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WILL. TI I Kit 12 UK VAI ?
An Article Writtrn lijr General Itutlrr
That Just Fits the Promt (W.
When tho Dchring sea caso was
pending, and many ieoplo thought
it would lead to war with England,
General Butler wroto an article for
the North American Review on the
subject and tho following extract
from tho same will bo found pecu
liarly interesting' at tho present
juncture:
"Before going further, let mo de
clare my opinion and most firm lx-lief
that a war between this country and
Great Britain is impossible, because
England could not bo well provoked
by anj-thingthai our sense of justice,
our honor as a nation, and tho high
Iosition wo hold, would permit us to
do, or allow to be done, towards any
nation.
"Let us seo what is England's con
dition as regards war with us. I ad
mit she has a largo and powerful
navy on which she relio3 to threaten
us with the piratical warfare of bom
barding our cities, destroying our
property and murdering our women
and children. No other nation in
tho world threatens to carry on a
war in that way except against bar
barians.
"England knows that sho could
not land men on this continent who
could stay liero seven da3-s. Sho did
manago in tho war of 1S12 to laud a
Dying party near Baltimore, which
marched to Washington and de
stroyed our public buildings.
"During all the wars of Europe,
even under Napoleon, wherein quite
all its capitals v.cro occupied by in
vading armies, no such act of van
dalism was done, and as soon as the
English had dono it in our caso tho
incendiaries fled to their ships.
Even Moscow was set on Cro by tho
Russians themselves to prevent its
falling into tho hands of Napoleon
and affording him tho additional
prestige ho would gain by occupy
ing it as his winter quarters.
"Great Britain is not a warlike
people. Sho never had more than
25,01)0 soldiers from her own islands
lxtween the four seas on any battle
field, and those were at Waterloo,
while wo had in our lato" war more
than that nuniljer starvo or dio of
wounds or sickness in a single prison.
Does anyone believe that England
will ever forget that at tho close of
our war wo disbanded quito 2,000,
000 soldiers, and that 500,000 of them
are yet alivo to take a hand in any
war in which tho honor of our coun
try is assailed by Great Britain? I
have said, and may Ijo criticised for
it, that sho is not a warlike nation.
Her government is continually mak
ing war on small nations and hiring
someone elso to do tho fighting.
"If there is anything on which
England can prido herself for war it
is her navy. But sho. cannot forget
that, until almost within this gener
ation, that navy could only bo sup
plied with sailors sufficient toman it
by dragging them from their homes
by press gangs. Tho Marquis of
Salisbury seems to havo faith in
bonds in settling difficulties between
England and this country. Bo it so.
England has given this country
bonds in untold millions that she
will keep the peace and bo of good
behaviour. Tho first gun fired in
tho Behring sea by one of her war
vessels, would be war, as much as the
first gun fired at Fort Sumpter or as
the battle of Gettysburg. War ab
rogates all treaties of amity and
commerce. "War permits the, con
fiscation of all própertjróf er,3.J; r.Vf
erant f oundjot 3 : or. withi a
" -"""isdietion of tho other. Every
d-it, demand, certificate of stock,
duo-from an American would bo at
once forfeited and confiscated.
Every rod of our land owned by
English sj-ndieates or subjects would
bo lost to her. It would seem as if
wo could find the means to carry on
tho war by selling her property in
open market and using the proceeds;
and when wo hear tho shells from
her fleet, if we should do so, break-J
ing tho plato glass in Broadway, Ave
should Ijo comfortably remembering
that a great deal belongs to English
people.
"Stopping tho export of cotton for
three months would starve Man
chester and its workmen, and "bo of
advantage to us, as cotton is very
low in price and wo could uso it.
'Let us look to other foreign com
plications which are to be taken into
account by England in caso of war
with us. Russia still has her eyo on
Constantinople, and might think it
a good time, when England was thus
crippled, to carry out her dream of
so long and steadily maintained by
her Czars. Sho might lje deterred
from entering on her purpose, lest
sho r-hould disturb tho peace of
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Europe. But India lies at Russia's
very door with every opening into it,
and tho possession of her wheat
fields would givo her command of
the sustenance of the eastern hemis
phere, at a timo when tho super
abundance of corn and wheat from
tho valleys of tho Red river of the
north and the fields of Manitoba,
which now fill 15,000 freight cars
3-carly, and which pass over the Cana
dian railways, would be blocked by
tho American forces. England, in
deed, would not doubt that upon
land wo aro her superiors.
"In a war by sea sho must suffer
far moro than we. Sho ha3 sub
stantially tho canning trade of the
world, reckoning what she robbed
from us during tho war of the rebel
lion by tho aid of rebel cruisers
which sho sent from her ports, and
for the doing of which she humbly
expre-ved her regrets in tho most
formal manner in the treaty at
Washington as a preliminary to be
allowed to treat with us, as follows:
"And whereas, Her Entapie Maj
esty has authorized her" high com
missioners to express, in a friendly
sperit. tho regard felt by Her Maj
esty's government for the escapo
under whatever circumstances, of
tho 'Alabama' and other vessels from
British ports, and for the depreda
tions committed by those vessels:
"Now, in order to remove and ad
just all complaints and claims on tho
part of tho United States,' etc.
"Our letters of marque and rppris
als (for wo did not agree to the
treaty of Taris, which England
pressed us to adopt at the beginning
of tho civil war, and which put pri
vateering under tho ban of inter
national law) would swarm out of
every port, and sweep her commerce
from tho ocean. One thing is cer
tain. If our ships are not as heavy
as hers, they are swifter and lighter
heeled, which herjeommorcial marine
would find out to its cost.
"These are a few reasons why I
cannot, conceive that wo can ever
havo a war with England; and be
cause, also, wo shall never demand
anything of her but what wo be
lieve to 1m right, nor submit to any
thing from her which we believe to
bo wrong."
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Item of Interest Clipped From Our
Territorial Kxchnngca.
Monday while J. S. Merritt was
attempting to cross the mountain
over into Yager canyon, on the trail
above tho snielfer, his horso slipped
and fell down tho mountain side,
breaking his neck. Jerome News.
Whoso neck?
A letter in tho San Francisco
Chronicle of November 28th, from
Honolulu, states that Abram S.
Humfrics' late of Florence, is soon
to marry Mario Ah Fong. said to be
ono of the richest heiresses in the
Sandwich Islands. Her father was.
a Chinaman and her mother a
Kanaka woman. Huinfries left
several unpaid bills here which it is
supposed ho will now liquidate
Florence Tribmie.
From a reliable gentleman who
passed through Winslow during the
week, and who had spent consider
able time in Chicago, it was learned
that tho water storage system for tho
country surrounding this place, was
almost certain to materialize next
spring. If this should prove true,
the future growth and prosperity of
our town is assured beyond perad
venture, and it will only be a question
oftwo-or three years till Winslow
willhaveVajc iÍaiQneC25t)0 btSOOO.
LHé'.ZZ&tx'.lhe most substantial
and solid towns" along tho Atlantic
& Pacific. Winslow Mail.
From Pruscott Journal Miner.
Hon. J. J. Gosper 'left for Los
Angeles this morning.
Prescott weather is somewhat
chilly these days, but the teachers'
institute is a hot one just tho same.
Karl .Snyder, of the law depart
ment of tho A. & P. railroad came in
this morning, leaving again on the
afternoon train.
David A. Wells, the free trader, is
out in favor of a third term for
Cleveland. Mr. Wells had as well
make up hi3 mind that this country
will never have another free trader
for president.
Mr Kraber of the Bodega billiard
parlors at Phenix, has arranged for a
visit to that city from Schaffer, the
celebrated billiard player. Mr.
Kraber is an up to date business
man and has the finest billiard parl
ors in the Southwest.
From Flufrtoff Sun.
E. M. Doo left .Sunday for San
Francisco on important legal busi
ness for one of his clients.
Tho thermometer reached seven
degrees below zero yesterday morn
ing. With , ten inches of snow on.
theground.it is pretty good winter
weat her.
C. II. Faucher, general agent of
the land department of tho A. & P.
railroad, was in town Friday and
Saturday, looking after land affairs
in this vicinitj.
Chas. A. Green, tho deadbeat and
bilk, was interviewed by a reporter
of tho Kansas City Times tho other
day, and the notice Charlie got will
bo worth a cool thousand to him.
F. M. Zuck, probate judge of
Navajo county, was a passenger on
No. 1 Monday, on his way to attend
the tho teachers' institute at Pres
cott. Nino teachers from Navajo
county and seven from Apache coun
ty were on tho train bound for the
institute.
Judge Hawkins writes John Vories,
clerk of the district court, that ho
will hold a session of one day here
on Monday, December 23. He will
endeavor to dispose of the W imams
incorporation squabble on that day.
No other cases will be tried and
everything else will go over to the
March term.
J. A Fleming passed through here
Sunday from Denver on his way to
Phenix. Some work is now being
done on tho Flagstaff & Canyon rail
road, but it will be discontinued on
account of bad weather, until spring.
During the winter preparations will
be made to push tho work of build
ing the road next summer.
From Prcscott Courier.
Hon. A. J. Doran has returned
from a visit to his model mine, near
Congress.
Win. A. Nash, representing that
excellent paper, the Albuqueaque
Citizen, called on the Courier yester
day.
Gov. Hughes and M. H. McCord,
the latter of tho board of control ar
rived in Prescolt yesterday and de
livered speeches at last evening's
session of the Teachers' insitute.
There is very general regret ex
pressed that Gen. W. O'Neill, owing
to business pressure, was unablo to
givo his lecture on "A. B. C's." It is
hoped that he will yet find time to
do so.
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Those sample specimens 01 t ie
genius Hassayampa, Judges Howard
and Hezekiah Brooks, visited the
Courier yesterday. They should bo
put on exebition as fine specimens
of our preservative and invigoratin:
climatic conditions. N
Joe Atkins yesterday met three
very small children dragging aChrist
mas tree which they had cut down
among tire West Prescott pines
There were two boys and a girl. One
boy carried a hammer and an other a
broadaxe; the three were struggling
with their Christmas tree when Joe
took pity on them and carried the tree
a long distance for them.
W. P. Boggs. a young Riverside,
Cal., printer, who is in Prescott visit
ing his uncle, T. W. Boggs, the mine
owner, and mother Mrs. Boggs,
Prescott 's merchant milliner, was a
welcome visitor at tho Courier office
yesterday. He is by all odds, the
best looking printer in this neck of
the woods.
The Arizona Sentinel states that a
number of Los Angeles men have re
ceived a concession from the Mexican
government of the Island of Tiburón
and are organizing three huudred
men to invade the island and kill off
tho cannibal Ceris Indians. Each
soldier is to receive 250.00 and 100
acres of land. The company will
make the island a pleasure resort,
establish a line of steamers and form
a small republic under an American
protectorate... ...
- Captain Anderson is in from his
placer mines in Sleepy Hollow, a
tributary of Lynx creek, where freez
ing conditions havo temporarily
stopped work. Ho reports a happy
male community in his vicinity,
Miners are housed in most comfort
ably fitted up cabins, the neighbors
taking a turn alxmt at hunting the
fat deer, which aró plentiful this
vear. When a deer is brought in it
immediately becomes community
property, and in this way the camp is
well supplied with fresh meat. In
this primitive and honest way of liv
in? these miners enjoy themselves
moro than millionaires possibly can.
As usual, Capt. Anderson brings in
a fat sack of gold dust.
I We were on "Walker's Gulch,
(for some reason or other now called
"Lynx creek"), m 1864 at the time
"Uncle" Joe Walker and party were
placer mining there. It was named
for its first discoverer "Uncle" Joe
Walker. Ed.
A caravan of 1,200 men was atack
ed by natives near Eldoma, and
over 1.000 of them killed, says a tele
gram from Zanzibar of the 16th inst.
nlBOtVTFTI SHOP Nnrtll sido of R. K.
Xi track, oust of the shop of Wm. Armhrust
1 er. All kimiK of careuter work ut short
notice, liopairinir a sprrutlty. tuvo me a
oull if you tuve work uecditie imnvmutelut
tention. Hi C. G. TEÜTEKMAJ..
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s \n\n Jl'EVAS, DEC I EMBIJE 2.
UX CASO EXTRAÑO.
r.:i EfSCAB PEL SR. CUERPO.
Aquella nocho, rl Sr. Gutterson
volvió a su habitat-inn do soltero, eon
1 animo sombrío, y so sentó fin pla
cer ante I2 mesa cu donde so hallaba
wrviúa la comida. Tenía costum
bre, el domingo, cuando concluía de
aimor, do ir a Fon'arso jifnto al fue
teo, con un tomo do cualquier teólo
go árido sobre su pupitre, crmane
cinedo así hasta quo el reloj do la
vecina iglesia tocala doce caiup'aua
das, y entonces iba tranquilamente a
acostarse. 3n cnl.aríro, la noche
aquella, asi quo quitaron el mantel,
tomo una bujía y lúe a su gabinete.
Alli abrió su coíro y saco del sitio
mas secreto iln documento envuelto
eu r.n Foinbre, en el cual estaba es
crito lo siguiente: '"Testamento del
Doctor Jocal," y se sentó melancóli
camente para estudiar su contenido.
Til test amento era ológrafo, pues
aunque Gulterson so había encarga
do do guardarlo Ulia T0Z j1C0ho, no
quiso intervenir en su redacción.
Aquel testamento declaraba, quo no
solo en el caso del falleciniiento do
Enriquo Jécal, Doctor en Medicina,
todos sus bienes deberían pasar a
. monos do su amigo y bienhechor,
Eduardo Cuerpo, sino quo por la
desaparición o una ausencia inexpli
cable del Dr. Jécal ausencia quo ei-c-dic;:e
do un orkido do tres meses,
el referido Eduardo Cuerjo debería
tomar posesión do los bienes do di
cho Enrique Jécal, sin ningún otro
plazo, y libre de toda carga u obliga
ción, salvo algunas pequeñas sumas
quo pagar a los criados do la casa
Uel doctor. Hacia ya mucho tiempo
'quo aquel documento desagradaba
'al argado. Le molestaba a la vez
en su calidad do jurisconsulto, y en
el concepto do partidario do loa usos
sensatos y ordinarios do la vida, y do
enemigo do todo lo extravagante.
Ademas, su desconoimiento do la
persona del Sr. Cuerpo era loque ha
bía aumentado su indignación; y
ahora, gracias a un acontecimiento
inesperado, lo conocía. Va era bas
tante malo que tuviese un nombre
resiecto del cual nada podía saljer,
'que nada decía, y era mucho peor
cuando aquel nombro fue revestido
con detestables imputaciones; y el
'espeso y nebuloso velo que habió cu
bierto sus ojos durante tanto tiempo
so rasgo do golpo para dejarlo ver a
(in verdadero demonio.
Después do esto, apago la bujía, so
puso un gabán, y salió. " Encaminóse
. hacia la plaza Cavendish, cindadela
do la Medicina, en dondo su amigo,
el gran doctor Lanjon, tenia su casa,
y recibia a sus numerosos clientes.
'"Si alguien sal1, sera Lanjon," so di
jo a si mismo el jurisconsulto.
El solemne ayuda do cámara lo
conocía, y lo saludo; como no se le
sometía a las interminables antesa
las do la3 visitas ordinarias, fue di
rectamente desdo la puerta hasta el
comedor, en donde so hallaba el doc
tor Lanjon.
1 doctor era un caballero quo vi
vía bien, excelente compañero, salu
dable, bien portado y do rostro algo
encendido; su cabello habia encane
cido antes do tiempo, y lo llevaba
desordenado. Sus ademanes eran
bruscos y alborotados. Al vera Gut
terson, dejo la silla y corrió a su en
cuentro, tendiéndolo ambas manos.
Aquella efusión, que era una do sus
hábitos, tenia oigo d teatral, pero se
hallaba cimentada sobro verdaderos
sentimientos de amistatL, pues ambos
eran antiguos cantaradas y condiscí
pulos do la escuela y la L niversidad,
que so guardaban mutua considera
ción, y aunque 110 sdh consey uncia do
ello, les agradaba hallarse juntos.
Después de una cortay trivial con
versación, el abogado llego al asunto
quo le aguijoneaba penosamente el
espíritu.
Supongo, Lanjon dijo que vos y
yo debemos ser los dos amigos mas
viejos que tiene Enriquo Jécal.
Yo quisiera quo los amigos fuesen
mas jóvenes contesto riendoso el
Dr. Lanjon; pero creo que asi es.
- Lo veo tan poco a me
. - nudo .- ' i íkrao? exclamo Gut
- ' - ' j intero-
- w - .-1
LosTíe:nos tenido, rfwuao el üocr
tor, pero desdo haco diez años, el Dr
Enriquo Jécal so ha vuelta demasia
do fantástico para mi. Comenzaba
a emprender un mal camino, mal'ca
. mino.dosdo el punto do vista intelec
tual, y aunque sigo, sin duda, intere
sándome por el, a causa do nuestro
antiguo y buen compañerismo, ho
visto y veo muy rara vez a nuestro
hombre en estos últimos tienpos.
Sus extravagantes ideas añadió el
doctor poniéndose encarnado hubi
eran hecho reñir a Damon y Pythias.
Ese pequeño estallido do colera
llevo un ioeo do calma y algo do
alivio al animo do Guttcrson. Ha
brán diferido únicamente le opinioü
en alguna cuestión científica," pensó
para sí, y 110 siendo hombro capaz de
tener paciones científicas, (salvo el
caso del procedimiento y diligencias
do su oficio) añadió, hablando consi
go mismo: "no sera cosa grave." De
jo algunos segundos do respiro para
quo se repusiese su amigo, y lo lanzo
la pregunta objeto do su visita:
Xlíabeis visto alguna vez a una do
sus protegidos, un tal CuerpoT
Cuerpo T repitió Lanjon Xo, ja
mas he oído nada do el. Su amistad
ddjo ser posterior a nuestras peque
ñas diferencias. - -coNnxrADO.
There are 10,000 cases on the doc
ket of tho U. S. Court of Claims