Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-03
m COMING cox7RRcIAL BATTLE.


That al this may be accomplishing in tn,
interests Of England, snd thereforS-fox. the
benefit Of oil mankind, have lt6ored .for
some years of my life; for caqkot shut NV
eyes to the fact tbat the mo& Formidable
strife on which tbs country fever entered
even now looms y the dista}cc. do h.,
refer 70 the strife Of arm1 | feel oscry
confidence in thoSe bravery ID devot;Sh Of
England's sons, AID am quik easy.Sn tina,
score; but the ba,tle&> alludc ta,i%ll be a
commercial one; end if we are beaten Eng
lard will be overshAdowed once and forey
er England has based her prestige and
and power on her commerce and wealth.
and it 10 now becoming rapidly universal IA
this favored land, from the statesman to the
~c-k'ngm--. = "l."s money value upon
hing engaging any under
GO W'll it pay me ~
ed SCI q. Id tins can hardly be
csled desirable prinple as the main
Frslas Of ac0ea, sna yetu think every one
present will ADMIT hat ,ie picture is not far
from the truth. Free ttadc with all il,
beauties has certainly this drawback, this
apparent anomaly, that it makes it's follow
ers, individually intensely teifish, and acts.
against the attractions Of cohesion in the
mass to the end more the pity, Of almost
putting . stop to united action. These re
tectloDS have arisen tho feAr that our rre.,
rival, nov thatthe(r war il concluded viii
strain every serve beat o. a. . nation in
the commeretal race and. - . nation, catch
US mapping. howeYpr sharp We may be ind.
vidually. III my 4 Ars shoo ID unfortunately
prove wSll found(n England will have the
pedestal upon witch she now stands knock.
Cd frog under he feet, and The only means
that 0sn zee 10 avert the danger is to in.
sugureee policy which, while it shall aim
IS ner4otorf At steering the nation clear Of
rocks od shoals, shall a the same time
ssvs tfe snip stsaFaee Gay by increased
speed, a4uller head Of sDeam, sufficient. in.
deed to peevsat the 81 eraft from being out.
stripped BY Sthse sessels.
AxEaIcA RAPIDLY, oyERrAxrsa GREAT
? BI3rAIS.
To show hat ny Iears Of . formidable
rivalry have found ation in fact, l have
only TO recall TO yout recollection the fol>
Gs'ag figures: tn united kingdom Of
0rsss Britain and treland numbered in
1851, 29,4lS.00O; the United States, in
1850 numbered 27477.O00; the slaves,
S,952 Sol; total, 81 l2S. 49l. In the year
ISL, the estimated population Of Great
Britain and Ireland, assuming tho rate Of
increase TO DO the ssme ~ between 1861
and 1851. nearly sixper cent-in England
twas II per ct win be 80, 9s9 900 while in
the United 6tstes the population by 1870
will haye attained 42,32s, s41 and at the
came ratso. that - tdsay at the rate Of 81 6
the avsrage decenni0 increase per cent Of
cur kinsman ON the Asher side Of the At
laddc, their populktjon will, in 1890, have
seoeAoS ~ snormouo amount sof 1G,477,-
~ q ether words, Just double the mum
II DhMh The census returns Of THE scoun>
~ Will then show. behooves our states
- 70 peadse veil 1ssr thee figures.
4aeee = physical strength in this rivalry
tSfch viii ut allow II slf to BE- ignored. -
1hese poweefll k,usm6 Of ours have ~.
qplsst1 - szelasivs ri1ht Of transit across
eenamas end The lsas9 intelligent mind in
this country most dbderstand that our
tSode h 10 Racifle il bhsreby jeopardised.
~ saenesk Wosh 10 & nsks this point
1AessqghlEg ndsstood in Europe and opel.
~ - slGy cosntry1han to the fact that
- GSOn111l4 or bse 10 increase this
lbeniiaG1t GTsGy een6nbers. bv onietiv
- - snI1lpAie, ron this
D~ 4u1olUI8U vUD6YE..
119G 1nNes =, With 1iscontented
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