Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-05-05
War in Europe.

FROM acrssS the waters come excl |
ting tidings 70 preparations for war;
The latest complexion OF the European
news, leaves little room to doubt that
warts inevitable. The dark cloud gath
ers volume aud strength, and ere long
it will burst upon the nations in one OIL
those terrific storms whose only mis-
sion is havoc and desolation. The
thunders of artillery will soon pro
claim to listening world that the fair
Soll OF Europe must again be soaked in
The blood OF her sons, and that the mys-
terlouS problems Of her destiny have not
yet reached ISOLATION. Happy are they
who stand in no other relation to the be-
lgerents than that Of excited spectators.
War is the greatest curse that can be-
fall nation. 1t produces more havoc,
more desolation and misery, than the
plague or pestelence. 1t mows down
with lndiscrmate and mercless slaugh-
ter the strene tn of manhood and the
pride ofnations.
There are doubtless some eases in the
contingencies Of government in which
war is inevitable-in which honor and
duty alike demand that the sword should
be drawn, and a just cause submitted to
its fearful arbitrament But this should
not be until all other arguments have
failed-until every expedient that for
bearance can suggest, and every appeal
which honor can listen to, have been
tried in vain. 1t is gratifying to see,
in the history of modern years, that the
civilized nations Of the earth have grown
more forbearing, and are more ready to
do what can be done to avert the calam-
tiles Of war. 1t is owing to this torbear-
ance that our own country has so long
been blessed with the better glories of
peace, and its substantial prosperity and
true greatness.
1t must be gratifying to the lovers of
peace to witness the efforts that are be-
ing made by England and Prussia to
bring about pacific settlement of the
difficulties now threatening the peace of
Europe although such efforts are
doubtless prompted more by self-inter-
est than love for peace in the abstract
But these efforts will probably fail, for
the beligerant powers have worked
themselves into such state of high feel
ing and i'll blood, that nothing short of
the last resort of nations will satisfy
them. The dogs Of war are chafng
under their restraints; aud when once
they have got loose, one or the other
must be involved in defeat and dis
grace.
Our only hope is that the storm may
be productive of some good-some tri-
umph for liberal principles, and popular
rights-some signal overthrow of tyran-
NY, and the breaking of its iron rule
some great blessing to the down-trod-
den people who sigh for independence
and the blessings of liberty. But ben
etits sufficient to counterbalance the
evils of war are not likely to be real.
lied, till the wounds it has given are
healed,and its wailing agonies have died
away IN the lapse Of time. The sue
cessor of the great Napoleon may feel
that his "destiny'' is not accomplished
till at least some portion Of Europe has
felt the victorious tread of his armies,
and thousands, and tens of thousands,
and hundreds of thousands, have been
offered up voluntary sacrifice to the
grim Moloch of war: But as we cannot
remain neutral or Indifferent spectators
of the contest, if unfortunately it must
come, our sympathies will side unmis-
takably with Sardinia and France.