American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-06

"aAuu wlTu ENGLAND. The money arLi-
Gle n ihc New York Herald of the Sd inst,
aftc! giving a statement Of the total exports
from the United States for the past year, says:
1.-TWO thuds OF the exports were to Great
britain aud dependencies OF ~2,9SI,I 12 cX-
ported, $l,so7,j57 were shipped TO Great BIZ
tain, Ths shows the valge of our trade with
that government; but when we consider what
articles arc taken to make up this amount, it
appears still more important tina. two coun-
tries holding relative position 10 each other
of such high Importance, should coatinuc on
Thc most amicablo terms developments to
Grea: Britain, from this port alone, in Novem-
bcr, Of brcadsLufs, were as follows, VIZ: ST.
ECO barrels Of flour, valued al $3.50 800: 49,
53G bushels or wheat, valued Sis ,553; corn
7O,99i bushels, valued at $685. III, and 1915
24t bounds of cheese valued at $40 09j; max
lnr an aggregate for these four articles of
%67S, 1919, or more than one third of the total
value Of exports TO that country. About one
half of the exports from this port TO London
and Liverpool in November, was provisions
and breadstuhs. Fu! three quarters ot the eX-
mort trade Of the United states this year, Will
ha ~ shipments OF merchandise 10 Great Bri-
tain. More than half the value Of all the eX-
pOrle from the United States is in raw cotton,
:Rd more than half OF all the exports from
Great Britain is in merchandise. manuactnr-
ed from cotton. These simple facts, are of
themselves sufficient to destroy every fear of
the slightest difficulty in our political relations
with that government"
1t As certain that the mutual interests Of the
two countries should incline them to preserve
peace. bat nations are frequently influenced
more by pride, or vain glory, than by interest.
The various wars in which Bonaparte engaged
were not for the interests Of France, but to
CRAFTY ambition. We cannot, therefore, con-
clu3e with the writer for the Herald, that the
fact, which he has stated TO shew the extern
siyo and beneficial trade which is carried on
between the United States and Great Britain,
care of themselves sufficient to destroy every
fear Of the slightest difficulty in our political
relations with that government" On the con-
trary, the "signs Of the times" are manEestiy
adverse to the continuance Of peace. Both
governments have nov taken their stand in re-
la.ion TO the Oregon territory, and it is eyi-
den, that there must be collision unless one or
both rccode. The English Minister has given
vss 10 understand, IN plain and explicit Ian
ouace. that Great Britain will not yield the
whole of Oregon, willis, our President is equal
" fi,no in his determination TO have ''the whole
OF Oregon or none" What influence will
1he commercial interests OF the two countries
have in the decision of a question involving,
as it will be urged, national honor? They will
mn, weigh straw. 1t is seldom that resort to
war is necessary to preserve or to promote the
national interests-and, 10 the present case,
war would be so injurious to the two powers
tina, every consideration should induce them
e. sorbear. But, preciptancy on both SIDES
bss nlaced the two nations in such an attitude
towards each other, that it will require great
skill and judgment to avoid hostilitiesi ooI
country is now prospecting beyond example
The farmer, the manufacturer, the mechanic
che lsborer-in short, all classes OF society are
profitably occupied: but this happy scene VIII
n,obably be exchanged for a desoiating war
about tract of country of lit 10 or no present
;mnortance to either party.