Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-18

neHtS, or an arm, tcedk ana efyee0ted az u
s1ay Be By age, that pOiee and that arm ,eiit
be on the side ettras country, far The sARport
ofthe general autdor1tg, and for the Manic
nance cfthe Potgefse tie Union. speech
of Henry Clay, August 1st, 1860.
VIZ occupy our first page this lnloroiog
with the comments of the principal New
York papers on the news fiom England.
Their tone differs little IN details, but Is
In the main alike careful and thoughtful.
Weare glad to believe that the press of the
entire country are disposed to mature well
their words, for this is tune for great
discretion. The immineucy of the crisis
is great and presents considerations that
forbid anything like fippaney or afecta-
ton. Itseems to be conceded that at this
time NE can but i'll afford war with Eng
land. As the Utica Herald well Observes
at this time above all Others with an army
on our own soil of quarter of million
of men assailing the existence OF the
Union, we do not want collision with
the greatest naval power in the world, aud
one whose military arm is not second in
efficiency 70 That Of any of its great rivals.
There, is maxim Of State craft, that q
foreign war ellays ipfernal dissensions;
and some there IRE who have the credit of
believing that wsr with England would
force together the dtsjeeta membra of the
Union. But our domestic troubles have
gone beyond such treatment. They are
not to be healed BY diverting the popular
pugnaicty into new channel. They are
not to be cured by turning the combatants5
against common enemy. The attemptto
do so will be costly and dangerous ex-
pertinent. The National GovernmentwouId
be sure to make formidable and bitter
enemy, and to bring the horrors of war,
upon the loyal States, most Of which arc
now removed from the actual fame aud
contlagratfon OF hostiltties while the rebels
would not fail to welcome such an armed
enemy to the Union, as an ally in their se-
ccsston schemes, TO be conciliated by every
concession A foreign war cannot operate
to aliay tberebeiitoni it is the only meth
cd through which We can drive England
aud France, one or both, into close alliance
with the nfsderacy, and thus open for it
the path 10 triumph and Independence
For the diplomatic correspondence of our
Ministers with France and England has
shown that they are pledged to cooperate
in their policy towards US.
Acting thus together, the tone of the two
governments will be more imperious to-
ward Us, than would be Yentured upon by
either, were We able to rely upon the ALI
ance Of one against the other. lnthe COM
ments oflthc British press upon the Trent
affair, is apparent the confidence that France
will confirm any position Of England, to the
verge ofhosttlities, and will not accept such
contingency 90 Wreak its hereditary hate
upon HpesHdioas Albion. Earl Russell
does notleAgeit natter of surmise that
ihts eem6i s tnAde Against Us be.
assures III. Adams that hHer Majesty's
Government in ali these trankaetions, has
acted In soaSeert Nith the Government of
tia Emperor of the French" We shall
haveto endure, therefore, the hauteprwhicb
the combined powers of both Governments
Will seem TO excuse. FOR tnIs we must oo
prepafed In both The Official and jenrhaiis-
tic discusstons of the arrest of the Rebel
emtssssies, aud of all other questions that
may arise. Itwill indnrs boldnsss Of
Language, perhaps, ilIsuited to nations that
depend upon us at this moment for alarge
share of the food that must sustain them
till the coming harvest, 1t may not be
agrseablsJto our national pride, may ex-
cite whatever ia irascible In the national
may temp. all who do not school
themselves 10 wisdom 70 plunge into hos-
tile DEMONSTRATIONS; e. stTli Al
Il behuoves Us. to be prepared fol.
whatever event the future may have in
store. ESeh ia tie face Of a foreign war,
Ne are not TO despair, but rather to rise
equal 70 the emergency. Preparation on
The frontiers aud Cd The sea s6asef Increased
military aFlll Amons ell who can bear aFmsi
70 susmiu the Goyeran6bt I
Ia whatever eouEse itmsybs driven 70 par.
sue, aFO ihpdutY % The people. onthe
part Of The GefeFaneat great psudsnsvi