Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-04-16

ing thew count Of English eaptsl which s9i.
crates svery year in search Of higher pe6ts than ne
corn law allows in this country u woSd be easy to
raise, y loan the requisite funds for conducting
doubt that war with England would be very inju-
rious to the Americans. But what would become Of
Manchester! The name of that town stands for the
whole cotton manufacture of England and Scotland.
Suppose this not destroyed for ever but stopped for
a year or two how many people woald be thrown ont
of employment But these would not be all; for,
while the cotton manufacture was stopped for wan.
of its raw material, our manufactures OF woollen and
hardware would be greatly affected by the loss Of
their American market. Leeds, Sheffield and Biz.
mingham would suffer, not in the same degree, per-
haps the towns of Lancashire but to extent of
which there had been no previous example.
The past, indeed, affords but little information
whereby to judge OF the present as respects our sus
ceptibility ofinjury from war; we speak not oil war
with such countries as France or Russia, with which
England has but small commercial relations, but OF
great civil war between England and America. Ciril
war it might well be termed, and for three distinct
reasons First, occurring between kindred ma
tions secosdly, nations Which, though separated
politically by the folly Of the Government of one of
them, have been so reunited economically by the
intimate commercial ties that they cannot go to
war without the deepest mutual injury and lastly,
(Which the main consideration for those who rule
here, because American war, by throwing out OF
employment great masses OF our population who are
already in state of savage political discomfort, and
organized for mischief, would most likely produce
be The Tories far right in calling for an in
crease ofthe army, that this Government is entirely
without the of REFRESHING an insurrection; and
it is well known the public should be made aware oil
another fact, which is, that for some other
not vet ascertaned, the Government has great diff
Guilty in obtaining recruits with America, them
Ia the present economical and political state of this
country, is another word for revolution. ~.
From the Times March a-Opposition.l
Since the publication of our article of yesterday
on the boundary question with the United States,
and more especially the improvident and feeble
conduct Of the Foreign Secretary Of England, in
bringing that question to its present deporablc con-
dtioR, mass of intelligence, coming down to the I'd
inst. has reached this country from North America,
which confirms in the fullest manner, the views and
feelings expressed by this very anxious topic.
In SO unmxed democracy as that of the United
States where there is absolutely institution esta
blished to serve control over, or even momenta-
ry drag upon, the headlong will OF the majority, the
spirit of the executive Government goes Tor little in
deciding the course Of events. Those who enter
tanned during the last three or four years more
guine hopes than we could ever cherish, that the
boundary dispute would be etfectualiy got rid of by
amicable negotiations, of which the supreme guild
ance was to rest with Viscount Palmerston, founded
their confidence of the result on two assumptions
lst the reluctance Of Mr. Van Buren, and his Cabinet
to risk the explosion Of war with England in def
ance Of the prevailing sentiment throughout the
whole Union. I'd. On the belief that the states Of
the northern frontier would have no others to abet
and countcnance them in any pugnacious or intempe-
crown.
We have already stated that the award Of the King
of Holland, which gave the republic pretty nearly
the whole course OF the ST. Johns River, and strip
ped Great Britain Of the better portion OF the dis
puted territory, was at once rejected by the Sem
ate ITSELF presumed to be the most steady temperate,
sage and sober body in the whole Of North America,
and rejected withexpressons the part Of its lead
ing members indicative of determination TO Justify
Maine in standing out for the schoie Of the district
We have heard from high and grave authorities in
the United States, men whom we believe to have
been really conscientious in their allegation, that
there could be not shadow OF doubt rs to the right
Of Maine 10 the whole of the disputed territory;
these persons at the same time intimating strong
cton that the bone contended for was not worth
10 either country dozen human lives.
Ii now appears, that however the joint memoran-
dun of Messrs Fors With and Fox may be calculated
avert land God arant il may succeed in doing SOY
any immediate appeal to violencc and boodshcd the
Of the Senators who have spoken upon the sub
ject corresponds mnutely with that OF the Senate,
which put aside the arbitration If ls303i, and in
sisted that England had right 10 the least portion
of the soil commended for Although therefore,
sures humane and considerable have been pursued ON
this occasion for postponng the armed conflict, and
saving the irregular and precpate chusion OF blood,
nothing has taken place to encourage the least hope
that by any expedient but a surrender Of the rhofe
subject in dis putc will this be able to cacu
late on than transient CLEAN of repose for her
provinces in North America.
In this journal we have repeatedly thrown out a
sugge sion, which, with due sense of our very
humble pretensons to be heard where great national
interests are concerned, unaffected and cordial
love Of peace, in the spirit OF peace, now incIines
us to reproduce-viz: thar most national misun-
are best healed ny each party sacrific
ing something OF its extreme rights for the sake of
showing good will and good neighborhood, England
should frankly offer to the state Of Maine that large
section Of country which has always been unquss-
toned and recognized part of the province Of New
runswick-viz: that portion OF it which hes west
Of the town Of ST. Johns along the shore ofthe Bay
Of Fundy, until il meets the present Maine from
tier or Passamaquoddy Bay, including the whole Of
Charlotte county," extending north TO what is call
ed in the maps the % military post the II. Johns
River and thence along the southern extremiies of
the highlands Of which Mars Hill' forms a part.
until II strikes the eridian close to that old land
mark.
This scheme Of compromise we recommended in
TIE Times journal six eight months ago. Ii would
be better for both parties IL For England, because
it would leave in her possession the whole Of the
disputed territory, and her nterprovincial comnu-
ken; 2 and emincnly for the state of Maine, mas
much as she would gain by il fine country, to which
she has dreamed Of putting forth pretension;
a definite and profitable water frontier tho west,
formed by the St Johns River and the Bay Of Fun
dy greater compactness and roundncss Of territory
than at present. and considerably in point Of
surface than England could in the way Of mutual
cession be on any fair principle called upon 10 relin
quish being even in superficial miles considerably
beyond one half Of the space disputed We cannot
for our parts comprehend on what pretext the state
of Maine should object To a settlement so true and
beneficial. Nor, in the case Of any man but Lord