Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-03-06
WARIIKE.


AS specimen of the temper prevailing
among our Canadian neighbors, we give
the following from the Montreal Herald.
1t relates to the tumutuous proceedings at
Lockport, in the affair of Mcleod:
Such behaviour as this to British sub
jects is really carrying the Joke too far, and
Americans may vet find that forbcarance
has It's proper limit, rhcn then see their
frontier cities in ashes. as then ,CiN 0SSurediy
do # hcV continue in their mai career.
The American government must, like every
other. be amenable tn the law of nations,
and the time is now gone by, when the
disreputable and dishonest plea will be re-
cognizod, that the general government is
not liable for the offence committed by
individual States.
The United States at present present
most extraordinary spectacle of living
libel on freedom of speech, of person and
property--a disgrace to human kind.
The Toronto Patriot sounds "a louder
yet and yet louder strain'-as in the
words following, to wit:
We hear no mention of Fire, Famine
and Slaughter reigning over their maritime
fronter-no supposition of the possibility
Of the bombardment of n. York, Boston,
or Baltimore, by the unrivalled Navy of
England assisted by her immense Steam
Marine; no glimpse of burning cities and
massacred' thousands haunt the eyes of the
enlightened American. Alas the retro
spection Of few years would have added
to his dream the memorial phantoms Of a
blazing metropolis finging its red light over
the waters of the Potomac, and successive
armies fondIy equipped for conquest, hur-
rying back in dlsmay and defeat from the
forests Of the royal Canadians.
This last ausion can hardly have any
reference to Proctor and his Indian allies
But there are matters of serious mo-
ment to be thought of in connection with
our present relations with great Britain.
If we admit for moment the supposition
that war is to be the result of our ditiicu J.
ties with that powerful nation, the thought
is startling-not from a sense of fear, but
! from the consciousness of our unpreparcd
condition. Whether there is to be war or
not depends upon the will of England SHE
has her option; and if her views of policy
her spirit of domination, her feelings OF
rivalry, or desire of ACKNOWLEDGMENT, shall
in her estimation. render war advisable
we see no help for it but that war mus
come. This is an uncertain sort of de-
pendencc for US; for although it seems
manifest that the interests Of England arc
all for peace with the United States, yet
British eyes may view the subject differ
emily.
The Philadelphia Inquirer refers to va
rious movements on the part of Grca
Britain and says:
But there are other movements and indi
cations that deserve notice in connexioI
with this subject. We a|lude to the rccen,
treaty between Great Britain and Texas
made, too, in the face of the anti-slaverN
spirit of Great Britain--but, as is avcwcC
in some of the London Journals. with
deeper motive, and the policy having il
view at no distant period, serions collision
with the great American Rcpublic.-W
are told. moreover that some kind o
treaty Ntlo il'l lOIl3 sIll't liTSOtlulSN w
tween Great Britain and IIayt.
These circumstances are surely Of muci
I importance, and in addition to the fact
! already enumerated with regard to tn
Improvement in the armament of war, an
the extraordinary facilities and power o
" war seamcrs-the latter rendering the dist
@ ance between the old world and ne,
s within the limits of a fortnight, are calcu
i lated to arrest the attention of every int
Q ligent observer, and should in our view, e.
- cite a vigilant and most active spirit of de
! fence on the part of our Government. w
e repeat, that while we have serious cause {
IS difficulty with Great Britan--cause whic
IT. in the view of our best informed statesmen
= may lead to the collision-that power
= armed to the teeth, and ready to strike
II dreadful blow at few hours warning, viii
n our own country is as yet in any other co
ct dition rathert than one ofproper preparatio
es Again, therefore, we adjurc those in authc
h. ity, that while pursuing every honoral
-" mode to avoid the war, also to take t
10 necessary means to defend the country, a
De strike home against her opponents, in I
event of sush terrible calamity.