Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-03-03

operating TO draw, as the life blood, the
earnings Of the poor day by-day, from them.
Our abolition friends lose sight entirely Of
all this, on the contrary they quite fire.
quently urge the claims of men to office,
who in their hearts favor, and lose no
opportunity Of urging just such system
as produces this state Of affairs /. is this
we desire to keep before the people, when
we speak Of the condition of England
We want our people TO understand that
there is othe. slavery in the world besides
negro slavery, and we wish to direct them
to the very root of the whole evil, that i
may ali be most eheciually abrogated
WHAT ONE ENGLISH PAPER SAYS.
We invite attention to the following which
appeared originally in the London Despatch.
1t is a most truthful comparison of the con-
dition Of the two countries; and we COM
mend i, particularly to the attention of those
in our MIDST, who tickled by empty names,
see every thing hideous in our own govern
ment, and every thing beautiful in that Of
England.
The American President sets forth tina,
the Republic is at peace with all the world,
though irritation and misunderstanding ex-
list in some cases; that the principle Of the
Republic is TO ask nothing that is not right,
and submit to nothing that is wrong; to pre-
serve peace; and TO be prepared to resist op
preston, and to maintain all just rights
This is the finest principle in the world
When the Republic was formed under WASH
ingon, all English politicians and statesmen
predicted that it would forever be at war
with other nations, until civil wars between
the component States destroyed the Repub-
lie altogether. This prophecy, like vast
number Of others, has proved ridiculously
fallacious. The States of Washington's
day have doubled in numbers and without
civil commoion, whilst England has been
more or less at civil war. especially with
Ireland and her colonies. Tho Republic
since its creation, has had but one differ
ence with France, laud ,be war with Tri.
poh, and one war with england, which ter
minated TO the reverse Of our honor or adj
vantage. During this period, England has
been at war with almost every nation of the
world-with Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey,
France, Prussia, Russia, Denmark, Austria,
and every State Of the German Empire,
whilst she was at perpetual war with Ireland
and with every native power of India, until,
at last, she wen; 10 war with her own Col
onies. This is the contrast between Mon
archical and Republican Government. -
The President says of the annexation of
Texas, that it was--"a bloodcss achieve
ment No arm of force has been raised to
produce the result The sword has had no
part in the victory. We have not sought
TO extend our territorial possessions by con-
quest, or our Republican institutions over a
reluctant people. 1t was the deliberate
homage Of each people 10 the great princi-
pie of our Federative Unon." What an
almost incredible contrast is this TO England.
We never make, or attempt TO make annex
alton. but conquests. The sword, the mus
ket, artillery, and the broadside, are our
weapons. Conquest achieved, we never
admit the conquered to our rights OF advan.
tages, but treat them as slaves 10 be plunder-
ed, trampled upon. All our recent wars
with France arose out Of our determination
to force our Monarchical principles upon re-
luctant foreigners.
With respect TO the Oregon Territory,
America has the best right to twill, and
ought to possess it. This is greatly to the
interests Of the inhabitants. If America
possess it, the territory is Immediately an
nexed-lederated- the people are adj
milted TO all the rights and blessings Of the
most free government, enjoying the protec-
ton of the powerful Republic. II England
obtain the Oregon Territory, the people are
treated as a conquered race Institutions
hostile to their feelings, and unadapted TO
their condition, will be forced upon them
they will be sci at war by importations OF
bishops and clergymon Of the established
religion, and by foundations of missionaries
as numerous as vermin in decomposed car
cases. Finally, the people Of Oregon will
receive from England just those tender mer-
cies which her troops recently bestowed up
on the people of Canada. Finances are the
tests Of the government. Compare those
Of Republican America with those of Mons
archical England. The Americans are the
lightest taxed people in the world-the En-
glish the heaviest. After the expensive
war with US in lsl2, America, in few
years, paid off her national debt. She
since contracted another, and is SO rapidly
discharging its small amount, that out of her
last years general and total expenditure Of
%, 000, 900 dollars, about 1000, 900 dollars
were discussed in the liquidation of the
public debt. This is singular contrast TO
our palscd and defunci sinking fund. Our
continental wars have ceased for thirty
years, and we have no, paid off 80 pence of
debt. The American treasury has a large
balance in its Golfers, and so has our treas
ury, according 10 Sir Robert Peel. Where,
then, can be found contrasts between the
two nations? The Americans are taxed
Every lightly, the English most severely
America, with a surplus revenue, discharges
her public debt: England pays of nothing.