The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-24
THE FOREIGN NEWS,

Which will be found in to-day's paper, is of a
highly interesting character. We look upon the
excited tone of the British press and the bombas
tic movements of that Government, however, as
more intended to frightened us from propriety
than actual preparation for war for we can
not conceive that that nation would willingly 90
to war with us for an unsubstantial claim, which
she can never establish at the point Of the bayo
net however much she might inure us. 1t would
in any event, be Pyrrhus victory to her, but i,
would most certainly result in driving her entire
ly from this continent, and we believe, with her
now superintendent weight of debt, would sink
her in the ocean She will not go TO war. A
correspondent of the Union, thinks differently
from US. and as the editors Of that paper publish
his opinion without comment, we give that para
graph:
81 differ from your correspondent ." America
NUS in the Union of last evening, in his opinion
that war will not grow out ofthe Oregon question.
believe that war will, most probably, grow out
os it, as surely believe in the intelligence of
our people to know their rights, and in their cour-
age to defend them. England ,ciI invade them.
and, unless we surrender them, zoe must fight ~
The British papers highly applaud Mr.. Web
ster's address, delivered time since in Fanu-
ell Hall, when he took their side of the question,
or proposed an alternative, which would give
British diplomacy and cunning time and space
to overreach America. This was to be expected
The French papers take nearly the same view
of the question generally, that the press of our
OWE country does, some for and some against the
United States In reviewing the various opin-
iono Of hat tha Of tI, II
don Times remarks:-
"To this summary of the opinions of the Pari-
sian press on what may be called the great ques-
ton of the day, | may add that The general opn-
ion Of the public appears 10 be, as far us an nd-
vidua can speak of it, that there will he no hos
tilties-that, in fact, the row between John Bull
and his cousin Jonathan is family quarrel, which
ill end, as family quarrels generally do, by kis-
sing and hugging. Almost all intelligent men,
however, of opinion that, be the consequences
VIII at they may, England will not recede from the
posi- ton she has taken up. They think it very
prob able that President Polk will have the bad
taste and the imprudence to speak Extensively of
Eng land in his address to Congress, and perha ps
Congress may second him but they do not think
that either the President or Congress will venture
to follow up their words by acts, when they sec
that England is not Mexico, and not a nation to
be bull led. In short, they say that one country
the other will recede but that assuTedly it will
not be England
AT all events, it is our duty as a nation, to be
prepared for the worst, and we ought, at least, to
have as many vessels afioat and in an effective
conditions, as would give full employment to all
the office RS now enrolled and receiving pay
GOoD-BYr'
Mons. and Madame De Bonneville, having
triumphantly sustained their cause in Richmond
and been nobly sustained by the rght-thnking
generous, and high minded citizens thereof apains
most insc 'ent attempt of professionaP mob
bling coercion, have published farewell card il
the STAR of Richmond, which is introd ucec
by the editors as follows 1--WE present thi,
letter at tn cir request, with the single remark
that there are those in Richmond, worthy of tn,
confidence intellectually and morally of its in
habitants. w1o have patiently tested the sincerit,
of this lady nd gentleman and the truth of which
they teach, and have found both of good re-
port."'
| To the Edito rs of the .Ne,cs and Star:
GENrLEMI :N-After having fully proven thu
subject which we illustrate, to be true, before al
people in RcI imond who have taken the troubl
thoroughly to investigate it under our instruction
|
place 10 do the, same.
| We cannot part from our friends without ex
pressing to th EN- our admiration for the mora
courage which they have shown, and We hav
only to repeat to them to be firm in all thing
when THEY KIN ow that truth guides them.
| To all thos,,, who after us come, to this CITY
to illustrate an propose new truths, we say /
them: Do AS WE did-stand firmly against al
oppOsilion-and il right is on your side you shall
conquer, for the friends Of truth will SUPPORT Won
To those who have opposed us without an,
reason, our mos ardent wishes will be with them
| hoping that the day will come when their eve
will be opened o a better understanding of Mao
netism - As the cOnquerors to be truly bray,
must be mercif VII For the present we w,sI
them merry & hrisimas.
We are, with respect.
BOUlS DE BONNEVILLE.
NJ g. DE BONNEVILLE,