The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-26
WAR WITH ENGLAND.
From the ". y. Times.


General Butler, though no fool himself, evil
IDENTIFY thinks the bulk of his countrymcn to be
such; and this would be a very moderate and
charitable Judgment on his part did they for
moment listen to his new Alabama claims policy
"The United States,' he is inclined to think
would have more to gain than to lose bya war
with England" We cannot say what and how
much they would lose, but we can easily see
what they would gain-namclv financial ruin
But perhaps General Butler. being a teacher of
'repudiation, would reckon any sort of repudi-
alton of Government money obligations to be
gain
Dissatisfaction and dssenson," thinks the
General, exist in every part of the British
dominions, which need only little tanning to
make devOuring flame" But have lce no dis
satisfaction and dissensiOn' in oar dOmnions,
no smOthered embcrs which adroit tanning may
cause to burst into flame ? General Buffers
opinions regarding the present condition of the
South, as one requiring the interpositiOn of
martial lava policy he is said to be at this
moment urging on the Presdcnt-would seem
TO snow that orr people are not so harmonious
as they might be. We shall be answered that
"a foreign war would unite us again Why,
then, should not foreign war unite England
also, and stop her complaints What is there in
tins sovereign panacCa of war that we alone can
get balm from it for national wounds The
truth is that all this kind of reasoning is of the
sort which North and South used in 1861 when
each was going to give all the bruises and get
all the profits of war. 1t is in this spirit, also,
that, while Mr.. Chandler tells ''thc Michigan
veterans alone could take Canada, General
Butler boasts that 1.-THE Irish of New En- gland
alone could perform the same opcration-just
as we were told in 1861 that the "fremen of
New York would put out the rebellion" not
even consentug to let their brethren Of Phila-
delphia or Chicago help them. Is it9 possible
that after so recent and bitter an experience of
what Dragging comes to, we shall now begin it
all over again
But the most astounding argument in favor of
war attributed to General Butler is that it will
stop impOrtatiOns, and do more for the en-
Couragcment OF our home manufactures than all
the legislation that could be framed in a quarter
of Il century This is truly persuasive argu-
ment, and must make the free trade part Of
America enthusiastic for war. Such an argu-
ment may give fresh yigOr to the Tribune in
supporting its proposition to take Canada in
payment but 'prOtection" would be considered
n pretty costly luxury, we fancy, should it also
mean military protection by monitors and mil
lion men.
81" says General Butler in coming out with
his pIan-for the General is nothing if not tact-
call would make them settle this question in
a short time" And how? in six months or
so, he would, in default of settlement, tissue
proclamation of non-intercOurse." What would
follow?
''Then deprived of market for her manufactures,
her artisans and shOpkeeperS, thrown out OF employ
ment and out of business would institute bread riots
and rise in insurrecton all the kingdom. That
would settle the Alabama dficulty."
Such is said by our Washington correspondent
to be Gen. Buffers plan. The war is mot to cost
much''-the chief weapon being "bread riots. "
And what proportion would dread riots" bear
to the rest of an international war between Eng
| land and the United States? About as much as
| did the ''saye Instructions" which we used to
| figure in 1861 to the whole military power called
| out to maintain or suppress the rebellion.