The Princeton union., 1877-06-08
Our English Friends.

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The London Times of MAY 4th makes
s4aae s', very melancholy predictions in re.
arf g;srrd to The advantage accruing to Ameri-
lssn commerce a and manufactures from the
| kNssn Turkish war. It takes q cherries
view r'f the situation by declaring that those
| trades which have received an accidental
and unwholesome stimulus will collapse,
| aud The temporary fabric Of American in.
obstetrics be in q worse condition than be.
fore. Whilst admitting that the demand
Tor breadstuffs, provisions, naval stores.
and guns win be increased, ocean freighu
higher. and our vessels have increased en-.
p'oyment. still Russia and Turkey have
ilee.s, anu there is such thing as the right
of scizing contraband of war. 1t feels
little netIed that stricter neutrality il
not preserved, and gravely wonders how
men OF the most humane and benevolent
disposition can take a purely commercial
view; OF war wAieh. threatens with in.
caiculable mischief asgood deal more than
hundIedmillions Of the human race, even
supposing it to be confined to Russia and
Turkey The concluding paragraph of the
article reads: The Americans would do
'etter to look at home than to look abroad.
ihe'r population, if they are not in too
great hurry, will find abundance of en-.
ployment in further developing the intern,
IL resources Of their vast and fertile coun
Try; but hopes founded on the necessities
Iof European war can only encounter the
disappointment which, we must needs add
| .hey deserve" Now here is richness for
you-the very marrow of humanitarian
advice, cool, disinterested, and even un.
kind. The Thunderer forgets by this time
tnat y few years ago there was little I'm,
pleasant ntness between two sections of this
country, when England was neutral
power and did her very best to neutral
ize our W etl0its to put down secession for
some four years. Ships were built and
EQUIPPED in her dockyords to prey upon
no thern commerce, and her own vessels
iaisily employed in running the blockade.
laid furnishing ammunition and military
stores: OF every kind to the rebels. The
TiFs;s has no recollection Of the mag.
s1ilftkss szeospai iyon to tile precious
fugitives, Msssrs. Mason and Slidell on
their arrival in London, nor of that spasm
of British indignation when those gentle
men wree taken from an English steamer.
and the threat if they were not. immedi.
ately delivered up Her Royal Majesty.
iron clads would devestate the American
seaboard.. During the entire war English
sympathies and pens were at the service
of the Sonthern element, with scarcely
generous word for the underrated and
craven north. There were no prophetic
strains then, that war had an inevitable
tendency 20 stimulate gambling spirit al
Ways productive of. commercial ruin and
political disaster, or, that British interests
would suffer immensely from the tenn
porary imitation caused by foreign brolls.
and the inevitable collapse of fictitious
prosperity upon the declaration of peace.
1t raised no wall OF sorrowing speculation
about the thousands of Manchester spin.
dies kept running with cotton from block
AIDED ports, nor Of the lamentable losses in
store for their deiuded manufacturers and
workmen who devoted their energies and
time in Improbable enterprise. No hint
IS given now of the supplies forwarded to
Turkey every day, no; Of the seven thous.
and volunteers applying to the Turkish
minister Of war for permission so serve
under the banner of the Crescent, nor of
the officers of the army aud navy now y,
The very seat Of war directing operations.
This is the average sample. of England's
consistency. Her sympathy is with poor
America, who is struggling with business
despondency, and may be tempted in lis
usual enterprising spirit to make little
profit out Of the present European crisis.
However, all these friendly monitions may
'bc UNDECIDED, for besides tho unequivocsl
friendship displayed By Ruasia towards
ibis county during tho civil val, de.erv,
Ing its gsoognitiou in turn. there il ! cvY.
rent OF self-intercst which may prompt
Erothsr Jonathan to furnish Ill the sup
plies and munitions of war Vt tho very best
prices he Can possibly get.-Piooeer PeesA
EFarmes take sotiee-B. I.
Whitney, Princeton Steam Feed Mill,
will grind only on Tuesdays and Satur.
days until further notice.