True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-11-04

Of the earth. Indeed, her achievements on
land and sea during the last century have been
wonderful, and partake more OF the character
Of wild and visionary romance, than OF SOBER
stern reality.
The war of 1872 between our country and
England, was pregnant with great moral re-
suits, which have since developed themselves,
and which have exercised potent influence
upon the policy Of European Governments
although that influence has been wrongfully
attributed to other and extraneous causes
Great Britain, in 1912, dared to violate the
laws of nations, to disregard and tramplt upon
the rights ofneutra powers, and more grevious
~ upon ours, by Obstructing our commerce
and impressing our seamen. In vain we re
monstrated through our diplomatic agenis-tbe
outrages continued, the " mistress Of the seas"
was nexorable-war was the ultmatum and
the remedy. Yes, war-it was now for the
late colonies, the then infant nation, to DECLARE
WAR, in the spirtsof selfdeience, with the re-
solve to chastise the overgrown pride Of Eng
land 1t was second war Of independence,
for England flushed with her trumphs upon
the Peninsula and her frequent repulses Of Ma.
poleon's marshals, sought to recover by diplo-
macy the dominion and tributes Of those pro-
vinces which she had lost irretrevably upon
the battlefield. Eagerly did she enter upon
that war; her battleships sP'ead willing sails
for our coast and her troops debarktd upon
our shores, longing TO avenge the disgraces of
the Revolutionary battles The world regard.
ed US as already vanquishcd, for how could
Republic, not two score years in age cope
with the power that checked Bonaparte's tide
Of conquest. and blenched his cheeks while
gazing upon the Kremlin of the powerful
Cars, or receiving the homage Of the Egyp-
tian NIamelukes2 The world had not then
fully appreciated the might of moral power;
Britain was then fighting against conquerors'
in defence of endangered home and HEARTH in
vindicalion of local empire and independence;
but when she turned her victorious banner to
the new world; when she debarked her armies
upon the soil of freedom, and sent hostile ma
vies to float on the ocean OF the new world, it
was not like her entry into old CASTLE, whose
people saw little more in prospect than choice
of masters, for they were reasonably jealous OF
the pretensons of England The navy to
whose fame Nelson and Exmouth gave such
lustre, we met upon old ocean with our little
nucleus of fleet, and its ensigns fell from its
lnasis to our well.fought and bloody decks, as
trophies of our superior skill and valor The
armies commanded by Wellington at the
dreadful conflicts in Portugal and Spain
troops selfstyled, "invncible," we buried
aurels and al-at New Orleans. And why
was this 1t demonstrates ITSELF clearly prov.
ing that free people, when united, cannot be
conquered. This truth became evident TO the
poteniates Of Europe, and it created for our
country that flatteTing respect with which our
Gag is received on every sea and in every ha-
ven throughout the world. It secured to us
our maratime and international rights, for 1t
subdued the arrogance Of the tyrant, and made
an alliance with us an object Of pride and in
terest to the lesser powers Of Europe. Witness
our intercourse with The Germanic States, with
which we entered into a mos. advantageous
treaty shouly after the war, our commerce be-
ing now the most favored in the ports Of that
cOnfederacy Also, our treaty with China,
the richest empire in Asia and, perhaps, on the
globe, which guarantees privileges to the
American that Britain could not secure, al.
though she opened the ports of China with her
cannon. But, instances Of what American
vslor has achieved for America are needless;
everywhere, at home and abroad, the dauntless
bravery Of our free race is abundantly honor
ed, while the MORAL INFLUENCE Of that bra
very assures Us Of continued peace with every
and polite nation Without stand
ing armies, yet thousands almost millions,
rush to their banners, and confront the foe. OF
this, the present war Is unanswerable teslimo-
ny Hundreds ofthousaDds prOfered to fight |
the Mexican, and lhs m4rmur Of discomfort
was heard 0alj sh,n the majority the vol
unleers were rejected Thus far, too, our pro-
gress in Mexico has been trIumphal march, 4
he foe being yanquishei, and retreating in eve
~ direrfson