Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-05-19
Thursday Morning. May II, ts5!
War in Europe.

What imagination s fertile enough 10 por-
Tray the horrors Of war. and war in the
nineteenth century" Think Of the thous-
ands manned for liethe hundreds prema-
ture!y hurried into cternity-thc countless
widows and orphanS-thc direful wrctcncd-
ness and misery which are its invariable
Accomplishments, and what mind is there
that does not shrink from it with impulses
Of fear and dread. Yet, wars will he, rs of
fences of national character must needs
settle these differences. until we shall arrive
at that period designated Ivy ThcooGans as
the Millennium when the Lion shall ~ down
down with the Lamb and a little child shall
lead them. Such period is beyond tic antlci-
pations Of tho men Of this generation, there
fore we shall have to habituate ourselves
not only to tlink Of this bloody way of set
fling national quarrcls, but to read, write and
talk about the same. At the present writing
fierce war is raging in Europe; already
blood has been shed, and ere the strife shall
end, we look for general cashing Of arms
among the States of Europe. Out Of this
strife, we are in ardent expectation, that the
rights of man, long crushed to the Garth
will arise, and assert their proper position
The CALLING chain, with which the poor sub
jects of European tyranny have been bound
will be rent in sunder, and the peans Of vic
tory from liberated millions will 60 up from
the hill tops, and reverberate through the
valleys of long oppressed Europe. God of
battles give victory to Ill.,, down trodden.
But what will be the effect of the war upon
our own country is a question of no small
interest 10 u.s. That it is our interest to pre-
serve strict neutrality in the contest, cannot
he questioned, especially if We would con-
cilate the good will of such leading powers
OF the Old World as that of Russia France
and England, powers now ntimatng their
desire to cultivate the most friendly relations
with lis. We can at present conceive of but
one single advantage this war may have for
lis and that that will be to check our cxces-
rive importations. Its effects upon us in the
beginning at least, will lie adverse, and when
advantageous is altogether matter of spec
ulation. Already has cotton considerably
declined, and breadstuiIs materially advanced
but with nothing Of this kind to spare, til,
advance will be felt most seriously by tn,
middle and working classes of our country
1t is true that if the next crop should turn
out TO be rs all things seem at present to in
dictate, while the Farmrr will realize immcns
profits, the laborer and mechanic will find i
difficult to procure means by which to oh
tain the neccssarcs of life. As TO our mon
etary affairs, the prospect is very gloomy
We are informed that Franco is in the mar
ket for 800. 000,0 900, and that Russia ha
been seeking money for some time in New
York; Austria is bankrupt, and in fact al
the powers of Europe will require every n
valuable dollar The demand upon us ina,
be of such nature rs TO produce anothc
panic 1t is estimated that our foreign deb
represented by Bonds and Stocks is equal t,
$500, 100000. While peace prevailed, al
that would be required of lis would be tC
pay the interest, but now we may cxpec
these securities to be returned upon lis to b,
redeemed in silver aud gold. Already ha
the process begun, and immense sums ar,
leaving our shores. Nothing therefore bu
the strictest economy and caution can pre-
vent the recurrence of such another none
tary revolution as we have just experienced