Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-12-06

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1t will be said, however. that the cases are
not comparable. Great Britain, say they, il
not Mexico. Very true. But, then. Great
Britain is Great Britain after all. Pow
erfal 10 be sure, but not impregnable. She
is monster, yet such an one, that if she
once founders her case is fearful. What
has she 10 gain, what 10 loose? Are there
not the same causes 10 prevent her to de-
clare war as those busy bodies alluded
to urge as a reason why we should moi
provoke it? Are there not more of them?
The heart and soul O. Great Britain is on
her Island. She has not the means of sell
existence within her, she must draw hes
support from abroad. Her ships whiten
every sea, are riding al anchor in every bay
and harbor, and entering to.and being dis
charged from every custom house in the
known world. She is large manufactur-
er too. The proceeds Of it she must carry
abroad. The raw lateral she must purchase
to make with. The high rad for all this
to pass on is the sea, all and singular Of
which would be exposed in war. Then
again, she has merchants, inland traders,
bankers, brokers', men Of all grades and oe-
equations, who would be effected by war,
not only the same, but worse than ours
could be by ike events. Now, when per-
sans speak Of all these facts IN urging their
reasons, why we should not provoke war
rather, why we should not dare to be just,
le, them turn up the leaf, and read the con-
sequences to England.
But suppose she declares war? What
Of that? Ii she does so, It must be either
for cause or for no cause. Without say
ing here which it would be for, il she de-
clares against US, we again ask what il she
does declare war? What are the relative
abilities Of each t" carry it on? There arc
the Canadas on our West, on our East
her other provinces. nher Eastern prov
inccs her subjects are loyal, as a general
thing, yet there are great many Of the
French extraction who owe her no res
pect, and are bound TO her BY no other tie
than that Of circumstance and force. Just
leta herald he sounded to them, that individ-
uai rights, liberty and freedom would be
awarded to all who should declare for lib
erty, and, from one end Of that dark, muddy,
cold region to the Their, you would see and
hear the shout Of "Long live Liberty and
down with the Queen" In the Canadas,
the tale is already told. One word of assur-
ance from strength, and the blood Of stiaed
life would warm, crippled and bound sim
ews would straighten themselves, and all
over that whole country, there would be a
rising, not unlike the locust Of Egypt. Ven
geance would be both sweet and sure to
these crippledFrenchmen and the fire of the
patriots, would be lighted like those light
ed in the cause Of liberty, in the days Of
Tell, in Switzerland.
The result then, Of war with England
would be q loss, sure inevitable loss to her,
Of all the possessions, Of every foot Of land,
every fortress and strong hold which she
now possesses on this continent. No ma
tion on this globe has got the natural adj
vantages for war that we have. A popu-
lation that know no barriers to their enter
prise, no end to their industry, marked for
its economy, and inferior to none in marks
manship or bracery, As the tales Of Bun
kers Hill, Of Bennington, Of Monmouth, Of
Yorktown and New Orleans, will testify;
with every means Of subsistence within
their own grasp. either Of peace or war
such a population cannot be attacked for
nothing. Let it once be decreed Mnt The
Republic is in danger, and it is then that
you would hear vnr-c,y, which would
cause the British Lion to recoil, and the
thrones and kingdoms Of crowned heads,
to quake and tremble. Cut US of from all
the seas, and declare war upon US, JOIN,
Bull, If you please, and can do SO, and yet
we can drive you from the continent still
thrive and be happy in spite Of all that
But the yeas you cannot shut up. The
Constitution once marked out path upon
the great waters, Perry ,oas once, on kne
out upon the lakes. What the child ha.
done with ease, surely, now grown into a
full and perfect man, he can do again.
| But what If the United States were moi
able thus to defend herself. Ought she ia
submit to abuse and usurpations from any
transatlantic power? 1t is better for free.
dom 10 die at once, than to be shackled by
crowned heads. For whenever she comes
to receive laws from despots, she is n,
longer freedom but servility. low, .bjecI
'erviliiy. But seeing re are able to Sc.
that liberty and Rspublicanism suffer n.
harm, is it, or is it not, our duty te.speaL
out and let this fact be knownpu To IN,