Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-11
From the y. y. Tribune. ]
NEED WE GO To WAR.

lanfie lOreign haE 70 lOllON anu supple Inc NJ
our arduous and bloody civil struggle that many
have been brought 10 regard such war as in-
evitable. But Tor this apprehension, we see no
reason why an American seven per cent. loan
shOuld be WORTH less on the exchanges of Eu.
rome than British cOnsols which draw but thres
uar cent Our National Debt though large, IS
sill considerably less than the British. our le
sources mUre elastic and expansive our territory
NOR. compact and valuable than the vast but
widely scattered dominions OF Victoria. We
drml, believe that, by devotion 10 The ways OF
Peace. Honesty and Frugslity cur Government
mavraDidry fund It's D. b: IN an Americ IN con-
Sol drawing bu; four per GEN.. interest, free
OF taxes and deduc ions Of all sOTts--hat is 10
say one pc. cent. in gold or ITS equivalent
uuarterly or 5000 interest every three mont-s on
each 500 100 invested This will reduce the bur
den OF our debt to Sl2O OOOOOJ annually, Tor We
are confident the principal will not exceed three
thousand millions whsn all just C aims shall
have been paid. This interest we can m ct, this
debt We CA gradually eXtinguish without eX.
orbitint or oppressive taxation. A long and des-
olsting foreign war in prospect is the only cloud
On our tnan ial horizon. What is the probl5i-
nv. what lhe necessity Of such a war
1t is very clear, at the outset that no foreign
p,ver Is likely 20 attack US that We can only
have q foreign war by making il. And the only
nations that have seriously aggrieved or me
nuced US are Great Britain and france; in fact
no other n rs the power fOrmidably to assaIl Us.
Z 81 rs consider our relations with the causes Of
romplaint against these nations ssveIally
1 Great Britain has wronged Us IN the matter
OF her eager and premature recognition Of the
Confederates IS entitled 20 the IigdJs Of 6eiig.
erent. II her refusal 70 accept our accession 10
the general European condemnation OF prlya-
teering as method Of warfare aad IN her
equipment and Teitting OF III, Confederate coz
s,,rs which have lighted the oceans with our
= .hau Iha ian W. a.
friendIv and unprecedented; the refusal Was un-
evil aud uujus.; the fitting and reitulg Of Fri-
ya.eers was q still grayer wrOns-a Hacr6nJ
breach Of international obligations and a wanton
proHer OF i'm .ortant service % our deadly foes
Now, then, we want 70 be and remain az
peace with Great Britain. The unirieHdly pre-.
dictions OF her statesmen we can afford 10 over
Io.k. since Ne have ssnaly falsihed them
tbeir eager bestowal OF bslligerent rights on
nower not vet ia the gristle, aud Whic had not
q driI,ei regiment IN its service nor an uUbOr-
rowed dollar in its treasury, we Will keep TO lOok
AZ when Ireland or Ind shall next be in com
motion, her refusal 20 let Us into the ring Of anti
privateer governments we will thank her for
since we are out Of our recent trouble, and va
NAV want % do q little Privateer ng ourselves
the next time re are az war; but our vessels and
rarroes burned BY her Alabamas may better be
paid for and have no hard words about them
aShort settlements make long friends and we
want 10 rem in in amity with our British coU
sins for many wears % come. The lie st that they
can decently do is 70 oher 20 sub MI the question
of their liability IN the premises 10 some mutual
lv friendly government and agree to abide it,
award And whenever this offer shall be frank
" made, we shall urge our government TO accept
Il rdially.
II. As 10 France in Mexico, we deem her posi-
ton unfortunate al best and would like TO help
her out Of il. Napoleon has won his elephant
mot very flirly) in a raiie, and the huge beast
threatens to eat him up. 1t is best, perhaps, 70
avert ur eyes from the past with its talsihed as
surances AMI broken promises, and think only Of
what is practicable for the future. Maxmiian
is in Mexico; we wish he were not, and cannot
doubt that on this point HIS own wi hes as we'll
as his patrons accord heartily with ours. But he
cannot gracefully back out nor en- his patron
serve him with notice 70 quit. He will hardly
like TO have us undertake that atty. But what he
can do and what we think our government might
agree 20 do, ia 70 let Mexico hencstorth alone
There is Macmillan there il Juarez there are
the priests; there are the people. What we sug-
gest as a fair and just arrangement among
outsiders is that we hsceeforth let Mexico
alone, guaranteeing her independence against
external pressure and say ne 20 her chiefs and
psople, @Fight out yout differences if you cam
not pescefuily adjust them; we wi ! aid neither,
but recognizs the victor and establish friendly
relations with him. Meantime, some Of our
disbanded soldiers may straggle into MeXiso and
partisllV Offset MaXs Belgian and Austrian
leyies but let France withdraw her regiments
while our Government sgrees not 10 send any,
and there can be no Oeoas on for any new war.
m the Mexicans like Max's rule. let them enjoy
Il; if they choose 70 be rid OF n let them throw
il OF. Let France and the United states form q
ring and there can be no doubt Of faic play to
the end Of the struggle. And what better triou-
ma can be found or formed for this displte han
one COMPOSED Of the Mexiean's themselves
We are most anxious that our country shall
hOnorably and properly avoid the complications;
the burdens, the perils Of European War, and
have sndeayore1 % set forth basis wherein
such calamity TO civilization may be worthily
avoided. If any has better, let him bring II
70 the light.