Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-12-06
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These are arys Of speculation. Not in
iands particularly, nor in the stocks, no,
= any thing Of that kind. The minds Of
men are on the alert to watch the move
nents Q. 'ths Powers. Repnblicanism and
Monarchy are abroad. The latter dates
is age almost from the beginning Of the
.worh, the former with the rise O! the Rev.
slulionary war. Republicanism is no part
sfmonarchy, though il grew out Of It. Il
b mol vine OF the old stock, but a new
existence produced BY struggle Of nature
- seinssaie the natural order Of things
nepublacsnism is tie offspring Of the OPP
position TO usurpaiion. This usurpation
i, and i always will be, monarchy. There.
Ere the two are at war. they are seperate
identities, they cannot fill the same space
Ct the same time. One must give way
beiose the other. The powers Of this
swefld are great house. This house is
divided against itself, Il must fall. What
Part Of it shall be rein stated, and become
The new edifice to which all the millions o.
The earth may flock and he free and happy
IS problem to be solved by the future. A,
the head If lnnnarchies stands England
she is tie more powerful o! them all. First
and last. and all, stands the United States
These two.heads, each the grand represen.
taiive Of It's own are now facing each 9th.
er, and il may not be uninteresiing to in.
q1ire into the motives which prompt the
conduct Of both. We ask then, why those
military preparations reported TO be now
going on within the precincts Of Her Ma.
jsssy's dominions?
~ think il cannot be new fact 10 ans
enc accustomed 10 observe the movement.
q the world, that Great Britain assumes
and tina: che has so done, TO be the Mis-
sssss of The seas, the king Of nations, and
the grand arbiter Of the world. These
things, having SO long shown themselves il
the policy and diplomacy Of that nation
ere cOunoo place facts-they ate part Of
the history Of England. But there is one
other thing. Let us look at England in .
different light. She is peculiar in an 9th.
e. point Of view with which, perhaps, the
great mass Of the American people are moi
% familiar. The fact to which now al.
lude IL this; Whenever there has been q
natter Of difference between her and the
United States, there has been one remark
able period in which military preparations
have bees exhibited in England. This
period has almost or quite uniformly
been, just before the sitting Of the Amer
lean Congress. Just time enough before
that event for the news to cross the At
hntic. and Be pretty generally heralded by
tie American press, or more particularly
one part Of it, has usually been chosen by
the secret cabinet of the British Govern
nent to show forth the march Of troops, the
building Of ships. the stir in the dock yards,
the purchase Of naval and military stores,
and in fine TO shadow forth the clash Of
arms and the miseries Of war. II becomes,
then. sur duty 10 know why this is done.
why j. i. that just before the sitting Of
de representatives Of the only free people
that live and breath on the footstool of the
Almighty, the only delegates of Liberty on
the hsbitabIe globe, that we are greeted
With these sounds? For what other pur-
poee can It be, than 10 awe and terrify the
American people, to cause the American
press to cry out against war, to spread III.
aaern smongst the mercantile and basines.
esnnunity that there will be war anc
> wreck Of their fortunes, to cause un
usual aistrust and want Of confidence, il
erder that, BY all these forces. and mean.
end srts. they may damp the energy o
Conssess. and finally TO prevent any de
eisivs measure to be taken by thai body;
This Is the object. il cannot be for any 9th
o.. And il is spot upon the courage o
the American name, that all over thi
wide spread Union, the British Lion find
presses, and means, and mo .th-pie .es, tho.,
innueaced By more, sperl,sps, and others b,
cowasdice, 10 re-echo, and herald his in
Sesnd roar, 70 the di.qnietude, as such pit
iuble subjects would have il, Of the Amer
lean Eagle. But terrified the America,
Eag|s nevev was. Is not now, an BY til,
blessing Of Heaven, and for the cause q
Liberty and freedom, we hope he neve
will be. While he has the hearts Of tw ent,
millions Of freemen to support him such a
liberty never saw before, while he has 70
his play ground the whole area from tn
Ishmus q Daricn TO the A rite circles am
iron the Atlantic to the Pacific, and where
withali to build his nest upon the assem-
bled bayonets Of the national armory, h
need not fsar. He may plume his wing,
fgs sure ~ ihe sun to rise, their shadow
dali vet eover large spaces Of conntr