The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-03-21
The Sun replies TO our correspondent Com
Planter Let mind meet mind on a fair field
We have not spoken our mind yet.

The Sun replies TO our correspondent Com
Planter Let mind meet mind on fair field.
We have not spoken our mind yet
From he Baltimore Sun,
ANTEAMERICA NISM.
There seems TO exist among what have no doubt
may be set down an exceedingly small number OF
Americans disposition TO luli the country into
state Of sopoc security in respect to the prospect Of
"a war with England. That war is great EVIL, no
body doubts that war between inns country and
England is to be deprecated both sides Of the At
antic is also doubtless but that il looms large in
prospect is equally indisputable Whether the cause
be adequate not the fact Is certain visible, Papa-
BILE any can it with hall an eye, or stretch
| forth his hand and touch IT, II may not come, now
ever, but then IL may anticipation may not De rea-
lied, but whatever may he the issue the existence Oh
an anti American feeling among US, even though u
prevail to but very limited tint, is to be deeply
deplofed, We may quarrel trifie among ourselves
we have righl to do SO. We cannot all agree touch-
ing the regulation of own household, and we can
| afford 10 differ in opinion on some matters without
endangering the ultimate safety OF the house lself
but when its safety is threatened from abroad and
| put in peril by those out of dools behooves
us TO put in abeyance our difficulties within, and
| unite in preparing for the common defence
In fact SO long war is probable, (t Is always posi-
ble) it is right that corresponding spirit should pre-
vail AT present are at peace with all the world
Ia national condition which gives US at once an INV
tatiOn and opportunity to prepare for the hosties
that may rnsue, consequence OF exisiing uHcui-
ties with England combined with our neglect to make
preparation for such contingency why then neg
lect the admoniiion of Washington to make in time
of peace such preparation for will either pre-
vent its occurrence enable us, when 1t does come,
to prosecute it with that vigor and energy which Is
calculated insure and do honor To our arms
Among the people at large the great body OF the real
people of the land, there is but answer to the
question The response is call on the National Go
sernment TO sound "the note of preparation" by sea
| n and hue On he deem This Il th,
| spirit OF the country, and we trust It will be found TO
be the spirit also of the National Government, in both
| the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches
| of it, In these we look to find but spirit,
and that such America need not blush to call her
own but we sorry to say that, as already alluded
to, not only are there amongst persons oppo-
sed to this salutary and peace-preserving spirit but
that pens have been already welded here, in this city
and in Washington, with the evident intent of rock
ing us to Sleep with a volcano beneath us, and Of
''laying" the spirit that would put in condition
to meet the consequences of its eruption. Whenever
the note of warning is sounded from the watchtowes
of the independent press, those semi-traitorsto
a term very mild as applied to them-go straightway
TO work to prepare the public mind for submission to
British insoence, by endeavoring to provenot their
country-for they are unworthy of it-but ours, in
the wrong. BY such means they play into the hands
of the expected enemy They seize upon the instru-
ments by which the moyal force Of the country may
be weakened and the operations of its physical pow
err consequently diminished in amount and instead Of
patTlOtlcaly ralylnS around tnelr own government,
support Of its noble assertion of the national rights
of United America, find them sneakng through the
columns of newspapers, with arguments called legal
by courtesy minglng illusions to holy writ with ref
erence to ethical principles, the opinions Of pubcists
and Of all sorts of authorities and why all this pains,
taking Is itdictaed by patriotism No. By love Of
honorable peace MOI! 1t results from desire for
peace at any rae-a desire that England should
coed in bringing this country within the vortex Of the
European "Hoy Alliance in pretended aid of the
cause of humanity and at the real, though not
tensble expense of our country's Independence
| They would place our Government, and our Country
of course in the wrong in respect to the of the
Creole pirates; but we believe the stand taken by
| Government in this matter is right. That the stand
taken will be maintained by the country we have no
doubt; and when the issue to be tried on that
question and 'the right Of Search both of which
are more closely connected than seems to have been
dreamed of, the true American spirit will be found to
prevail and the rallyng cry will be 'our country
always right; but right wrong country !"
Let this spirit prevail now, and it will do far more to
preserve peace, than that mean pettifoggng, which
would fan deprive patriotism of its ardor, prepara-
ton of its activity and the country of its full right
the freedom of the ocean and the management of its
own domestic affairs in its own way.