The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-01
When we can Afford a Fsreign war

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70 var. With nii6oas upon millions 81
debt burdsniag Us the industry Of fftseu
States parelyEed, and their whole social
system upturned from its foundation-s
chaotic s1ate Of things OF which nobody
seems coupetsut % make head ortaiI with
the widows and orphsns Of thousands Of
soldiers who have laid down heir lives il
ne good cause, 70 look after aud provide
Tor " II appeals for assistance coming
from q multitude Of benevolent institutionss
with the cfy here hep or we perish, =
and the cry there, ''come 70 our relief, or
We s'srve :" with every iudecenert that
! people could have 70 beat thu ~ rds into
plow-shares AID their spears into pruning
hooks, and Learn var 10 more; still, We are
! toids that nov . the time 70 put IL practice
the Monroe doctrines drive Aaxiuiian out
o. AsNicos bully Napol o. bToW-best John !
4 bu y Iush on 20 the essistancs Of the Irish /
people in q war for indepsudznes, and con-
nivs a. The mad scheme Of the Fenian Broth |
ernood, 70 make . rsid over the Ncr hsrn i
faess seise Quebec and Montreal, annex
Canada, ADD play the mischief generally.
Here is work, indeed, Tor The greatest na-
tion that the sun ever shone upon. Blessed
With Irish bJndFs a Nex 60 bonds, 10
say nothi Of oar ewn bonds, With grsen-
oacks abundsnt, ard eysfyhody livii on
ths eop shelf--l7ho isn't 90 tha roibt Of
arvatioo-wby not "piteh-in," convert
me country in Q Donnyb COX fair, kick
Up general shiudy, aud Whaek at the frst
nead We sc. What carnival We should
nave 70 Be sure, With bloody noses, and
e aeksd pstez, and brui ed codes, and bro-
Ken limbs, thicker than peas n p d.
LAT an opPo' tunity 10 display, side By
qa With The valor aud indomitabls plucl. / 1
81 the Amer eau sold er, ID humau y that 3
oistngulsues The American ucople SAM }
tsry ssirs, Sanitary Csnm ssioas, Christian
Z q missions, bosPits's 10 every city, aud
soldiers homes IL every toWn-Wib tan 4
trum OF trumpet, and hf and ums, and J
Wsving Of dag, and thunder Of canuou, end I o
2 greet Whisl Of excitement, graz q hub
6u . in which the grozns Of dyi z men and ]
ths griefs Of stricken hears would be no
aaoss Endlole TIM the signing Of ths Wiad 8
N the roar e Siagara. a.
Aud a I for whag The vindication cfthe e
sionroe Doctrine n the South, and the IN Il
Of a people in the Eat who, 10 o.
AZ re east, mani estei no heroic disDosi-
ion 70 keep evea repressa tative iudepsnd- OF
'uce when they had it, and very little ! 81
.oility 70 recover Il sitter they had lost i.
IS EePablie, Mexico has presented 10
'l4llils 70 the admiru ton Of mankind. She nj
las been distinguished these FORTY years -
'sst feF the facility vita which she hss =
eTouret her own children The Mexican, a.
Dove ths grsde OF 4 peon, who dies in hs M
90 OF old age, or Of other natural indrni- | Ii,
IS, SHOULD have moaument erected 10 his NJ
memory. u, IN asserting the Monroe Doe ~
: ne a. the cost Of war, not alone with an
laximihsn, but The greater impsrisl power j
nat atsnds behrud hin, we could havet the h.
lAs act on Of eacient government, domes- Ii,
e tranquility ana permanent pesce 50 the ths
asu I, that would be something But in nj
irving cut the invader aud usurper, we I Tso
lould only remit tho people 70 3 continued | vo
'ene Of sirii8 and oloOdshed, and the amb. o.
on Of Pettg military Oh .eftans. as % tue | u
enlsn scheme Of seizirg Canada and Ger
iaking IL the bsae Of operations Tor aw 80
pon England in behalf Of Irsland-end -,
en- We are told, is the present plan Of to
EZRA ions-it is 200 absurd even FOR seri- ~,
Is contemplation. n more iinpracticable %
igsry ever entered the heads Of men, aud ~
ose who embark IN tne seheme must CA rsn
late not only 70 meet resistance here, :. /,
i rep ession here, for the Governments h
III not be inyeigled into any such scatter stri
ain enterprise. -
II We must 60 outside Of our own terrific so,
% assist any people, because We are in son
en- wholesome condition that we must her
we wsT 70 keep up the circulation Of b-s
e blood, We might send cont ngent 70 sta
E amy and navy Of the little but plucky oos
'publio OF Chill. There is q gallant ~
ople, who are sufficiently impressed with he
o value Of < Cd government 70 restrain enc
ernselvess aud ctv t. their energies 70 the W.,
vs opment Of ther country, the educstiun con
ne masses, and TO general sdvsnc-raent ri
ths scale d civilization. Had Spain nst r.
.eriered and forced upon the Government -
santiago the altefustive Of war or humil- tbe
ion, no people in South America would -
We presented q more favorable rep u OF 80
ogress in the right direction than the NJ,
mans. lntsrierence there would very j ke- No.,
70 bring on war with spain, cut . var selv
n IN - power would result in sddfug -,
oa TO the United States, without the ex- 80,
use Of purchase. ~.
We take It Tor granted that those who are II =
Fitehed with the DIRE ms Of conquest and mir
loual glory, q e incurables But II any a.
,ge t.on can be made thst viii Keep them LIB
the nsiion out Of such schemes a. \ -,
2 with auce in behalf Of Mexico, aod Ii !
lar With England in behalf OF ireland snd
rs Tor instance, as war with Spain, ear
"a rate poEer-in behslf Of the Republic | ss,r,
hill, the Queen Of the Ant,llas beng -
PLAN Tor us in the black pudding, il 81
uld not be omitted. Cubs cou 4 DO made pii-.
iul to Us In supplying such products as Der
were wont 10 draw from Louisi "a, and I r 4
lid make capital experimental farm, Me-
hrst rate location for q hospital for ~
ken down aud DIS .bled soldiers. HI n
fe should, pegh ps. be esteemed a wiser tbe-
tues-. pie II We eonh. 60 eur bea
,ntioDi Tor some time 70 come, within our ALI
! territorial limits, add devoted our tine
iaieut, our Sc In aud ents, prise 70 the
ling Of our own v unds and be recuper-
10 Of the body po Itic. W5su the o. speci
. Industry Of toe South shall have been
ived, her wasted feds restored, her -
led towns AID cities rebuilt, her com
), frstsru al syrnpsthiss ~ bs1Sv',s. viii
institutions make us indeed one pe pc. "a E
when the great plains 10 the west Of Is apri
nlied up With hsifiy ant prosperous niini
ulat on snd VII n, fnally, We shall Ezsc
E ID osrselvestfJ. c Ok Co.'S nat on nat
ssing, AID once "a re njoy the sight OF chao
currency, it wi Be quite iins enough rebel
IS 70 con idsr whe be- We sbsIl N 4 II The I
az siEhbot's afisi ;, sud plsv "a dic. uot I
? for the amusement or terrsr Of tns rest p sn