The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-03-24
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTRY-WILL THERE
BE WAR1

BE WAR1
live may believe the leading whig Journals, the af
fairs Of our country never in deplOrabe
condition. Certainly they have grounds for say
ing so, for never since the Government. began, has
there been such reckless unPrinciped sci of at
the head of affairs as the whg majority in both
Houses of Congress. lfle produce like Effects
then may every eXcam the country is going to
in: Let US look for moment at the state of affairs
The Government is bankrupt-nota dollar in the
National Treasury; credit borrow any; the public
laborers unpaid officers Of Government unpaid; the for
fcatonS, arsenas, vessels Of war all going decay
the frontier unprotected and at the mercy of any nva-
ding oe-Am erican merchant vessels seized and their
carried into British ports and confined by British
laws an American president (whout party in Com
gress) asking and begging of his enemies for means to
keep the government from coming to dead halt and
they turning their bcks to him. and stopping their ears
from hearing his calls. Such is the dep orabe conIi'
ton of airs as represented bv leading whg journals.
But this is not ALL The same papers are calling on
COngress-lhe President is calling Congress-hls cab
met is calling on Congress- to put the nation in state
of defence. To prepare for The Secretarays OF
War and Navy, have sent in magnificent projects to
build up the Army and Navy,& their reports like the Pres
sdents calls for money,are treated with contempt
by the Federal maIorityin Congress. From all this
what the people TO gather, but that England haYng
Distraction, Corruption and Treason presiding in
Congress, has determined to avail herself of their
presence and ii possible make this Government acqul'
esce in and sanction her unjust demands viz the Right
Of Search -Aasumptlon of State Debts-givingup the
Disputed territory &c, ,threatening in the event Of
refusal to carry fire and sword to every mans door,
Who that looks upon these questions of dispue-the
overbearing, insulting language of Great Britain and
owing the fact that Special Minister is his
way here, colhcd with power to bring things to an im'
mediate close but will admit that England is prepared
togo TO war and that the President is expecting 1t.
Then deporabe The state of affairs, they will yet
be So by the country being hurried into war en-
trely unprepacd; for, it lmpossibUto suppose that
John Tyler would so outrage the patriotism Of millions
offreemen as to crouch in submission TO the gowl Of
the British Lon and quietly allow HIM to carry off our
rights our property and our liberty merely because
corrupt set ofasprug villains for once in 40 years
have got into power full bent on ruling running the
country. No. We have too much confidence in Mr..
Tyler's patriotism to think for moment that he will
shrink from his responsibility as Presdent-as an A
mecan citizen, in npholding the rights OF his counry~
men, notwithstanding the efforts of Federalism to ren<
der him poweress and contemplate in the eyes of the
world
a war is more probable than improbable 1t is near
er at hand than many suppose. And when it comes,
we shall see Virginia President the first to call his
countrymen TO arms. True he is tied down to bank
rupt penness treasury the from his rotten ships,
arsenals, and fort6cations crawling him & knaw
ing his body-his once friends, enemies, attemp>
ting 10 gag, to crush ID kick him to the wayside to
make rom for more worthy disciple of fFedorasm-
still he lives in the hearts of the great body of the peo
pie. They love him as their President they look up to
him as their general in chefothe army and navy, and
it wants but one roar of the British lion to make them
rally round him with millions of old rusty freocks in
their hands eager for the struggle. He knows all this,
and who doubts but he will take advantage of ii, and
give Great Britain Just such answer as she deserves
for her arrogant pretensions The sequel Of which will
be war; With war he can eventually raise money
10 carry on his administration successfully. Without it
he cannot. With war he can triumph over his ene'
mics in The whig ranks, by gaming the affections of
:he people. Without it he will be kicked from place
and power by all corruptng Federalism and driven to
the Businesses ofhis native hills. With war he can
compete for the next Presidency, and get respectable
vote. Without it his name will hardly control a single
state.
But let US look at things in another light The ma
tlona debt is saIready $l|,0OOUUO. war VIII aud
40 000 900 to it, making 60 100000 ofa national
debt for the American people to pay, by the time whg
gerry hiss ruled the country A years. Who will have
been to blame for all thisl We answer the Federal
Wing party. Had Democracy triumphed in the eec-
ton of Mr. Van Buen, the government would not now
be bankrupt-nor saddled with national debt-nelh-
er would England ever have attempted the concessions
she now asks ofus sword in hand. (5he would never
have dared to ask from the followers of Jackson,
what she demands right from tho Pilifu beg
carly administration we have got. But so It is, and we
have help for but every republican to fight and pre-
vent his country from receiving any mure wounds
PROSPECT OF WAR.
A letter from Washington dated the 18th, says.
"a cabinet meeting has been held in relation to th