The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-07-15


tAape su6uissloul-lhis abject surrender Of
Mcleod, without a word Of redress for the
a[fur Of the Caroline. and under public
threall-What Is the effect OF this buI to en-
courage her TO press US and threaten Us on
every other poInll 1t mast increase her arro"
agance, and encourage her encIoachmen's,
and induce her 10 GO on until submission 10
further outrage becomes impossible, and war
results from coWardice which courage would
have prevented. On this head The history oil
many nations is full OF impressive lessons'
and none moro go than thai Of Great Britain.
IL a nation Of brave people; but they have
soneiimes had ministers who were not brave,
and whose nmidity has ended IN involving
their country IN all The calamities OF war, al
Ter subectng it TO all the disgrace Of Puslllao-
imuus submission 10 foreign insult. The adj
,minisiration Of Sir Robert Walpole, long
cowardly and corrupl--lyrannlcal at home
and cringing a5road-was a signal Instance
Of this. and, as a warning TO ourselves,
will read a passage from English history to
show his conduct, and the consequences OF IL
/ read from Smol!et- and from his account OF
the Spanish depredaliOns, aud insults upon
English srbiecte. which we're continued the
whole term of WaIpole's administration
had ended IN bringing on the universal war
which ragged throughout Europe, Asia, Africa
and America, and cost the English people so
much blood and treasure. The historian says:
"The merchants Of Eng land loudly Complaln-
ed of these oulrages; this nation was hred
with resentment, and cried Tor vengeance;
but the minister appeared cold, phegma!ic
and timorous. He knew that war would
involve him in such difficulties as must OF
necessity endanger his administration. The
treasure which he now employed for domes-
tic purposes must IN that case be expended
IN military armameD!s; the wheels of that
machine on which he had raised his inAu'
ence wovlJ no longer move; the opposition
would of consequence gain grouud, and the
imposition Of fresh taxes, necessary tor the
maintenance of the war, would ill up The
measure of popular resentment against his
person and ministry Moved by these con-
sideraions, he indusrionely endeayored 10
avoid rupture, and to obtain some sort OF
satisfaction bv dnl Of memorials and nego-
clatoBs, in which he betrayed his own fears
to such degree as animated the SpanIards
10 persist in their depredations, and encour
aged The Court Of Madrid 10 disregard the
remnu,,rapces ofthe British Ambassador"
Surh is the picture Of Wa|po!e's foreign
policy; and how close is the copy We are now
presenting of it? Under the scourge of Span
ish outrage, he was cold, ph eamatc, and
tmorous; and such is the conduct oil our Sec
retary under British outrage lie wanted The
public treasury for party purposes, and ne"
elected the public defences. Our Ministry
want the public lands and the public money
for dOace,ps 10 lhe S!ates. and leave the Union
without forts and ships. Walpolc sought some
sori Of satisfaction by dint oi DCgotiauon-- our
Minister does the same. The British minis
a, Madrid was paralyzed by The limidity ofthe
Cabinet al homo $50 is ours pralyzed at Lon
don by our submission 10 Mr.. Fox here. The
result of The whole was accumulated outrage.
coslilions against Eagand. universal war, the
disgrace Of the Minister, and the elevation OF
the mao 10 the highest place 10 his country,
md 10 the highest pinnacle OF glory, whom
WalpnIe had dismissed from the loves place
IN the British army-sihat OF CoEnet OF horses
for the political offence Of voting against him.
Tho elder William Pitt, The dismissed cornet
--conducted with glory and success the war
which the imidnJ Of WalpoIe begs'; and, that
Inc smallest, circumstances might not be want
ing 10 the completeness Of the parallel, our
Prime Minister here has commenced his Ca
racr with issuing an order for treating our
nilusr, and officers as Pitt was treated by
WalpoIc, snd for The same identical offence.
Sir, consider these lnsuuctIous TO Mr..
Cr,,enden as mos' unfortunate and deplorable.
They have sunk the national character in the
ewes of England and of Europe. They have
los, US the respect which we gained by the
late war, and b. the glorious administration
of Jackson. They bring us into contempt,
and encourage the naughty British TO push
Ms 10 ex,rtmIties. We shall feel the effect Of
this deolorabIe diplomacy in our impending
controversies with that people; and happy
and fortunate il will be for us, if BY corec'-
iug our error retracng our steps, recovering
our manly, attitude dScarding ouf distribution
schemes, and preparing for war. we shall
be able thereby to prevent war; and to pre-
serve our rights.
have never believed our English Difficult
lies free from danger, have uot spoken on
The northeastern questions; but the Senator
from that State who sits on my right Cooking
at Senator WlIliams) knows my opinion. He
knows that have long believed that nothing
could save tho rights os Maine but the wGr
cOuntenancs of our Government Preparation
for war might prevent war, and saVethe rights
of the Stale. This has been my opinion; and
4 lok. lad