True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-24
THE TRUE AMERICAN.
EDITED IN JOssN GIBSON.
FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
u h w q II LEANS:
WEDNESDAY APRIL "a, 1880,

| WEDNESl)A APRIL "a, 1880.
GREAT WESTERN AKRIvEp-F0urteen Days Lqtr
from Europe.-rhe steam packet Great Western arri-
we'd at New York the 18Th, having sailed from Bris-
| to! on the SD nlt. and neig % l.2 days out The
Presidents message the SUBJECT of the Maine diff
cues was exciting very considerable und warm dis
cushions in the nrwspapers-te Tory press urging the
government to war; and the Wings conenlng against
such movement. Very great anxiety having prevailed
tn hear the intelligence brought by the Great Western
we make c"pous extracts, containing The Trading news
ana afording view Of the tone of sentiment in Great
Britain on the suJec, Of the controversy with our coun
try.
The London Morning Herald Tory organ, decIams
after the follow ing absurd fashion
A war between Great Britain and the United States
would appear to be inevitable Nothing. at all events
can prevent war except the ample preparations on
the part Of this country guard the tional honor
from violation, and to maintain n. all haya, d. the do.
m'l"n o. England over her North American colonies.
would be the folly on the part of the Eng.
list government, to shu, its eyes to the fac that war
with England when the favorable moment slu prrye
the great object of Mr. Van Buren, and Of hi. party
the North American republicans hope yet to subject
IN Whole ct the vast American continents to tier
sway md the presence Of native tribes, of coo,sts
owning allegiance to other countries they regard as
equally proclamation Of the soil TO cxtjne,i.h the
sovereignty Of lIeat Britain in the Canatas is even
more necessary 10 the consol of the power of the
federal union, than is the extinction of the native races
| lar vest
Throughout the federal unin there is hut one feeling
a. " the necessity so"ner or later of wrestling the Can
ans from Great Brain. So long as the Cnuadus nc
knowledge the sovereignty Of Great ri,un, su long
me federal union liable to disrup .ion-so long, in fact
does England hold to extent, in he. hands, the
| tute OF her former colonies.
But whilst the desire is universal ,hroupLout tl.
United States to s,hvert all traces of English dominion
IN North America, the commercial relations rh con.
| nee. the Southern Suites with England have induced in
The more wealth. classes OF trader. feeling of exceed
ing reluctance to engage in hostities with this country
This feeling OF relucnn the part of American CON.
men'nsis WILL however avail only to limited extent
towards the prevention OF II war-fur the commercial
arisIocrnCv nl America is e!t regarded tyranny AS
vast social nuisance by the ultra-democratic artv
thr"ughout the federal un"n: The conquest Of the
anadas would scurceyb be hailed with more nv by the
loco tocos, than would the subverson of the power Of
the monsd classes The process, however, bids
lair TO attain both objects. The Cunadas eau he udIed
70 The federal union only by conquest a. d war with
Grent Britain would consign half the moneyed men in
the United States to bankruptcy. A successful war
WIN Ut Britain, therefore, would not only add prodi-
glous ~ to the power Of the United Stues but would
mrnt Of public ahairs
The ultra democratic party by lar the more power
tut and the President Mr.. Van Buren,, the leader or
the servant of that parry. Mr.. Van Buren, is man of
tolent and of business habits. He is charuc terisel
moreover, By habits ofpntound Discrimination.
Of office, he has pandered the pre-, ang spr, of his
party, by seeking take advantage in eve,v possible
way OF the difficulties in which England has been plu-
ced relative To her North American co!inics lie fer
msned all the nsurrecti nury movements in Canuda ::
and little doubt exists i'll any quarer that during the
recent Disturbances he placed the disposal of the reb
els large aids IN money and arms His language and
his movements moreover, have been in ali respects
most p'cous ever since the first symptoms of disaf
fiction showed themselves among French Canadian
colonsls.
Still, the American n man of nr,,J,,.,
ana VIII not. II he may avoid such result, plunge
premaurely into Il war with Great Britain. Ike knows
mat England purayscd as she is by wing misgover-
ment and crippled by the opurutios OF the false
merclal policy which lns prevailed amongst us so long,
Is still tar more than mattel, for the United States, If
the United States should without The aid of foreign al.
i!ances brave collision with this country, Mr. Van
Buren, III TACT has long acted in with the Empe-
!or OF Russia; and has h'ped To be able to direct
INVASION OF the Canadas, concnrreny with rebellion
IN India against the poser Of Eng land and with des-
cent , by Russa upon the English coasts.
Inc late outrages on the part of the inhabitants ofhe
state OF Maine may, perh'ps. have been promoted by
MIR. van buren. Those Ouuuges will nj all events, be
used ny h'n as pretext or completing his arrange.
mens for invasion of the Cuuadas-tlut grand result
10 " hich all his policy has tended.
The Herald goes will, long tissue of nsrepre-
sentaton, the result of gross ignorance or MALICE and
utter much further abuse of the President and Governor
Fairfield, concludes with the following genuine John
Bullism
=, If we would avoid the disgrace of expulsion from
Forh Amerca-if we would nvert the loss OF our
hohlest colonies, twenty thousand troops he, forth
wIth despatched III Canada and ten sail Of the line
appointed to the North American station. IL should
even su'm TO the cunning aggressions of Mr. Van lsu
re and to the nsolence OF his conederates-f in fact
we shoult tamely and basely agree to the loss of the
Canadas, sill we should moi: by such measures
the risk Of war with the United States and with Russia.
Move should only, by such betrayal of the national
honor, change the scene Of conflict. We should, ul,i-
aeiy and at no distant pe'iod, be compelled to decide
on III. shores Of Ireland the shores Of England
nersel that quarrel, which may much appropri-
canada A contest with the United States is, we re-
Peat, inevitable, unless England shall forthwith make
preparations for war on scale sufficiently formidable
To induce NJ Van Buren, abandon his present pocy
The London Morning Post alss high Tory paper
takes the same ground with the Herald and abuses it's
own government and ours together in measured
terms: liter reviewing the Presidents special mes sage
For yth, it says:
, Thus we gee that while Sir John Harvey the British
Governor Of New Brunswick is instructed to maintain
ny force, the sdc.ion Of Great Britain over The dis
pued territory Mr. Fox the British Minister Of Wash.
'ngon in the absence of any instructions feels himself
10 mat Jur'sd'cnn and permit quietly be placed
III aoeydnce This is specim of the care and skill
with which the national affairs managed by the pre-
sent Ministers OF the Crown.
Ii is evident that the boundary war will 20 OIL with
increased violence until it becomes a national war or
until the whole territory in dispate is surrendered to the
From the message of Mr.. Vun Buren, we c,un,, I'm,
inter thai this what he meus from, the absence uf
all preparation Tor this I'm exhibited hy Mr. Fox
we ait. ais" compelled TO infer hat the British Govern.
nen regards the whole matter with too much u,I,ar
ence 10 have formed any definite Intention with res ,ect
to il.
The same paper, in reply 10 article il the Sp.c.
'ator, which seems 10 have spoken the other side
say:
The subject Of war " it'll the United States of Anne
cn, is discussed III The lust number of the Spectator
III renting I" tins very impornnt muter, coempn-
rary anestS ms usual abi, bur- might have been
expected, writes in the spirit Of Radical partisan.
His symPa'hies are not with the monarchy of England
but with democracy any where Instead of ecourau-
ing that portion Of the public with whom he has inlu
ehce to support The Crown in establishing the rights
dwell upon the probable loss and ssiIr ruin which
would accrue u Great Brtuin from going to war viii,
ihs United Sta'es.
The Spectator says almost threatens that ar will
America, would produce civil in this country We
are, il seems, 81 bnuLd up commercially with the L,
States. that let country in ut and i,jure us ever
SO much, must it, under tie pcnuIt, of
the ruin of manufacturing Districts and civil war
in cnlseq uenCe.
We grant that such has sen the pr ,grss of aft irs-
untouched (perlaps un"bserycd)-by the political 60
We nnlent Of this country that we arc frigltuy de-
States. Would That we we've not so. Would that our
1oVernnle had had the precautiun to regulate this
come ciIon, aud 10 take that did not become TO
so goat deere, dependent upon foreign trade Tia,
Is ALREADY the weak ,nt in the State of G.
Britain. Does not this show what utter badness i,
would be I" adopt course Of policy which would rem
der us dependent upon foreign trade for our fond Al.
ready because VIZ depend upon America for raw cotton
the Spectator says We 1cannot go 10 with America
without producing ieFeilion in manufacturing dis