Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-30
A f'UitGIoN n Az.

There is "speck Of war; on the east.
ern horizon. Rumors from Washington
Indicate it plainly. President Lincoln
has rubbed open his eyes, and has al
last discovered that England Is furnish
ing AL ana comfort - the rebels, and IL
is said that he has sent commission
over to tell John Bull that II he persists
il preserving his customary N. utfality
there will be 4 fight straight out lh's,
we conjecture, is ust what England
wants. She owes this country no good
will AID never did. All tue way through
this war Of ours has She been prac,'cing
her customary neutrality for the purpose,
no doubt, Of inducing a quarrel. She
has DO ii hi on her hands al present,
and il is Ter that she Is spoiiing. liet
ally across the channel has also been
very "letrai." Seeing that the United
States was involved iu sn immepse Wal
which nonopo lied It's entire attention
aud resources, Emperor Napoleon goes
about collecting small due-biil made
10 France by Aexlco, and TO enforce The
co. ec,loa lie sends over All army Of thir.
" or fniy thousand inen. Instead OF
bein. s,iifiei with securing his debt,
like real shyiock tina, he is, he has
70 cc.osed on ,he entire rcpubhc, and
declared II 10 he All empire. DOES any
one suppose this IS all done mercy 10
collect tia, few millions Of dollars that
vas due some French gentlemen ty tue
Mexicsus Does any one suppose that
the step $ taken 10 be abandoned IN
nomen, Who or What power Is gong
10 iclce trance 10 lei 60 this g.ip? Can
the Unit, i States do it! Would + Z
land 90 j. If che could No; the two
great powers are undoubtedly acting IL
concert, and in the very worst faith possl.
tle. They have not struck any direct
blow NJ tins Government yet, nor has II
been necessary in the least. SO long ss
the North continues IN trouble With III,
South-so long AS this country is divided
agains. itself, and spending It's ttreog,h in
the b'oodie,t warfare that has ever be, n
witnessed on the globe, neither 4 6
land nor France. the twin vultures OF
Europe, have any occasion to pounc,
upon their prey. Bat because they are
slow TO strike, their real intentions are
not well concealed, and the force aud pur-
pose OF their indirect acts should not b
miscalcua,ed. France once firmly and
indisputably 10 possession OF Mexico, and
In alliance with Spain and England, vii
find no difficulty IN forming an alliance
also with the rebel government in the
South. Who shall prevent iil Eng
land perslst'ng ma course OF conduct thai,
sooner or later mus, bring on var, will,
after while, speak ont her already ma
tured conclusion that the Canadas are not
oue-halt large enough Who is to con-
tradic, Eng gland, or France, or Span
Can our own government DO IL? The
bare thought is folly, sheerest folly
What then how shall THIS result b,
avoided. 1t mrst be done by an AMIGA
tle settlement between the North anc
the Sou h, and If done, mus, lee done
quickly. The longer this cxbaustinl
struggle continues the more precariou.
become the chances of the Union, unles
we greatly mistake the dri.t Of these IN
termeddl'ng, insaliate foreign powers
Let US be wise in time, and prepare I,
avert further complications by abolishus
that which ispfe,ent.