True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-04-22
THE TRUE AMERICAN,
EDITED nv JOssv GIBSON.
FAITHFUL AND BOLD,
y r w OR LEANS:
MON DAY APRIL 20, 1889.

WAR WITH GREAT BRtrAIS.-!f Great Britain
should persist in he demands upon the territory Of
| Mane every man of common must acknowledge,
that between the United States and that power is
inevitable should the dispute now on the car
pet be amicaby adjusted, any attempt the part Of
England hold possession of the country south of the
fortyfth degree Of nurh latitude in the Oregon terri
tory will kndle into the blaze of war. Nor is this all.
England will be permitted to tske porsesson
either by treaty by force of the Island Of Cua with
coming into conflict with the United States. Here
then are three great causes which will plunge the two
countries into war, should the English government
move the political chess board above suggested
| The consequences of war between the two coun-
tries, to the United States, have been amply detailed by
the journals both ut home and in Eng land, but
has favored the public yet with picture of the
suits to flow from such conflict, the mighty kingdom
of Great Britain. The glowing predictions Of ruin to
trade and to ho ne interests in the Of
war, hav: come upon the from tho four winds of
Heaven. The feeling that could dictate such despon-
| dent Lamentations" for they are such,-is nearly
kin to that which would sacrifice patriotism at the
shrine Of self-iuteres The English papers abstain
ligiousy from any prophecies Of evil to Great Britain
| to arise from with the United States. They are
wise, and their should American writer's
similar But since they SO pro!use in the
uiterance of their opinions upon the results to America
it might be as WELL while waiting for the news by the
Great Western, to point Of the conseq
likely to affect Great Britain should the cations
sort the "Iust appeal"
war between Great Britain and the United Sta ties,
would be a between monarchy and 4 republic,
between the tyranny Of feudaism and the freedom of
equal rights, between COVER ment Of the few and
government OF The many. The sympa.hes Of all men
,.o H.. y Al. Iy..ax1
For the last tweny years, the British Lion has teen
striving throw off the tera The chains. which
fastened upon him ages ago, by the tyrany Of the w.
Millions of FngshneA aud lrishmen signing for
the blessed eerty enjoyed by Americans. Thousands
upon thousands Of them have broken the silken cord
that bound them their native soil to fly the States,
for the realization of that liberty which tyrants home
have denied them Even at this moment the great
of the people in England Ireland and Scotland, are
moving slowly towards the goal of their rights.
tel with the republic Of tile United States will only
hurry them on. Ever suspicious Of the inroads Of
titled governors Of men who claim the divine right of
governing the many, the working classes Of the three
kingdoms will look with America, as a direct
attack upon repubcanis,, and the consequence will
be rousing up of their deepest sympahes in favor.
They will refuse the supplies, and in DUNG 40, humble
their selstyed governors into submission to the real
sovereigns of the Island, the people, If resistance
should b. made to the demands Of tho many by the
landed propreors of Great Britain, then will come the
horrors Of civil The people of England will find
in The people Of America firm friends, whose mighty
will be raised in their favor to strike royalty from
lis high sent, and extend the glorious principles Of free
government.
At the moment when the signal Of war, between this
country and England shall have been given, the colo