Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-06

such will be The case when all the mills are full opera
The United States and Great Britotn--Near
Approach of War.
We now look upon the question of war with Great
Britain as almost settled There is Of mincing
the matter such conclusion is foregoae and all the
protests of dpomatiss the reclamations OF govern
ments the string Of messages protocols. and explana
tons are mere verbiage which will speedily be swept
away by the lannon's mouth in the eagerness OF the
President to grasp any alternative, than allow
the present of things continue. He IS one of
those cautious statesmen whose midiy is closely al
lied to rashness and precpitancy that in the agony Of
his fears he will have any measure trusting
TO the chapter of accidents to relieve him from the
sequences bequeath them legacy pos,erity to
struggle through as best it may.
We say look upon the question sfwar as virtually
decided and that the men,h of June will not pass over
our heads without warlike proclamation being fulm.
mated against Great Britain and the sparks of contest
being kinded which may afford occupation TO all the
aspiring souls and ezaltees of the country Ter de-
cade or two OF years. There many causes which
conspire with the no longer concealed intentions of the
government to bring about this result. In the first
place. we have enjoyed an unexamped prosperity so
long that have become in certain degree, insens
BILE Of the quiet blessings Of peace and greedy Of
change and eager for the heady excitement off state of
war-where every day brings with it something 10 hope
or fear-some triumph exut over, some disaster
~ struggle against, remedy We have become ram
pant and stiff necked under long continued and
precedented happiness-and, in vulgar parlance,
ready for fight.
In the next place we are largely indebted to Greut
Brain and according Gale ulations we stand
the debit side Of that counys ledger 10 an amount Of
hundred and fifty millions OF dollars, which we
are unable at the present moment and perhaps unwil
ling topay. war with our creditor would be an excel
lent general acquittance-an efectual sponge-which
oud adjust all accounts without the ediousness OF
gular balancings and complicated settlements The ma
ority of those whose affairs unquidaed with their
ENGLISH creditors or who can longer obtain credit
there are ocoocos heart and clamorous for they
talk of the oppressive conduct Of Great Britain towards
her colonies Of the aggressons of that power upon the
American territory, and the wholesale murder ofour cit
zens They argue that would be very absurd for Amer
cua,omers to pay their debts unprincpled and
tyranca creditors, and heartily second Mr. Van
Burens secret intentions and Governor Marcys unds
guised and almost avowed recommendations. Like the
ocofoco spirits in Milton their voice is still FOR y
and war on ocofoco principles although not novel,
is always an absorbing and anma,ing The disor
debedne.s nothing new and the of the debtors
of Rome to the Mons Sacer but type of the actual
feelings which now impell the inevitable contn-
gency alluded to.
The people of Buffalo. VINO have taken upon them
selves the arbiuenent Of this question, have
no eauivocal interest in the termination OF amcabe
relations with England and the Canadian question is
the ace Of rumps in their game. The Of the
Canadas from the metropolitan would give that city the
entire trade with Upper Canada and the boundess
gons appertaining that dependency. unteuered by
commercial restrictions Buffalo would be the port Of
ea,ry for both sides OF Lake Erie and in the event OF
an annexation Of the Upper Province this confedera
cy the young Queen of The West would be the mighty
mother Of rich and popaIous empire, realizing do
Innion wider than Rome commanded or than Spanish
ambition dreamed Of in its widest extravaganza OF uni.
versa dominion The present population Of Bafialo
and its neighborhood is cmphatcaly mixed one and
highly nfammabe in II, and its surrounding villages
there large fraternity Of British radicals and IT is
the head quarters Of oil the vagabonds and entans per-
dus OF the West Its providcnt spectators furnish food
for such excitable materials and after sending them to
be "welpeppered" would step in, and reap the vau.
able fruit Of their prudence and sagaeiy.
To bring about this contamination but a triAing
amount Of sacrifice is required The Of the
Atlantic seaboard would Of course be annhilaed. and
the prosperity Of lis cities would be bat this
but OF little consequence, the measures OF the govern
having already given the coup de grace to these in
terests and the sufferers having become BY this time
habuated to their altered circumstances Besides, al
ter dozen years more of difficulties and privatiens
they would participate in the pride and thriving cona
ton Of the West for which they to be offered
the victims In the meantime, merchantmen can be
converted into prvateers and the packet ships sold to
the government for eight and twenty gan frgaes, to
cruise in the West Indies. and bring British commerce
into our ports without the trouble Of sending remi,sn
ces and the cumbrous machinery Of agents correspon
dents, and bills OF exchanges commentary upon
PresiS ens Monroe and Adams recommendations OF the
abolition Of private the which those states
men so earnestly and eoquenty recommended for Sc
ries Of years in their annual messages to Congress
Our national character for honor. and adherence to
treaties il is Of course, unnecessary to alude to- the
irresponsible acts Of parcel Of vagabonds from Chip
pews or. very probably from Navy Island itself are
instantly to destroy the anxious efforts Of every states
man since 1915 TO consolidate peace, and increase com
merce Erpedency. in the modern code OF personal
and national ethics 10 a sufficient justification for the
rupture Of all social and political ,es and locofocosm
founded on the morality Of Fanny Wright, is to be the
r. N ~Ll:~.,;oos has