Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-13
he Grcainess af Amrrica ns 4" Unis-
iEuuInuJ,s lteyili,h Foley.

The greatness Of America is recent reve'a-
tiou TO Europe With.the North and South con.
fodersted andsr the old Government, the United
States possessed military power and an abun-F
lance Of resources efswhich her citizens, even
IN the excessess Of their sei-complacency never
dreamed But few minds in Europe had any
idea Cf the power of the young giant of the
western world dsvsOne On two Of their public men,
a, Cayour or Napoleon, might have appreciated,
by the force Of theii genius, TIE military magn-
tude of America, But il was generally dim
speculation in Europe, Our boasts of military
prOwess were frequently ridiculed by the English
press. aud passed as transatlantic buster But
this war has shown that oven these boasts fell
TAR short Of the reality II bas revealed to the
world an enormous power that overshadOws
whatever there is of military display in modern
hist ~, aud has amazel the most arrogant ma
tions Of Europe.
SWi'hn gnteen months of this war. the North
and SOUTH ihve RAISED armies Arger than that Of
the first Napoleon; iron clad fleets have been
launched capable of destroying the combined
navies of Englan and France two millions OF
men have been put in the field and yet the i'll
ternal system of the industry of the country and
the ordi ary pursuits Of peace have been but
little interrupted. unless from the exceptional
cause Of the blockade Of the Southern seacoaSf.
| Had tho North and South c0ntinnei as one ma
tion there could scarcely have been ahy limits
to tho achievements of THERE military power.
England could never have checked It. Wecould
have oycrran the Continent, taken Canada in the
teeth of combination offall the. European pow
ers, and crushed England alone rs an egg shell
under the hammer.
Tie bloody and unhappy revelation whichtbis
war has made Of enormous military resources
! has naturally givcnto Europe, and especially ~
England, au'extraordinary interest IN its epntin-
uation Nothing could be more contrary 10 atbe
wishes and policy OF England than that the war
should end in rcuniting the North and South,
aud consolidating and renewing in rivalry to her
military power which is now wasted in interne-
cine strife That the Union ncytr shall DO re-
, stored is foregOne and settled conclusion with
the British government. II would not now hesi
tate for meme y to recognize the South, unless
firmly persuaded of orr ability and resolution to
carry on the war, and unless il had another OBJ
ject to gain besi 0 that of a permanent division
I, IL the nationality and power Of her old rival.
\ That object is the exhaustion 6f both North and
!. South. England proposes to effect the cOntinua.
ton Of this war as far al possible. to the mutual
}, ruin of the two nations eng ,ged 10 it7byl stand
: ing aside and Trusting that after vast expendl'
ltnres Of blood and waste of Resources the scpar-
!, aiion Of the Union will he qulte as surely ac-
. compishod BY the self devotion Of the South rs
y by the less profit BILE mode Of foreign intefren'
y ton. othe advantages she hopes to gain from
q this separation she desires to add those which
abe ypects from loss and ruinto both North and
y South by long war,,l lIer present. policy Of
n neutrality with reference to the war is fonndel
IS in the confidence that the South is able to achieve
n her independence and that the proongation of
!, hostilities does not risk her subjugaiion. ,5A
4 l. In this unchristian anl inhuman calculation
- - England has rightly estimated the spirit and, re
u solution of the South. We are prepared to win
II onr Independence with the great prices Of blood
Il and suffering that England has named.l But ",
h understand her in this matter Behind ber mash
d Of Conscience and pharasaical precision there
n Turks hideous and devilish purpose. Riehnoal
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