Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-02-01
England and the United States.

!. The New York Tines London correspon-
dent, under date Of Dec. 81, writes thus
about the existing state of affairs in Eng.
land:
We. end this year and begin the new with
three matters of interest: War with America,
new agitation in Ireland, and the Encycli-
cal of the Pope. 1 may, menticn one or two
other subjects, but these are the chief and
pearly absorb the attention of those enlight-
ened minds that are engaged in giving light
to others.
First, of the war. England does not want
war with any civilized country, and breads it
more than. all with America. As have
heretofore explained, it would be disastrous
to commerce, destructive to manufactures,
and might be ruinous altogether. But. it has
been the prevailing opinion here for three
years, that war with England would be in
some way the termination of the war in
America. There is,a powerful party here
that would ask nothing better.
They believe in the power and resources.
Of the British Empire, and that a "short,
sharp and decisive"ewar between England
and America would secure peace and indc.
spendence to the Southern Confcderacy. The
Times, which, moro than any tother paper,
speaks the real feeling Of the Government
and governing classes in England, says, il
effect: off you want war with England, 60
ahead. We willdo nothing to provoke it;
but if. you are fools enough to do so, We are,
srsady, and whatever else may result from it,
it will secure Southern independence"
Here is a-litte Of the old traditional blus-
ter, no doubt; but a fair pretext for inter.
vention, and striking blow for the South
would be welcomed with Joy By thousands.
Canada might be lost or pot, as it happened,
but except as question nf honor snd pres
tige, Canada is of no account. Canada
has her own destiny in her own keeping.
England will not desert her in the hour Of
need, but England would rot aise q finger
to coerce her to remain a colcly or append
age of the crown.
The loss i Canada, therefore, is Dosa
matter Of enough consequence 10 be motive
for pescc. lbelievc trat in spite Of the ter-
rible costs of war TO England, it could be
brought about, and Judge so from The tore
of the most friendly Pro Northern, as we'll
as the most violent Pro-Southern papers.
Invade British territory, in accordance with
the .orters of Gen, Dix, and war would he
begun. I do not know the nature Of the
dispatches sent to Canada by the last steam.
er, but there is not a British Minister who
would dare to face Parliament, il hey we're
not in accordance with The instincts AID tra-
ditions Of John Bul.
The last news from America, after ali the
whiting down Of wl:ch i; was capable, was
terrible shock. Sherman safe, Hoad &c
feated, Savannah taken. II was too mucl
for cna Gay Of course Savannah was safe
enough, and IIocd had fallen hacl, for strategic
reasons; but that Sherman had been allowed
10 reach 'be Atlantic was sufficiently agsra-
waiting. Confederate stocks tumbled down
eight pounds in three days. |: was cnona
10 make the Southern press bclligeient. Il
e newspaper article could be y .ca rs dcNi,
tie review of the war in the Times this
morning would be as good one rs ever ~as
Offered.