Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-03-31
TIL HER AID.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 81, 1910
For President Of The United States,
WILLIAM II. HARRISON.
Of Ohio
For Vice President Of The United States,
JOHN TYLER,
of Virginia
OUR RELATIONS WITH GREAT
BRITAIN
of Virgin,

In another column of this paper our readers
will notice some illusions and extracts from
recent correspondence between the British
Minister, Mr. Fox, and the American Secre.
tary of State, Mr.. Forsyth, on the subject OF
the North Eastern Boundary. The cores
pon,lcnc has been published in most of the
papers, and may have been seen and read bv
many of our readers, was rather inadvertently
omitted on our part, and we should not now.
at this late period, only have adverted to it.
but Tor the manifest increasing interest lately
discovered on the subject, and some new and
alarming approximations that the affair is about
to produce serious rupture between the two
countries Under these circumstances it will
De seen that everything in relation to the sub
Ject will attract more or less interest. and
hence we this week give the deferred matter
above alluded to and without further comment
ourselves at this time, excepting that we do
not think it probable that war between the
two countries will grow out OF an affair of so
little importance.
we annex some very judicious remarks of
the editor ofthe New York American on this
subject and we think they are worthy of Sc
rious reflection.
"In referring, some days ago, to the recent
correspondence between the British Minister
al washington, und the State department, rel
atve 10 the Maine Boundary, we expressed We.
ny confidently the opinion; that on the part of
the British, neither means nor inclination for
war with this country exisied-but added, that
with regard to our own administration, we did
not feel quite so confident.
Mr.. Van Buren, is party politician merely.
lie has never been anything else and to him.
personal success, and the success Of his party
are the first consideration always. If these
happen to coincide with the public welfare.
the two will be promoted together if, on the
other hand, they Should conflict, as too much
they have done, the public welfare would most
assufedly lie postponed or disregarded. Such
has been MIR. Van Buren's past career. and
lhere Is nothing IN his character or poiticrl
TO authorize an expectation that the
lutnre VIII be actuated by any higher motives. |
we infer, therefore, and we ask the atten |
lion OF the public TO this position, that the Dues
non OF peace or war with Great Britain NAV.
al this moment, mainly turn upon the calcula- |
hons which MIR. Van Buren, and hi, friends |
nay make, as to the chances of his recollection
with or without the aid OF a war
we are aware that this by Joihesis imputes
% Mr.. an Buren, a total absence of moral
principle, and presents him in the light of a
nan so lnlenily bent upon his own success. as
o play Tor 1t the desperate hazard of war. with
III It's losses, sufierings and crimes but we
epeat, the past history OF this gentleman ius-
mes the hypothesis. lie has no generous
Imbliion--no noble, DISTINGUISHED. selEsacri-
e. |
md Right as substantive Virtues. lie is a
political calculator and schemer, and noihing
more. ''s
IL IS, therefore, not unjust 10 him, as we
lew ms character, 10 insist that if war with
'fedt Dfi'ain shall hold out probability of
ustlining the present admin stration in 1o,y
r, war may be provoked.
Great Britain, however adverse IN Tho Coz,
roversy, Will not need pushing, if il be once
erceiVed that this Government means 10 have
quarrel and there is 50 much right on our
iue' IN TINS quesiion--and, moreover. so much
esuoSNheSs ana excitabilliy in our mecuriai
oPuiauon-ihai very l,lle an at Washing
81, III conducting the preliminaries TO an omen
uP'ufe would throw such gloss Of reason
no Jusnce over our side Of the argument. as
''uey !" enlist popular support 10 the final
ppe1l 10 arms.
h"hohlng as we do a recourse 10 war, while
ny e1Pedieni short Of il, not inconsistent win
au'nil honor, remains To be tried, we confess
ial our Tears arc alarmed at the present as
s.i OF Our relations with Great Britain. ,
Aiaine, It u known, Is DISCONTINUED win the
visiting condition Of things on its boreor. and
nhappily' II has become matter Of p,r,y
'inpehiion there, who shall display most sen.
utehess 10 the pretensions of England. ami
9 o. reaches. 10 repel them al every hazaIi
The Administration At Washington will lose /