Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-02-25

A WAR WrTH ENGLAND.

large class Of men Of long tongues who are ever
waging them for q war with England. If these
tongues of theirs were swords, and there vas
;hancs for an enemy's weapon 10 cross them. well
and good would be their tonguey alcf,--but such
tongues these, 90 yalorous always asar of from
grape shot, be got at In the front rank in
inns Of war. The boisterous bswers for war are
Dnly the heroes of peace. They who know what
war 10, whsi caianities attend IL, what havoc
sweeps whit il with honor they can, keep out OF ~
but once in, want 70 get out till the work
Is we'll done. War, therefore with them is q solemn
measure. When once they advocate II, they feel
pledged TO take part init. Their bodies and minds
are devoted as we'll as their tongues.
II matters but little with this class Of men OF
whom we speak, what are tho causes of war, for
there are always causes enough with them. De-
termlning themselves in their owl hearts to pledge
nothing their country but their brave tongues, or
bold pens, they are ready to do all they can TO
stimala,e war; and to provide for their country in
fammabs materials, but their heroic bodies are TO
bc kept soof from all encounters, II matters but
little to them how many Of their neishbors are food
for gunpowdcr.
This class of men but little reflect upon the kind
OF war, and the duration Of the war, the United
States is to have with Great Britain, If such war
comes at ALL Is ii 10 be Of twelve or twenty
years duration, and they ready for that !--tor
the first few years of sach war must, IN our IN
prepared state be wears Of terrible disaster TO US,
In which we could make, and ought not TO make
peace, and tho next few years. We were recover
ing what lost, would but restore Us 10 tho posi-
ton whence staried--so that TO mako peace
with profit and honor, conquests must take place to
make up for disaster. II even such calamity as
with Great Britain befss us, We trust no peace
will be made, If the war shoald last half CEN
fury, till the British Flag driven out OF the
Cansdas, or the Cenadas and the Provinces made
independent of Great Britain,---for once having
brayed the consequences of war with the frsi ma
ton earth. il ought not 10 end till We ara freed
from that Gordon of foreign bayonets, in the hands
Of some OF the best soldiers in the world, that now
begirts us from Halifax to Mackinaw. This all 10
not the work of day year.
The late improvements in the use OF Steam Pow
err and in fire. arms, are but little dwet upon too
by these brswers for war. Ocean steam naviga'
tion has brought ia into alarming proximity with
the great powers of Europe. We are but as France
across the British Channel now, with no suci Tor
t6cations though France has. and these foititi-
cations tina, we have so garrsoned as to be easily
taken possession of by quick-movss enemy
Where are our Steam Ships of wuri Oar whole
nominal army of 10, 900 men has not been able to
subdue the poor Semnole--whcre the most OF Them
are,-while Great Britain has full rs 600 regulars
on our Borders, with tho power uf doubling the
number in two weeks by the steam ships she can
summon within her control! What is TO prevent
the bombardmert of the City of Wv York within
three weeks after war is decleredi VINO garrisons
our quito deserted fort What ornaments have
we herel What protection from moriars. shells,
and all the horrible devices Of destruction Does
Detroit feel safe 2 Can single company protect
Eastport (Me)f Let the loud btaggarts for war
ponder upon all this and pledge their own precious
persons to take part 10 it.
Again. are the Peof le really for an amy Of Fed
sral Tax gatherers. Apart from surrendefing their
brothers and sons, TO be made machines Of in rcgu-
lar armies are they ready 20 work two days out OF
the six to meet the expenses OF the war Do tley
c,yet this surrender OF thcir friends me battle
6elj. they prepared to see their substance
eaten on, by others who in the earning Ut 1t, have
taken no part' With war certainly comes taxes to
ILL., even those most removed from the scenes OF the
war,--and taxes 100 not Of single gear, but OF an
Indefinite DURATION il may be- Of the half ct a mans
full life.
We throw out these srggestions for the inconsid'
crate advocates OF a resort TO aims,--eut We DO
not mean to be considered the advocates of peace
with dishonor War however, is so awful a resort,
that ii is the duty of good citizen to throw cold
water upon the irfammable materials in such So
sieiy, ours, that ready to kinde II up.
We have nothing To gain, and every thing to lose
BY q war, unless il be Of twenty years dura-
ion, in which can involve all EuloPe. We have
cot single controversy with Great Britain, which
il itself and Of itself alone, is worth war. New
York City alone could well afford TO purchase ont
all the points Of controversy, rather than suffer tor
single year the consequences # war, provided
such purchase entailed no di,hunor.
Great Britain too has more 10 lose by war than
the United States. We are her best customer
now, and the h;ga protecting duties OF a war will
rear up such manufactures here at home. as Eng
Ind can afterwards compete with. Her
commerce will suffer horribly from activity and
with single cruisers in every sea. Her
colonies will be toI menied too in every Again.
shat can she gain A permanent foothod in these
United States impossible, impossible every wey
Peace never could come with single foot at tern
tory 10 be surrendered. No administration Of our
Government would or could think Of enduring such
a proposition. True, we are not a warlike People,
bot can be mado sol We have no army OF
importance, we know, hardly the nucleus Of one,
but necessity, and anger. and passion can bring
200, 600 men in the field within five years, OF NATE
Ials as hardy and heroic as ever bore a mu,ket -
The terrible energies of an infatned Democracy,
history tells Of from the Days of the Spartan 10
those OF Napoleon Bonap1rte We MAY be- Propa-
gandsls OF the worst kind. The radical materi-
ais Of Eng land may be aroused again tine ere.
OF the French Republic, and j. Eng and sure that
France, or Russia would lrud us no helping nand
Do these nations love England mech, that they
We ~eii aware of what calamity al tnts
" ogd be 20 our Cunsl uLon aud lihrItles IN the
fIutial crop Of military he might produce,
-tor where lass eann0t be,--but We
speak now only of What Eusland is TO gain and
in the end her gain will be found less than ours.
though she miskI devote all her means and money
to our overthrow.
LIST there be war then. we pray. By dwelling
upon its dangers and ia folly, teach the people
of both nations to be prudent and wise. If at soms
times supposed, hands with other politics, are
sooA 10 take the Government o. Great Britain, we
trust thore will be rash movements OF diploma
cy,--no ear 20 unsound men, and bad advice for
il is often feared here, and abroad TOO, tina, Per-
Is more boHgerent than PGlmssston. though with
bu; littls reason, as II would seem Of late.
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TIE NEW CABINET.
In reference to the Cabinet Of General HaREI-
,oS. the Alexandra Gazette remarks with truth,