Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-08
From The PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
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tary preparations and resolved striking efec
tive blow for Oregon They also tell that the best
understanding exists between the governments of Bril-
tain and France and that they fully coincide upon the
necessity OF arresting the progress of the United
States.
We understand these things differently. We admit
that the military preparations in England gigan
tic But considering that the Qualifications of dock
yards are no small portion of these preparations we
consider them as made for enemy much nearer
home Would the British Government, experimenting
war with the United States, prepare extensive defen-
ces against invasion The supposiiion preposterous
Our prlyateers and light ships might cruise upon the
British coast, and make serious havoc upon commerce.
but would not attack the formidable British navyyards
What then is the object Of these preparations We
answer. probable war with France. The old King
of the French cannot live long, and may die in any
month or week. HIS two primary objects are stock
Jo5bing and the maintenance of his dynasty and the
success of the first certainly depends peace and as
he may suppose, that of the second He probably be-
leves that in a between France and either or all
of the three great continental powers, an attempt
would be made to restore the Duke Of Bordeaux, and
that his only ally against such attempt would be Bril-
tain. And as he knows that Britain would not aid
him without all equivalent, he either wishes or pro-
fesses to cooperate with Britain in its designs against
the United States. But should he die now, what is
the political condition of France The infant Count
of Paris succeeds, and the Duke of Nemours win be
regent, and the Duke of Bordeaux claimant or pre-
tender. The continental powers, especially Prussia,
depending on Peace to prevent instruction at home,
will not readily seek war with France, and there
fore will leave the Duke of Bordeaux to himself.
The Duke of Nemours the regent to prevent revolu-
ton at home, in favor of the Duke of Bordeaux, or
a republic, will eagerly seek war with England.
No step could be acceptable to the French peo-
pie, and therefore eficacious in keeping them
out OF revolution; and as such might require an
energetic and warke prince the regent may suppose
n
it more vigorously, might transform him from regent
to king. The French are not bigoted upon heredi-
tary succession and the present reignng family
their elevation to popular contempt Of that dogma.
Therefore the French may wisdom in exchanging
boy for man as their chief. A WARMTH England,
besides being very popular, would furnish good
son for this substitution, and the Duke of Nemours
would be to patriotic to refuse offer essential
the public good
Continued peace with the continental powers, and
war with Britain, are the probable consequences of
the old kings death about the present tme and the ee
walton Of the regent highly probable consequence of
war with England and to induce such consequence,
the regent would endeavor TO provoke such war. The
British government understand all this and are there
fore wisely preparing for such contingencies. We adj
NIT that the British government are resolved try
ing to intimidatc us into accession Of Oregon. and
that they will improve for this purpose the opporuni
ty afforded by their necessary preparations against
be concealed and the people of the United States
left to infer that their object is American war about
Oregon, and to avert such war; will abandon the high
ground of the President in his inaugural address, then
the British government will have killed tro birds nth
one stone They will have prepared means for a war
with France and will have terrified the United States
BY the very preparations which they never would have
made against them alone.
The British are terrifying Canada. But whoever
supposes they seriously expect to save from conquest
in with the United States, is advised to consider
few points. With their utmost efforts, the British
government could not place than thirty thousand
troops in Canada. And what could these avail, with
all their forts, against the whole of the French and
two thirds of the British Canadians ager TO rush In
to Union and the hundred thousand troops that
could pour into the province within month after
the first hostile blow Nothing; and the British
government knows this But they make these militia
nv preparations in Canada, defence against
bellion during peace with the United States, and
aid the delus.on about American war, excited by
their preparations against France They have no OBJ
lection agains frightening by preparations designed
for two other foes. And if large British army
should be placed in Canada, how many of the soldiers
would miss the opportunity of deserving to g the
States - bounty of a quarter section of land to
each deserter with skilfully written proclamations
distributed among them, would make them long for
the society of their cousins in tie States their
officers would infer from the experience of the late
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without bounties or proclamations.
Some of the New York journals tell us that imme-
dately after the publication Of the message the Bril-
tish minister here sent instructions to the different
squadrons the American coast. We believe that
he did it, and was careful to have it proclaimed and
that this is part of the British plan Of intimidation
But if we do not choose to be frightened by the pre-
sence of these squadrons, will they attack us Not
in hurry. We would also refer to letters from Eng
land, published in some of the New York journals,
describing the American fever among all class
es." These letters written by American mer-
chants in England, who do not see hear or read
Z" all classes" and whose opportunities of knowing
the movements of the British government are far in
ferior those of the Washington letterwriters and
the merchants in cities for knowing the secrets
of our own cabinet. The merchants and traders of
London and Liverpool, from whom our mercantile
travellers collect their "authentc intelligence" know
nothing of politics beyond the surface exposed to
nv body. What nonsense do I'VE read and hear about
the movements of our government. in partisan
journals and meetings in our great cities I! Then
what nonsense may we expect to hear IN the English
cities where the people are far less politically enght-
ened than in our own. The English officers of the
army and navy may breathe war In every sentence.
But we never regard them, knowing that questions of
peace depend on their masters. We therefore
reject these private accounts from England as unwor
thy of attention. And besides, many of them are
made for the stock market and consequently depend
ent on the wishes CT bulls bears. We repeat what
we have often said that dependent on US for the cot
ton crop, anxious TO keep remaining market for
manufactures, foreseeingin American in
rurrection at home a rebellion in Ireland, the con-
quest of the North American colonies the destruction
of commerce by privateers, with France and
dash upon Egypt, and perhaps war with Russia and
dash upon India, the British government will not
quarrel with us about Oregon. And such would
eectually close markets against British manufac
lures, and open them more extensively to those of
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