The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-21

why England desires War.
We can not shake off the impression, in
reading the batch of news brought by the
last two steamers, that England has adopted
the tactics Of veteran poker player with
''poor hand" aud is attempting to make up
by bluding,n what she lacks in legality.
The very extravaganza of her passion, the
extraordinary parade of her wrongs and
insults" and the fury in which she seems
to be lashing herself, all smack of the stage,
and indicate desire to g bring down" the
boxes and pit. Bat it is equally evil
dent that while much indignation is assum-
ed for effect, much is also genuine, and we
are not at ell sure that when the bluster
fails to produce the desired centritiou and
humiliation of our Government, that the
English people will not bepreparedt to resort
TO other weapons. John Bull; with ell his
boosted love Of fair play aud stand up
hght," is not too manly to break up a prize
ring to prevent the defeat Of a favorite, or
take advantage of our Government while
struggling with rebellious citizens.
Other considerations, too, which do not
appear on the surface, we doubt not have
great weight in Inducing him to attempt the
Gripping Of our growth and prosperity at
this juncture. For several years our Gov
eminent has been considering the feasibility
and propriety Of building railroad across
the continent to California. So convinced
of its necessity have tie people become that
is construction must soon have been au-
thorized had not the rebellion occurred.
The construction Of this Railroad touches
England il a most tender spot. 1t would
enable US to compete with her successfully
for the East India trade Indeed, unless the
theories Of our great fnanciers are vision
AIRY, the greater portion of the China trade
would pass over our continent and be vir-
tually under our control. With our thriv-
ing possessions on the Pacifccoast, contain
Ing inexhaustible supplies Of the precious
metals within their limit, and already
largely settled by emgrants from China, it
would be impossible for Great Britain to
prevent US, ia short time, from nonopolis-
ing what is now her great source of wealth.
Already a telegraph line places New York
much nearer to the East Indies than is Lon
don. 1t was built without cstentaton and
in the midst of war. Equal enterprise
would soon have the iron horse neighing
among the Rocky Mountains aud DART
lag down their western slopes.
The tenscity with which England has
coatended for little foothold JON the 18th
mus, her disposition to quarrel about
. "Transit Routes and, above all, the form
! liable character of the combination which
/, sae had succeeded in forming, and in which
I che is largely interested, against Mexico, to
our mind looks, ultimately, TO the possession
I, Of a colony on the Pacific coast through
which she may be able to retain Der mo-
nopoly of the East India trade, and prevent
! any interference with her East India pos
sessions. The great struggle over TIE Ore
I gon boundary question, which came near
{ iavolving the two countries in war, DEM
:, oassrated that Great Britain had other OBJ
/, iects in view besides the possession of a
: strip Of thinly inhabited country. Her pos
Z sessions were too far north ever to become
j the seat of an extensive commerce, and
! hence her great desire 10 add 10 them
on the south. Already preliminary sur
4 veys have been made by order of the
: British Government to test the practical
Atbility Of constructing a railroad, within
: the limits of her possessions, from Canada
to the Pacific coast though she has neither
2 cities Of any Importance nor people in any
i number on that coast.
=, In addition TO these facts-which seem
IS Us to have an important bearing in form
sing correct conclusions as to the motives of
Great Britain in her present conduct towards
us-is ne extraordinary growth and pros
Iserity Of our people With our commerce
whitening every sea, our ingenuity and
mechanical skiu recognized on every land
Ev.th our manufactures increasing with such
sss.artling rapidity IS to rival British pro-
-Ssslucis On British soil, even against British
-aalriendly legislation; without National
sa eb', and increasing National resources, we
e sSs.lad no reason to expect that Great Britain
sEsould regard rs with ought hut Jealous
.rssyte, spd that she should avail herself Of
e - Re fist opportunity to DO US an injury. Il
sssAees.sse rs rs though she copsiders that tbs
sssa'ng sought opportunity has arrived.
g. host ofthe distress snong me EueE.sa
grows out Of the inability Of ths
to dispose other goods when /
Manufactured. The supply Of cotton is