The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-06

Tho Final Results of War with Eng
land-A Word Of Warning to the Britiss
Government.
The people of the United States do not wish
q war with England Their prosperity and
happiness are sought in the peaceful develop
ment of the vast resources of the country, and
In the steady advance of civilization, enter
prise and intelligence over the yet unsettled
Territories of the great confederacy. The
American Continent needs and yearns for
population, and in the increase of its people,
which is to other nations source of poverty
and embarrassment, 1t finds its most rapid
augmentation of wealth. Our government is
not compelled to invite periodical war, just
or unjust, in order to get rid of its
surplus and hungry mouths, or as q
political necessity in order to keep brawl-
ing agitators from mischief There are GER
tain classes, it is true, mainly imported from
British soil, who would rejoice at a war with
our old enemy; but the better spirit and the
sounder sense of the great body of our citizens
would deplore such an event as calamity
Nevertheless, the fact is undeniable that the
gamer by such war. Whatever might be its
varying fortunes here and there, by land or
sea- the inevitable final result would be the
annexation to the States of the Union of every
foot of territory on the American Continent
and the adjacent islands now owing fealty to
England. 1t is almost impossible to calculate
the enormous advantages that would accrue to
the United States from the sole ownership ands
control of the waters of the st. Lawrence, tho
great fisheries and the ports on this side of the
Atlantic, as well as from the development of
the hitherto crippled trade and neglected
resources of the Canadian provinces. These
assertions are no assault on the courage aud
loyalty of the Canadians. The citizens of the
New Dominion are now supposed to be, and
many of them are in reality, opposed to
annexation and proud of their relations with
the English nation. But the experience of
history proves that this feeling would speedily
die out after the close of war which could
never end but in annexation, and the Canadian
provinces would before long take position
among the most vigorous, earnest and patriotic
of the States of the Union.
1t may be well for the statesmen of England
to consider these facts. The American ma
ton, while desiring peace, is prepared for
war. Our people are not ignorant of the suf-
ferings of the Revolution, but they know its
result was the independence of the republic.
They are aware that the war of 1912 entailed
temporary pain and sorrow on the country;
but they do not forget that at its termination
England was forced to abandon her insolent
claim Of the right of search. They do not
close their eyes to the trials Of war with Eng
land in these days, but they feel confident that
before their arms, If once taken up, are laid
down the Stars and Stripes will foat over
every foot Of American soil from Newfoupd-
land to the Pacific Ocean. They have had
enough of Englands bad faith in the Alabama
case, from the building of the privateer by
Englishmen down to their threatened viola.
ton of the Treaty of Washington, made at
Englands own solicitation. The controversy
must be settled at once, whether peacefully or
by the arbitrament of the sword remains for
England to decide.