Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15
Peace or War.

We published, on Friday, the message Of
the President, Of the Oath of March, ad.
dressed to the Senate, in answer 10 a re-.
solution adopted BY that body. This mes
sage we look upon as all-important. The
facts which il deyelopes, and The opinions
10 which il gave expression, put al rest at
once and forever the objections which are
raised against decisive action on the Or
egon question, and the adoption Of proper
measures to sustain our country in the po-
sliion which self-respect, national honour,
and proper assertion Of oar rights, com
pei US to assume.
Surprising that some chance existed Of
quietly settling the Oregon question with
England, or the Boundary and Indemnity
disputes with Mexico, vet large increase
Of both army and navy woull be required,
in order that these pending difficulties
might be reasonably debated and properly
decided. With Mexico, we know, that
nothing but show Of force viii be etfec-
tual-experience has taught US that; with
Britain, we should have been convinced
that The same policy is The most eiiectual;
or as the President, quoting from the
" Father of his country" remarks, that
timely disbursements 10 pepare for danger,
frequently prevent much greater disburse-
ments TO repel it,
Great Britain, always sensible, negoti.
ates armed. Ii with weaker power she
has a dispute which cannot be amicably
settled, she is prepared TO enforce il BY
the 'last reasonn of nations; il II be with
an equal power, she is no less qualified to
take an offensive or defensive position. -
This is the wise, the cheap, The patriotic
policy. This is the policy which the Pre-.
sident Of The United States recommends
to his counIrymen, under circumstances
which in his opinion require an "increase
of our military and naval forces" 1t
would be hard to believe that any Ameri-
can citizen could oppose SO pointed re-
commentator in dangerous times; such
opposition would deserve the name Of tres-
son, and the men who made il be deemed
deserving Of the punishment Of that high.
est Of crimes. Yet it has been our mis-
fortune to see that this proposition to place
The republic in state Of defence has call.
cd forth the censure of more than one
journal pretending 10, and possessing, a
control over public opinion. We cannot
say, from our own knowledge, that Eng
land subsidies some Of our most widely cir
culated papers, but the opinion is enter
tanned by many that it is so; inasmuch as
in all controversies these papers, even at
the expense Of personal inconsistency, al
ways take, II il can be iound,the anti Anne
rican side. These presses give the cue 10
little orators, both in Congress and the
State Legislatures; and while vas, deal
Of nonsense is printed in opposition to the
action Of our government, inducing for.
eigners 70 suppose that we are divided and
disorganized, not one out Of a hundred Of
the people can be found TO adopt these ex-
otto opinions.
The truth is-la truth felt by oil, and
one which might be Just as well prdsnulga,-
ed now as al any other time--lhat all Eu-
rope hates America, and the people Of the
United States hate all Europe. II we do
moi fight for Oregon, we viii have 10 fight
for something else. The monarchical md
the republican principles are arrayed
against each other, and although we have
faith 10 the triumph Of the latter, we can.
not persuade ourselves lhasit will be
peaceful triumph. The battle, sooner or
later, must come We should prepare for
il now, and il need be. fgh, Il now. Il is
our destiny either 10 succumb Or triumph
% proceed ia regeneraiing the world, or 70
be buried under the rubbish 81 Old insttu-
hons. The President has recommended
measures intended, il not to secure vlc,o-
~. a leas, % avert defeat, and every true
American should give him the aid Of hand
and heart.
We base a controversy with Great Bri-
,ainr--sho ASSERTS claims 10 which We never
can assent She is arning we must arm.
She shows disposition 10 asser, her pre-
tensions w force by force we must resist