Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-09-22
RESULTS OF WARS.
TIMELY REVIEW OF SOME OF THE MA
-TIoN's HISTORY.

The First War With England in Whicl
Wars Which Have Addedto Our Ter
rit"ry.
by the first war-the war which be
gan in 11I5 and ended with the treaty
of peace with England in 1783-tht
United States gained independence. {
place among the nations, and an op-
portunty to try the experiment of self.
government-the only an experiment
anywhere--on larger scale and under
better conditions than had been posi-
BILE before that time
The quasi war which the United
States had with France on the ocean in
1898, and in which. in short time. two
French frigates and many French pri-
vateers were captured. and others We're
defeated and escaped. showed, in the
words of President John Adams, that
we are not a degraded people, hui
inflated under colonial spirit of fear
and sense of inferiority" 1t ended
French insults to American ambassa-
doris and the American government
and won for us as respectful treatment
from France as that country accorded
any great nation of Europe
Several times, particularly in 1S03-5
and in 1915, the United States fought
the Barbary pirates-of Morocco. AL
ge!ia, Tunis and Tripoi--instead of
paying tribute to them, as Europe did.
We profited by this course. in self-re-
spect and in money. and the world con-
coded that the American plan was bet
ter than the European by ultimately
following the American example
These little wars--with France and
the Barbary pirates-are skipped by
most of the American historians. but
they raised the United States at the
time in the worlds respect. and should
be read and remembered by all Amer
leans.
The second great war of the United
States, that of 1925 against England,
is ridiculed by some of the historians
because the question which produced
the war-the depreda ations on American
. commerce, the impressment of our sea-
hen into the British service. and the
j! i!s,igation by British agents Of attacks
by the Indians on our frontiers-were
not mentioned in the treaty of peace
which ended the war. The war set
tied nothing, they said. They are mis-
taken. The war helped the United
States in many ways. Its brilliant
Victories on the ocean and on the lakes
over the mistress OF the seas won the
worlds admiration; it went far to-
ward breaking down local prejudices
and particularist narrowness, and ere
ated healthy national sentiment
throughout the land and. moreover. it
cut The United States loose from all
connection with luropes ambitions
and complications.
The war of lSl6-4S with MeYico.
coupled with Texas ) annexation. which
WAS the chief cause OF the war. added
more than 100000 square miles TO the
country $ territory gave us tile Gichest
sold field California; which the world
has known. rounded ont svmmetricalty
in the southwest the national donna in.
and by the Wilmot proyiso and Califoy-
Gta admission controversies which III
preciptated, il fastened the abolition
OF slavery through The conflict wnieht
slavery caused
One more war. that of 1S6l--.. COM
pietes the list Of conflicts in watch tbe
country has been engaged. except THAT
which is now under way. The war of
fSGi-5 destroyed the secesSions dog
trine. II did this in two ways--by
it in battle and by tie
decision of the supreme cour: in the
ease Of Texas versus White. grs.wing
out of the war, III which the secession
of the eleven states OF the
We're declared tg ba null
and void and the government WIS pro-
claimed 10 be ''an indestructible union
OF indestructibe states" 1t DESTROYED
slavery. made the country free in fact.
as we'll as in theory. removed the sec.
tional barrier between North and,
South, started the south on its career.
of social and material advancement
and settled the conflict betweeY HamiE-
ION. Marshall and Webster Oh the osse
side. and Calhoun. Hayne anst .Jefferss9xa
Davis on the other, by deciding. as tire
three first named contended. that TINS
government was nation and srfa.
league.
Cure for Druni. r. -M.s-s
They have Il very effective MsEv of
putting the brakes on nebrialex vsf. in
Manitoba" said Mr.. O. A. ;Bs4mis Of
at the Ebbitt.
when man has been eonyic ted
ewice or thrice for drunkGunesz III the
local police courts. ne is sealtesaes To
wear a brass collar. whheh Is a. . lain
tip 10 saloon-keepers that lie Is Il per
son to whom it is forbidden 10 sell
any Intoxicating beverages. No man
with this badge OF disgrace can get a
l. III N.