The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-31

The views taken by the writer of the following ar
tcle, taken from the New York Journal of Commerce
concurrence:
PEACE OR WAR
TO the editors Of the Journal Of Commerce:
| GENTLEMEN: Your practice Of speaking out boldly
subjects of general interest without stopping to
inquire what politicians may think of you, and your
Disregard to party influence, wherever you deem the
interests OF the country require plain dealing,
veI more necessary than at this present moment.
No man OF common sense who will dvest himself
Of national preJudlces, believe that Great Britain
desires to have with this country Ii is not ne
cessary, in order to prove this position, give her
credit for any humane motives Self interest the
moving spring of all governments is what rely upon
TO sustain the argument AT the present time, Eng
land has her hands full with Ckina the East Indies
and the precarous nature Of her relations with France
Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of w ellington are two
| of the most experienced statesmen in Europe; they
have lately attained to power, and naturally most
anxious to retain it, for the honor of the great Tory
party. Now they know full well that war with
| America would cause rupture with France before
six months over, and that union between the
| two greatest marine Powers in the world (next to
England herself would inevitably destroy the foreign
commerce of Great Britain, though the combin-
ed fleets might obtain any great naval victories
over the British flag With her present rather I'M
manageable debt, this destruction of her commerce
would enbarrass the finances of the nation, to
produce political connections at home and very p oba-
| bly, rebellion in Ireland!
| And what has she to gain by war with America {?
AT the utmost, the destruction of our foreign COM
merce, the bombardment of our Atlantic cities the
savage delight of beholdng partial instruction
among the Slave popua ion and their consequent de-
struction, and the chance of engaging the Western
| Indians in horrible massacre of the white inhabl-
tants of the frontier States As to making any in
roads into the interior, subduing the spirit OF our
| farmers, she would not dream Of such things Mis-
| chief would be her sole aim and achievement, it
would be ours also
| Can any man in his senses, therefore, be igno-
rant of human nature to beliepe that Great Britain
| desires war with this country | think not-but
| there men, either from their wicked
| desires, innate hatred to England who make
assertions for tho People to believe, in the hope that
,oar may be the result! | put other
siructlon than this, upon an article in last Monday S
Globe, headed LORD AsHBURToN INDICTED AT
| The OLD BAILEY" The object of the editor in
! either writing that article himself, printing it
it editorial type, cannot be mistaken He knows full
well the magical influence which the union O. such
names ''the Barings, "Lord Ashburton" "Daniei
Webster" "Nick Middle" cannot fail to have upon
| the generous and unsuspecting Democracy of the
country he therefore, with the diabolical intention
OF raising strong popular prejudice against the
special mission from England, beforehand, repeats
the ridiculous slang of stock jobbing connected with
| }hose well known Names in order to inculcate the
belief that Lord AShburon has really been sent out TO
bride Mr. Webster to sell the Liberties Of this country
| TO England! To be sure he does not these very
words, because they might be beous-but such IS
the inference, and the only Inference to be drawn
from the article alluded to Does not this coldheart
ed ploer against the happiness Of forty millions Of
people, knows full WELL that if Lord Ashburton and
| Mr.. Webster were the unprincipled men he de-
scribes them to be, they cannot compomt the honor
the interests of the country without the cO-ope-
Tho off ho
Yet with this knowledge he writes article for the
purpose of making the people believe, that these two
men have it in their polver to buy and sell the ber-
ties of America! Shame on such political depravy,
coming from paper once the official organ, and
still considered be, the mouth-piecc of the Demo-
cratic party in Washington
1t is libel upon Lord Ashburton say that he is
fond of wealth and ambitious of powerful 1t is
libel upon his common sense, to imagine, that he is
not most specially interested as rich man, in pre-
serving peace between the two countries-and what
greater security for future political power could he
possibly have than the successful termination of his
present mission? If he return unsuccessful, it will be
to certain extent at least, reflection on his dipo
matte talents, which would be fatal to his future adj
vancement In England-and if war should be the
result, there probably but few single individuals
whose pockets would suffer heavily than his
Lordship's!!
The "GO5e' charges it a crime against Mr..
Webster otherwise why charge it at ALL that when
tonal right Of the States to borrow money on their
own oblgatlons-for which the writer says he recev
ed lawyers fee What infamous have
here put forth for other purpose than to gull tie
readers of that paper! Some enemies to American
credit in London, it appears, threw out doubts to
the consuonaity Of State obligations, for the pur-
pose of injuring State credit in the money market !
1t was necessary to obtain the opinion of some emil
nen American lawyer, to calm the fears of the lend
ers, and to state the truth authoritatvely! MIR.
Webster committed the dreadful offence Of publicly
asserting in foreign land that the sovereign States Of
.4nerica honest in their intentions Of issuing nothing
ichich they had not the pocer Of doing, and aOhich they
did not mean to pay al maturity This assertion of
his, is agreed to by all Americans at home-at least
all honest ones-and why it should be disgrace for
any American to publish it abroad it remains for the
wiseacre Of the "Globe" to show! If that writer,
whoever he may be, had the real interest of his cOn
try at heart possessed spark Of genuine patriot
ism, he would ask for Lord Ashburton kind recep-
ton, patient hearing, a calm consideration Of his
propositions-and he would express fervent hope
that Divine Providence might dispose the hearts of
both Cabinets to peace and good WILL on the footing
of equal rights and perfect justice instead of using the
means which (pryortunaely for the interests Of this
country the circulation Of uiLe party press gipeS him, to
preuent possible amcab termination TO the eristing
difficulties
| March IS. COMMON SENSE.
| From the Boston DaiIy Times