The New York herald., 1869-06-12
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY JUNE T. sea-rRIPLE SHEET

Highlands Of S,aaaas. That is now also exhausted.
Thanks to the great landed proprietos In the High
lands whole districts that in former years 10
be thickly peopled turned tntQ deer forests
and not village. hardly mouse, TO be seen. the
people nave all emigrated, some 10 Australia, many
10 Canada more 20 the United States The third
source whcnce we used TO draw men Ior tue hru,y
was Ireland. i need not say where the great bulk
OF tnat population has gone TO. Where we useu ~
be able to get hundred Of as ne men as eIse wore
these. with rare exceptions are the weakly, Ill
grown towp lads, who are Of a very different race
from the Irish soldiers who fought for rs In our old
wars. The fourth source, which we used to draw
from when all Others faleq, was tae C94{lnenL our
gold could always produce German or other legions
who were glad enough to get our pay and hight las
little as they couldl on our side Even as lately
as ls54-'5e. when we were at war with Russia,
In our pay-one that was raised IN Germany .
second In Italy and third In Switzerland. 1t Is
Se spt tas men s i ;5S ~ GSxSSfo aS ossISn
reserve and might have been called upon to take
the eld. need hardly say that this source Is also
ss Sssd S 1a wSus Tas M ~
Tar too anxious TO maintain friendship Tln
America ever to allow single man OF their subect5
as Prussia IS now Constituted and In the way every
government In Europe fears at the present day CIV
Ing any cause OF offence to Its neighoors the leave
England has had hitherto 10 recruit for her army
upon the Continent when she Is at war would not
be granted for moment
Having, then, our own resources to depend upon,
let US see what these resources are, without blink
ing the question one way or another.
The English army, after deducting the number Of
numbers at $4,000 men, OF which $4,000 are
quartered In our various colonies scattered over the
whole world and about TO- 900 required In Ireland
to carry on what really may be called police duties.
But In the event OF war with the United States we
5Co0 unless we made up our minds 10 lose Ireland
altogether. This would leave about 25 900 to defend
England and to aid the clvil power wherever
wanted. With our trade destroyed by your cruisers
the price OF foOd clothing and every other neces-
sary at war rates little work to DO done and there
fore, wages low, we should have plenty OF discOn.
tent and rotng in the manufacturing and the coal
and mining districts. Therefore 5000 would barely
be be- enough Tor our wants. Where then, are we to
The truth Is, and our Ministers know 1t full wen
that In the event OF war We could neither defend
rica. II we happened to do the latter the very wo-
men and children would rise up with one accord as
our enemies. But 1t would be very different with
you. The moment we were at war no doubt
but that an American force would land in Ireland
where 1t would be received with open arms by the
whole population. Thousands OF the men who COM
posed that force would merely be returning home,
and would ind friends and relatives all over the
country. l have heard doubts expressed whether
an invading army could be fed In Ireland but when
we remember the vast number OF cattle ana pigs
that are daily sent from that country to England
think there could be no doubt In the matter. For
bread flour and several other items the force would
have to depend upon the American heet Or at least,
upon SUCH supplies Us COulu reach tNeu from Cue
sea- But 1t must not be forgotten that In every war
supplies pour In from other countries than those
chiefly concerned in the quarrel. In the Crimea the
English and French troops were supplied not by
their own countrynen alone, but by numerous ad-
yenturers from Italy, spain, Algiers, Egypt, and
even from the United States. An army in the field
is always good customer, and where there is a
profitable market sellers Will never lack.
=, In 1872 England was very much stronger and
the United States a very much weaker country than
tney are now. England had q large army that had
seen service in the Peninsula, and that was nushed
with success. The States had q very small regular
force and, small rs II was, very irregulariy drilled
and disciplined. But the heart OF your people was
on that war, and you gained your ends; since then
you have become an immense nation. You are more
consolidated iato one people than ever you were.
You are in every way selfsupporting and do not de-
pend upon any country In the world for your sup
plies. We might blockade New York and New
Orleans for months without raising the price Of food
But If London or Liverpool were cut of from their
supplies from abroad Tor one week there would be a
anime In the land You have depots and receivers
'f all kinds OF food more than enough to feed your
whole nation for twelve months rOund We are living
rom hand TO mouth. You would, as you did during
he long civil war, act as one man against the enemy;
We are sadly divided class O yainst class and In
crest against interest Your country, large as Is is
Tery compact indeed; we have colonies to guard all
,yer the world and TO protect our trade IN every
quarter OF the globe would require all the vessels OF
var that we could muster But-and this would be |
,ur great source Of weakness-more than all other
whereas II 'y your North and South join hands and
hght together there would not be disaffected man
on your side; but we should not only have Ireland
and her peasantry siding with you. but vast num-
ber OF IRISH soldiers in our army, who would GER
tainy not wish cause any good. The lrishmen
IN our ranks would fight as wei as any men living
,ould against any other foe. In India, In the |
,rinea, at the Cape OF Good Hope and In New Zea-
and they have-for they constitute by far the most
numerous body OF men In our infantry and artillery
,orps-realy won battles for us. But would |
hey fight against their own countrymenf IL Fenan-
sln cropped up every now and then-and 1T does so
ar more than was generally known or ever made
the Fenian riots In Ireland, what
would 1t do when our army saw before them CON-
pact well organized, well fed we'll to do army
)f their own coantrymens Fentanism among our
irish soldiers Is sleeping, but 1t Is not dead. II
night not-most likely would not-ever revive under
ordinary circumstances and hundreds OF men who,
4 not actually sworn Fenians are Fenians In their
hearts, would fight gallsntly for England In any
part OF the world except America and against any ar
my except Irish American one. Very truly has the
special correspondent OF the DAILY Netcs In Ireland
whose letters have quoted from above, said that
although the wall that issues from the Irish heart
when the moment OF separation comes approaches
10 something ike despair, the yearning for the
Land OF the West has seized the whole working
population And to this may add q very signlH-
cant fact, told me some weeks ago by an English
officer serving In regiment that - mainly composed
OF Irishmen He said that there was much less
drinking tnan formerly among the men, and great
deal more money than there used TO be In the regi
mental savings bank. The men, as ne said, are put