The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-11-20
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being able, unaided, to achieve their in
dependence. there is coed deal of truth
in the following extract:
THE GREATNESS OF AMERICA AS A UNIT
ENGLAHD's DEyILIsH POLICY.
| From the Richmond Exam tner. Nov sthl
| The greatness of America is q recent
revelation to Europe. With the North
and South confederated under the old
government the United States possessed
military power aud an abundance of
resources vi which her citizens, even in
the excuses of their self complacency,
never dreamed But few minds in Eu
rope had any idea of the power of the
young giant of the Western World. One
or two Of their public men, as Cayour or
Napoleon, might have apprehended, by
the force Of their genius, the military
magnitude of America But it was gen
orally dim speculation III Europe Our
boasts of military prowess were frequent
ly ridiculed by the English press and
passed as transatlantic buster. But this
war has shown that even these boasts fell
far short Of the reality. 1t has revealed
to the world an enormous power that over
shadows whatever there is of military dis
play in modern history, and has amazed
the most arrogant nations of Europe. .
Within eighteen months of this war,
the North and South have raised armies
Larger than those of the first Napoleon
lron-clad fleets have been launched capa-
BILE of destroying the combined navies of
England and France; 100000 of men
put in the field and yet this internal sys-
tom Of the industry of the country and
the ordinary pursuits of peace have been
but little interrupted, unless from the ex,
ceptional cause of the blockade of the
Southern seacoast. Had the North and
South continued as one nation there could
scarcely have been any limit to the
achievements OF their military power
England could never have checked H.
We could have overrun the continent
taken Canada in the teeth Of conbina-
tion Of att the European powers, and
crushed England alone as an egg she'll
under the hammer.
The bloody and unhappy revelation
which this war has made of enormous
military resources has naturally given to
Europe, and especially to England, an
extraordinary interest in its continuation.
Nothing could be more contrary to the
wishes and policy Of England than that
the war should end in re uniting the
North and South, and cons olidating and
renewing in rivalry 10 her military pow
er which is now wasted In intercine strife.
That tue Uuion never shall be restored is
foregone and settled conclusion with the
British government. 1t would not now
hesitate for moment to recognize the
South, unless firmly persuaded of our
ability and resolution to carry on the war,
and unless it had another object to gain
besides that Of permanent division in
the nationality and power OF her old rival.
That object is tie exhaustion of both
North and South. England proposes to
effect the continuation of this war, as far
az possible, to the mutual ruin of the two
nations engaged in it by standing aside
and trusting that after vast expenditures
of blood and waste of resources, the sep.
arstion Of the Union will be quite as sure
ly accomplished BY the sef-devotion of
the South as BY tie less profitable mode
of foreign intervention. To the advant
ages she hopes to gain from this separa-
ton, she desires to add those which she
expects from loss and ruin to both North
and South in long war. Her present
policy of neutrality with reference to the
war is founded in the confidence that the
South is able to achieve her independence
and that the prolongation of hostilities
does not risk her subjugation
In this uncbrlstian and inhuman calcu-
lation Eng land has rightly estimated the
spirit and resolution OF the South. We
are prepared to win our independence
with the great prices of blood and suffer
ing that England has named But we
understand her in this matter. Behind
her mask of conscience and pharasaical
precision, there turks a hiddeous and
develsh purpose.
Returning to their First Love.