East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-04-05
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FOREIGN WAR.
Wednesday. April s. 1893.

Thereare many newspapers through
out the country, haboring To convince
the peor6'. thas we arc fast heo,n'ing
wnr-likc nation. and that the rebel
lion once settled, England and France
anil perhaps tho balance of the for
eign powers will come in for their
share of bloodshed, big guns and
iron ships These same papers also
told IN few months ago that the
people were clamorous for peace, and
would hail with acclnmation Of great
Joy, any peace consistent with national
honor and the constitution. The con-
sistency Of the two propositions is as
evident ns tho prospective tendency to
war. The people of the United States
have ever been reluctantly compelled
to warfare, and would regret the
necessity that should lead to further
scenes OF blood, either Mt home or
abroad, No foreign nation will ever
compel snch an issue so long as they
can avoid it, and Eng land last of ALL
There may be some among the leal-
crs in England so blinded by passion
and prejudice as to think and wish
otherwise, but tho masses of the peo-
pie object to being dragged into any
such calamity. The best evidence we
have had Of the real feeling existing
in England, was the spirit manifested
in that remarkable debate in Parlia-
Ineut, on March 18th, on American
affairs. Speaking Of tho sentiments
there expressed the London -N~s has
the following:
We hail the spirit Of last nights
debate as the pledge of better state
of feeling to prevail henceforth be-
tween this country and the United
States. For this purpose it is not
necessary that either country should
forego a single claim which it believes
i4solf Justly entitled to urge upon the
Ter. To prefer and receive such
c inns is ra:'t of the ordinary inter
course of nations. 1t is only the
spirit of mean jealousy on the one
hand, and some hidden Interior ag-
gressive intention on the other, that
can make such an Interchange dan
perous. The House of Commons APP
pears to have risen ort of the thick
murky atmosphere in which it seemed
TO live two years ago, and its words
again breathe the firm British conf
dence of days gone by. The violen
language of unmanly fear, the utter
nnces of conscious guilt, which w
have been compelled to endure of late
found no organ last night in tn
House, but the possibility of wa
with America was discussed in thu
spirit of freemen, and in name
which could give offence to no one
Nobody was found to repeat the die
tum that "the Federals will 60 Il
war with us if they can do so with
prospect of success" No one wa
likely to repeat it 6sG%qsS if q l4hSseFsst
of folly of this kind we had from Mr.
Disracli and other speakers seriou
and enlightened estimate Of the con
sequences which might be expected
IA follow tho conclusion Of peace
Mr.. Disraeli reminded the Hous
with just satisfaction that he ha,
mover impugnod the conduct of tn
United States Government in this war
and expressed the opinion that, unde
circumstances Of great difficulty, tina
government had behaved with grea
energy and great discretion. 1t wa
indeed impossible that he could fal
into the error of the vulgar member
of both parties, and countenance tn,
notion that the United States arc gov
crned by a mob. As he truly oh
served, the political power of TIT
Union is in the hands of the agricul
tural freeholders the 90 territorial de
mocracy," as he designated it. Anc
the military power is in their hands
too. And being home-loving n
we'll MS landed people, they not like
~ to want to seek now adventures
when this sad, long war is over. Th'
people of the United States are con
scious of immense military power, bu
they are still an unnilitary people,
When forced to war, they can wiolt
NIL its terrors, and even augment them
hut it is study and practice, and mora
resolution, not natural impulse tina
makes them soldiers. When this wal
ends, and everybody now expects j
will end soon, the people will wan
peace To build up their homes. Tn,
commercial classes will want peace
10 repair their fortunes, and enable
them to bear the burden of nationa
debt. And the government will wan
peace. to enable it to cope with diff
rulties which will try its statesman
ship TO the utmost No iutelligen
American can look forward witllou
concern, approaching to dismay, {,
that period Of. transition through
winch his country viii have to pas
when the war is over, and when thu
most complex questions of industry
capital, and public debt will presen
themselves for solution. The natior
Is not only tired of war, but it see
new works Of peace opening bcfor'
it, and promising unexampled rewards
The capital of the free States, anc
much more than they can call thei
own, viii be wanted tn till the field
aud employ the negroes of the South
Political economists tell us that IN,
emigration from Europe will be great
~ than ever. At any rate a. extern
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