American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-24

PITY drop the balny tear,
Always toward thu fallen cherish o
sympathy and love sincere ,
WAR. Many persons speak of war win
ENGLAND as if it were to be nothing moro thah
mere pastime--a harmless frolic-~Whlst others
have so high an opinion of American skill and
bravery, that they seem impressed with the
belief that the British navy will be swept
from the ocean without difficulty. This is the
brag game. 1t was played prior to the last
war with that country, when many OF those
braggarts who pledged ''ther lives, their Tor
tunes and their sacred HONOR" to hight ior
their country in case of war, were among the
missing when the strife came. Whatever may
be the skill and bravery of the American Peo-
pie, land we are not disposed to depreciate ell
ther, Boosting tone is il-judged and disrs-
nntabIe. II NAV irritatc, but cannot intimi-
date. our opponent Should ne unhappily be-
come engaged in war with Great Britain we
shall have occasion to exert all our skill and
all our energies. 1t will be no amusing rem
sontre, however lightly the idea may be treat
ed at present. Those who experienced the
last war, have no desire for repetition oil It's
scenes.
We fear that those who arc instigating war,
are governed more by hostility to England
than y patriotic devotion to their own coun-
try. 1t has been too common, for years past
TO look upon Great Britain as our natural enc
nv, and to look for the overthrow OF her gov
ernment as an achievement greatly to be de-
sired by the people of the United States But
wbv such feeling should exist we are at a
loss IN discoyer-for to the trade with her we
owe much of our present prosperity; and 1t Is
clearly our interest to cultivate peace and
friendship with her. Prior to the last war, the
impressment of our scamen-the injury winch
she did to our commerce; and the insults
which she offered to us in various Ways-na-
turally produced an oxaspcration of feeling
which resulted in our declaring war against
her. We had lust cause for the proceeding
and yet who can forget the exutatlon and re-
. ioicing which took place amongst ns when 'he
,idings of peace arrived? Our cities exhibited
a blaze of illumination at the event, although
we had failed in the main objects Of the war,
the obtaining guarantee Tor Gree trade and
sailors rights" And now we are to 60 TO
war on less defensible grounds--for strip OF
territory which can be of little service to us
for a quarter of century, if 80 soon ana
which we ca acquire much more easily by
the natural course of events, and without
perhaps, striking blow. But before we en-
gage in this hazardous experiment, we should
calmly examine into the probability OF its sue
cess, and the cost al which it must be made
Have we the power to seize upon and to retain
the OREGON territory? we unhesitatingly reply
in the negative, We may boast, and brag
and bully. as much as we please, but this vii
NOT hiring MS nearer to the object in view. by
war we shall lose instead of gaining Oregon
for ENGLAND has the power to maintain he
POSSESSIONS there against all the force which
we can bring TO oppose her. This i~ct canho
be disguised In case of wax all OF oar strength
will be required for the protection OF our sea
hoard and other exposed situations; and tn
hnrthen Of the war will fall principally upo
those who have little interest in gfaSping tn
whole of the Oregon territory. Were the wa
in which 1t is propoScu " u00''S oS''' ~
for the preservation of national honor, OF IN
defence of we'll ascertained and indisputapi
rights, citizens of all sections might w'll'ngl
encounter its attendant sacrifices and horrors
but as such necessity does not exist, 1t woul
ba cruel to precptate nations oil the same
neagc, religion and language into comic
which would retard civilization, improvement
and human happiness.
DECLINE IN FLOUR AND GRAIN. BY our r.
oorts of the Baltimore, Philadelphia and Ne
York markets, it will be seen that there Ii
been a material decline in the prices OF ho
and grain, in consequence of the recent intel
gence from Europe
SENTENCE OF FINANciER. JOS I Nu'
r;e. convicted in N. York of procuring iaF
amount of goods under false pre'ences'
been sentenced to the city prison ior " I'd
and to pay fine of 500. This Is the na'
dual, we believe, who figured consplcuousiy
,ba officer of Bank at Hageratown, Md