The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-01

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seeks to nsuate the administration from Congress
and from people, and the President in the
discharge OF his constitutional powers by threat of re
sorting to war.
The theatrical preparations by which the menace was
attendedhe evidently concerted specches-the dstri
1uon OF parts between the rashnes of Lord John Rus
sell and the greater caution of the Premerthe keeping
back OF the steamer day for the purpose OF taking over
the debae-a to show that the scene was designed
experiment the of the administration. In
this point Of view 1t is ludicrous The day has gone by
when menace Of war on the part OF England could
sway negotiation with the United States.
But England cannot be serious In her menace. Her
manufacturers must leave their mills idle unless Amer
ca supplies them with cotton Her merchants know their
ships must fall prey 10 American privaeers that would
not leave upvisited Her success, too would be
ruitlessfor If she took Oregon az a wilderness she
would conquer but rocks and forests and the privilege
garisonng solitude and she should attempt to form
colony there the coloniss whencesoever they come,
will insist on governing themselves. Nor IL this ALL
The oppressed millions in England would tolerate
war with America. war between Great Britain and
the United States would he the signal of strife through
out Chrisendom Of the old arisocracies with the MIL
lions. Neither Sir Robert Peel Franco nor Russia
any Of the nonachies OF Europe can
wish to see that war begun America does not wish It
for having faith in the principles of freedom she has
been propagandis but is willing TO await the
quiet of truth and the ameoi alton o. seciey
by the gradual and certain progress ofcivilizaton.
1.-THE menace is designed to produce an enect ON inc
annexation of Texas, by ntmidatng it's people the
duty of the American government IL too obvious TO De
mistaken Texas must be more and more earnestly vel
coined participation in our coRfederacy; and her c
zens be made feel that they are invited on terms
the most LIBERAL not much to common danger to the
boundess benefits that are to spring persnialy from
union
The United States of America under the blessed influence
of democratic institutions rapidly developing their
and constitution less favorable to freedom Would
Great Britain seek by force OF orms to arrest that
gress which Is the sd%ira,ion Of the world and which
The attempt would prove a vain one The expensive
power Of popular freedom cannot be restrained The
tides of The Pacific might well be arrested the pro-
gress Of American principles beyond the mountains No
thing stay their sdvsnce but the waters Of the great
ocean II England is serious in her menaces we well
warranted lin believing that the administration will as
sert and nfexDly maintain the position assumed by the
President in his inaugural address to his constituents
ing qualification Of her ambition hoy admirable the
contrast afforded by Amerca Our policy peace We
seek but through their free con
sent The genius of institutions forbids conquests
If PROVING to be reduced system provides
method of governing the unwilling Thus the contrast
between America and England becomes here as every
where, contrast Of principles The mensce ofarms on
the side is met by the irresistible elements Of peaceful
It's to say that England is well prepared for
and that America is II lie donbt true that the
disposable naval and military force of Great
Britain is far greater than But this by no means
proves relative weakness England has gained her great
by scattered conquests in every part Of the world
and holds 1t by the power Of arms America Is compact
its territory all contiguous; its greatness the result of
system which sprang the free choice Of the people,
and hich is maintained by their consent has &C.
QUESTIONS TO make by arms and none to defend by arms
Her Ssts bound together by their own choice She
has no motive to nure others she has no desire to ra
vage the coast of England burn ts commercial towns,
detace its monuments, with semibarbaous passion,
destroy IFS public buildings Governing free con-
pair prosperity Of other nations she has need Of
vast standing army, or Of navy like that Of England
But when the question comes to which has the most
dsposabe force to occupy the country of
the Oregon, think the Great West must be summoned
10 counsel. The people of the Mississippi valley must
and the rife the men trained in republican feeling and
made still impatient Of authority by their life on the
Sc s Ten b.
lance Against them the fleets and armies of England
are poweress let Sir Robert Peel attempt to plant him
them in the passes He might well attempt to stop the
Columbia itself. The combined powers Of all Europe
That progress is to be ELECTROMAGNETIC by the respect
or right and the sacred regard Of America for the nvo
liability Of treaties.
land cannot permanently occupy anypart OF the Amer
wilderness but by the consent Of America ITSELF II
England chooses to interrupt negotiations the crisis
must met if negotiations continue the administration
can know but rule" to demand nothing but what is
right end to submit to nothing that s wrong" Let the
people support the President with union and sentiment
of nationality and no foreign power will adventure an
aggression
FNGLAND AND THE UNITED SrArEs.-Tbe present rela.
ons of the two countries and the bellgeren tone as
sumed by British statesmen occasion us to remember
with vivid sensibil;ty oil those ten thousand unknd
and expressions Of the people and the politicians OF
Great Britain towards this country its citizens. and its
nast Our revolution has never been forgiven
ito recollection festered in the Enplsh mind till pro
the war of 1919 The and termination Of
that war but added to the causes Of national
md The gIoomv se shuesa of Rrsh nride had he
fore fosared as feeling Of prejudice il now nurses as
principle Of hate few Individual exceptions may per.
han no found her neonle whose liberal feelings
us and institutions but the national sent
en is one of contempt and hatred Her statesmen have
AZ ali times treated M as II we ct IN our
az II we were indeed mere revoed colony liable to be
hrou rht back at any time under the Covernment
md
tourists and travellers partakne ofhe national prejudice
and taking their cue from its Prince and Parliament have
followed each other with monotonous rernlaritv in tra
ducinr abusing villifvno and the neo
ne and the institutions Of the United States Everv thng
IN their view has thing il nferioro
it's kind in the British isIesbe works and onerst;ons
nature are non scale ana even he thunder
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