Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-02-09
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DIR RELATIONS WITH BRIT,l.

II any person doubts tina, Britain will impro,c,I
convenient opportunity ici quarctng with U.s. d.
consult her history for the last two centuries. ,..
couduc, towards us in relation 10 the bouu1ar, ...
The first has been continual series of urQrr..,.
all whose weakness oilorlca reasonable cham
success in a contest Britain has mover omitted a..
portuni,v for conquest extension ofttadc or c,,.
of influence, and the means used have been bold .
wrockless force, or cunning and pcrtidv. Accord.
circumstances. That nation has, IN al, these ,..
tons, exhibited the utmost contempt for rights. sri
most pruhgatc disregard 90 treaties Having .I.
and impoverished India, it ~ now pursuing Sim
design agaius China and js aggrcSsIous up1n T
indicate design 10 seize that country likewise m
French once aimed at the posse ssion of Elyr' ..
point from which the British empire in India v.5
successfully assailcd, and a French empire su,,r,
the British. equally sagacious, are not less a,-,.,,
the importance OF Egypt az q iortihcation of t,rf
dian empire. Many years viii not eapsc bcla--..
British will attempt 10 seize that country. and v...
once in possession they will keep it, They are NJ, Z
blind to the movements OF the French in Norhcg A.
RIGA. Can we suppose that the French will conf. F
their African conqucsts to Agiersl Once Grndyc,,. Z
lishcd there, they will march eastward til they ,a.
Egypt and then the design OF the French rcpulIcua
be accomplished, the attainment Of base line of
rations upon BRUSH India. The British see alr,
and perfectly understand that the only mode of fus-
ting this plan of the French is to anticipate them !,
the possession OF Egypt In connection witIluo,,
gressons upon other nations, should romcplcr Me
Iencroachments of the British upon the North We,
coast, which annually becoming more extensive
government viii claim the whole from Behring's Sg
to Mexico, take possession of our settlements onps
Columbia River, and then give us the alternative ofw5
or REIMBURSEMENT OF our rights We must also rcmcr
Der the acknowledgement, 10y the British govcrnmcn
OF Texan independence step preparatory to com 81
mer cal connection with that country that viii he,
grand system OF smuggling into the Southern and Yves,
ern States.
Considering all these things, what reason have ws
for supposnG that the British have any special dco
TO spare US or would treat us with more forbcamnc
than they have treated aud II eating others, Thcy
would have hut two reasons for sparinp us ,gao57
ninHy and interest," OF the first may expect ustn
much, and no more, than other nations have got from
mem. ms rs not a national virtue in monarchle,
and has been as little regarded by the British monar
chy, as any other lpon the ground Of interest We
have not much to expect now, and ought to perceive
that tins little is annually diminishing. he Interest
OF the BRITISH nation consists in crpplng and crushing
US IN impeding our prosperity. We annually be-
coming less dependant upon British workshops and,
British workshops annually becoming less dapond
ent on our agriculture. The time is not distant when
we shall dispense with British manufactures and the
BRUSH are now making vigorous efforts to dispense
WIN our cotton the only agricultural staple whichh
VIII receive from In the mean time our commerce
Is increasing especially in the expectation of manuac-
lures, and the British, with degree of foresight which
we seem to be deficient regard their future .vas
not for universal dominion but for universal trade ,
What then is their great interest in maintaining ann
cable relations with usl 1t is very little now and
annually diminishing In the time, the British
with us, and are making every possible effort to foy
their position in Canada. With nation like Canadi
ans upon our Northcn frontier and another nation the
Texans, upon the South West frontier both allied TO
Dfluah by commercial interests, and both flood gates
Tor British smuggling we shall be assailable at two
points hitherto supposed TO be invulnerable.
And while the British have thus been crashing at
every thing have pursued course towards us in rra-
on to disputed points, of which the principal charac.
terlstcs are subterluge and peridy, and have made
great preparations for annoying us, upon Northern
fontler IN the event of war, what have been do
ing! We have suffered all our means of national de-
fence to decay, have dsspacd our means of restoring
them, IN wanton contest with a handful Of Indians
ana have patiently submitted to insult and aggression
we have not harbor in condition to resist hostile
nee our navy alter costing more than a hundred mil
lions during the last twenty-five wears is inferior Ia
mat OF little Holland or little Denmark, whose popua-
on and resources do not equal those of New York or
pennsylvania, our treasury IS bankrupt and we are IN
deOt IN profound peace, excepting with small tribe
OF savages o, the blessings Of wise energetic fore
seeing government To people whose energy and en-
terprIsc peculiarly exposes them to aggression O. the
pro louhu craftsmanship Of politicians, who can
quarrel about making Presidents, for the sake of lii
'e oiicil patronage, while neglecting national SAFETY
ana Wnhe permitting an all-grasping, nevcr-slcepng
rva always engaged IN disputes, TO forfy himself on
every frontier.
The means Of the Florida Indians for maintaining
tins p1o'racted war, consuming to u.s. arc a sub,
I'c' VI CURIOSITY confined within a peninsula, whose
connection "h tie main land IS occupied by their en-
emles, and without apparent intercourse with any peo
PIE oy means OF navigation, they still abundantly
supplied with arms and ammunition. Have the Brit
lsh no connection with thcmi We should remember
mat the Bahama Islands, British settlements are d.
rec'Iy on the coast Of Florida, that the BRUSH have
always employed the Indians TO annoy us that tiev
once employed Arbuthnot and Ambrcr for this pur-
pose among these very Seminoes aud that they have
an interest IN proiracung this war. which consumes
y ana mus prevents Us from preparing any
deIences against a war with themselves
were the BRUSH disposed 10 quarrel with I, lLey-
Could not have better opportunity tLan tic present
ior quaHeiilng successfully. We are utterly defence
less, Our rch.commerce, scattered over the World
would become an easy and lucrative prey our sea
poIS could be battered down with few Of those for
nl1ho,e steam SHIPS which they have employed 50 e.
'eclualIy against Egypt, and army would pour uDnn
Us from canada and destroy Buffalo aud olhcr frontier
OWNS nouah il could not achieve permanent con-
quest. nat have we 10 meet al! this preuafationi
l,H1haaied ''fnhcaiIons, d-sorganized navy, aud a
panhupt treasury
No' coupling haiWar IS al land, at least war IN dis
gulse, believe that dceuccless as we are ,bn
~ II comes ihe better Our commerce womb suffer