American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-07

winch VIC snail nave no IurtheI lh'cliI-e|9''
and at first We may expect 10 hear thaL som
OF our best war vessels have been captured
At tins tim" the country will ba oppressed
with dependency there viii be extensive ue-
mands ior funds to carry on IusuhtieS, "hut
the revenue Will have diminished to an amount
scarcely sufficient for the wants Ut peace Our
merchants VIII complain loudly OF IleIr LOSSES
and OF the nclIi:leAcy OF government; those
who live upon stated incomes from real estate,
stocks, SC, will feel the pressure OF Temporal
ry poverty, all VIII regret inc STATE OF ah"ll5'
and even although every effort consistent win
national honor and independence may nave
been made to ward away the stroke VIII sun
imagine that more might have been done, ana
that we were raSl and Necipitaio' However,
IN the course OF ie" moAtnS, lhe sP'tl' OF
Tie people "Iil be aroused 10 lla' P'Icl OF iu-
ry, to That ebnlliehI point OF vengeance, Whch
is necessary Tor those "AoSe occupation is 10
DC the hlIcl'hg oil INJURY, ana inc Shcoo'ls Vi
| blood
SACRIFICES OF treasure ana ease VIII NC iil'uU
win stern equahiulIy' Ihe PuOnc PI''i'' WIZ
urge on the populace 10 glory, ih'i'I''y ho"o'S
VIII eclipse those OF the ciVillan' ana TWO 81
three successful lana sklf'hishes, OF haVai VIC
torres, VIII BRING BACK inc "reminiscences Vi lV'-
mer times, inspire us with courage, give us the
ardor OF patriots, open the mouths oil unoH-
ployed cannon, illuminate our towns ana cues,
SGT every bell TO ringing, ana raise shouL OF
triumph and defiance from Name TO e%aS'
Republicans nave ever proved oeili9erant,
and although our poslllon, pursuits, anu Il lohg
peace, have preserved US from aggressive iui-
pulses, ana paruaIIy oDliterateu lillltary ieel-
ing, yet there are abundant evidences that the
latter is only dormant, ana VIII eXhlD'C itSeH
on a proper occasion. besldeS, IL mas oeei
justly remarked by popular diVlne, Tue spirit
OF the age Is contentious; BUSINESS DIS at pre-
sent conducted, Is llttle better than war vi
interests; Statesmen, Iheologiahs, phliosoPlels'
and literary men generally, are all engaged IN
severe and uncompromlslng hostility TO each
other; communities are divided by violent lac-
tons; sections OF country oppose cach olher
with fury that IN less enlightened ages would
/ have led to 0aTbarous cohl'ct, ana states arc
constantly coming in collision uPon questions
Of jurisprudence, authority, and right. THIS
fermentation, which has Oeen increasing Tor
years, is not confined to this nation or henlis-
Phere; Tor though Ostens0ly suppressed III Eu-
rope, it is still boiling and bubblihg secretly,
but universally, while occasional outbreaks
prove that an nrupuoh OF feariul magnitude IS
not tar distant.
| Look at Ireland, Switzerland, Germany,
/ Italy, Span, Hlndoo5'an, Egypt, ana even
portions OF the Russian Empire, aud You VIII
lind evidences TO validate inns assertion france
IS always on The verge OF revolution, ana the
same spirit OF INSTRUMENTATION, HhpatIence q
dictation, the same impeluous desire tor con-
testing measures with the sword, winch we oo-
serve IN other realms, we may be certain exists
here, and few hard knocks will startlo US
iton rePoso INTO tlerce and desperate action
A wa fairly commenced between two form
idaL nations, will fan the embers OF commo-
ton in all the others; there will be collisions
upon the difference which SHOULD be rendered
to neu rllity, upon national etiquette, and old
wound by th,. usand unforeseen cont'ngcn-
cles WI be abralded; IealousIeS VIII increase,
and excuses will be found Tor retaklng, or trans
lotl,"s ; e'o tho sr,ast Lann y
success.
It is rumorod that Louis Philippe, if conn
peiiea 10 take part IN war; where =, Lng'@nu
anu s'iS w. ,o't'r' ,Io I .~'s, W'.
iects will snnnort him in this measure is Gues.
touabe, or will not rather siezo the occasion,
when his ally is too busy to aid him, to hurl
frcm the throne a man already obnoxious as
being the protege of Britain.
Russia has long behcld, with coVotous eyes
the English possessions in India, and during q
recent rebellion in that country, cannon and
gold, which were once the Carl, were disco
verad concealed in various places. in other
wotds, the rebels had privately received encou-
ragoment from Russia; so, at least, said the
EnglIsh papers at the time, and their very sus-
pclon Of this is sufficient to show how much
dependence the Englis place upon the friend