Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-12-17

gstct. AMI tle peace OF Ss wStl uisy ,ct DC
~ al, eVens shsl ,ioS tar aid S,t ~ ere g.
hern achrr inJ1suco nor u,NsusllwY. The ass,s,,or
OF Nj. POLK that claim ,r whole Territory !, r-
',frsssls. wal not bear moments cxsmins,oo We
have, ourselves, by psrtng Join, iou Tor more
than quarter OF century, yielded right BY prCscrip
lion or usa-eap'o, which present claim can snnul OF
invadae. The osjecl Of this lton Is two fold
hrsi, 10 show that cSmprmise may st aud 10 be
effected; and secondly, If the Government do not cleo
this mode. but prefer sustaining the bccrrant attitude OF
the President ort suggestions n. to the probable
action OF Great Britain, and the counter action
" the Government OF country. were yet actuaed b,
the soc consideration Of the public good and that pur,
OF purpose which influenced earlier career. We might
hope tina, vi-ws such have ,,ken would preva but
alas there Is o Ia be expected frcn party. whose
slightest mandate IN congressional Caucus dictated BY
| the previously aseertained will OF the President
must be obeyed a. implicitly the command OF supc-
ror officer by subal'crn. Does Sers;oI dare 10 vote
fors Secretary. or DOorksepcr. OF SeryesnLsLAm.,
against the nomination OF Caucushs punished III.
same principle that held by the Soics that Il was
great crime 10 steal cabbage from neighbours ger
den, as TO commit sdcree-. IL is mortfvipg
knowledge tho sc: bat this Government /. corrupt
very Selh-hness and s.lfsgsrs1d;senent ere
now the motive power that impsl. public The
calculation is NOT h1 the public coed will best be sabe.
ved but how the antagonist cal party apran
can Dc harmoniret. aud their love OF pund~r grarfed
with the greatest prospect Of advantage TO those who hold
| the pussestringi.
But enoueh. Let us now consider what will be the
probable Of Great Bsin on receipt OF the Prs-
dsn,'s Message.
Alter adopting for pseiiyn- Ireland the next
care will be To place Canada and all her possessions in
North America, IN posture OF drIenee Thu she can
do by incessilg her standing army the brave
but starving population OF Ireland. That county
out ri population OF olCat miilons, afford tree
bundled thousand bssSs men. of these. there may
be sent Canada hly thousand; Natives 30 oCO
Engi.sh and Scotch Soldiers 3oOO0-m.kns with ,he
tOfees IA those provinces lbs 900 men Her
Ship Canal and Ridsan Canal will give her command OF
the waters Of the ST Lawrence aud the Lakes aud ena
bic her those Lakes with wss,esm.rs in an in
eorceivaby short space Of time. Snu,a neou.y, she
will divide her vast naval power. that leaving lstse
squadron guard the OF Ireland Transferring from
that eounIy Gnslsad eighty eusand men To watch the
dseOnteni,d, aud replacing them by many English and
Scotch troops TO control the isa moreover ma wing
the Mediterranean sufficient TO insure respect and
safety IN that quarter, she viii be enabled seaG the
PSe- Caribbean Sea, aud Gull OF Mexico. fleets every
one ct which will equal our wscle Navy Having made
hese dsPositions and landed ia Oregon Sufficient force
TO ms.nIoin possession her squadron will have orders
swat the result, and the first blow tina, is struck
s'can,eI- viii carry the the Pacific SQUAD
ron aud tn Acapulco; thenee will be conveyed
across the Lihmus Vera Cruz. and wihou,
waiting Tor any formal declaration OF war dash will he
made at our commerce. before have To llol around
H. OF colccniras our means OF defence and defence.
les. board viii be attacked the Hio Del Monte To
Passimaduoddy Bay. These be founded not upon
he oPiniJa sny military maa, fos have increhsnseJ
views with no human bGag these topics. are they
b.cd upon any military experience for profess To know
Tey little about scch mottcs but think Lre such
any ~ 0idinaTy intelligence least
probable IL the hTst instance Ens!and having assumed
the defensive, viii throw the OF breaking the peace
uPos !sas she will 50 Until Congress- by some
hostile demonstration shall have convinced her war 10 re-
so!urd It's, taen probable tIa .he will no longer
baE Ink. the Roman General shaking her Togo she vii.
send ;fofih tn, four winds .! Heaven.
Awful. Indeed, will be hour but If il is - come
why !s, II men, snd slo,s We have vrea,
and noble country hh for Rad P,isis6 the hard ana
aeeersed tie heart, sLt Penn less the paIs that viii no;
strain every nerve yield The last drop Of tic vial
and surrender the LAST do ar preserve from pol
luton. Yes, it is uue. country Of twenty millions of
freeman esnaoi finally be cOafssTei, We have no craven
fear Tor noble Essio he may perch on qua, Wash
r.ISn or Peak o; Oria Noun, Brown and look doSn
proud distance ihs invaders his county H. then
IInfTess ~ Tor war tot tlcEe DC miserable, il,mec
"ron'mv; lei them not se lhe child who sup2oses ne
eaD boy horse Tor diEs An immediate sppopri.,ion
OF fly riLcns vail be necessity and Government shoud
be directed g. adopt immediate fo ras defence Of
our Lakes. Se1coa.t. and Commerce Ia sixty dsy, h,
may be too late, and lhe oss OF hundreds Of million, may
be the eonst 4Isnee al our i5Gsaine LIGvIio Amer-
call upon you whatever may oe your oeaion Of
The patriotism and wIsdom Of those who nave induced IN.
present state Of things we call YOU sustain our
Government, seHT Or wKoSJ. -Eop, You may c.nsure
reprovo, admoni,; bur sixty dsys from now You may be
very differently eiscunsanced. You m.y then have no
leFnsSe but 10 Boar high and proudly the banner Of
county Who dOub, pour resolution to defend il Il, the
dealLl JuNIUs