Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-19

i'll can get time, it is my desire to be in Glassow
on the 18th, where shall collected all the lead
lag scientific men ofth nation. III do go, wul
give you with great pleasure an outline OF their pro-
ceedings
How many more emigrants do you want sent over
to elect Van Burenl II you have not got enough
if 'the party" will authorize me- and FORK up the
funds out ofthe "Iron Chest in the sub-treasurers
keeping, l will open recruiting office here, and
soon send over heavy consignments of ragged
paupers Irish beggars aud rioters, Aims House La
zaron, lazy Germans, French paupcrs, Italian pau
pers, Swiss adventures, &c. Indeed the stock
here is inc xhaustble, and the assortment complete.
We could send enough TO elect dozen Presidents,
and then not materially diminish the production
and supply.
How can SO much human misery and discomfort
exist much longer without political thunder shosc'
er, in the shape OF war! In the want OF war De
tween France aud Eng land, each country will be
exposed and liable TO invasion by the other Steam
ships will effect landings in spite of all the armies
Of Europe. France and England would both bring
steamers to bear. England, however, would have
one advantage her neighbour and that is in her
large number of railroads traversing tho country
all directions, which would enable her to concen-
trate large force in a very short time at any
point threatened by invasion. Steam on railroads,
must act against steam on the ocean
If Ronaparte had owned steam ships Of war, he
would most certainly have invaded England. The
latter at this time had railroads. And hen Boz
naparte had gathered a vast army in the north Of
France, with a view, i. was thought, Of invading
England, the people here became alarmed, and
materials collected for beacon fires, at various
points along the English coast, and communicating
with London. Ifan invasion was attempted. these
fires were have been lighted and the alarm given.
Railroads will hereafter make beacon fires unneoes-
sary.
So it will be in our country; our greatest safety
will depend upon the extension of railroads. Our
sea coast is so very extensive that all the FORTS
ships and steam vessels build, will not pro-
A. a. Il.
the agency of the steam ships OF an enemy.
Steam has made all nations vulnerable, and this
being the case, they will be less likely to 80 to war
Hence the steam engine, is not snly clvilizer Of
mankind, but also a Peacemaksr Well done steam;
go ahead say conquer subdue, civilZe. christian.
ize, and bind all mankind together in bonds of
peace.
And as long as thy voice is heard, or puff Of thy
breath is seen, so long viii know that the march
of mankind is onward and not backwards.
Yours, truly, Al.
The Dispute with France.
IRON the London Times.
A French Journal the Steele in the confidence Of
Nj. Theirs gives the following &C count of the pre-
sent state Of the French Marine derived, no doubt,
g. The French fleet in the Mediterranean is equal
to that of the English, and counts thirteen ships of
the line, viz-The Montebello, l20 guns, comm. nd
manded by Admiral Rosamel; Hercnles, 100 guns;
Jena, 80 guns, commanded by Admiral Lalande;
Suffren, 90 guus the Diadem, Ssnti Petri, Jupiter,
and Neptune, Of Sc guns each. Eight of these
sells are under the orders of Lalande. four others
under Rosamel, but both will be Immediately united.
There are at present armng in Toulon, the Sove-
reign, of l29 guns, with the Marengo, Vile de Mar
seilie, and Scipio OF 30 guns eaeh all Of which may
be ready in SIX weeks In three months eight more
ships Of war; with from ten to twelve frigates, may
be also ready. This will compose fleet of . sail
Of the line, and "a large frigates.
To this may be tackled the royal ordonnance for
mi. ain W a unb Of
ships of war and frisates.
Now, our great desire in this unfortunate quarrel
is avoid Boosting first unsuitable TO U.S. and next
as provoking offensive to the French. But it is
important that the French should not be deceived
by official n-oific ia bombast And ccordngly,
must say that the French government could
II ore raise 10000 seamen in three, even in SIX
months than they could fly in the air. The number
Of seamen in France, independent OF old men and
boys, does not amount to 5000 men. OF this we
positive, notwithstanding the exaggerated items
given in NJ. Theirs speech the sugar question.
OF these 5000 the French have in employ about
1900; the rest are employed in their commercial
navy. To man the fleets, which the Steele dreams
OF, the French must cease to carry all foreign
commerce, abandon their fs-eries, and, in short,
every thing And then, how are the ten thousand
to be got togetheri The French certainly draft a
cons ids rable number Of land eonscrpts into their
port companies, and great portien Of their crews
already s1oat, are composed Of these. They should
al this ,m-nt raise 5000 out Of their 10 600 in this
way. What would be the RESULT Why, that they
would be making present OF t1eir vessels TO the
enemy.
Our neighbors must not be suffered to run away
with the idea that the war with this country would
be a mere trfe. hardly worth their giving them
selves q moments concern about IL In case OF war,
the comm and OF the would undoubtedly be with
US, bee could pat eighty sail OF the line to
while they could not send out more than forty.
Bat IL cannot have escaoed cur cute hbors that
the command Of the sivcs the power TO destroy
all commerce carried on by sea, and what then ould
become Of all those rising rciai and sfac
turing undertakings which the French government
have for years back been encourag ing and pro-
tecting at the expense AZ 80 much trouble aud =
much moaeyi Next would disappear their cherish.
ed Algeria. We should only have 10 blockade Tou-
Ion and Agiers, and give the Moors trihine AS
sistance, and we should soon have the French army
Of Agiers in Dartmoor Barracks without losing even
a corporals guard on part.
Then would 30 the French colonies, GuadaIonpe,
Martinique, Cayenne, and the Isle Of Bourbon. All
these are full of negrp slaves, who weuld know that
the moment the British flag waved over their heads
they would by the law 81 England be, ipso fscto,
free and at the first appearances Of British expedi-
ii q. these colonies would fall from pr ssure from
" thin.
These captures then, would differ esscnt' ally
from ordinary captures OF colonies, because tie
French Government would not only lose its colonies
but would moreover. be obliged 10 give compensa
lion 70 the French proprietors OF estates in those
colonies for the loss OF their slaves emancipSed by
the British conqperor II is unnecessary TO ssy that
such compensation would IN case be given by
Eng and; and eren, II what Is yer unlikely, Eng
land al thu peace 20 restore any &C these colo
nies 10 France the blacks having onoe legally obtain
d their freedom, would never again suffer them-
selves to be reduced to slavery.
In calculating the relative strength by sea OF the
two nations, have confined Ourselves TO the Bril-
tish navy; though Il ~ cbvnus that we might have