Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-04-20
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SIX DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

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SIX DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
The packet ship Monongahela. Captain Micro
ken, arrived at Philadelphia on Wednesday even
ing from Liverpool. whence she sailed on the eve
ming Of the 9Th Of March.
THE COTTON MARKET.
A considerable advance has taken place in
Cotton Seventy-fve thousand bales had been
sold in a single week and ten thousand in single
day.
From The Liverpool Standard Of March 3.
WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES.
We canno, refrain from expressing our sincere
regret that there is every probability Of Imme-
diats hos,ilites with the United States. We re-
peat We regret it, for many reasons, particularly
| for the sake Of thousands Of thousands Of high
minded, intelligent, virtuous, aud benevolent
persons in that country, many OF whom we know
personally, who must suffer severely # war were
to take place.
Her Majesty. friga,e Inconstant, which has
arrived at Plymouth in Is days from Halifax,
has brought intelligence from America seven
DAYS later than the George Washington. By her
We learn that, not only has the Government OF
the State Of Maine taken possession of the log
disputed boundary line in that State, but that the
United States government has actually issued
orders for the taking possession Of the disputed
territory.
! If this be the case, that is, if the United
States government I've desire to express our
selves distinctly upon this important 'ubjecD has
issued such order, no power on earth will ev-
or convince US but that certain persnrages in this
country have not only given it to understand it
nigh, do with impunity, but have instigated
il so TO do!
We know enough Of the mind Of Van Buren,,
and Of the most talented members of the United
States Gov eminent. TO convi nce US. that hey new
or would have sanctioned such n procedure, Sn-
less they have lost their senses since the month
of July last, or unless they had inlimation to do
SO, and assurances from influential persons here,
that they should meet with no opposition from this
country.
We now give our reasons for such conclusions
The Government Of the United States would no
more venture to risk q war with with England
as the States are now circumstanced, than it
would venture to proclaim Victoria Queen Of
North America.
The United States never, since the de-
claration Of independence, in such precarous
position they now are. In the South they
threatened by two and half millions of discon-
tented slave who only watching opportuni-
~ to cast off their letters, and take vengeance on
those who hold them in bondage. In the free
States there are upwards Of three hundred thous-
and free people Of color, who are burning to set
their brethern in the South free, and be revenged
on the inhabitants of the free States, who trea,
them 1.-THE free slavesD worse than tn cir brethren
are treated in the South. Again. the Western
frontier there are some hundred thousand Indian
warriors many Of whom have been ,even within the
last year uniustly banishej from their own lands
, and who only waiting m opportunity for re-
venge.
And, lastly, the American citizens themselves
are now div ided INTO two great classes-the min
ority consisting Of the most wealthy, intelligent
and honorable part Of the community, who are
, heartily sick OF republican schemes; and the ma
1ority, who constitute nlne-tenths OF tho popula
: ton Between these two classes there exist ths
most inveterate jealousy and luminosity. The
former class is almost entirely removed from tn.
direction of public affairs; it entertains hearty
distaste to the democratic Institutions of thu
country and tho populace is at once the oblec
3 Of its scorn and Of its fears. The other class
the majority, which consists of the ignorant rab
, BILE, whose chief object is sgrarianism, detest
" and abhors every thing that has the slightest re
semblance of intellectual refinement or Englis
:, manners. The difference and hatred between
Q these two parties are daily increasing, are incur
able, and will 60 ncreasing,till some awful ez
ploson occurs.
Under such circumstances, the Government Q
the United States, whatever the Government
ID the State of Maine may think proper to do, g
70 the desire Of the rabbe, who entertain tho mos
rancorous feelings towards this country may be,
that Government, we say, would never volur
tarily do any act which might provoke a wa
with England, except under positive assurane.
that for such an act It ,rould not be called to a
C account. OcSlOeS, We KNOW tudt tuo tIoSt iHu
10 entail and talented men of the Government, ar
the minority Of the people, above alluded to, e
terrain the most friendly feelings towards tn
~ country, and would never be the provokers of
ne war with Great Britain.
os The question now is, what object could perso
e. in power here have, for inducing the America,
to take possession Of the disputed territory =
The answer is, they want TO abandon Canada to
We republican system Of government. Lord d.
nd hams report and Sir Francis Heads narrative Fl
80 Iy provo this.
The disputed territory, which consists Of so
H.. square miles, lies exactly between New Brur
- wick and Lower Canada; if, in the posse
GO ion of foreign power, to cut efectually off
Oh most all communication, for six seven mon,
in the year, between these two parts of her N
The jesty's dominions, and, consequently, betwe
y. Canada and this country. The abandonment
this territory will also present an additional
"' publican frontier of more than two hundred mi
to Lower Canada.
has Under these circumstances, the NEST effect
way Of increasing the power Of the enemies
-. Canada, and then of persuading to aband
''~ Canada altogether, would be the yielding uE
OF this vast tract Of land to the United States.