Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-17
] REsl.snsnt d RaElEnd.

Tha new from England l. exciting, but
TOO nnoh nslian5s must not be placed on the
asusbapsr opinions which we receive by tel
safaph. Il has been well understood Cor .
long time that With but very few exceptions
tie Eeelish press have been steadily opposed
@ fhs Federal Government and in favor Of
de ooulsdersey. Il is natural that they
should use Ibis opportunity to influence the
people and demand the recognition Of the
Confederacy. These iRhammatory appeals
must not be taken as the views Of The officers
Of the RngIisb government Notwithssand-
ing his however, it is wise to look the mat
Ter boldly in the face and, doing 50, we must
sanit that there Is serious danger Of a war
with Englsnd. The danger consists in the
Ro9sr Of ths English press to 50 work upon
The Eagliah people that they in turn, viii
o~Tsrrule the pssce party and force the Gov
srnnent on to a war. England is not a re-
public, bat the government il nevertheless
dependent upon toe people, who can wielda
vast fuAasnos at court English people are Pc
cafadv sensitive 10 any cry Of "hard times,
Hfsmsne, and "ghort work" and while
thsy % not understand the lAboFed logic Of
he Times, they do understand its predictions
Of starvation for Wsnt Of cotton. It matters
not to them whether those predictions are
Els or false they sea the picture Of want
which is held up TO their eyes, and act SC
cordingly. Renee there is real danger that
under the representations Of & press unscTu-
Pdlsasly partial to the Southern side Of the
American rebellion, they may push the gov
eminent where it would not go if left TO its
own eslmer convictions. TAis dangeris great
or small, according to the strength with
which the peace party and the peacefully in
elined officers win be able to Withstand this
pressure. And the rum0r and sPeeulat'0ns
Of the London journals do not authorize Us
yet to say what the position Of the English
government will be. We do not believe that
the Warrior has been sent to Annapolis to
demand Mason and Slidel, nor that Lord
Lyoas Is instructed to demand his passports,
nor that Mr.. Adams has had his sent to him
Ehese are not the ways in which great ma
tons commence negotiations upon reported
grievances.
Cza We sustain 3 war with Rnglandf We
snswsr7Yes, but it viii require sacrifices to
which those to which we are now submitting
ere q mere bagatslle, and from which timid
uPsS VIC E6aEdnot give up Injuries cOm-
fo-s and neeessaries also, to sustain their
government are towards and not fit to have
sgovsrnment. It would bring financial dis
1sss upon us for years, perhaps for half a
century, but 9 thousand times better so than
eternal disgrace. Better be ruined for fifty
yeau than for all time; better have 8 oOun-
ny burdened with debt than no country at
al. The time of trial for our country is up
On rs and If we must fght outside enemies
g well as internal traitors, let the contest
eoms. Weindulge in no vain Boosting when
We say that another hall million Of men can
Be raised in thrse months to protect our eOun-
~ # 1t is mensced from abroad. We have
sent ont Eve hundred thousand young men,
and they are hardly missed in the busy field
Of labor half million more viii not depop-
ulsts the land. Our commerce viii be cut
of bat We have all the elements of support
within our Ovn border, and our merchant
ships can carry guns as we'll as corn and beef