The things we do!

As for England, we have taken her
measure, once in full, a second time at least in part; and as for
Austria or Russia, what have we to do with their territorial
designs? Did they force us to fight, why, then, we might fight,
and with proper reason."
"True again, sir!" said the leader, recognizing the force of the
murmur which greeted this outburst. "It is not any of these powers
that I fear. They might bluster, and still not fight; and indeed
they lack any rational cause for war. But what I fear, what all of
us fear, gentlemen, is the danger here, inside our own walls,
inside our own country."
Silence again fell on all. They looked about them, as though even
in this dimly lighted room they felt the presence of that ominous
shadow which lay over all the land--the menace of a divided country.
"That is the dread of all of us," went on the leader. "The war
with Mexico showed us where England stands. She proved herself
once more our ancient enemy, showed that her chief desire is to
break this republic.


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