The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-03-24

Front the Neto York Sun.
NEWSPAPER AFFECTATION-THE GRE
OLE CASE-THE REAL CAUSE OE WAR.
There are a few journals in this country, most OF
them published in this city, that uniformly exhibit
very silly aiectation in regard to relations with
England Whenever the attention of our govern
is invoked to the serious aspect Of those rea-
tons, these journals at give themselves AIRS ana
with smirk the face, and toss OF the head, speak
contemptuously of those that talk of the possibility of
war When the facts that England is grasping the
dominion of tie seas--plundering one nation after
another-strving to interfere with commerce
reasserng the right of search in its most odous form
keeping an army of twenty tn usand soldiers on
our MOI thern frontier and fleet of steamers on
our coast-when these facts alluded to worthy
of the consideration of our government those who
speak Of them denounced with inefabe afecta-
ton bosterous PATRIOTS feverlsh war spirits and
those who thus denounce them, call all the world
to look at themselves and see what patterns OF calm
ness and soical Indifference they are. Why, it seems
that one might spit in their faces tweak their
by the hour and they would bear it meeky and pa
lientIy as Sucking doves"
This disposition is exhibited now by few papers
strongly tinctued with abolition Whether it springs
from Pnsillanmily from sinister designs it is equally
despicable. From the version of facts we should
suppose that oowardice had less TO do w tn it than
treason. The idea Of our going for the pur-
pose of compelling England surrender the Creole
slaves, is spoken Of with wonderful afectation of
horror as any body had ever asked expected their
surrender. The American Government has demand
ed no such thing; no body looks or wishes tor any
such result no such issue is involved These aboli-
ton prints conound asehoods with truth for the pur
pose of putting own government In the wrong.
We demand an indemnity of England not because
her colonial authorities refused to return the slaves to
the Creole but because they interered to take them
from the Creole and them at liberty. 1t is
question of indemnity depending mainly upon the
particular facts of the case and regarded by our
government.
1t is idle 10 represent this as the cause of war. A
hundred Creole would not OF themselves cause
war, though they might serve to hasten a conflict
which sure to occur on other grounds.
There is in point Of fact, but single object for
which shall 60 to war with England good,
great and glorious obect-"THE FREEDOM THE
SEAS" Let this be peaceabIy achieved, and need
have apprehension of an appeal to aims on any
other question The Boundary, the Caroline CASE
Creole case and all other questions will yield to nego
tiation. But while the great issue, the real bone of
contention remains open, these subjects OF minor I'm,
portance will be dexterOusly used make weights
on either side They may serve to precptate the
fict but they will cause it. They not the ma
gazine which is eventually to explode, but only the
slow matches that lead to it.
The true issue should not be lost sight Of or
| founded with collateral matters Eng land has
yet abandoned the boosted dominion of the ocean
which her great navy has for hundreds of years
bled her to maintain She holds the right of board
ing and searching vessels and lmpresng into her
though they may have lived in America forty years.
and become citizens by swearing allegiance to
| government. We have fought her three years upon
this point and djourned the contest without deciding
it, Unless she yields, (Which does not appear proba
ble for she is exerng all her power and ingenuity
extend instead of relaxing the prncipe) renewal of
the conflicts that the world will stand 1t
may be delayed for years, or it may come within a
twevemonth. America will not yield, be the conse-
quences what they may, for she has planted her foot
upon the ground of eternal justice.
| We yesterday, pointed out the policy of England
in regard to her manufactures and the which
sic might have for wishing to drive us into expen-
sive war; so to entail upon huge debt, with its
attendant evils of inflated currency and high prices
by means of which she would compel to pay her in
directly large annual tribute. She lives by her man
! ufactures and commerce. cut them off, and you cut
her very head off Has she not then, a mighty nay
a vital interest, in maintaining hel manufactures and
her dominion of the seas, and driving of the COM
mercc of other nations? Would she hesitate
moment to 90 to war for these objecls2 She has done
it once, and will she not do it again When since
the Norman Conquest has she paid the least regard to
the dictates of justice in her intercourse with the
| tons of the earth? Never the word is not in her
diplomatic vocabulary And why are these troops in
| Canada, and these steamers upon our coast
| They can have but one object and what is ii? We
advise the public journalists who affect such infinite
camness and complaisance, to give, if they cam
tonal and satisfactory answer to these questions.