Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-07
oREGoN-sIR ROBERT PEEL.

OhEOON-Olh hODGhb e
The following extract from the WASH
ington Union, the organ of the administra-
ton, is in reply to the speech of Sir Robert
Peel, published in our last:
1t is scarcely necessary for US, al this
| time, to descant upon the tone which Sir
Robert is employing a second time in con.
necton with our own country. We shall
not discuss the question whether il is or
| is not intended 10 present any menace to
the United States; much less is II necessary
for us TO remark how well calculated any
thing like n menace would be to rouse up
the spirit OF our own country. We desire
peace; but we will not yield our rights and
honor to maintain it. On the contrary, il
appears to us that Sir Robert Peel's declar.
atoms in Parliament, and the arrangements,
as reported in the newspapers, are NOT OF
character to confirm the bonds Of peace be.
tween the two countries.
All these revelations show that the course
Of the British ministry, in and outof Parlia-
ment, whether it was, or was not, intended
to make any impression upon ourselves, has
actually raised the speculations Of war TO a
little like fever heat on both sides OF the
channel. 1t is well, Of course, for us to turn
our eyes to all these signs-to be prepared
for either fortune; and for the people TO
look into the question, and prepare them
selves to stand by their country in any al
tentative which may be ultimately presented
to us. We cannot doubt that the great
body Of the wing party, and the bes, Of
their presses, will rally around the banner
Of the Union, in behalf Of its rights-how-
ever some two or three ''organs Of foreign
influence" would seem by their course 10
deserve such an epihet, and, il not uphold
The views OF Great Britain, yet lend to their
country less efficient support, than her
rights and interests would seem TO require.
For ourselves, we have no fears Of the re-
suit. Defending, as we do, the course Of
the administration, because it acts upon the
great principles which we have supported
for forty years-and because, whilst it
would desire peace and would decline no
wise, amicable mode for preserving it, yet it
prefers, even to peace, any disgraceful con-
cessions Of our rights 10 any foreign power,
we see no reason to fear for the country.
Let an honorable peace abide with US;
we should hail it with pleasure. II Great
Britain, however, should seek TO buster us
into terms, and demand any concessions e
tional honor, our nation will not shrink
from the alternative thus forced upon our
adoption. We fear no consequences. But
we prefer to let the correspondent Of
whig press speak for us IN the following ex-
tracts from the London correspondent Of
the New York Courier:"
In an earnest desire for peace, and a
wish to avoid the use of all irritating lang
uage. we are not bound to lose sight of all
patriotic feeling and all sense Of national
dignity; and when the English press SUPER
cilllously warns US OF the consequences of
war; we may well address the same warn.
ing to Great Britain; and we may, more
over, calmly and dispassionately maintain
that those consequences would uhimafely
prove more disastrous 10 England than TO
ourselves.
"Atfirst, the commerce Of both countries
would receive shock mutually roulnous.
Our Atlantic coast might, and doubtless
would, suffer severely from sudden and en-.
ergetlc attacks, by forces suddenly concen.
trated for the purpose. Our northwestern
frontier might also suffer. The first wear
Of war would probably be disastrous one
for US; but then our enormous internal re-.
sources would begin 10 develope themselves.
Iwenty millions of people are not to be-
conquered by any invading power on earth.
While England was exhaus;ingEher already
sorely overs,ralned resources, ours would
Just be coming into operation, with all the
freshness OF their youth, upon them. The
. 'ocks OF our strength have never been
shorn, and that strength waits but on Cd.
portun'ty and necessity to display itself.
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