The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1841-05-28
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III. Campbell

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IL. CAMPBELL.
Mr.. l.. PTcnGR, Springfield, Illinois"
From the May number Of the knickcrboekcr.
War bcrwccn Ensland nud America.
We ycnturcd to predict in our last
number that there would be no war be-
tween England and America, and to cx-
press the belief, in opposition to several
that in ease there should
be, thoro wnuld he an even chance that
all the cities on the Atlantic cost would
hardly be destroyed in Il week by British
1t would seem that the
doughty projects which some of our Jour
nails have torcsccn rs ready to be carried
into execution the moment war should
be declared, are deemed rather difficult
Of execution by the most loyal Of her
Majcsty's subjects ON the other side Of
the water. Hear the tory editor Of Fra
zcr's Magazine:
"Lct us consider the ordinary notions
which we are daily hearing, of lcvyng
war in the old fashioned style; getting up
expeditions; cmbarling | 0 thousand men,
supported by sixteen sail Of the line, and
clIccling 4 landing near New York; in
short, just repetition of the last war,
with its burning of Washington; It's mn
successful attempt on Baltimore; and It's
general failure to do more than excite Il
lasting hatred to England throughout the
Union.
"Now, the fashion at present seems to
be, to speak Of Inc power of England and
the weakness of America; of our arma-
mcnts, and their uupreparcdncss, in Il
Wanting and cXulting tone, which we
must confess is to us absolutely alarming.
But it is more; it is absolutely foolish.
! The men who talk of our making war
upon nation OF fourteen millions of free
men, uucncumbcrcd with debt or taxa
ton; well accustomed to the use of arms,
and to be attacked on their own ground,
and by their own tircsidcs the men, we
say, who think it an easy thing for Us,
by sending out an expedition and burning
Il IL" scd'o"SI 'o"HS' 10 ullhg SUCH
nation on It's knees are loSt about the
widest the most irrational calculations OF
the chances Of war that ever helped
nation mo an lneAlricabIr difficulty.
Were his indeed the prospect before us,
were INC oh'y course open TO us the max
ing naval and military war, with horse
ana ioo,' ana Sh'PS ana steamboats, upon
one Oh inc l"oS' powerful nations oil the
eartIl' 'nen s'u 'ndccd would ne our prog
hoSlcS '"r inc '"'uTc' iltianchoIy' III INC
EXTREMIST dcgrcc, would be our ahtclPa-
IONS oil Inc ultimate termination OF such
conduct for 1t is useless to shut our
! eyes to certain collateral issues ana ncccS-
sary contingencies which would speedily
NIX themselves with the mann question.
INC iirSt maritime power IN Europe,
wiih about twenty-five millions, but en-
numbered WIN ocOt, goes to war with It's
only rival on The seas nation OF four
teen Millions proud upIhicd' and lar too
strong to be easily overwhelmed by a
: c0nP dc man. And as the more pow
clluI OF the two proposes to attack the
other by sending expeditions across the
Atlantic, the inequality OF their forces
becomes considerably diminished, and
the probability OF proractcd struggle
grows sun more apparent.
now aupposlng tins TO he the state
OF things, must we not remember that
our next door ncighbor, the great and
! warIlkc nation OF France, is burning for
IN opportunity OF wipIng off the disgraces
5 OF the last war, and has given many most
/ significant tokens Of late Of her cagcrncss
TO sclzc the first favorable oppoftui4lY of
Il striking blow at her ancient enemy -
' ANA farther, can we avoid hearing, by
C"ch mail from Ireland, the plainest
"''ca'S tl''t ever were couchcd i'll Ian