The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-12-31

~ =. ' "anusi anu We means Of -.
mere Is an ola English adage which saw ' 4
cannon eat your cake and keep your caks, paI
uveo no' npP'y 10 tlings immoveable. En.,".
take the money Tor Chusan, and keen il II a
gam, o. tne most approved conservative -, m'
% pot whie England has keen appetite for ~
W qute Gear she cannot crafty her. pr.d,iD
IN iaVdf o. oregon. This, therefore is a, I;''
son why she should be peaceably inclined T ,u
u.s. WW
The condition of British comtn,rc. u
rica Is unythng but envlablc; and her o,ros,''
reference IN The atiaiJs of La Plata is mn, IA
improve H. ihefe, Toe, may be an expen,,''
sicod aud treasure, which may rendsr 4, 'upai
to be more saving OF them in nno,bey o, " nces
Again; the disposition of France 10 eG.ar'ef'
Dent settlement OH the island of Nh P
qulres that England should be on her gn.s s'''ar
allow her rival to have in any mari ~ Sr'a Il ane
greater number Of vessels of war n, +. E aN Nq
herself The treaty With France "a, i, 'poaI
sion of the slave trade hoe already Wv; we s0p
French squadron on the coast of A., ,"eeasa
naval armament, capable of dic,a,ing I,~.
English navy were employed in ano,ls'
This is another consideration which uS1 W.
the scale Of peace with the United States
But, under all circumstances mus, r..
prepared for the death Of Louis PbiIinna 'as
probable consequences Of such an event IT, ,t, uu
Europe. No one can now foreteL NH,
France may then assume in regard IN Pn.i.' ~.
how far the ambitious views Of France n1s' aau'
onded by coeval events in other coun,r;sa Ve
alliances, like diplomatic friendships ~. 70 gay
duration, where the bonds of union anon. "
Pile are not secured by mutual ADVANTAGES Ns
quires, assuredly no great political lac, "a wv
that France and England have as little in a Ivy
as any two countries which have systemsnc.
bored to destroy each other, ever since IN.
old enough to look each other in the face
Among the FOREIGN relations of Enol,.a
must finally count that TO Ireland, the clos ,as
ion between which and the Oregon ,,,;,.n
Robert Peel himself has shown 10 the R,;.t
lias,ent. The difficulties in Ireland, il will.
rally conceded, have been increased and NJ, 4
ished, by the Maynooth grant and educ,,a.
and may reach their climax in the course N ~
suing winter and spring. When famine !, n
ening, il is not with kind words and n,,,n..
that people will be made to rest ouis, vb,.l
been nsulted and oppressed for centuries
England, therefore, repeat IL, is not IN !, {,
bic position to make war on the United S,,.
her difficulties lie within. She expects a N.Y..
crisis, and the crisis has, in fact arrived tn.
road bubble is bursting; and the thousand M
Of money subscribed will prove 10 be as ir,,d.
BILE as the debt of England. Money has u.
hands; prices were enhanced, and paper NJ.
made cheap; but beyond the actual labor Emil
in the construction of the roads and the wag.'
ed, nothing has been added to the actual w.,
,the nation. But it is even these railroads wbeL
vent the opening of the British ports 10 AM,
grain. Sir Robert Peel knows that nohin,
heep the enormous circulation of notes and nr,
anoat In England but the fact that she hold,
mercial balaiIceB against nearly every country /;
world. Were she to open her ports cram
undoubtedly pour in from America and N,
sea; but this might cause the balances 10 10
against Great Britain, and cause run on ,he N
As long as all Europe is indebted to Enr|s
matters not whether she keeps paper, iron, Or
circula,ion; but when she opens her ports M
becomes very different one. For this reason
so many useless cabinet councils been held: a,
this reason the ministry have not acted in III,
ises, nor is it likely they will. They are MOI
for an early session of Parliament, for fear Ii,
ter will be urged upon them too soon, and in
ner which will compel them to act one way
other, and stand the whole brunt of the opp,s
Parliament stands prorogucd till the 18th d
December, and will be further prorogued,
probability, until January, when it is hopa
share settlement will be over, and the wreck
to enable the legislature to act with less RI,
But difficulties delayed are yet far from being,
quered; though, in the present condition Of 81
affairs, 1t is no doubt great deal to gain time
With this prelude, | will now venture to j
few extracts from the leading British prints pul
ed shortly after the arrival of the steamers.
true meaning and import of these journals
thereby be better understood. First in order
ha 1stroe ha ad - al.
and. properly speaking, disavowed by both poi
parties. That paper has always been the moa
mouthed IN regard 10 us, and our institution,
invented the malicious hoax about the slave 4.
found on board Of the wreck of Inc steamid
Missouri, burnt at Gibraltar, and has never on
single opportunity Of venting lis spleen upon
love Of conquest and power Ii was this blusul
paper which, in the height ofits declamalory
sense, first talked of"wARn (,he small caps are l
ofthe Times, not mine) as the only means ofcbed
"the rapacity of the republic" Well, let us
how the Times feels under the apprehension
firm message on the part of President Polk
first commences by preparing its readers for tn,
ayoidable pressure Of fixed facts, in order to in
them 10 resignation. Whatever bctidc," il
s'thc President of the United States is cera
holding his Office for three years and half from
present time; and, notwithstanding the exirem
serve which has marked the first six months
official career, we are much mistaken ifhe ID
prove himself, in the end, worthy succes
those democratic statesmen, and especially Of
jackson, whose Incorporate character and uni
pulops policy O. have already so profound
fected and modified The spirit of the American
ple." Here the British print affects to ceDsur
President; but, you may depend upon it. the
pairing him to Gen. Jackson is not intended to
or him in the estimation of the English people.
well might the Times have said that President
is firm and resolue, and that he will insist on
is right, regardless of the fears and apprehenso
timid men. Indeed, the very next sentence
Times pays the President an involuntary 70
that account, not less mcrited compliment
describes him as cautious IN the commencemc
his undertakings, resolute in the prosecute
them, and rioienf, Unnecessary, in the determInaa
themm II is to be hoped that England VIII
warning, for no one can be mistaken as 10 ln'
meaning ofthe term "violcnt il necessary apl
as it here is, from America to England
The Times then adds: 1.-THE peace Of the
depends partly on the restraint Of the gu
stances, and partly on the restraint Of persona,
acter." This sentence i somewhat obscure
it is intended more for > "a teadcrs than
can ones, one might ss iea Suppose that
straining circumstance Hnd TIC restraint o. q
ter on which the peace Of the world depends
particularly to the circumstances and ehaT'd
Great Britain.
Then the Times continues 1--WE do not
that they (the Americans) are so Iciektd and
as to desire a war; but ire srpeet thai hfy ~
strenuousiy and sincerely iaboring to avert u AN
have no doubt that, upon the opening OF y.
session of Congress, one party, at least, WI
that it can to embro the present rery ashtlh 70
relations Of the Union" This is evidently y
ed to break the fall Of the next message aa
consequent falling of stocks the last news "a
already brought consols down per cent
day. The Times admits that our foreign Re,
are delicate. We are glad that we have to o.,