The European War

Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 16, 1859

THE public journals speak as follows: “The European news is startling; the war has actually begun! It is apparently of little use to cry peace, peace! any longer. England has taken herself and influence out of the way. Russia sympathizes with France. Prussia is considering it. Napoleon has evoked the terrible war-spirit of the nations—been always skillfully successful in keeping the moral sentiment of Europe on his side—appealed to the patriotism of each independent nation with signal success, and waited patiently for his chances. We don’t believe this war will end with a single campaign; on the contrary, it is likely to be continued till all the governments of Europe have been successively drawn into its roaring whirlpool. The harvest will be ours in the United States, if we know how to take the advantage of it; but the appearances are manifest that we shall have questions on our own hands soon, that will take our highest energies, and our longest patience. The future is full of agitation everywhere.”