Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-24
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far Whipping the world.
The Richmond press are engaged in q
violent competition with each other in the
invention Of startling ideas adapted to the
enfeebled and distressed condition of the
Confederscy. One day it is the srming of
the slaves the next, it is making Lee die
tator; the next, it iss foreign Protector
ate, and so on through the whole catalogue
of vagaries to which their unfortunate con-
dition is giving birth. The last ides is that
of the Eggisirer, not to throw themselves
as colony, into the sfectiOnate arms of
Mr.. Bull OF Napoleon, but to bury their
shame, disgrace and infsmy by return to
the Union, and foreign war The idea is
not novel one by suy means, for it has
had disciples in the North for many months.
If foreign war is avoided after return
to peace, at will be contrary to the general
disposition and spirit of the people. La
ment it or not, nothing Is more observable
in men of all political persussions than a
disposition to applaud the idea of a war
with England Indeed large portion Of
oar people look upon it as an accepted fact.
Fhey regard the action of Congress favor
ing the abolition of the Reciprocity Treaty
as an evidence of the sensitive war feeling
which exists. The increaseof armed vessels
on the Northern Lakes is another. Wendell
Phillips thinks the return of peace will be-
get horror for the renewal of war
and love of material prosperity which
will shrink'from further strife. There is
no doubt but that the people North and
South will shrink from another civil war,
but not necessarily from aforeign war.
There will be large number of soldiers
North and South who will have been un-
fitted for any other busines. Their family
ties have been broken, They have led a
wild adventurous life, and on their return
to civil pursuits would find them tame snd
unsatisfactory. Especially will this be
true of the landless, hopeless rebel soldiery.
There Will, therefore, be the material on
hand for large standing army. There
Will be several hundred thousand men as
brave as theworld has ever seen, Injured
to the hardships of the camp and battle,
pr oud of their bsttle-memories, and pant
ing for new fields of conquest. The North
and the South, ifthey listen to the voice of
passion more than to that of reason, viii
entertain the idea of q war with England,
for exactly opposite reasons, but strong
enough, nevertheless, to bind them in a
common bond of sympathy on the same
battle fields. The elements necessary for
an explosion offeeling are already scatter
ed broadcast among the people A spark
will be sufficient to ignite them into the
flames ofhorrid war. The indifference of the
people in contemplating sauh result is 8
reasons for thinking thst nothing will be
30 popular, after the rebellion is put down
IS foreign war.
Possibly such war is necessary to unite
the two sections, once more, in common
bond of sympathy and pride of martial
deeds and victories. The heroic struggles
of our ancestors we're, for a long time, bonds
of Union. It may be necessary to have
new ones formed The proposition of the
Richmond Enquirer does not therefore
SAVIOR of wildness or extrsvsgance. 1t is
merely the suggestion of what is already
entertained by many in the North. We
however, would deprecste a foreign WA
unless it becomes an absolute necessity, Z
vindicate the honor of our institutions anC
the rights Of the people. Pesce is NOR,
desirable than war, especially war with
country which is, to large extent, work
ing hand in hand, with US in the extension
of Christian civilization throughout tn,
earth. And yet the proposition of the En-
qseirsr may be realized before many months
or years at most.