Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-03-31

Theirs is another reason why am oppose
10 1t the war would soon eeose 20 be TO
u Oregon the struggle wonld be for empire
. and II would be between The greatest POwe
in Europe on the one side, and The creates
3 end most growing and spirited people Of th'
Yves, on the other. IL would be pressed 0i
both sides with oil The force, vigor, energy
, and perseverance OF two great and brave ma
I iions each would strike the osEer in the
most vulnerable point, and the blows woulC
be tremendous. Amidst The uproar Of such
!, contest, Oregon would soon be forgstlen--
utterly forgotten to be recovered, is at all
on the contingencies Of success or the re,
verse.
Nh My next reason is, that, though II is allcg.
ed that we must fight IN order, to protec, our
/ citizens IN Oregon, instead Of their protection
war would ensure their utter destruction II
! Is the most certain way to sacrifice them
/ This | will never consent 10 do. Fhey are
American citzens--Our brethren and kim
dreJ. We have encouraged them to 60
there and never will give a vote the result
Of which must be their utter and speedy de-
! stTuction. But # we make compromise on
latitude 40 deg. they will be sole for, if am
| rightly informed, there is not a man of them
to be found North Of that lne. This will
carry all the points we have IN view, instead
OF sacrificing ihcm all.
am against war, too, for reasons common
TO the whole Union. | believe that the most
successful war we could possibly wage-evcn
" in ten years we should get oil the most
exiravagant advocate Of war has dared to
hope for-if we could take the Cansdas and
New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and every
other British possession, aud DIVE her flag
from the whole continent, and prosecute our
advantage I'LL we had accomplished tho
downfall Of the British throne and she should
yield up spear and shield and trident at our
feet it would be 10 Us the most disastrous
event that could happen. ] do not now al
lude to The ravages and desoations of war.
fare to the oceans nf blood that must flow,
and the various mlseres that ever accompany
the contest VI arms, because ! have never
observed that the statement Uf these things
had any great effect upon brave people
No doubt tho evils would be very great, bH-
cause there are no two nations in The world
who can DO each other so much harm IN war
or so much good IN peace, as Great Britain
and the United States. The devustations
would be tremendous on both sides. But sll
this goes for nothing-for this may all be re.
paired. The lndomtable industry, and en-.
terprlse, aud perseverance of our widely
spread and still spreading and multiplying
population, will soon find ways aud means Of
repairing whatever merely physical disa.ters
war can nhlct. But war has far heavier in
fctions for free people, 1t WORKS social
and political change IN the people them.
selves, and in the characterfH mn Instiu.
tions. A war such as this will be of.yast cx-
tent-every nerve and muscle on either side
will be strained to the utmost every COM
mandable dollar will be put IN rcQnlsiion-
not a portion OF our entire frontier but will
become the scene Of contest IL will be n
Mexican war on the one side, and an Indian
war upon the other. It's flames will be all Il
around us II will be a war on the Pacific,
and a war on The AllaniIc--il will rHgc on
every side. and fill The land
Suppose Oregon shall be abandoned, we
must raise seven armies aud two nayles we
must raise and equip an army against the
MeXlcans; and let no man sneer al the men.
ton of such Power. Under the guidance
and training of British officers, the Mexican
population can be rendered formidable enc
my. See what Britain has made of the fee
Bile Sepoys of India. The Mexicans are a
braver and a harder people, aud they will
nrm the cheapest of all armies. With good
raining and good pay, they may be rendered
very formidable force. Then we must
rave another army To guard our Southern
ronter, and another to protect our Northern
rontler, and another 10 operate on our North
Eastern Boundary, aud still another to cover {
,ur Indian frontier. At the least estimate,
We shall require force OF not less than 2OO,- 1
100 men IN the field. In addition to that, the {
venerable and intelligent Iberl Gaarln has {
the cost OF such war at slXtyfve
Millions OF dollars; hut that amount ls too
mail. A hundred millions is not an over |
estimate; and Of this sum fifty millions must !
,e raised annually, by loans or paper; so that
flowing the war u continue for ten years, 5
We shall have an amount Of five hundred mi.
ions Of public debt. Add to this the losses '
which must accrue on loans; 1t will be very q
lficult to get these loans negotiated III !
europe; for, owing TO the unfortunate man. '
er in which this affair has been conducted, 4
he feeling in Europe will be generally u
ganst US. We cannot obtain the requisite q
ums under an interest Of thirty and forty per /
ent. Add all these expenses, aud our total u
ebt will not be less than seven hundred and
fly millions. I
But this is not ALL We shall be plunged C
nto the paper system as deeply as we were p
y the days of the Revolution and what will I
hen be our situation at the end of the war u
We shall be left with a mortgage OF seven c
undred and fifty millions of dollars on tho q
lbor of the American people for It all falls o
n the labor OF the Country at last, while n
,uch of the money will 60 into the pockets Il
those who struck not blow ~ tho contest. Il
We should then have The task of restoring u a
REGULATING medium of 0 sounder character, Il
nd that from the deepest dcgradatIons of the i'
irrency. This Is hard job, as all OF ia u
now who have gone through with II. Be It
des, the influence oi the war will naturally "
3 to oblileraie the line OF distinction be- II
yeen the State and General Governments. "
70 shall hear no more about State Rights, =
1t the Government will become IN effect u
,nsolldaled republic. Ry our very success. r.
will give a military impulse To the national 81
ind which eau never be overcome. The n
nblllon of the nation will seek conquest al III
= conquest, and will soon become possessed "
a splrlt totally inconsistent with The forms r.
I'd genus Ol 0ur Government aud this Will VI
ad, by straight and easy road, to that gull e.
all rcpublos-a military dospotIsm. Then ht