Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-16
THE GAME OF CHESS.

EALhCitS'1 I'cS HoH NSiy Hu'h Will luo
Press of the two countries" So writes
a distinguished American now III Lon
don. The fact is not new, but it never
was so true as now.
Everybody knows the print of the
Young Man playing Chess with the
Devil. The Game of Life" The Young
man going into the snare the Evil One
has laid, is about to make the false move
intended for him. His Guardian Angel
despa;rs. while Satan smiles to the roots
fh;s hair. Such is the game we are
engaged in, and the Father of Evil has
too great a stake in the result 10 leave
aur chance for US, II, at The critical point
we allow our passion to master our rca-
son.
The great move on the board now is
to get Us into war with England, and
thereby ensure the separation of the
South, the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of this coun-
Try, tie permanent establishment OF =
Save Empire, Slave Aristocrscy on
this continent. fast leagned with the Ar
istocracy of the Old Wor.l, for one Oh
lect AZ least, To pat safJ lock on the
future greatness of tie United Statcs.-
Perhaps His Majesty cou1ts too fast if
he relies ON ali these results, but how
foolish it would be. in - moment Of irri-
tation, to make just the move he is wait
ing for! 1t IS certain that our difficulties
would be enormously increased, and sue
cess indefinitely postponed, ana perhaps
fatally circumscribed.
There IS a powerful party in England
whose whole mind is turned to find an
occasion which shall enlist the sympa-
thies Of the Nation in 81 war against the
United States. This they know can DC
effected Only by seine false move on our
par. Hence the eagerness with which
every weapon is uxht and ioTg'd that
can sting Us into some acI Of impatj2nce
or retaliation. Hence lie trancendental
ingenuity of the sarcasms of the Times.
Hence the cry OF mad dog raised upon
every pretence. We have shown tiat
We understand that game, but the great
weapon to DC employed for this pu:posA,
the dangerous weapon in such sk,l'iil
hands, is the privateer question. As t"
the destruction of our ships, the rebels
know that helps them but little; but i IS
the most famous recipe in the word to
sting us ihte measures that would rcu Ter
war with Great Britain inevitable. SO
they ply it with might and main. Had
we yielded to the pressure to issue letters
OF marque, what rejoiciags it woui hive
created at Richmond. They would have
counted tue months till war should be
declared. Ii is their only hope. Let
them play this last card in vain, destroy
this hope, and we may securely count
the months it will take to put down the
rebellion. Let us not play into the hands
Of these clever ioekies Let us always
ask ourselves; "what do the rebels wish
us to 1o2"-and do the opposite. Had
We followed this rule since the war be
gun, where would the rebellion have
been to-davi
The clever and unprincipled portion of
ne upper classes in England, who are
bus playing into the hands of the rebels
re not tho nation. They are the jeff
)ayises, the Toombses, the SIidells of
Ingland,-more polished, but the same
heart
Their object is the same in England
IS that of these clever gentlemen at the
z-uth; viz. to precipitate the nation into
-r on popular cry, which shall be q
.ssr AGAINST all democratic institutions in
el Torld. and especially in England; a
.--ea- reactionary war TO keep the power
~ -.e hands of the ruling classes They
know that war legun in cold blood
would react on its authors; but that a
rs hich they could make popular by
ems discretion of ours would make en-
s.s of our friends in England; for
such. at heart, are the great middle and
.oae class, and many of all classes
u is in our power to keep them our
f-.eu S, and woe to England if she shall
make war upon US against the conscience
IF .6e English people and the public
opinion of the world. THE Proclama-
ton zaved to us the people of England,
aud siIl save us from war;" Did the
rebe. eaders rejoice over the Pfoclama
ta1 Did their friends in England re-
Io;ce It it? That is the true test of oul
wisdom and success.