Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-02-12
Our Fercign Relations.


Our Fcrcign Relations.
The anicable adjustment of the Mason
and SliIell affair, has not extingLished the
warIike tone of the British newspaper press.
The alleged inefliciency OF the Blockade, the
scarcity of cotton, the likelihood Of an inhu-
man servile war in the southern States, the
attempted destruction Of the haTbor ofCharles
tou. aud other Southern ports by the stone
blockade. are urged as reasons sufficient to
justify the British Government in acknowl-
edSing the independence of the so called
Confederate States. France,it Is said not only
favorS the movement, but will take the first
step towards consumating it, during this or
the coming month She viii lead and Eng
land Will follow. Such is said TO be the pro
gramme Be this as it may, there can be no
doubt that the British ministry, at heart, IA
vor the movement, and that it viii have
many and eloquent advocates IN Parliament
The Southern emissaries in London and
Paris. are working with . zeal worthy of a
better cause, and are not, 1t seems, without
hope. that success will crown their efforts
The question will naturally be asked
What does all this amount to? Is it the
whistling of the coming storm, or is it mere
ly the ilnatured but harmless grum bling
and threatening of our jealous rivals for
national supremacy across the water We
may be mistaken, but we firmly believe,
that the signs of the times are not To De
laughed at. We are in danger Of soon hay
ing the horrors of 4 foreign added to those
Of cI7il war. There is that in foreign
countries, in our own lard, above Us and
around Us, that will, ere many months, feed
fat the sepulchres, unless the calamity be
sverted by such Union victory on the Po-
tomac, or perhaps in Kentucy or Missouri.
will convince the Nations, that the
Federal Government possesses the power to
crush the rebellion.
An important event in the history of our
own revolution should not be forgotten at
the present time. by those who guide the
helm Of state. France from the very dawn
Of tha. never 20 be forgotten struggle, Sc
crssly favored our cause She was anxious
70 humble the pride and weaken the power
Of Britain, but nevertheless refused to give
us either aid or comfort until we had on
the battle field, proved our ability to main
tain our Independence. The surrender Of
Bursoyne in the eyes Of the French Mon
arch and Court. placed this beyond a reas-
sonable doubt. AMI they accordingly not only
acknowledged cur Independence. but assis-
ted US with both money ard soldiers, and
thus brought the war to a speedy and sue,
cessful close, Since the commencement OF
the present struggle, England and France
have been pursuing exactly the same course
that France did during our revolutionary
war, up TO the surrender of Burgoyne. The
not in the power of the Federal army to
conquer the'seceded States, they will ack-
nowledge their Independence, and extend 70
them all the aid in their power. To be fore
warned is to be forearmed. The failure Of
the immense army we have had for months
in the field 10 accomplish decisive. or even
brilliant victory, has created the feeling
abroad, TO certain extent. that we are as
much in the power of the rebels as they are
In ours-Or in other words. that thus far it
has been a draw game We have maifeS-
tel our power by collecting vast armies.
but not by gaining brilliant victories. The
delay of our army To make a forward moves
ment, we know is the result not of fear, hut
Of prudent caution. BIT this is not the
visv the Nations of the old world take Of it.
The time has therefore arrived. when we
must, il we would maintain our exalted po-
sition among the powers Of the earth,
Strike for our altars and our fires.
Strike for the green Graves of our Sir,s
God and our native land.''
This is no time for vascillating. hesitating
IT faltering. Action-prompt. decisive and
enerEe.ic-will alone prevent our country
from being hurled into the fearful chasm
over which it is now poised The time for
action has now arrived now is the dav and
now is the hour. We cannot, we never will
BE- stronger than -, are now. Our Geuer