Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-09-19
Victory For Peace.

The first ray If the dawn / see In the
gradual substitution OF diplomatic skill for
human butchcry. Within the last 20
years there have been international differ
cnccs which would have brought shock
OF arms in any other day, but which were
ica1cfully adjusted, the pen taking the
place Of the sword. The Venezuelan con-
trovcrsy in any other age Of the world
would Lave brought shock OF arms, but
row is l'cing ~ quietly adjusted that no
one knows just how it is being settled.
The Alabama question in any other age
II the world would have caused war be-
tween the United States and England.
How was it settled: by mcn-of-war of
the \a:rows or off the Merscy: BY the
gulf stream Of the ocean crossed by gulf
stream Of human bloodI by the pathway
of nations incarnadined: No \ few wise
men go into quiet room NJ Geneva, talk
the matter over and telegraph To Washing
ton and To London. ''All settled" Peace,
leace. England pays TO the United States
The amount awardcd-pays really more
than she ought 10 have paid. But still,
al that Alabama broil is settled-settled
forever. Arbitration instead of battle.
80 the quarrel about the Canadian fish
cries in any other age would have caused
war between the United States and Eng
and. England said, Pay me for the in
yasiOn Of my Canadian fisheries. g" The
United States said, Il will not pay any
thing." Well, the two nations say, II
guess we had better leave the whole mat
ter to a commission. The commission
Is appointed and the commission exam
ines the affair, and the commission re-
ports. and pay we ought, pay we must,
pay we do. Not pound of powder burn
ed, no one hurt so much as by the scratch
Of pin. Arbitration instead OF battle.
80 the Samoan controversy In any other
age would have brought Germany and
the United States ! bloody collision.
But all is settled. =. iration instead OF
battle
France will never again, think, through
the peccadillo OF an ambassador, bring on
battle with other nations She sees that
God, In punishment Mt Sedan, blotted out
the French empire, and the only aspirant
for that throne who had any right Of ex-
pectation dies in war that has not even
the dignity Of being respectable. What is
the leaf that England would like to tear
out Of her history! The Zulu war. Down
with the sword and up with the treaty!
We In this country might better have
settled our sectional difficulties by arbitrn-
tion than by the trial Of the sword Phi
lanthropy said To- the north, Pay down n
certain amount Of money for the purchase
Of the slaves, and let all those born after a
certain time he born free Philanthropy
at the same time said to the south, You
sell the slaves and get rid Of this great ma
tional contest and trouble. The north
replied. II won't pay cent" The south
replied. II won't sell. - War, wnrl A
million dead men, and IA national debt
which might have ground this nation to
powder Why did we not let William H.
Seward Of New York and Alexander H.
Stephens ~ Georgia go out and spend
few days under the trees on the banks Of
the Potomac and talk the matter over and
settle il, as settle II they could, rather than
the north pay In cost Of war 81. 700, o00,-
00o and the south pay 81, 750, 900, 600, the
destroying angel leaving the frstborn
dead In So many houses all the way from
the Pcnubscut 10 the Alabama: Yc aged
men whose SONS fell In the strife, do you
not think that would have been better?
oh, yes We have come Ia believe, think,
in this country that arbitration is better
than battle