Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-21

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there is something developed ia the recent
tone OF England towards this country which
shows that il is not so much from any sud.
den alarm she has taken as 10 Oregon. as
( from other motives she chooses to hide
under this pretext, that she has assumed
SO suddenly her threatening language To-
wards us. What new position has tb;s
country taken as to Oregon, 10 excite this
sudden outbreak? Her politicians affect
to be startled at the language used by
Ispeakers in our Congress, and at Mr..
Folks asserting = positive and exclusive
claim TO the territory, in his Inaugural.
But what is there new in this? Has not
tho same been done repeatedly for yearsg
Does not England we'll know that in all
our language respecting Oregon--in eve.
~ treaty or attempt at treaty respecting
II, this country he's always held precisely
this same position, and has always treated
il as hers exclusively? Has itnot been 50
laid down on every map ia the hands Of
every school boy Of the land? And did
not Great Britain herself acknowledge our
claim by yielding il up at the close Of the
last war under the stipulation that all terri
tory conquered by either nation from the
other should be returned? With what
grace can she then affect to be shocked a.
Mr. Folks position, when il is nothing
more than what has been taken BY our "a,
vernment repeatedly before, and repeat
eddy brought 10 her notice be fore, in a
more authoritative ard official manner, than
by the gencra.ities Of Presidents il.
augural? 81
The truth we think cannot be disguised
that England has only used this as pre-
text. She thinks the time has come when
she may venture on rupture with Amcri-
ca. and she is merely now jumping sud-
denly up and cackling over an egg she
knew 10 have been laid long ago, but
which she has kept syly by to breed into
war only at the propltous moment. She
would have made rupture with US on the
Right Of Search; but she was banked in
the expected aid OF France. She was
afraid the same fate would attend any in
ervcntion by her in the Annexation ques-
ton. So she says nothing openly on that.
But this question Of Oregon she thinks
safe from French Interference beauti.
ful preiext for quarrel, which she can
keep constantly by her, TO be brought up
whenever the aspect Of the world may in.
dictate that she will be safe in striking
blow al us. M
This state Of things she thinks she has
now arrived at. And there is much re-
markable in the moment she has chosen
TO burst out with her long nursed wrath.
She has reason 10 believe that we will be
embroled in more than one quarrel, be-
sides hers. She no doubt is fully apprised
of the deicacy Of our relations with the
Brazilian Government, and the warlike as
pect of things in that quarter. This Of
self Of course would be of but little mo.
ment. But the incidental consequences
what she has regarded, and this is, thata
rupture with Brazil BY this country would
be equivalent to rupture with France, on
account of their close alliance and she
supposes that under this state Of things
she could break with America without The
prospect Of what under any other circum-
stances would be inevitable, and what she
dreads-the mingling Of France in ihc
quarrel on our eide. Mexico, too, sho
knows she can rely upon 10 commences
war with US as soon as she chooses 70 give
the word. And besides this, any one can
see from the tone adopted now towards
Ireland, and the language in reply by
O'Connell, that she asassuransefhafshe
can easily conciatc the disturbances IN
tina. quarter, and get the assistance Of eye-
~ Irishman whom O'Connell can com.
mand. In commercial matters, too, the
aspect Of things is not less favorable FOX
her now commencing rupture. She has
made immense exertions 10 get cotton
plantations to supply her manufactures
She has imported thousands Of Africans
for this purpose, and is now importing them
with more yigor than ever. She has some
nope that this will remoye her dependence
ipon our market for cotton, which nos
heretofore been the great peace-prescrvei
between Us. War, BY cutting of our
,rops, and raising 10 high prices the crops
he could get from other quarters, wouas
orcc this scheme Of hers into paoss
wonderful yigor, and millions q capl'M
would be at once invested in British co,
on planting. The same effects would ~
q result in the Sugar market,
This and not any sudden alarm aoou'
Oregon, IS the peculiar position Of thing
which has induced England % change az
one, and assume moro than her usual ~
ogance towards us--imaginlng, as W.
ors. that she can now more safely inan
N any Other occasion, provoke hosl'lIaes,
--or, at least has now q better prospec's'
ullying us into some concession.
[VicksJmg Se''i'ns.