The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-03-03

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her intercourse with US, reiusedindennity
and denied our rights to property, on a.
subject matter vital to near one half the
States of this Confederacy, and which.
considering her military position at Ber-3
. muda and her growing powerin in the West
Indies, is of the last Importance to our
national independence.
All these subjects make every question
between US, at this peculiar juncture, of
the deepest interest. @ ;s 49,;
Besides this, we are both permanently
destined to have, perhaps, the most extern"
sive commerce Of modern nations. Our
flags feat side by side, over every sea, :
and bay, and inlet of the known globe. =
She moves steadily upon her objects
with an ambition that knows no bounds;
and wherever she has had conflict Of
interest she has rarely yielded to any
| Power. -. =.
At this moment she presents to the ci.
Iyilized world the spectacle Of the groatest ,
military and commercial power in. eornbi- },
alton ever known. s,ra 74i.ti. ls-.,ff,. .ssa:f,
From her vast possessions inevery quar-, .
ter of the globe, and her peculiar COM
merclal system, she has been made the re.
servolr OF the wealth of nations. rra
/ Her internal resources, skill, labor, and
machinery, with her capital, are beyond >
calculation. Her natural position being
about midway the coast Of Europe, gives
her great control over the outlets and cur.
rents of commerce. ..' -'. ~ -
Her military occupation of Gibraltar,
Malta, tile Ionan Islands, and recently of :,
St. Jean d'Acre, gives her ascendancy on !,
the Mediterranean and the Levant, while !,
St. Helena and the Cape Of Good Hope 3
give her possession over the currents Of
trade along those extensive coasts. Then, 3
Bombay, Calcutta, and her immense pos n
sessions: in the East Indies, together with :;
her recent movements in the China seas
and Islands, enable her to extend her
power over those vast regions that have
slumbered for ages in solitary and ener-
waited magniicence. She possesses Falk-
land Island but to control the commerce
that passes around Cape Horn, while
Trinidad gives her. all she desires in the
Caribbean sea. Halyau at one point,
and Bermuda at another, stand out in
great force over our own coast from one
extremity to the other. -.
Her positions all over the world are, at
this moment, in military point of view,
equal to million of men under arms
Her continual conflicts in the mighty re.
gions Of the East only enable her officers
to become skilful and to improve in the
art of war, while her great armies and ex-
tensive fleets draw their support from the
immense countries seized and occupied.
In the present juncture of affairs, no
statesman can overlook these things
Steam power has recently brought US SO
near together that, in the event of any fu.
ture conflict, ,oar, NTH its effects, will be
precipitated upon us with much more IA
pidity than formerly. 81
Avarice and ambition are the ruling
passions Of modern times, and it is in vain
to shut our eyes to the state of things
around u.s.. 1t remains to be seen what
effect steam power is to have upon chang
ing and modifying the whole art Of de-
fence and war. 1t may be a great en-
gine for again levelling mankind, and re-,i
ducing every thing to a contest of mere
physical force. In that event it might be
diAicultto to conjecture what system of ma.
tlondl defence ,Oill stand the test of time
and experience. ... - .'!''
I We have deep stake in peace, and
fondy hope the rep pose of the world will
not be disturbed. We have certainly not
the least desire for any rupture. Firmness,
and wise preparation, will long preserve
us from such catastrophe. But while no
temptation should ever prompt us TO do /.
injustice on the one hand, so no consider
otion, on the other hand, should ever in
duce us to submit to permanent wrong
from any Power on earth, no matter what
the consequences may be.
Your committee would conclude by ex-
pressing firm belief that all our points.
of dfficultyimay be lonorably and amica-i,
bly, adjusted, and that harmony may long
be preserved by both Governments pur-i
suing liberal and generous policy, con-
genial to the interests and feelings Of both
People, and compatible with the spirit
and genius Of am enlightened age. 71"'