Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-05-15

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years without affecting our national credit
or depressing the people, was something
of which the mighty monarchs had never
dreamed. They see it and know it noso,
and like the devils in hell, they believe
and tremble." The pismy of four years
ago has become a mighty giant, and now
the earnest and fearful inquiry is: xviii
he strickland if so, where:" The schy
is apparent to the world. There are two
" FIRST class powers that know long list
ofreasons for dreading that the tremendous
army and navy now unoccupied may be
hurled against them. their commerce. and
their colonies, in a terrible war of retribu-
ton for long suffered wronss. Whether
such q blow will be struck, is within the
breasts of those to whom the control of
the nation has been delegated by the peo-
pie. lunumerable intricate questions,
complications and contingencies are to be
carefully considered and weighed, and the
cool and cautious policy of the admins
tration assures US that no hasty action
will be had in the matter, but that the
old motto will be adhered to, " Be sure
you're right, and then go ahead" The
wrath of the American people was
aroused to the fighting pitch long ago, and
there is no doubt that an immediate
declaration Of war against Great Britain
or France or both OF them at once, would
be hailed with acclamstions from Maine
to Texas, and that the lately defeated
rebels would contribute their " yell" with
enthusiasm. There are two parties, how
ever. on this question. AL admit the
suficiency of the provocation, and that
a war which would sweep the ocean aud
devastste the coasts Of Europe would be
hut righteous retribution but there is 4
large class to whom dollars and cents and
thriving commerce are ample remuner'-
non for every species Of insult and wrong,
and this party deprecates the idea of war.
We have before US an article from the
Boston Daily Advertiser which represents
the anti.war sentiment. The argument Of
the article is to prove that the true method
of making war on Great Britain is for US
TO keep at peace with her; that the pun
ishment of our enemies in Great Britain is
not to be found in war; that the safety
and permanent power of our enemies in
England would be secured by war; that
the destruction of our enemies and the
elevation to power of our friends in Eng
land. may be secured by peace. The
editor argues that the true punishment of
England is through her finances. To
prove this he gives US lengthy collection
of cotton statistics by which he seeks to
prove that war between ourselves and
England would maintain the price Of cot
ton in England, save confederate sympa-
thizers from loss, and prevent our friends.
the Lancashire operatives, rom receiving
speedy employment; and figuring out very
ingeniously that peace would be ruin to
England, he concludes with the following
grand peroration:
You, the aristocracy Of England; you, the
moneyrd men Of England, who have built
blockade.runners and furnished our misguid-
ed countrynen with the means to compass
their own ruin most effectively,-you are our
enemies; we will not let you hSh US, and so
save yourselves from ruin you shall Poy u.s.
and in your own ruin you shall give the OPP
nor,unity for the democrats Of England, our
true and loyal friends, to assert their rights.
And when in England the majority shall
rule, then will the Anglo-Saxon race, bound
by the ties which no power can break, carry
freedom and equal rights to all the nations OF
the earth. In the name Of true freedom and
true democracy, stop this war-cry against
England, and in peace let her find first her
re.ribution and then her resurrection.
That is all very 6ne, Mr.. Ferguson bu.
we must confess we don't see it in that
light. The following from the Stockton
Independent is decidedly more in conso-
nance with our sentiments:
War is to be deprecated; but when such
proyocation has been given as England has
viven u, it 10 coWardly not to fight. We OBJ
serve in the New England papers spirit OF
cancellation toward Great Britain, a kind OF
speech which implies that trade and Anglo
Saxon fraternity are worth more than justice
and honor. We are aorry to see this. The
United States Is not English. In the begin:
ming of this war England was particular and
emphatic in saying 30 herself and in repudI-
atins even our cousinship. She was right |;
we arc not English, but a far superior breed
Of men. Il il now our turn TO repudiate the
relationship and turn our backs not In dis
gust alone, but also in anger upon sucn
selfish, cowardly, ibelous, perhdious nation.
We have much TO gain and little to lose oy
war with England. We should IN all human
probability come out Of it master OF the sea
and Canada. But whether we gain or lose ID
nut so much the question, as the Vindieation
Of our honor and the example OF Furnishing
an oyergrown, insolent bully among the ma
tons. II was the hope Of England-and Tor
that she labored-that the United States
might be torn to pieces By the rebellion aud
our Gag forever lost-our liberties and repub-
lican institutions ultimately be swallowed up
as Europe is swallowing up Mexico. By our
own energy we are saved. No mortal out
side Of the country has helped US; all were
against US, none so bitterly as England. Her
tone has changed, but the malice 10 still in
her heart.
We have implicit confidence in the sa-
gacity. the patriotism and the national
pride Of those who stand at the nation
helm, and shall cheerfully acquiesee in
whatever adjustment of our foreign rela-
tons shall be decided upon; but we
must acknowledge the hope that the de-
ci.ion will be for retnbution and moi
forgiveness.
C1Rcus.- Cooke. Zoyara Z Wilson's
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