Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05

A y on the one ndIu IL dPPeatS ~
~ me that by the continuance OF
~ the War America has no
chance OF obtaining the ends
She proposes to herself; that altho by
struggling She may put the Mother
Country to very serious cXpence both
in blood and Money. yet She must In
the end. after great dcsolation havock
and slaughter, be REDUCED to submit TO
terms much harder than might prob
ably be granted at preseut-and as on
the other hand Great Britain tho ulti-
.mntely victorious must suffer very
Sheavily even in the process OF her
victories. every life lost and every
guinea spent being In fact worsc
than thrown away: it Is only wasting
her own property. shedding her own
fblood and destroying her own
strength: and as l am not only per-
isuadcd from high opinion have OF
1.-THE humanity and good sense OF Loru
land General Howe that the terms OF
Accommodation will be as moderate as
fthcir powers will admit, but that their
spowers are more ample than their sue
cessors (should any accident happen)
would be vested with. I think myself
mot only justifiablc but bound In con-
sscience to furnish all the lights. L can.
to email BILE 'em to bring matters TO
conclusion In the most compendious
manner and consequently the least cH-
penslve to both Partles-1 do this with
the more readiness as i know tho most
generous use will be made of II In all
respects-thcir humanity will incline
'em to have consideration for Indivd-
unis who have acted from Principle
and their good sense tell 'em that the
more moderate are the general condi-
tions. the more solid and permanent
Will be the union. for If the conditions
were extremely repugn;hnt to the gen
cral way of thinking, it would be only
the mere patchwork of a day which
the first breath of wind Will discompose
and the first symptoms of rupture
betwixt tic Bourbon Powers and Great
Britain absolutely overturn-but real
ly have no upprehensionS of this kind |
whilst Lord and General Howe have
the direction of affairs and flatter my
self that under their auspices an ac- |
commodation may be built on so solid |
Il foundation as not to be shaken by |
any such incident-in this persuasion |
and on these principles l shall most |
sincerely ard zealously contribute all /
in my power to so desirable an end |
and IL no untoward accident fall out |
which no human foresight. can guard |
against | will answer with my life for |
the success.
From my present situation and ig-
norance of certain facts, l am SEN
sible that l hazard proposing things
which cannot without difficulties be
comply'd with; 1 can only act from
surmise. therefore hope allowances will
be. made for my circumstances. l will |
suppose then that exclusive of the
Troops requisite for the security of
Rhode Island and N York; General |
Howe's Army (comprehending every
species. British. Hessinns and Provln-
cials) amounts to twenty thousand men
capable to take the field and act Often
siycly; by which ] mean to move to any
part of the Continent where occasion
requires-I Will suppose that the Cen
erals design with this force is to clear
the jerseys and take possession of |
Philadelphia-but in my opinion the |
taking possession Of Philadelphia will
not have any decisive consequences
the Congress and People adhering to
the Congress have already made up
their minds for the event already
They have turn'd their eyes to other
places where They can fix their seat
OF residence. carry on in some meas
ure their Government: in short expect
ing this event They have deYisd meas |
ures for protracting the War in hopes
of some favorable turn of affairs in !