The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-10
EDITORS coRREspoNDENcE.

EDITORS RESPoNDENCE
New YoRK, June 7, ls45.
find there is but little apprehension entertained
in this city of war with England. The menaces
of Sir Robert Peel and the abuse of the English
press are alike regarded with cool contempt and in
difference. No intelligent man in New York deems
the government of England so reckessly insane as
to rush into war with the United States for Ore
gon. The newspapers, from the other side OF the
water it is true, abound in threats They threaten
to burn our Cities destroy our commerce, and incite
our slaves TO assassnate their masters; and, should
war commence, we have no reason to doubt that Eng
land would attempt to put their philanhroPc threats
into execution. But the effort would exhaust her
strength and accomplish her ruin The first hostile
broadside would close every port IN the United States
against her manufactures. This would bring want
and misery upon her unofendng, but unfortunate
operatives. Her supplies in raw material would be
ruinously curtailed, and only obtained at second
hand through foFaign purchases in foreign markets
To all this add the vast expense of war Of aggres-
sion, prosecuted at such distance from home, and
this country need only observe defensive policy
for the space of five years to bankrupt beggar and
| PROSTATE England. But if war must come, on the
part of the United States it will not be defensive
war. 1t will be war of the masses, and such a
war as the world has not witnessed since the days
of the first French revolution. We are twenty mil
| lions Of freemen. We have been called swindlers
lrODDeTS, ana Outlaws, put even Engu9n CdufnDy
has never dared to doubt bravery and intrepid
ty. We must make this the last war with Britain.
| We must settle all questions of boundary between
us forever. She laughs at our want OF preparations
tbut we are prepared to march hundred thousand
men into Canada while one of her fleets is crossing
the Atlantic One hundred thousand Canadians
will hail us as their deverers and the last vestige
Of English dominion will be swept from the CONT
nent. If she forces Mexico to become her ally
twenty thousand rifemen will settle the fate
of that country in a month. Americans are
easily disciplined; whereas no discipline can
convert English Doors into expert marksmen
or skilful rifemen England sneers at our ma
Wy, and threatens to destroy every vesge Of Ameri-
can commerce. This, then, is to be war of destruc-
| uon--a war upon commerce-a war upon civillza-
ton. Well, England has waged many such. But
let her reflect that for of this character, bar
barous as it may be, America possesses the best
material in the world every port and harbor, river
seas will swarm with American crusers-the most
daring and adventurous that ever plowed the
| waves She talks about skeleton regiments, to be
filled UP with slaves. There Is cool atrocity at heart
in the thoughts but we return the favor in way
more consistent with the dictates Of humanity
There eight millions of brave and enthusiastic
lrishmen, who owe England deep debt Of VEN
geance. Steam has made us their neighbors. There
are millions of their countrymen here who would
join them at any human risk-even on RATS, if steam
boats could not be found. A few thousand rifles
added to their pixies would settle the repeal Of
the Union This war, if It comes, will end in the
freedom and independence of Ireland and Canada
and the conquest of Mexico. In the mean tune
France will seize upon Africa, and Russia will fal
down upon Turkey. These are predictions; but i
case Of war, they will soon be conve ted into real
ties Let us have Oregon, or war. This Is tht
i feeling Of the nation s+6E
| This letter is growing too long. The appointment
Of Mr.. Lawrence as collector of this port gives gen
eral satisfaction All portions of the party express
| themselves satisfied. Hitherto the appointments II
| New York have been remarkably fortunate, ant
have greatly strengthened the confidence OF the pub
lie in the administration. Yours, ---
| 49,
| PHILApELpTiIA. June 9, l645.
! The public peace was disturbed and the sanctitJ
of the Sabbath desocrated yesterday, by the occur
renee of another of the fremen's riots, for which
our city has been, for the last few years sther pain
fully notorious. The actors III the scene were prln
cipally the members of the Paramount Engine AMI
Good VIII Hose companies; the former OF whom
had their apparatus totally destroyed. The commits
sioncrs of the district OF Spring Garden within TN
limits of which the difficulties occurred, held spe
cial meeting in the afternoon and adopted vigorous
/ measures for the restoration and preservation o
order. The president of the board was also author
lied to offer liberal reward for the apprehension
and conviction of the leading rioters; and from my
| knowledge OF the determination and energy which
distinguish MIR. Dohnert, the president, and thu
decided resolution of the members of the board gen
orally, to detect and punish those who have beef
concerned in this outrageous breach OF the peace,
have no doubt OF the fact that the offenders will b
brought to JUSTICE and doomed to meet the severes
penalty of the broken law. Up to this time, tn
incorporated district offspring Garden has been hap
PLY exempt from any turbulent outbreak; and tn
good reputation which it has enjoyed, whilst riot
murder, and churoh-burning were carried on In tn
city proper, and the surrounding districts, wa
mainly attributable to the good order and wise ad
ministration of its municipal affairs under demo
cratic management. The disorders of yesterdas!
were confined to remote part the corporate limit
bordering on the river Schuylki and with an eff
Gent police and prudent officers to direct their ope
rations, have no fears of recurrence of the evil
There is to be special election for three commits
soners of the district on Friday next; in anticipa
ton of which our democratic friends had made ar
rangements for public meeting this evening to com
i plete their organization and arrangements. TIL
board, at their meeting yesterday, considered that
might, perhaps, be inexpedient to permit any poft
ical assemblage to take place just at this juncture
and adopted resolution requesting that 1t might