Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-05-31
From the Union.
TONE OF THE BRITISH PRESS.


The philadelphia Inquirer" remarks that
The tone of the press with regard TO Oregon,
Texas, and this country, is less violent than
we had reason 10 expect, considering the
recent declarations Of Lord Aberdeen and
Sir Robert Peel. There are, however, ex
ceptions to this remark. We give an arti
Gle upon the subject from the Dublin Free
mans Journals:
"The receding Of England from the posi-
ton she had taken about Texas is deeply
significant, and history may hereafter use it
to mark the point at which the flood Of her
or,une began to ebb. America is no ord
nary power. Her gralest strength can be
put forth upon Engand's own ocean do,
main. A quarter OF a centuary ago, when
England was supposed capable OF annihlla
ting the little murine Of America by sin.
gle stroke of her iin-and the relative d.
mansions of their naves justified the suppo-
stion--the younger nation seized the knife
between her teeth, dashed to meet her enc
my on her enemy's own element, and many
n spoutIng vein of the monster OF the seas
crmsoned the deep on which they strug
gled.
"Amerca is better grown now. Her
its qualities leaves all rivalry far behind,
Great as have been her advances in popua
ton and in wealth, her progress in com
merce has outstridden even these. The
maritime strength Of nations is no longer
measured by counting their ships Of war,
but by sounding the depths of that source
whence the military marine is TO be sup.
pled-their commercial navies. England
is mghtier at sea than France, not because
that for every 100 tons Of Louis Philippe's
royal navy, Victoria's navy numbers 90
or whatever else may be the proportion o!
| The excesS-but because the commercial
tonnage Of France being but 500 900, that
Of England amounts to 100000. BY the
same standard the maritime strength OF
England and that of the United States may
be compared, and they stand thus-England
has 5000. O0O-America has already $1,000,
900! This is the relative position, not OF
countries whose distance has long ma n ain
ed stationary proportion, but OF countries,
the second placed of whom is gazing upon the
fist by strides almost incredible. Fifteen
years, 2erhaps-twenty years certainly
will reverse their position in the race.
| sEngland will not go to war with America
on aCCOuut VI leAdS, HoI oH dCCount Vi
Oregon and scarcely on account of any
thing else that the New World contains.
"EngIand will be ESPECIALLY cautious of go
ing to war with America, or dashng her,
self against the compact constitution Of her
States, when she reflects that America is a
country with whom foreign nations are am.
bilious to become united, while sheoherseIi
is country from whose merciIess grippe
kindled nations struggle to be released.
England! keep cool-don't 60 to war.
Be content to show your abhorance OF
slavery by robbing your people of two an
nual millions at home, to put them into the
| pockets of the ex-slave.dr!vers of the West
Indies. DO not exhibit your philanthropy
by dashing your brittle empire against the
iron cIamped federation OF America"
Thanks to the Freeman's Journal for the
picture which il draws of our real strength,
and our increasing resources. Let US pre-
serve our glorious Union; augment our re.
sources; strengthen our frontiers, both on
the sea board and on the West; enlarge our
steam power on scale somewhat suitable
to the augmentation of the maritime nations
Of Europe, and we may defy world in
arms.