The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-12
THE New York Post has intima,ed

THE New YORK 3'OSt mas animated
that the scheme for putting n war
plank in the Republican platform for
use In next Falls elections, which its
Washington correspondent protested TO
have discovered, was "plOt" of the
Protectionists to secure popular nlajor1-
ties by side issues. The Pittsburgh
GdSette, pretty good Protection authOri-
ty, scouts the suggestion, and declares
its opinion that on the contrary. 1t is q
scheme of the Free Traders lot whom
the Post Is the leading organ) to en-
bArrass the Protectionists in Pennsyl-
vania. The Gazette has yet to see the
first Pennsylvania journal among those
known as consistent and sincere advo-
Gates OF Protection, which gives shad-
ow of countenance to the alleged move
ment to Republicanize the Alabama
Issue. And 1t declares that lift be true
that Republican politicians incline to
en2raft the Alabama question among
party issues, they will reckon with
out their host in counting upon the
Republicans of Pennsylvania.
Whatever may be the Interior objects
OF those who have inspired the alleged
movement, the Indications are that 1t
will fall still born. |! has been con-
deruued sharply by the press already.
Mr.. FOrney who was alleged to be one
ut the leading spirits in the scheme now
comes out and denies having anything
to do with it or knowing anything
about II.
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that shall fill their sails, will have to
try some other method. There is such
thorough and widespread realization
OF tue fact that what the country needs
now is repose, that anything calculated
to disturb it finds little favor. Those
who want to swim with the popular
current should direct their energies to
promote peace rather than WAR.
SO far as England Is concerned, peO-
pie understand that we have her, as
the matter stands, at u greater disad-
vantage than we would have by fight
Ing her. II we fought England, we
should doubtless take Canada; and il
we did would have won an elephant.
We should really gain nothing by It..
1t would introduce large incongruous
population whose interests would have
to be harmOnized in Congress with
others already widely diverse. Every
such addition to our already immense
area, only increases the difficulty of
governing it. Ii IS not the big farm
that makes the prosperous farmer. 1t
il the we'll cultivated and we'll managed
farm. 1t is not mere extent OF territory
that makes country great and pros
porous or its people happy. 1t is homo
gerciIy of people and unity of interest.
There is limit to the area which one
government can safely embrace and TO
the number OF antagOnistic interests
which 1t can successfully harmonic.
Tue true policy, if this government Is
TO he perpetuated and If it is TO best
secure the benigpant ends of its cTea-
lion, IS to encourage the formation of
separate republics in the countries
that ndjoin MS. They are worth far
more TO the United States in this rela
ton than as territorial acquisitions.
Canada will be republic in few
TOnrs il let alone. highlands hold upon
it is weakening every year. She
would probably esteem it no very great
loss To be rid of it any time. 1t is IA
source of weakness to her, not of
strength.
The rod which the United States
holds over England, and the one she
most fears, is not Canada but our moral
and legal right of retaliation on the
ocean whenever she gets into war
with another power. The commerce of
England is her pride and the source of
her strengths: and since Mr.. Summers
speech she has realized the enormous
advantage her own conduct during the
rebellion gives this country. It is this
realization that explains the rage of the
English papers over that speech. So
long SIS the present status is maintained,
she dare not engage in a war with any
body; for then her commerce would be
at the mercy OF American privateers. A
war with the United States would wipe
out the score. II 1T lost her Canada,
IL would relieve her from this standing
menace to her commerce; and thus she
would gain vastly more then she lost.
At other times war with England
would not be an unmixed evil. If this
country were not carrying (tOr the first
time) two and half thousand millions
OF debt, and paying yearly gold inter
est much greater than the entire annual
expenses OF the Government were be-
fore the rebellion, we might conteln-
plato war with that power without
apprehension. Indeed to the manufac-
turing interests it would be signal
benefit. But wal is costly game. We
are but six months from Il national
campaign wherein II reputation of the
public debt was the rallyin8 cry Of
powerful minority. We dare not make
that debt larger. We must reduce It If
possible, and as fast as possible. This
Is the supreme necessity of the times;
and to this necessity all ordinary
provocatlons and motives 10 fight our
neiGhbors must be subordinRted. The
present duty of people and government
alike Is to cultivate the things that
make for peace, both at home and
abrosd.
TIE Richmond Wing announces tina
the interest on the Virginia debt will
no be paid on the LIST of July, but will
be by the 1st OF August. The delay the
Whig says is towing to the interrup-
ton of public business caused by the
removal of civil officers by act of Con.
gress."
ANNA Dickinson opened her mouth
aud SpOko ne follows 1o.o1v. GpnlitjrS