Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-05-22

ireland 20 the Tory Ministry of England on certain
conditions favorable to his policy at home. This
may be the result of policy merely the part Of Mr.
O'Connell, though we are inclined to think he was
glad of such an opportunity to display his loyalty to
the British Government. However this may be, the
Irish Press is very far fom sustaining the declara
tons Of Mr.. oConneil As indicative of the tone of
the more liberal newspapers we copy the following
which our friends viii read with interest and plea
sure:
The Dublin Freemar's Journal says, England will
not go with the United States, and gives for
that belief the reasons which follow
he receding England from the position she has taken
about Texas deeply significant and history may hereafter
it to marx the point at which the food OF her fortune
began ebb America is ordinary Her greatest
strength be put forth upon Engands own ocean domain
quarter Of cestary ago. when England supposed
capable Of annhiiiiug the little of America by
single stroke of be finland the relative dimensions Of their
nayes justified the younger nation seized
the knife her teeth dashed TO meet her
her enemys clement and many spouiing vein OF the
Of the emsoned The deep on which they sng-
gied
covers every sea, ahd in its qualities leaves all rivalry far
behind have been her advances in population and
in wealth. her pTigIess 10 commerce has outstden even
these. The maritime str Myth Of nations is no longer mea-
sured by counting their ships Of war, but by sounding the
depths Of that whence the military marine is TO be
suppedtheir commercial navies England is nightier at
Louis Phiipe royal navy Victora's navy numbers 100
whatever else may be the proportion Of the excess-but
because e eommetes tonnage Of France being but 9OoOOO
that England 5000 0O0 BY the standard the
strength Of England and that of the United States
be compared and they stand thus-Engand has 100000
America has already 2OO0QO0 This is the relative pO-
son not of counties whoe distance has long maintained
stationary proportion, but Of Countries the second placed of
whom gaining upon the first by strides almost incredible
Fifteen years, peIhap-twenly years cerianly-will Ie-
their position in the
England will go war with America of
Towrc nfoF and
Of any thiag that else the New W Ord contsins
Engand will be especially cautious Of going to war with
Of her States, when she reflects that America country
with whom foreign nations ambitious become united.
while she herself country from whose merciless grippe
kindred nations struggle TO be released
"Engand keep cool-dont 90 to war; Be content to
show your adherence Of slavery by robbng people Of
two annual millions home, put them into pockets
Of the ex-savedves Of the West indies Do not exhibit
your philanthropy by dashing your brittle empire against
iron-camped federation Of America"
! Tie "Dublin Nation thinks the claim of Great
Britain to Oregon ill-founded and seems to intimate
that attempt to seize it might result in the loss of
Canada to the British Crown The "Nation," which
the Washington Union calls the ''organ of the mind
and patriotism of young Ireland, says:
"PoLK on PEEL i-Whatever may be thought Of Peel's
discretion whatever shall be experienced Of his acts he
inaugural address that the title of The Americans the
gn territory clear and unqrestiOnable ; that they were
perfecng that title by immgraon; and that the laws and
arms of the republic would follow and protect them The
English minister has promptly answered assertion by
ton threat by threat promise by deed The right Of Eng
land says Sir Robert Peel is clear and unquestionabehe
the words Of the President TO make his contradiction
emphatic-tha right shall ask America to admit
and, failing TO obtain by admission offer, deter
mined and prepared Defend lie has stopped the packet
send his Instructions he has commissioned the Earl
Cathcat command the British troops America he has
hurried off companies Of artillery 10 Canada he is about
send additional force there-SO00 men, tits said and
the Times boasts that the forts the Columbia be
to resist any troops that the Americans can move against
them.
Nor these the only Of Britain vaunts
America the organ Of the minister's neither navy
threatened with rowing squadron New York is within
reach Of Csnada-Washrgop may be burned again and
lest the memory Of jackson should shelter Ne Orleans
skeleton regiments thrown the sout6eIn States
and the negroes Organized under the awful banners Of liberty
"Yet England will yield the Oregon without war. II
America persist In any case England will lose il for that
tide Of immigration cannot be resisted by minister nor
moderated the President the great design the Amer-
can mind will be accompshedlhe expulsion of every Eu-
ropean power from their continent. We do not say that
England might COLOMBO and long retain the Oregon
believers in vile and mechanical necessity human
genius knows impossibes human will is supreme on
earth II England safe in Europe and had
Canada by independence and should she guardian
and sudden and vast colony in the Oregon, under
enepng and original governor, with dctaors power she
might firmly hold and gradually occupy the Pacific side Of
will not content canada-she is unsafe in Europe.
"Engand cannot hold the Oregon BY the consent oil
the States Canada not hostile to the Amer
lean occupation would not be just is
10 be So The claim Of America preferable on historical
and political grounds II the Oregon be1nged France the
Florida to one, they got it with independence His
toIically the claims of both parties seem trivial American
Captain Grey entered Of its abOs, called
ct Columbia, from his ship English Captain Vancouver
afterwards entered Of its rivers There no inherit
ed titles in either county; and, wisely acting the
convection of this the negOIiaors of 1918 aud
equal tights OF occupation TO the settlers Of both States
ing the right sovereignty undecided The Americans on thu
spot swaming with annual nations naturally, all
hasa lew rkadef
cabins on The coast but not coonist Nature might justice
and the spirit OF the conventions has given il to America
"Neher Ireland Canada, then, just
jet TO the American occupation and their interests
favorable to il.
ain the States Canada natural ally or conede
Of her approaching Independence They near-EnglaDd
far they are friendly and hke-Engand has msused does
maea and is unlike 10 Canada Besides il the obvious
interest of the American nations emancpae their con
nent from European power and European quareIs.
"The progress OF the American republic is that of State
towards whose independence Ireland gave Montgomery and
% 900 sodiers-of State which aided emanc-
p1ton struggle and which has helped and still generously
assists her for reEeal-of Stale which Is the bu.ark
Liberty. Ay Notwithstanding the slavery Of the negro
America is libeTty buiwak Ireand,s dearest ally
Ireland aments and condemns the negro slavery which Eng
land planted America. She would exult at its abolition
in all the States she reoices its extinction in SO
but knows that its aboton however possible and right
is difficult and dangerous she remembers that when she
slaves that few nations earth but hold have held
them and finally Ireland knows that she has no uixott
mission to hunt out and quarrel for without being able to
redress distant wrongs when her suffering and
dom require every exeItion and every alliance.
"These, them being the rghful and prudent feelings o.
Canada and Ireland England can only occupy Oregon by thu
"The last packet brought positive statement IN,
deliberate pledge of the republic; will the next bring us I'M
news Of craven apology skilful retreat Ar PoIl
has the OF cleainess and decision and so his
dress signifies he has been by defiance as bold
contradiction direct, and as hostile as eve
used by government to another Can the
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