Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-12-05
NUMBER 40.

tempt to put an end to so painful sit.
uation, for, if this state of things is
prolonged, the suspension Of manufac-
lures will be added to the other causes
of trouble and inquietude under which
England is already suffering on ac-
count of the complication of Europe
an politics, pauperism, and the recent
treaty of commerce with France:
This latter power, in it's turn, can.
not desire that her rival should be
driven to the last extremity and, be-
sides, she may we'll fear the result Of
a commercial crisis in England, add.
ing itself to her own cmbarrassmcnts.
Now, if am well informed, it is be-
meath. the pressure of these different ne
cessities, that will be concluded the
treaty which links the arms of the
two great maritime powers. Taking
advantage of the complaints which
they have to make against Mexico,
they will send into her waters forces
which will have less for their object
to bring that country to reason than
to be better within the reach Of being
able to terminate, at the opportune
moment, the American difficulty.
Up to the end of the year they will
content themselves to watch events,
and will permit the struggle to con-
tinue freely bnt if, in the early part
OF 1862, the Northern States, which,
up to the present, have had the advan-
tage at sea, shall have not succeeded
in rendering themselves masters of
the channels of expectation, and if, on
their side, the Southern States have
not been able TO remove the blockade
from their ports, or else unless some
arrangements shall have been made
between the belligcrent parties, Eng
land and France will then unite in
their action.
This action will probably consist i'm
the recognition of the Southern States,
If the efforts which they will first
make to bring about reconciliation
amount to nothing. These States
once recognized, military means will
be employed to facilitate the exporta-
tion of products, the privation of
which paraly English industry.
As to Spain, she will be permitted,
probably, to operate pcaceably upon
the territory of the Mexican Republic.
1t will without doubt appear strange,
if the result which | predict is real
lied, to- see England and France thus
act in contravcntion of their principle
of non-intervention. They will act in
this serious matter at the last extrem-
ity. But for governments above all it
is true that necessity knows no law
when questions OF salvation confer IL
right which does away with all others.
Without donbt true policy consists
in bringing into accord principle and
interest, but when accord is become
become impossible, almost always in.
tcrest prevails. The Americans, who
arc, above all, practical people, will
understand better than any others this
eternal law.
We should render them the Justice
to acknowledge that they have al
ready had presentiment of part Of
what | have written you, Judging bv
the efforts which they are concentra-
ting for the attack as we'll as the de-
fence of New Orleans, the most impor-
tant port for the free expectation Of
goods.
1t is to be hoped that the solution
of all these difficulties will be brought
about by the moral force of the allied
powers, or, better still, by the good
sense and moderation of the Americans
themselves" .s.