Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-04-27

teen frigates, and thirty-nne smaller YES
sells of war the United States would find
it difficult 10 contend against the most
formidable navy Of the universe; but they
have sailors and warlike population, and
money will not be wanting for the build
ing of ships.
"England has been unfortunate hith-
erto in her wars with the United States,
and her Government may desire to take
signal vengeance for the past. The rem
inscences of the past, OIL the contrary,
raise the pride ofthe Americans, and they
hope this time TO take possession of Can
ada, and to drive the English from their
continent. This is the illusion of both
countries; the reality will be terrible -
If war should take place, it will fall up
on the two nations as a judgment from
Heaven upon their reciprocal insolence.
and the Satanic pride which led to it,
The United States will thus exPiate their
ingratitude to France, which made them
what they are, and England will pay the
penalty Of her disloyal Intervention in the
East"
The "National" says:
"We hope the United States will be
firm, resolute to the end. 1t will not be
the first time that they have lowered the
British pride, which has always increased
in insolence with the humility of its adver-
saries. Let the Americans bear their
own history in mind: they will find in it
Just grounds for confidence; and the whole
world will be indebted to them, if they
succeed in shaking power whose i'm
moderate ambition is the source of annoy
ance and anxiety both to old and new
states"
These absurdities are balanced by a
few quiet words in the Gazette de France,
which in our opinion embrace the whole
question;
"The consequences of such an event,
SAYS the Gazette, would be immense for
us. All our commercial interests are en-
gagged in our relations with America. Our
silks, our wines, our jewelry, our furni-
niture, our articles of fashion and luxury
form a large capital; all this would be pla-
ced in jeopardy, for the first act of the
English would be to blockade the ports
of the Union"
We give another extract, equally remar-
kable, from the Dublin Pilot, understood
to be Mr.. O'Connell's paper;
WAR-ENaLAND VERSUS Ireland
"The time approaches when England
must be bumiliated or just, and Ireland
may be free. = y England may
declare war. but who will war for Eng.
land? IrelandV What! Pay taxes, and
shed our blood! And for whatg
Why should Ireland war against Francei
There is no Irish feeling to be gratltied,
no Irish interest to be promoted, by such
war. What has Ireland done 10 France
or France to,lreland, that we should shed
each others bloodS France in
vades Ireland we'll, where in her com
plcated embarrassment will England find
troops 10 defend Ireland, and preserve her
province9 Will Ireland defend herself,
or leave the battle to the beligerents, and
make no choice between masters? 1t is
plain that England does not calculate on
Irish cooperation. A war against
America is war against friends. We're
England never our tyTant, nor Ireland
never her slave, we would war with re-
luctance, but as it is-no, we cannot war
with America; our hearts forbid it-our
hands would be powerless. We cannot
swell the ranks of such battle-and for
whatS For love of Englanda