Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-25

II Is a noteworthy fact that for the last
two hundred years, England has never War.
red against q arst class power slhFiN
She only selected such "
nations as the ~ ''aA anu lhsig-
South Sea IsI. N%ninese, the ssPoyS' the
D.Dss -nders, the HOttsntOts, the
u the Sandwich Islanders, to go to
aAE with whenever she fought alone. In
the war with France, when Marlborough won
the battle Of Blsnhelm, England managed to
rope in Germany and Holland to assist her.
Subsequently, when abe conquered Canada
from the French, she only accomplished 1t
through the aid Of the New England and
New York troops. She was obliged 10 avail
hersSEf Il the military help Of the Words,
he Putnams and the WashingtODs; and
Of the Craftsmanship of franklin and Others
Of Revolutionary renOwn, before she could
capture Quebec. It is perfectly idle to sup
pose that Wolfe could have taken Quebec
without the assistance Of the 'despised Yam
KEGS"
During the war Of the American ReYolu-
sion, England formed q sort Of a non-des-
cFiPt alliance with Hessia and Hanover, by
@hi>haAa eat thn laaa aR-aaaaA thousands Of
German vagabond troops to assist her
Not satisfied with their help, she entered in
to q treaty of alliance" with the savage
tribes TO aid her in her Christian work Of
subauing the OOlonists, and paid the sum of
one pound sterling for every scalp brought
in, insluding those Of women and children,
Vids the speech Of Lord Chatham delivered in
Parliament on this subject England was
obliged TO form treaties of ALLIANCES at differ
ent times with Spain, Portugal Germany,
Austria, Russia, Prussia Turkey. and other
powers, both large and small, in oder to en-
able her to cope with Napoleon, and thsn it
took her twenty years before she conld Small
" put him down, It being at last accomplish
ed oaly BY Marshal Grouchy turning traitor
at the battle of Waterloo. In the war Of
1912 she called in all the Indians n Canada
and the West to assist her. She formed an
alliance with France and Russia, as usual, to
help her in the Turkish wal of 1925. Lat
terly, in the Orinesn war, she was afraid to
attack Russia without the help Of France
Turkey and Sardinia. She has gone to war
with poor Mexico, but only in partnership
with France and Spain. And nor she is
counting upon the aid Of France in addition
to the help she may get from our Southern
rebels, in cass she should 90 to wsr with us
on ACCENT of the Mason and Slidell inbrog-
ho. In proof Of this WI copy the 5Ollow-
ing from the London Daily Telegraph:
1--WE msy accordingly conclude that the
French would be only too glad to have as
declare the blockade ineffective end world
even aid us, If she can see her own advsn-
take In the operation. Aud this feeling
must largely influence the Emperor. BE
might End two Qualifications for actiTe as
sistance in any coercive measures. The
first would be that one Of the commissions
ers was accredited to France; and tie sec
ond, that that country is our ally for
offence and defence"
Verify John Bull has & vast deal os credit
Cor fair play and courage 80 0hinh ha ianntan
titled. The remarkable warlike feeling now
being evoked in England is only owing to
the universal belief prevailing there that IN
Gle Sans hands are tied with his rebsIliOus
children at the South, and it would be a
mighty easy thing to whip him in his ap-
parently helpless condition; very much as q
cOWsrdly bully, whom we once knew, at
tackled q fellow whose left arm vas broken
and confined in 8 sling. Unfortunately fol
the bully be received a terrible thrashing
frsm The TigktGrm. Such fate John Bull may
get If be undertakes to practice his pugiIstiC
~propensities on our peaceably inclined
Uncle.