Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-05-16
PRESCOTT JOURNAL.
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the fact that ourcomaerceGS beng dFiv-
en- of the ocean by the Confederate Pr
rates. built, manned anil equipped in
England, AMI with the strong sense Of
wrong doEo rs BY aprofessedly neutraf
and bong allied nation in-thus furnishing
to the rebels the means of injuring us, it
is not strange that indignation should for
the time overcome other feelings, and
that the temper of the nation should get
the better of its reason. Therefore, it is
that we have heard of late so many
threats of war with England; that our
weaker and more Incorporate politicians
have solicited the cheers of their audIen-
ces BY talking about IAN account TO be
settled, "a day Of reckoning to come,
and have from low personal motives
used present grievances to excite and
deepen lasting iil-wiII between our own
and our mother country. Therefore al
SO it IS that our Press, too often following
the pernicous example of the Tendon
Times, has iuflamcd the spirit Of animos
ity by exagseration and misrepresen;a-
ton.
All this Is unworthy Of - nation,
strong enough to be confident Of its fu-
ture, intelligent enough to understand
It's true interest, and noble enough to be
guided in its course toward other nations
BIZ tho rules Of natural morality and
honor.
There is great danger moreover, in al
loving our SONS at such moment 20
overcome our cooler Judgment lest they
hurry US into tie most grieyous calami
ties.
Whatever be the conduct Of England
toward us at this time. as yet there las
been nothing in it which would justify on
our pant resort to the inconcIusiye arbi-
t,ation of war. War bet~een England
and America would he as heavy a mis-
fortune as cou! LeEa,l either nation. The
great English speaking race is essential
" one aud is bound together by the
strongest ties Of common symPathies and
common prospects. Without speaking
of the miserable consequences that wo'd
instantly follow in both countries on q de-
claration Of war, We may well pause TO
consider t'e lasting and remoter conse-
quences Of conflict between England
and America. Among them would be
burdens added to tho load already borne
By the poor, woes brought home To ma
ny household, the progress of free in
stitutions checked, and the hopes of man
hind tl,< .,l,s, -I.,sirea 40, or Brother
hood and peace disappointed and crush
I'd. A calamity 50 terrible as this war
would be IS TO be averted at any sacrifice,
says tlat ct national dignity and honor
Every lover Of free Institutions, and
every man who has the interests of his
own county anil Of humanity Mt heart,
IS bound TO exercise whatever influence
lie may possess to prevent difficulties
which may be settled by peaceful meth
DDS aud in just, calm spirit, from drag
g'ng the people Of America aud3Ens
land into unwilling war.
The tFue state of the case ia this, that
war between England and America is
earnestly desired by the Confederates.
md IS the last hope Of the rebels. 1t is
they and their allies who hRve stirred up
the iI-wi.l between the two countries; it
is they v no 10y their pald agents are en-
deavoring 10 comp!icale every question
that may arise between the two govern
Inents, and to render peaceful conclusions
impossible. And while the sece.sionsts
and their Northern allies are the main
fomenters Of war on this side of the At
l"ntic, tie aristocrats in England are the
only war party there, They are uatur-
ally in sympathy with tie shareholders.
The succ, IS of the Nation in this confess
in which we are engaged, success which
IS assured If we keep from foreign war,
is the success of the democracy, every
where; it is the success of equal rights,
of free institutions, of free and weI-pad
labor, of Individual independence all the
world over. There is nothing strange
in tie fact that a powerful and rich land
sa aristocracy should instinctively, as a
class, dread and desire to prevent this
success. "The cause Of the aristocra-
cy," says Professor Goodwin Smith of
Oxford, one of the ablest aud most indie
pendent Of English thinkers, the cause
Of the aristocraey on both sides of the
Atlantic is one; and accordingly our ar
istocracy and the parliament in which it
,,re iat,,;nates bava shown for tho oo,,ya