The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-01


Falstaff declared
Nay, will not lend thee another penny"
exclaimed
Then the worlds mine oyster
Which with sword Will open"
II is certain that armies In past ages
have been the arbiters of national and
individual destinies 1t was a pro-
phetic declaration, thrilling with the
boldness Of a new departure, when
Richeleu SAID, Lay by the sword;
States can lie saved without It,
In vain the Directory OF France thought
they had silenced forever the power OF
Napoleon's genius when they had ex-
lied him and his dangerous "Old Guard
to Egypt. He could still. from the
soitudes of the Syrian desert-from
the brow Of Mount Tabor and under
The shadows of the old Pyramids-lay
down the law to nations and menace
thrones Of empires; for as he said, the
legions OF his Graude Armee carried
Europe on the tips of their bayonets.
But Of late the times have changed.
Cmsarism no longer dominates the
world, and the rule Of brute force has
been measurably dethroned Now, the
disputes that formerly would have en-
broiled dominant nations III mortal con-
ilict are comfortably settled by the
more rational dicta of negotiation. III
the United States or England or Ger
many or any other of the first class
powers have difference Of any charac-
ter or degree of magnitude to adjust be-
tween themselves, instead of shedding
an ocean OF blood and wasting q noun
tain of money over it, they scnsibly re-
fer the matter for equitable settlement
to junta of lawyers jointly selected
and assembled in the capacity of Con-
gress or Board Of Arbitration, or some
other kind of a Peace Comission. As
Calico said, THE world moves"
Labor and her lieutenant Science has
become the great arbiter of empire
the modern Caesar that rules the world
as with q rod of iron.
England's steam-drivcn machinery is
said 10 represent labor power of 60O,-
100000 men and makes her more than
match for any other political power
either in the held O. in the council
chamber. For besides the advantage
of stark superiority of numbers she
las the further gain of concentration
aud mobility. Two results of this are
noticeable: the British industry is thus
enabled to sustain a denser population
upon its sarea and sustain them in \
higher degree of comfort and enlight-
eminent than any other empire where
the combination of science and labor
are at lower stage of development
aud perfection.
A striking result has but just been
displayed on u continental arena and
befor the world rs spectators, in the
bloodless triumph of English moral
prestige over Russia's victorious armies
We have seen the greatest military
power in the world-so esteemed
additionally known IA the Great
Colossus of Nations '-checksd in her
Irresistible career of conquest and made
90 back water without blow struck,
merely 10y the resistent influence of
English credit backed by her COO 900,
600 labor power.
If the worlds swords have not in full
tillment of the scriptural prophecy
been beaten into plow-shares they
might as well be for all the figure they
are ever likely TO cut hereafter in the
conquests of force or diplomac The
world has found out better ways of
subduing realms, and the swords office
and occupation are utterly gone as long
M every dollar resting in the wants of
Lombard street or Wall street repre-
sents a days labor condensed, preserv.
ed, protean and imperishable. ready
for application and apotheosis at an
instant signal IN any quarter of the
globe.