, because that power saw
fit to take possession of French SLAYER, and
Louis has demanded the return of the captured
vessel and amends for damages to property and
dignity. England and Austria are indignant
at the French Emperor for this bold step and
have openly avowed their displeasure. They
will doubtless open negotiations with the
Frenchman, and may be he will or won't talk
independently and sauciy, and then there may
be or may not be war in which John Bull
and Prussia and Austria and Portugal will
be allied powers and Johnny Crapeau will
have to put the Cherbourg Notifications to the
test, acting on the defensive against his nu-
merous and formidable foes. And then there
is strong probability that this will oil end in
a treaty Of closer-or rather, still more hypo-
critical bonds of friendship between the mutu-
ally fearing dwelers upon either side the Eng
lish channel.
Spain has been clustering at Mexico for Il
year or so, and now has started out an arma-
ment of ships whose alleged destination is Vera
Cruz or some other Mexican port. For our
part, we don't believe Spain dare to 90 to war
with Mexico. She has too little to gain. and
too much to lose by the undertaking. What
she might force from Mexico would do her but
little good what she would be likely to have
forced from her by the time the war was ended
might do her great HARM We love our coun-
try too well to betray any Of our country's Sc
crets, and if it was secret we wouldn't tell it,
but it is fact which we might just as well
tell Spain right now, that If she don't mind
her eye, Uncle Sam will slap his paw down
upon Cuba some of these fine days anyhow,
but would just glorify in the excuse that an
aggressive act on the part of the Hidalgos,
would give him for taking that same "Gem of
the Antilles into his Union of States.
Mexico, Heaven help her, is in terrible
way, and would be just as powelless for self
defence as she now is for selfgovernment.
Overrun in her northwest by the so-called Lib
ruled and ruined in her interior by
powerful church party; pilaged and plunder-
ed by factions; the people in turn oppressive
and intoerant toward their rulers ard the rulers
faise and ryranical toward the people, Mexico
presents picture lamentable to behold, and
which the ruling Genius of American Govern
ment looks upon with one eye of pity and an
other of covetousness. Manifest Destiny seems
to point very significantly toward Mexico as
'uture American territory, and have it we must
eventually.
Mica aqua, the Clayton Bulwer Treaty,
Mons. Belly, French Interferences and the
Nunroe doctrine all seem combined to create
'ome sort of a difficulty between Brother
Johnathan and his European and Central
American neighbors. We don't believe that
'ur little differences will make any very bloody
vars between our Government and those across
he Atlantic, but we do believe that while
Ill this wrangling is going on between the
hree great powers concerning the transit routes
California will suffer, because the affairs of
Central America are in such state OF doubt
md uncertainty. We need all the routes that
,an be opened to us, and while any tina! can be
opened remain closed, we suffer whatever iniu-
y is wrought.
Our President seems to have started for
Paraguay in earnest. The war feet sent to
ak or fight that nation into good behavior
will probably bring about bloodless settle
nent. Perhaps, however, some big, bullying
elbow across the water, has whispered in her
,ar, "go in little one, don't weaken you shant
De hurt;' and maybe she will act upon this
md dare us to do our darndest, and then we
shall have to chastise her, just little and
peradventure the big fellow across the water
will pitch in, and then We will have glorious
var ;-.glorious enough, if it only makes US
Iuit squabbling over the everlasting nigger
question and he once more made mindful of
he GLORIOUS privilege of being independent"
YELLOW FEvER.-By the Overland Mail,
which arrived in San Francisco on Monday
asst, we learn that the Yellow fever Is raging
With great fatality at Galveston, Texas. Six
If the resident physicians had died and great
llarm and distress prevailed. Absentees are
Idyised to defer their return until the middle of
December
LANGLEY town has been laid out at
s0t langley, on Frazer river, and short
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