Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-01-30

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her mcapincss. should she fad our government
bon, ON war, how easy would il DO for her 70 CAP
tu,s ,ho thousands Of American vessels now AZ sea
TO despatch bfy Of hor largest steamers afnca
with the nesly inveoteI canaon, and dcstroy ma"
nv Of our commercial cities --or TO land ~ the
seuth these black bataIiivns che has trained q
late years In tho Wet lndlea.
VIVA, could tho United States do ~ such wall
shirp Of the line VIZ have bot fawl aud bateiy
,htas war steamers. ON standing army has aot
wi been nblu 10 suidne ust Indian foes. II Is
tr,le. the Unipn counts Q millions ot brave men,
ready 10 defend tho country Of oil hezatds,oa' 'aey
sre without discipline, and without olieere, and
many ofihem without arms.
Tha ahias any tho Treasury 10 empty; most
evory tr;yate a,an complains he has no monty
no wage war with England would require much
measure, aud 10 do IL succeustuliy, sSsi'u' officers
aud tho mos, cattfui preparation. That tho Oht'
ted States are not now prepared, every ono w'i
sdntt-that tho people would subtni, 10 heavy ed.
ditfpnal taxation at the present tins Ia not TO be
tnarIued--and yet without q full Treasury, a
s,ep, navy. and d large army, 1, will be unNiso Ia
che Rencrsi government 70 think Of going to war
eilh Great Britain.
Ter our parts. We have too high an opinion u
General HARRISON prudence. 10 admit Tor a n'o-
men, tina, ho will assume n wattiko tonoi 10 hin nc
vocInti,ns, Tho success which hns attended The
arms Of England in Syrts, has hti diminished tha
pdde Of John Buli-aud should favorable news be
fpccivsd froa Chiua, he will ewel still more. AZ
auch a season, imperative language Ffen his etjc-
want cuIonists, bu, nov mus, considerable rivals ~,
tl.e ocean, would s1nnj nosr hafthly 10 Mr. Bulls
ears, and even swearing ny The Etsrn4 nigh,
xos make him submit e. our claims.
Bu, such calculations arc If least pfena1are.-~
This Whis patty abou, TO enter upon the admins.
rntion Of tho nation. have probably nothing olss
IN view, THAI 10 make shoir old policy acceptable
% The people, by tho tloa Of lie necessity. Lbs
Wings wan, d rpIcndid sovhrnIneht, aud plenty OF
money. They wan, a high taFih, by which a Few
will make fortunes. An increase OF tho army aud
navy will enable many Of tho well born TO obtain
commissions, and live AZ the expense OF the nn'ion.
by creating a heary nationa' debt, and contracting
ftssl, Lans, the class % asoneyed mon IN the largo
ciiies, will have fire opportunities Of shaving and
specializing. The influence of the wealthy class
60 will be enabled 10 extend lie ramiiesiions, until
they obtain tho control ftlie huainess, and ihdas.
nv, and possibly the ~sufrugcr afsho coantry.
We may BIO mistaken In this opinion Of Whig
policy, We may be wrong In regarding az hunhnEs
Wing g~islnRa cue Of resistance 20 mother Britain
-e,ill, We shalt no. believe thcm in right down
good earnest, until we hear oil Gcnerat Hns'isoa
having entered Canada, a, the head os tho army
This 10 our opinion, aud ,hink moreover, that the
angry sentiments expressed in certain quarters.
arc likely to ansr,tls the miuds ofhuainess men,
aud causc moro injury al home aud abroad