The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-19
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W,,u,scros, December II, is45.

Tohe Editor 81 me C'iIoh
D,,R SrR Every patriot must approve most
heartily Of the resolutions Of General Cass, and re-
,,;.s At their unanimous adoption in the Senate.
The navy, the army, the militia; our ships, navy
Yards. and Notifications; in short, all our means OF
defence, should be speedily and thoroughly examn-
ID with view of placing them in the most efficient
nossibe condition. We must be prepared to resist,
a. Incomes nation of freemen, the very first at
,smp at invasion upon our rights, or upon our soil,
~ Grea, Britain 1t is not at all certain that the
reace of this country is likely to be disturbed at an
,,dv period; but if the United Kingdom should
have the temerity to let her voice be heard through
her sword, upon the Oregon question, now that 1t
has been silenced in negotiation by the unanswera-
n, leuer-the 6nale--of Mr. Buchanan, let US DEM
oosrae to her that we are as wise in council she
wll find us invincible in the field; that we ara as
r,dv to act as we have been willing to dplomatize
and compromise
The opinion will become universal, wherever the
ppo,entiaries is carefully perused, that the Presi-
dept smoke most advisedly, when he asserted in his
inaugural that sour title to Oregon is clear and un
questionable" This declaration was censured by
several violent opposition presses in the United
States as merciessly if it had been uttered ex-
pressy for the purpose of provoking a war with
England; and relying upon their animadversions as
evidence Of public sentiment, it was seized upon by
Parliament as fit excuse to read threat to this
government, which, under the circumstances Of the
case as the sequel has shown, was without the
slightest justification. If Great Britain has "rights
in Oregon as was proclaimed on the 18th of April
BY the united voice of her legislature her reputa-
tion for truth and sincerity requires that she should
establish them by stronger testimonials than she
has vet adduced She took especial pains to preu-
dice our preiensons to the ownership Of that terri
tory throughout civilized Europe We were repre-
sented as the most rapacious people in the family of
nations 1t was insultngly said, that an exercise
of Imperial Englands" power, alone, could check
our grasping and monopolzing propensties. Eve
nv stamped sheet issued in London on the 9Th of
April, remarked, in substance, that Brother Jona-
than must be tanned; and that the Boston steamer
had been detained beyond her usual day of sailing
in order to convey to Washington the distinct and
emphatic statement of the British government, as
contained in the proceedings of the imperial Par
lament the previous evening. The tenor of the
language Of the British prints was that of a
brayado, who expects to extort by buster, that
which is denied him by justice. 1t had its origin in
that domneering feeling which, in other ages con-
troled the high seas, and more recently, under the
right Of search, ambitious TO renew and perpet-
uate the title of 'proud MISTRESS" by demanding
every topgalant to be lowered before the royal
sign:
upon the subject, it is exceedingly questionable
whether Great Britain at any period since the Or
egonnegotaton was commenced, has thought seri-
ously OF making war against this republic. Death
to an honorable individual is always preferable to
disgrace. With mercenary nation, looking almost
exclusively 10 the profits in trade, such influences
prevail She would forego the sneers and taunts
and odium which would meet her and hercaf-
ter and attach to her history, rather than encounter
the dsmemberment Of her empire. She would
abandon the most daring and apparently determined
purpose, rather than behold a budget that would
sndanger the value Of consols The most devoted
ofEngand's friends on this continent will not
deriake TO say but what there is deep-rooted a
nghtful dsafection in Ireland to the existing gov
smment-a disaffecton which it is believed can only
terminate with the repeal Of the union. Erns
sons, rely upon it, will rise in vengeance against
their heartless oppressor, the first begerent move
ment that is made by her toward people who pos
sess so much Of their esteem the citizens of the
United States. II such an event should transpre
what would be the condition Of English securities,
The annual interest on the funded debt of the
United Kingdom is 2S,395000 pounds, or, in our
currency Sl4l,500,000! Ireland's portion Of this
Bony 3,l72276 pounds--thus owing less than a
ninth OF the amount of the national liabilities while
she contains more than fourth of the population
the kingdom
If Ireland should sever the iron ligament which
onos her to England, she would not recognise
larger amount Of the national debt than she actually
owes AT the time of the union, the funded debt Of
England was 420,305,944 pounds; that Of Ireland
only 26,s4l 2l9 pounds; which, with her part of
mat which has since been created would extend
her Indebtedness beyond lOOOOO,OOO pounds, or
Sne-elghth Of the funded demands upon the king
Som. Under this oppressive debt John Bull is
powcd down 10 the very earth. He is like Lord
sougham,a caricatured sometime since by Punch
na' on his back, with tremendous locomotive up
On MS breast Let him turn in whatever direction he
may, ut shaked its CORY locks" at him, for il had
us foundation on the prosecution Of reckless and
ambitious wars. Instead Of controlling the Botuse,
he bouuss controls him. Before he can go to war,
ne must ask the consent of Rothschild. If Roths-
cnd Wy Rothschild | mean the moneyed inAu-
unIe Of Engand) perceived that the nation had eve
yong to lose and nothing TO gain; that funds are
60 down with no possibility Of again coming up;
NAT MAI Ireland will be disturbed, and Lancaster and
loIK become tumultuous; that commerce will Lam
sush ard navigation he insecure, he will fasten his
pufse-strings, and withhold that which in England
-, emphaucally the sinew. This is no false pic
p ae o. the pecunary political position Of Great
Dinra,n' The terrific magnitude her public debt,
Nncn, 10 order to make it Familiarity understood
may oe stated as amounting to 1925 for every soul
.san her limits, is acknowledged by her most emf
u I'm statesmen. Lord Ashburton remarked in the
"'u s,, OF Lords, on the 4th Of las, April, that
ne regretted 10 observe in their financial
ENSURES the present government were leaving
molly untouched the great and overwhelming bur-
S Sen OF the public debt He regretted to say that
Sag the long intarva Of peace which this country
enjoyed, no effort whatever had been made to
'sauee the public debt At the close Of the war the
~. a. charge created by the debt amounted to
Io,oVoo0O II now cost Che country f29 ,000, 900.
mJ" ny was thirty years Of profound peace, and no
n,.sS' OF the debt The great incubus that OPP
SS'sea The energies Of the nation was the public
ill.,. ~. surely i was the duty of Parliament not
mus 70 have allowed thirty years to elapse without
~ -al;g some attempt to relieve the country from
s.eVous burden. As it appeared to him, no
su rJy was more imperative than that of putting an
% The debt In the present state Of the country,
s,Y heard much about surplus; but what signi-
ns ~ surplus Of $4,000 or 6i00, 900, upon an ex-
ru9re OF s5O0O0,0O0i because, in fact, it was an
ocgnul'ure Of that amount, when the annual charge
si e public debt was included. What he would
S sa" ask, was our financial condition. Our debt
as heavy as ever and we had, in fact, no real
, tLPus worth mentioning. What would happen.