Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29
THE WAY WE AREToBE CONQUERED.

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John Bull is SO sure of killing the bear, that he
is already milking calculations for selling the skin.
In other words, he has nearly made up his mind
to conquer the United States, and then pay him
sell for the trouble, by taking our cotton cheap,
and selling us his manufactures dear. 1t is very
pretty plan, aud, like the Irishman's house. only
wants finishing TO make it complete. Some de.
tails of this brilliant scheme may he gathered from
the following article in the London SPECTATOR
! We look on with no small awe when we conten,.
plate The grand project by which Our ingenious
neighbor intends to make minced meat of us:
| "A curious question has been mooted in the
newspapers this week the mode of attacking the
| United Stutes in case of n war. prominent cor
respondent of the Times, assuming that the over.
weenng self.sutficiency of tho people of the
United States, and their spirit towards England,
VIII some day precipitato them into n conflict
almost without intending it, has suggested the
entire scheme of ncampagn. His plan is to break
| up the Union by deiachlng the Southern States
from the rest, and to destroy The resources of the
Northern aud Middle States. He would begin Ivy
adopting such clunges in the government Of our
| North American Colonies rs would render them
IrmIy attached 10 the molIler country; and such
changes in our maIme law as would remove the
dread OF inpressment, aud prevent 10000 sailors
rom constantly seeking employment, if not cil-
Zensp IN the United states, in order t. avoid that
tyranny. by employing every means to cunrili-
nic The Southern SldtGs-by Supplying them with
all taey get from the Nurnern States the means
OF conveying their cotton so the European mar
Ret, nnd prompt payment for their produce, be-
sides The boon which they have i1ng desired.
direct intercourse with Eugland--'IIe South, it is
calculated, will be relieved Of IT'S MONETARY and
com nerrm' dependence on lii North, ana Us con
ncciion with England, hy means Of The common
inter ST IN the cotton trade, lr easily and strongly
ccnented. Then he would blockade he North
IN the Sirictcst manner, and, by destroying all the
investments in cotton in that quarter, remove one
ut the t:.'s, inrcible motives war, the progress
OF their own manufacturers and thus, too, II man
uiac,trihg rival IN the markets of South America
ami the Euscrn Sens would he aunihilated.
Thou I'll this scheme would not diiert the Mt
teuton Of The enemy from Cannda, yet it would
he suppOscs, suppl, the mrans Of speedily terrni.
mating the war and forcing he Invaders To evacu-
ate Canada The Times itself takes The opposite
ground. IL is assumed that the correspondent is
in the interest of The Southern party, which di-
vides the Union with the Northern, aud hence that
he has II prejudced view, inslgated by n desire to
save the South. but irsead OF emporzing, the
Times would strike II Bonapartcan blow. 20
lure with an army If 10000 men among the free
population of the Northern States, would he mere
y to lose ii in the guerilla warfare to establish
blockade of the whole seaboard, would require
whole navy to lie efftctua and would be reraliated
by The occupation of Canada. No, the South is
the weak point Of the Union: The Times would
land 5000 blacks from Jamacn, with 1906 o stand
of arms, and items Of thousands in the Northern
States wishing success 10 such an lnvaslOh) dis
solve the Union IN Il month"
John Bull is very clever fellow; but he seems
TO have forgotten one ri,ing fact namely, that he
has tried twice already, TO snatch the chesnuts our
Of the fire, but only burnt his fingers by the at
tempt.