The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-02-05

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ABSENCE ola Representative q our 6oxern.
menI q he French cours, nothing could
BE- done all The massage whlrh @e have
iasi received shall have passed me Allan
lie and reached Paris. How unfortunate
would be the consequence. What new
ensanglements and difscuhies would be
caused IN she relations 81 he two coun-
tries. Why all ihis, Who can expisini
Will any friend 81 he administration rise
in his place and ell rs what Is intended
Imight ash t.sid Mr. c. Cor like ex.
planaiion. why our Charge vas reralied
from Paris Il de lime he was. Why not
wsillill he annual message was received!
Whom hare &c there 20 represent Us on
is reception, 10 explain any difficulty
which might remain 70 be explained All
these things may have satisfactory ex>
PLANTATION. | cannot, however, perceive
L. There may be some deep mystery 10
The whole affair. which those only who
are initiated can understand.
fear. tssid Mrs c. that with the
message which we have this day reeeiT
ed. The last hope Of preserving the peace
Of the country has vanished. This con-,
pels me To look forward. The first thing
thsi strikes me. in casting ny eyes IN the
future, is the utter impossihilily thai war.
shonid there unfortunately he one, can
have an honorable termination. We shall
20 into ~ar to exact the payment Of five
millions Of dollars. The first Cannon
discharged on our part would be receipt
in full for the whole amount. T0exper;
10 obtain payment by treaty Of peace
would be worse than idle. II our hunor
would be insoled in surh a termination
Of the confess. the honor Of France would
he equally involved in the oppnsiIe.--
The struggle then would be. who should
hold out longest in this Improbable. and.
were il not for the seriousness Of the
occasion. ridiculous contest. To deter.
mine this point. we must inquire which
can inaict on the other the greater injury.
and TO which the war must be most cx-
pensive. To both a ready answer may
be given. The capacity Of France IL
infict injury upon ms is ten tines greater
ihsn ours to indict injuries on her. while
the cosI'of the war, in proportion 10 her
means. would be in nearly the SAME
proportion less than ours To our means.
She has relatively small commerce 10
be DESTROY ed. while we have the largest
in the world. in Porpor!inn To our capital
and population. She NAV threaten and
hsras. our eosst. while her own is safe
from assault. .
Looking over the whole ground, do
not (ssid Mr. c.. hesitate 10 pronounce
that var with France will be among
the creates. cslamitIes, greater than a
war with England herself. The power
Of the latter 10 annoy US NAV be greater
than that of the former; but so is ours.
in iusa, srrs,er 60 annoy England than
France. There is another view connect.
ed with this point, deserving the mos
serious consideration, particularly BY the
commercial and navigating portion Of The
Union. Nothing can be more destructive
10 our commerce aud navigation, than foe
England 10 be neutral, while we are
belligerent. in contest with such
country a. France. The whole Of our
commercial marine. with our entire
shipping. would pass almost instantly
into the hands Of England. With the
exception Of our public armed vessels.
there would be scarcely a flag Of ours
sfoal on the ocean. We grew rich by
being neutral while England was bellger
ent. ~ tn. which so suddenly built
up tha bhty fabric Of our prosperity
and gresN is. Reverse the position-le.
England be neutral while we are bel.
ligerent. and the sources Of our wealth
and prosperity would be speedily ex.
hausted.
In a just and necessary war, (said Mr..
c. all these consequences ought TO be
fearlessly met. Though irie.d to peace
when proper occasion occurs. | would
be among the last to dread the conse-
quences Of war. think the wealth and
blood Of country are we'll poured out in
maintaining just, honorable, aud neces.
sary war; but in such war as that with
which The country is now threslened-s
mere war Of etiquette war turning on
aquestion so trivial as whether an expIa.
nation shall or shall not be given-no,
whether il has, or has not been given,
(for that is the real point on which the
controversy turns to put in jeopardy the
lives and property Of our citizens, and
the liberty and institutions Of our country,
is worse than foIIy--is madness. say
the liberty and institutions Of the country.
hold them to be in Imminent, danger.
Such has been the grasp of Executive
puwer, that we have not been able TO re.
slst its usurpations, even in a period oil
peace; and how much less shall we be
able, with the vast increase Of power and
patronage which war must confer on