The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-05-19
The TRIPLE ALLIANCE" SENSA.
TON.


for that matter, has been " squarin
of" at the triple headed bugaboo con
jured up by certain imaginative news
paper scribblers who had nothing bet
ter TO do than to make an alliance o
England, France aud Spain agains
Brother Jonathan. Secretary Fish has
gravely probed the thing and as gravel,
announced that 1t is his opinion there Is
nothing in it. Not that just such in
congruous alliances have not been
uaae' among European nations. in bye
gone times, but because of the very in
congruity that snch a possible alliance
would present, if made, We propose to
inspect it just As if it had been actually
made. There are living men who rec
ollect when England and Russia ard
Spain formed holy alliance agains,
France we all remember an alliance
between France and England againsr
Russia and another alliance or con
spiracy, rarher-between England,
France and Spain against the Republic
Of MEXICO, with MAMMALIAN for ;beir
catspaw and these recollections pre-
pared az to credit the story of the ex
ploded &" triple alliance" of yesterday
But this LASTS more of a paper posi-
bility than practical one. To be sure
tween England, France aud Spain with
regard to their West India possessions :;
aud it is natural that they should each
regard any outside movement 10 favor
of the independence of any one of those
islands as involving. directly or indi
rectly, the severance from European
authority of Cuba, Martinique and J.-
maica. For the principle which OBJ
tains in favor of the allegiance of one,
holds good, in a certain sense, with re-
gard to each and all of them. But
Europe Is a chess board The three |
great western powers must guard them |
selves against the possibility of check
mate. The game is too closs to Justify |
the risking of a pawn in the great game
with Russia and Prussia. Spain would |
be eypher in the fight and while Ma
po!eou would be risking an Empire
England would stake Ireland, Canada
and the Indies on the hazard of the
game. Canada would be the American
battle ground and annexation would be
the final result. The United States
would have everything to gain and
nothing but men and money to lose in
'ach conflict. As to the Union, it {
would be all the more strongly cemented ,
" the war. These chances have all
'sen cauvassed with ealmness and de- :
Iteration by the parties suspected of C
n inclination to form an offensive and
defensive alliance in favor of Cuban u
'iavery. The copartnership will never
e made, or, if made, will be but a
ilent. imperative concern Such a
,ovement would merely precipitate
hat now seems only too long with
recognition of the Cubans BY :
,e United States as belligerents. r
In the meantime Copperheadism is Y
ue to itself. Its organs and mouth Il
eces biuster fercely for war with n
nglaud ION the Alabama question, pl
giving cause for which England a,
as their ally but the animus of this is W
arney to the Feuians. They also de- p
ecate any action iu favor ofthe Cuban j.
bells. Their sympathies are reserved p
r such rebels as aim their guns at is
e stars and stripes. The Cubaus are
biting for Liberty and Justice" co
icy include Emancipation among SO
cir war cries. 1t is almost, if not u,
lite, cowardice upon the part of the tn
,verumen that we do not hasten tn ~
I'd them our open, hearty aid. The SIT
pie alliance is aquaker gun. -