The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-12


the consequences of war may well address the
warning 10 Great Britain; and may, moreover calmly
and dispasionaey maintain that those consequences
would alternately prove disastrous to England than to
shock mutually ruinous Our Atlantic coast might, and
doubtless would suffer severely from sudden and energetic
attacks BY forces suddenly concentrated for the purpose
Our northwestern frontier might also suffer The first
OF rwoud probably be disastrous for us but then
our enormous internal resources would begin to develop
themselves Tceny millions OF people are not to- be con-
quered by any invading power earth. While England
exhsusng her already sorely overturned
Of their youth upon them The locks of strength
have been shorn and that strength waits but an
porInity and necessity to display itself .n.,,u ~.
far West which shall set the belt Of Paris blazing and call
the northern bear from his retreat but waive entirely The
States.
chandse and the expectation OF produce and the Two Be
districts Of the Unionhe producing and the manuactn
ngwould play into each others hands while the people
as whole would the fruit OF this joint labor ana
render foreign market comparatively unnecessary. But
English manuac tuers find themselvesf And with our
kets closed and the means Of seeking other mped
ed what but decay and ruin could await the whole manu-
featuring community Of Engandi
1.-THE skill which gives England such pre- eminence
starving artisan would his way shores and add
his skill TO that Of workmen till we in turn should ex
ns S1 bs war our interest,"
be in condition which the protective tariffs OF all time
might yainly endeavOr TO enect-a condition oil ability
supply the ofthe wordhose markets being open
and English competition paralyzed
"God forbid that Circumstances should render il
necessary achieve this triumphant position by
and the expense Of Great Brtan But when taun
ngy cautioned to beware othe consequences OF such
justified in showing plainly where the burden
ofhose consequences would really falls and in reminding
Great Britain Tor rather those Of her who play the
bully that the days when she alone among the nations Of
the world, had navy and an army, are past"
To return, however, to the particular position
which has run into these general remarks. Sir R.
Peel attempts to win the support of Ireland by the
additional appropriation to Maynooth College; and
the question has been significantly asked in pa
pers-
.'wnar DOE. IT MrAsThe London Morning Chronicle Of
the 18th ut under the head of Irish Emigration, has the
following:
1T rumored that ships bound for the United
States with passengers from Traee and the neghborng
counties have been prevented from sailing by order Of the
admiralty"
We mean not to ssintruden unnecessarily upon the
policy of the ministry of Great Britain; but surely
we may be excused for noticing their declarations
and these movements, when they appear to be
connected with our own country. We mean no
discourtesy towards the British minister whose de-
pertinent in the United States is such as to entitle
him to all respect; nor can we pay SO poor a
compliment to his sagacity as to believe that he
would mistake little frankness on our part for
any want of courtesy towards him. We are not
yet so far versed in the manners of Washington
to believe that, when appeal to the enterprise
Of our western people answer to the assertions
of the London Times; and when we even add that,
with all his sagacity and experience he is not familiar
with the energy which they would display in march
upon Mexico, we do not conceive it is, in fact,
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slightest discourtesy towards the British min
ister When we have polished off our manners
little, or as long as some others who have been
basking in the sunshine Of diplomatic city, we
may learn to speak, perhaps, with less of the frank
ness of freeman and more in the esuitical spirit of
an experienced and adroit weigher ofwords. Time
may improve us in this respect, for we may live and
learn but in the mean time we take the liberty of
saying that in all the proper coureses of journalists
or Of gentlemen, we wish to be understood as we
feedsposed to treat all the representatives of for
eign countries with the respect to which they are
entitled, whilst living in country, though prefer
ring her own interests, Of course, and supporting
her own rights.
In this same spirit we say frankly that whilst the
'London Times" has mistaken the energies of the
American people, and overooks their enterprise and
power when it confines itself to the capacities of our
regular army to-overrun Mexico, do not desire to
give any offence in retorting the argument, when it
relates to the capacities Of the English government
Is it true them that the British minister is about to
accomplish the object which he processes to have in
view, in carrying out his appropriation to May
nooth college' Will it unite the Irish people with
the British nation in any war which their ministry
may menace or undertake against the United Statesi
We confess we have our doubts because we OBJ
try herself. The remarks of the British minister,
and some from Mr.. O'Connell, have created an inn
preston that, in any controversy between England
and the United States, the people of Ireland would
be found maintaining the British government against
the United States Whilst we do not seriously appre-
bend a war between the two nations, whose mutual
interest is peace and whilst we "hold the levathan
las has been wittiy and good-humoredly said) by a
cotton string" yet there are to believe
that fany difficulty should arise, the people ofIreand
might not altogether obey the whistle of the minis
ter. We are at least certain of the cooperation
of our western people, in war with Mexico, as the
English can be of enlisting the united energies Of
all Ireland in crusade against As evidence,
at least, we submit the following article from the
sDublin Nation" the organ of the mind and patri-
otism Of young Ireland:
aPoLK OR PEELi-Whatever may be thought of
Pees discretion, whatever shall be experienced Of
his acts he has spoken stoutly. The President SOL
EMMY announced, in his inaugural address, that the
title Of the Americans to the Oregon Territory was
clear and unquesonable; that they were perfecting
that title by immigration; and that the laws and
arms of the republic would follow and protect them.
The English minister has promptly answered asser-
ton by assertion, threat by threat, promise by deed.
The right Of England, says Sir Robert Peel, is
clear end unquestionable'--he uses the words OF
phatic--'that right shall ask America to admit;
and, falling to obtain by admission or offer, we are
determined and prepared to Defend He has
stopped the packet to send his instructions; he has
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