The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-29

u commanded by UT generals, 267C
!. general staff officers, 1888 field officers
Az, 1898 company officers, being ia ell 90,
SO5 officers; nor are these numbers al Il
excessive, when We lesrn that The Earcel
: under their command cAnsiot Of 1856 Gas
I men For the purposes Of defence against
toFtign invasion wO have no doubt thai
lhess AmsTicaA citizens would txevttheml.
selves credltably. A considerable number
of The younger man may even volunteer TO
AXE q part il OfsnSiYe operaIiuOs. But
we have no hesitation il saying, ,ha, 10
hiring en- efficient army ofeVen 80 900 men
OlO the field, prepared to march hyond
their own frontiers, is the most arduoD task
which has ever devOlVed upon the FEDERAL
Government Of the United States, and.
with is present power and resources! We
believe it TO be absolutely impractiCabs.
The navy Of the United States consists
1T II ships Of the line, two Of which ire
aAoAt, three are receiving ships, and Dix
on the stock or under repairs. The Ii frsl
class frigaloS Of A guns are the best p,rt
Of the feet; Of lhose four are on the stocks
and three in ordinary. The two 36 Gun
frigsteS are old. The small vessels are,
II slOOps Of war, 8 brigs, . echooners, and
3 steamers. The navy list contains 81
captains, "a commanders, 1924 lieulenants.
and 1873 passed midshipmeR, 4l6 midshlp.
men, and 81 masters. No estimate can he
formed Of the real strength Of the crews Of
the American navy, because i. is WeliknOwn
ihut considerable portion Of this feet is
manned by British seHmen, who are attrac.
ted by the high pay Of the American navy
in time Of peace. But that very circum.
sauce shows the extreme difficulty Of
manning an'AmsrcaO feet in war, a0d es-
PecIalIy 10 a war, with England. Their
ships are, 10 fact, worked to q great extent
by English merconaFies, large portion Of
whom would unqueSlOnS bly, return to their
own coIors on the outbreak Of hostiIilles.
From the liverpool Chronicle, March IL.
TIE Oregon question has now been cd
vanced beyond the superior right Of Crest
Britain or the Uaited Statss 70 the seERUUFy
in dispute. All arguments on litieaFe idle
in the face OF the resolutions recently pass.
ed by majority Of three to one in the
House Of Representatives, and the emphat
&c declaration Of President Polk that he will
not abale one juI Of the American claim to
" the whole OregOn." Mr.. PaksRham has
done all that is possible TO effect "a AMIGA.
bic adjustment u the dispute. He pro-
posed a reference to the arbitration Of some
friendly power; or, il more agreeable u the
United States, 10 q mixed commission Of
the most eminent civilians and jlFists Of
the time. To these proposals, either Of
which would be instantly accepted, under
similar circumstances, by aHy Of tho great
powers Of Europe, the American Minister
returned fiat refusal.
From the London Sun, March 10.
TIE American PresIdsni, and those who
concur ia his opinions, have the best rsa-
sons 10 the world for inlerdicliDg all inter.
ference on tho part Of European powers in
the bfairs Of North America. When thieves
lay plots for breaking into e house, or con,
hitting highway rObberIss, or any other nss
lariOuS act injurious to their ne ghbOTS, they
would Willingly forbid the interference Of
the police If they hsd the power and The inn
pudence Of Mr.. Polk; but, fortunately, the
law iS too strung for them, and they are
therefore to cOufns themselves
10 slrstagems ami plots and brides. Rob-
Ors on . grand scale have thus q great ad-
vuntsge over them.
From the London Examiner, March 7.
1he Americans seem determined TO be
moral, political and internn.
Ional laws, all and exclusively their own.
Their standard Of righI, Of logic, and Of
hOnOr, are quite neW-quite different from
lnylhing Of the kind received or udmitted
BY anterior aud Of course inferior races OF
men. D.ffsFsn
;es we must have With such widespread
md powerful and BORDERING patton. But
differences can never be soliled with the
PRESENT governing party IN AmoricS, IN
rs by our submission " their wishes, for ,
Is cut Of the question. With
;ounIry where PoIiticaI conscienes ADD rsa-
IUhIug are Of this kind, var, we fear i IN
iVItable, sooner or ntsr-if not f0F The Or. !
,gon, Zoe some such question. Ia the so
:Iety Of mere bully, mah is never safe.
low can our relations with America be
iver secure Whsn Der hngusgs and ligic
IRE Of this KIDD and whilst lhe feelings !
which diclais both are so undigiissdly IN. q
client % a lmosl to reach lhe The buflesquoi
rhs great difficulty 10 this question Is, end
las been, MOI 10 discover What the Amsri-
an Or the EuglIh righi il. bet SimPly %
make cut what he Amsricsns want. We
spgliIh are anxious % lllisly thsmI and 4