The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-23
A sPECK or wAR.


ganization a longer lease of life. Is one
proposed by Benjamin F. (lIeasD Butler,
Of Massachusetts,, which, from is alarm
ing nature, demands the attention Of the
whole people.
Mr.. Butler does not seek To leny tina.
the republican party, a, an organization,
is passing rapidly away, and he knows
that unless some violent and seemingly
patriotic act Of the administration with
foreign power is committed, that the Con-
sentative and peaceful men of the United
States will assume control Of the Govern.
msnt two years hence. To avoid THE, be
proposes war with Great Britain--f,r,
the os:ensible reason iha. the British
Government has not ye. paid what are
known as the Alabama claims" BY
such course as this, he thinks, the mas.
seS Of the people who, unler the excite.
msnt Of the lass war. gave In their alles;-
ance to the republican party, bu, who
have since returned to the Democratic
fold, will sgain rush to arms us The call Of
President Grant. and. during the war
fever" Grant can once more be elected
10 the Presidency. and the country b
held BY the republican party for at least
four years more.
Every good eiiscn must at once be
struck BY the blOod-thirsty aud inbuman
programme laid gu. BY this man Butler
most appropriately named Tho Beast
lie conicsse, that his only motive is the
perpstuatiOn of his pur.y-nud for that
vile and uuholy purpose be would will
ingly plunge tho country 10 a war which
would last for years, and in which .bou-
sands Of our sous must perish. As the
grea. leader 9: the party to which be be-
longs, Mr. Bu.lsr-mose ,hsn any other
member Of tho r.pusisso psr'y-e'o
bring shout The okjec. hs Contends for;
and that he will 10 all this 20 securO the
perpesuaticn Of bis party in power, his
psstrecord shows abundant proof.
How Revsrdy johnson. Of Maryland :
our Minister a: the Court Of 8, Jsmes'
during President Johnson's sduiois.ra-
ton. agreed with the British Government
for the settlement Of The Alabama
claims" Both psr.ies--lookiog to their
own interssts-nade mutual concessions.
aud our Government wa, to receive fsu
indemnity. But tho cartel thus happily
agreed upon was set aside by Dir. Graol
and a radical Senate, and the question
again lef, open for further snd more scn-
plicated liiiSa.ion-or to form an eEcase
for quarrel with the British Gor.rnn,sr,
whenever the eSigeucies Of the republican
party demanded it
That ex;gsucy-('h,- -eccs. elections
demonstrate)-has' arrived; AID hsree
the new and loud demand for settlement
with Great Britrin. IT,. cartel agreed
upon BY Mr.. johnson and the British
Ministry. was, in substance. as foll0s':
( The English Government vas to make
full rsparation for all damages proven to
be committed BY British subjects; aud
the Government Of the United sta,es, is
like manner, was 10 idemnify Great Brit
ain for all losses proven to be committed
by American citizens.
This settlement would have loft Esq
land largely 10 our deb.-sbe We, wiling
and able to pay that indebtedlesS-aud
the question would have been settled for
ever. But this was no. to be. With a
foresight worthy Of notice, the republican
leaders saw that such an eIigeocJ as the
present must arrive; they know that
reason would soon drive them from pow
er; aud ike drowning man, they
caught 8, the frst thing in vicw-any.
thing. 70 that tue glorious republican
party" could have afew years more of
life.
And. very shrewdly. they count in
this way: That if the United States
should be engaged in war with England,
the Irish population of this couusry-ai-
ways terror to republcans-would unite
in support of the administration, and SO
give fghtirg as well Us voting weight. to
the war movement.
Evary true Trishman sighs for the lib.
erty of ireland, and vouldgive his hearts
blood to secure that end but every
thinking freshman Sili'well reeollect that
when ireland made Qhrough her sous in
America) an attempt for freedom: every
effort was met and crushed by the repub-