Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-04-25

Extract ofa letter from WaishingiOn, March
Dist 1870:
" The Senatorial Committee on Foreign Re
Iauons, held a meeting on yesterday bn, | be.
eve thew IN 'eo"nnnend nothing respecting the
nalne Boundary dispute until we shah have heard
again directly from toe British Government. 49,
No excitement on mv suty,e' l"c'"n' "e'''--
Though every Conslderato man IS Wiling to ad'
NIT, that war with England would be one OF
the greatest calamItles that could beal The I, ,;
yet, such calamity would be as disastrous to
England as It could possibly be 10 Us, And
conse quently, the necessity OF hos'lIjles be
tween two such nations should be obvious and
urgen, before the people Of either country would
Justify and support the painful and unnatural re.
sort 10 arms Descended NJ We ate from one
common race, endeared by a thousand recoec-
tons Of kindred blood usages and pursuits, and
knit together bys common interchange OF the
various productions Of enterprise and industry,
wealth, genus and art--he voice Of humanity
Invokes peace.
But, il the lhunderbolt Of war IS destined TO
| shver the olive branch OF peace, II becomes an
obvious dictate Of policy and patriotism to put,
without delay, our country IN situation to repeal
| the enemy from whatever quarter be may CORE
! The L. 5. are out Of debt; and have the credit
and ability TO borrow funds, and to establish
currency adequate 10 sustain the national "Ill
under every cxgency which war could create
Our present materials Of war, and our means
for the sure and easy transportation Of them to the
most distant points are ten tunes greater than
! they we're in the years 1912, 'l3 and IA.
Besides 100000 arms that have been DIST Ibn'
ted by the General Government TO the respective
STATS, we have in our various arsenals 6OQ,ODo
muskets IN complete order for immediate ust.--
We have 1900 pieces Of heavy cannon, able al
any time to throw up then destructive hre on TIE
foe. In the city Of New York alone, we have
100 pieces Of first rate artillery, with the need'u
number Of sklfuI gunners.
Our store Of proectles for heavy guns IS very
abundant and could be speedily increased 70
any considerable extent
We have on hand excellent materials, oot
which our skllf1I aricers could manufacture u
the rate Of 5000 pistols and swords every mon'h
We have on hand $4,000 barrels OF gunpo"
der, and materials on, n which 40u0 barrel
more OF thus warke article could be quickly man
ufacured
In defence Of our national honor and the 10
| legrity Of our soil, the voice Of patriotism cou'
, summon to the tented field any number oil a
gallant men as ever mustered ina glorious cause
What is there then TO create our fears or
hinder the guardians Of The nation from plac'n
this great AID opuIent country m posture
, meet and to repel the aggress,ons OF the mos
: formidable enemy
: any nation calculates TO subJugate our cou1
! Try; to munae our territory or to force Us ~ 10
r to advantageous and unjust acquisitions nc
= warranted by any engagements we ever iofpe'
or promised to perform; for such anauon IN
y lessons Of our past history will have been Tsco
ded 10 vain.
q The practice Of our Government, has Away
II been 10 do scrupuous and exact justice to all u
nations Of earth, And while dong that soon
e Than cover beneath the menace and aggression
]. Of foreign foe, and dlshonor the NATIONAL
n nosn of our country, each patrot man shou
d encounter the hazards Of war, and MAINTAIN o.
!. equal rights; or, 10 attempting TO do It, DIE
Is death Of the valiant and free.
o The fever lately engendered n log cael
and witch has been fed IN hard clder IS subs