Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-10-15
From the Augustata Constituencies.
ALI Knnnd the RlnH-

1t is quite possible, ifnot highly probable, that be
fore the present great Closes nearly all the leading
powers may become involved in it. The interests O
those powers may force them finally to take part in ou
Struggle and besides interest, there the popular
and national passlonsenvy, hatred jealousy, revenge
often, temporarily OF stronger impeing power thar
Interest, that may lead to action Besides the lesser
nations there the three Great Powers of Europe
Britain, France and Russia, each striving continually
for world wide mastery in influence and aggrandizement
which are may be, may think themselves vitality
concerned In cur quarrel ere it closes.
E Half q century ago, Napoleon, the master-mind O
the world, saw that@Rassia steadily concentrating
the GIGS OF empire and though be never feared The
Russ after Moscow, he knew that Russia was the
great power to be, which it behooyed the remainder Of
Europe to watch, tn guard against, and to thwart-
Ten years ago. all France and all England came to IN
dersand the same thing and thus side by side the
enemies of six centuries stood together, with the inde
Turk to beat back the aggressive Nuscovite, and
rest his progress to supremacy in the Indies. The
French and English will never love each other-it il
against nature-but they dare not with one anoth
er while tie equal of either in material military power
stands ready, in hurry, but calm, collected
and vatchful to take advantage OF any ms.tep on the
part CT either.
The great COrsican perhaps never seriously consid
cred Importance of the New World and its ultimate
connection with European affairs for, in his day. i'm
agnati0n had not pictured the magnificent development
and the terrible energies OF thirty millions of Amer
cans knowing no law but their own pride and their
lust and their might. But nevertheless Amer
lea id grow to be prime power in the world, which
froG its PECULIARLY of character and organic .ton its
ins0ence and It's self sufhciency, became standing
menace 10 al! mankind, but more especially to Eng
land, its old enemy, aid to Spain, which bad that
Americans lusted after. America, too, derided and
rather dspsed France because the latter had tried the
formers Democracy but to abandon it with loathng
and horror, while Austria also in for share of
1il for that she held unwilling subjects in bondage,
and by Insecure tenure Russia, as selfassured,
II no
of Briaig, never had the -will of Democratic Amer
lea
liz the funees of tmc and for The good of the world
the giant despotism of opinion in America fell to
pieces but with violent commissions and with war
Spain is glad because Cuba is longer threatened
England rtj0icCs, because great rival, an enemy,
competitor every land is weakened, distracted, M
pCrary pOWeriess crippled egriculturaly and CONNER
cally. Napoleon is cool and quiet, but has eye to
French consequence ard power in the New World, and
take charge the sick man in Mexico, swapping his
finger at the Monroe doctrine, and other vain American
assumptions, while the war RACES.
Inevitably he must be our friend and ally. The
f3urding ct Mexican Empire under his auspices and
virtual control, and the treatment of the Florida in
res to be followed perhaps by other irritating acts
wa probably drive the Unted States to open rupture.
With a HapsbuGg prince On the Cew throne, Austria
should side with France and tie Conftderacy and with
the new boru Empire of the West Spain is, and must
be- friend by the strongest ties, against the Uniou
England dare not take sides against France when the
great enemy al both Russia, Is hand-ln-gove with the
twin despoisin 81 North America.
Meantime Polatd is rising in arms, and to the Great
Powers Russia is smooth and plausible then firm and
The Union, in lis mad effort at subugating
the Conedegacy, synpathzes with the Russian in his
effort to crush the Poles. The twin despotisms Of the
Old and New World are connected by interest, pas
sion, and sympathy, and all Cbristendom is united
against The two. The actual blow may come at any
time and if it be given, the in America may in
vove the Great Powers and the clash of resound
from the Mississippi TO the Bosphorus to the Ganges
and even to the foot of the Hinmaaya.