The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-04
THE LETTERS OF GEN. DUFF GREEN
THEIR EFFECT IN GREAT BRITAIN.

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ed in the London Morning Herald. II will
well repay perusal.
| The letters OF Gen. Green appear 10 be arous-
ing the attention of portion OF the British pub
c TO the importance OF counting the cost before
provoking war with this country. The fol-
lowing extract from the leading editorial Of the
London Morning Herald, conelusvely exhi-
bits the change in public sentiment in Great
Britain in relation TO the apparent diversity OF
opinion in America on the subject of domestic
slavery, and evnces the effect which has follow
ed Gen. Green's exposure Of the talacies and
fasehoods which have been promulgated in
| England by the Abolition mi sionaries from this
| country When il is recoected that the Herald
is leading organ of The present British Minis
| try, and its editor is high in the confidence Of
| Sir Robert Peel, the importance attached TO lis
| opinions and views will be duly appreciated
| Ia a long article on the subject embraced in
Gen. Green's letter, the editor Of the Herald re-
| marks:
/" 1t is very true that American credit is in poor
plight in Europe-that while the Republic of Ham
burg can, though Of ruins, borrow with facility
at 3. per cent, the great Republic OF The United
States, of the boundless resources Of which
entertains doubt has failed TO raise dollar though
offering per cent still American credit il must
not be forgotten, not in much better condition
when The revolving colonies carried on TO success
full close the revolutionary war, and when the
United States rushed into hostilites with England
thirty years ago. with this country would
now be, what il was far from being in the latter pc
riod popular war it would, far as land forces
were concerned, be conducted either in Canada or
the States perhaps in both it would enlist the SYM
pathies and bege the assistance Of more than of
European neighbors; and though America has
not large she has very resp ctable naval squad.
ron. The United States Government has either &C.
ually built nearly finished 10 ships Of the line IA
rigates of the first class, frgates of the second
class, II sloops brigs, schooners, and steamers
Of war--a force far from being contemplate The
American militia, on paper, exceeds in strength
MILL 6n and half men it is doubtless at present one
great awkard squad but still in Of necessity il is
capable of endurance discipline, and hard service.
The American States are in peace divided and dis
putting amongst themselves, but popular war would
be most likely to compose their differences and re-
unite their energies and enterprise Slavery in the
south is certainly dangerous combusble in Of
war, still there the free population is double in
numbers the slave, whilst throughout the Union the
proportions H. 500 900 against 457 600. The
American revenue is not overlooking but il has al
ready re-equaled the expenditure and the federal
taxation does not amount to 9s sterling head on the
entire population American property has within
the last five years been greatly deprecated but that
there is in the Republic immense and, now again,
rapidly increasing amount Of available wealth II is
impossible TO doubt. To assert, then, that people,
eighteen millions in number, lightly taxed, easily
cited against England, proud of their former military
success having al hand the materials for discipline
and means by taxation more than third of whose
adults almost daily accustomed TO the use of the
rifle, and all of whom would regard the triumphant
conclusion Of single campaign with England as the
greatest of glores-to assert that the Americans
can't go to war because Baron RoTHscHID would
| refuse them loan, does seem to us most extraor
binary delusion 1t is one which the Government of
this country certainly does not participate in
people who can't go TO war do not deserve to
be called nation. Economy and the military
virtues,n said, with his wo9ted wisdom, the late Dr.
ARNOLD, are the great supports Of national exist
ence, food and exercise support our individual
bodies. Self preservation is essential condition Of
all virtue In order to do their duty both states and
individuals must first live and be kept alive. But
more than all this economical and military questions
are no, purely in,ernal-they closely connected
with moral good and eyiln The United States would
indeed be fallen low if their ability to go TO were
in the keeping of Jew banker 1t is not for
the benefit of humanity that such should be the CASE
the power Of capitalists any country IS preJud-
cia in its ultimate consequences TO every state"
The reasoning of the Editor Of the Herald is
no less pertinent than forcble; and ii would be
well if all our countrymen abroad would assume
the manly stand taken by General Green in be-
half of our Institutions, instead Of tacitly sub
hitting TO the gibes and jeers of the London
capitalists and their satelites-and giving coun-
enance to the abolition fanatics, whose impu-
dent fabricaions have tended so materially to
provoke the hostility Of the British nation in
the belief that we are divided People, and
that our glorious institutions are lettering to
their base.
Intelligent Americans have spoken with en-
thusiasm of the change which was wrought in
the People Of Great Britain by the publication Of
| General Green's letters.
| In another editorial article in the Herald Of
the l7th November last, the compliment 10
President Tyler will be read with pleasure by
every patriotic citizen.
While faction and selfshness unite in decry
ing the President, II is cheering to perceive in
telligent foreigners rendering justice TO his sue
|
cessful administration Of the Government in its
relations with surrounding nations.
| Indeed, there has not been an Administl alton
since the days of Washington which has, by
its justice, ability, sound policy and fmness, in