The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-05-17
4 Gloomy view Of English Prospects.

Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, the tory
Historian, in recent speech at volun-
}teer drill took an extremely gloomy view of
the prospects of England iasthe event of q
European war. The war, BE thinks is sure
to come; be accepts Mr. D1sRAELs's mot
thai Europe has become "a camp and
HE does not think that mere non interven-
ton viii save England from having share
in tie general catastrophe
"a dreadful war is about to commence
on the continent, which will. to all appear
ance, terminate in the undisputed suprem-
acy Of one power. What such will be,
whether Russia, Germany or France, as
Lof one thing we may be yell assured. that
whichever gains on the continent will ere
long turn its victorious arms against u.s. =
The simple enthusiasts who think that
commercial interests will govern the earth
and arrest the arms of conquest will then
find how miserably they have been mista-
ken; and power won by the sword will
never cease to make use of the sword for
| its extension. Look at Rome in ancient.
and France under The First Napoleon in
modern times The power victorious on
the continent will, beyond all question.
turn its arms against this countryside on
ly remaining check on its ambition. Be-
sides their natural and unavoidable inclina-
ton, all the great powers. of Europe have
wrongs to avenge. inflicted on them BY
Britain in former times. and which they
will willingly seize the first opportunity of
requiting. We have paid two visits to
France within four centuries, and have &C.
cupied Paris, and her sons would gladly
return the compliment at London. We
have made long visits to Russia at Sebas-
topol, and she will always feel awkward till
she has returned it to US at Portsmouth.
Our victorious arms have been seen at
Washington. and the Americans are only
waiting for ,Enga nd S difficulty to let their
standard be seen in London"
After this candid avowal of belief in the
early coming of NEMESIS, the tory histor-
ian administered cold comfort to his hearers
by assuring them that the introduction of
iron plating had at one blow destroyed the
naval superiority Of England, that her
wooden nary is useless and that the rest of
the world is quite up with her in the race
for the construction of an Iron clad feet -
sit is doubtful whether our royal navy
as yet equals that of America. United to
that of Russia, the latter is decidedly su-
perior to anything we could bring forward.
If forest of hostile iron -clads appear off
Spithead or Plymouth. vain will be the
forty or fifty noble saiiof the line lying in our
harbors. Everything will depend not on
the fifty old wooden line of battle ships,
but on the eight or ten 6neriron -clads.
This great change has entirely altered our
relative position in any future naval war
and unless steps are taken, and that speed
lily, to counterbaance its effects, it may
safely be predicted that evil days are coming
upon us, and that the days of our national
independence are numbered"
Our readers will observe how ALISON,
with so many of his countrymen at this
time, is haunted by the notion that an ALI
ance of the United States with Russia for
some purpose and at some time is among
the contingencies to be provided for.
Obtaining Husbands for Young Ladies.
Three young men were before the Chica-
go police court last week on the charge of
being Migrants, when one Of them made
the following defence:
"Tkese two gentlemen and myself are
tho firm, of Edvards z, Gr;&n Wa ,ro