Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-06-13
From the SOuthron.
WAR--OUR TRUE POLICY.


Upon reading the sentiments of the
British Press brought by the Cambria to
Boston on the 5lh inst, my opinion of the
pacific feeling Of the inhabitants of the
nfast anchored isle" towards the people Of
the United States, has undergone some
change. Assuming it TO be the fact that
the press OF every country is aportraiture
Of the feelings, sentiments and wishes of
the people, the good will and kindlness
which appeared to prevail in England to,
wards US, has been wholly unfounded,
They took occasion to boast, in terms Of
inflated audatlon, of the pacific conduct
towards US some months ago, in contrast
with our verbose and belicose conduct
towards them. True, most true, great
deal of publ; &c speaking IN Congress has
been in exceedingly bad taste, as to style,
and wrelchedly lnjudicious, as 10 policy.
But it was known 10 every attentive OBJ
server oflhe course of the American press,
that the nation were inclined 10 peace,
and that nothing but sense of duty to il
and to the sacred cause of liberty could
induce it TO ''Iet slip the dogs of war, and
cry havoc" Notwithstanding this fact
must have been known to the press Of
Great Britain, they now assume to regard
few Incorporate speeches made in Con-
gress, and by second rate, and third rate
men, as the proper exponent oil public
feeling here. And if | am no: greatly
mistaken, there has been kcener etge
lent TO that tone of Misrepresentation IN
which they are prone to indulge towards
us. since British arms have trlum2hed IN
India. Whilst that war was upon their
hands, the tone of the British press was
smothered, aud that deep anxiety which
pervades it at present, was held in check
Now, however, having thrown their enc
INV in submission upon his back, the
press is strutting in style of grandllo-
quence, that at once proves their vanll "
and their settled purposes TO extInguIsh the
light Of liberty. The whole tone OF the
press, as it appears TO me, is altered, and
they now speak out their real sentiments
sentiments which policy caused them
10 conceal, before British power planted
the heavy foot OF aggression upon the
brave but unfortunate East Indians, who
had risen against their might. They are
now looking TO new conquests, and II J
am not mistaken, we will not find them
inclined to negotiate so readily as they
appeared to be few short months since
Read the following article from the Lon
don Morning Herald. under date OF the
l4;h Of April, 1916, and you will be con
WINGED that something is in the wind more
than pacific relations.
"Americs, moreover, can hope for no
effective allies in Europe, for France has
publicly declared her intention OF remain
ING neutral in case an American war
should break out, and France remaining
neutral. the rest Of Europe, even were
they disposed to Join with America, which
they are not, must fam do Likewise
Single-handed, then, against England,
what chance would remain TO America OF
escaping the most humiliating defeat?
The DAYS are gone by, indeed, when an
English war minister would advise send
ing few thousand soldiers to be cut on IN
deiail in the mighty forests Of the Nor; n
American continent; but the war woulo
be directed against every port and harbor
along the line Of the American coast
Should war, then, become reality, the
minister would deserve impeachment
who, at the end Of six months, would
Leave single ship of war afoat in an
American port, or allow single vessel to
quit or approach the American shores,
These are not idle boasts, but stern and
irresistible conclusions, to which every
~nnreiudiced man must arrive, on com
oariscn Of the power of the two nations
The very existence of Americans an IN