The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-12


en- with hers and hers is Just four times as great al
yours. Russia has bnt 239 900 foreign tonnage yet
she has 226 vessels of war many OF the largest class
and 10, men 10 man them She has eight steam
ers, and many Others are now building. Your COM
mercial marine compared with that OF Russia is as
ten to one; but her naval power compared with yours
is as hvs TO one. will now briefly alude 10 the naval
statistics Of some Of the inferior secondary powers
Of Europe Denmark, which has but 95 3T5 Of foreign
tonnage has 70 ships Of war, with 754 guns at least
more undoubtedly though not stated in these Ia
blss-Uecause know the fact that many Of the gun
! boais in the service of Denmark carry four large
guns whilst in my table only is allowed 10
/ each. Sweden ll6,02S tonnage, - vessels of
war, 1900 guns, two war-steamers. Holland has
2l4 2s4 tonnage, 1872 vessels Of Of all classes
and about 600 guns. Turkey has 81 vessels oil
war Of all classes 900 guns. The Paeha OF Egypt
has 20 vessels Of war, nine Of them, as has been
represented to me the best authority, larger than
our ship Of the line, the Pennsylvania. what 10
/ the result ST these statistics For every hundred
thousand tons Of commercial tonnage We have
one hundred guns; England has six hundred and
forty guns; France, one thousand and thirty guns;
Russia, one thousand three hundred and sixty -four
gunTi Denmark, eight hundred and seventy -seyeni
Sweden, seven hundred and three; Holland, seven
hundred and seyenty-seven. Thus, then, 1t stands:
! England yields about times much pro-
lection TO her commerce you do to yours;
France more than ten times much; Russia thirty
five lines as muchi Denmark, eight times as much
eiobt tmsa as mucb. we'll nv r,hs honor.hIs
senator ffem Ohio desires il, might go on, and
institute u comparison between the power Of Eng
land and that Of all other countries and think he
will hnd that England has guarded herself at every
point. Her military marine 10 al this time, |
| Contend greater than n aver Vas on .sr,b
before And period In the history of
the world were TO be selected, where one nation
ought to seek a with another, this ought 10
i he The very last when thi, eountrv sbo, n s,ek =
war with Eogland Nov LEI nor he senator from
Ohio nor ,pv oihe, man imagin, ,hst ,nsk, ~, !.
remarks Win a view 10 depreeiate the power OF NV
ou,n ronntry or uninstlv 10 s.Ag0er,te In. nover
oT .ny forsign n,t;on 1 'baye ~ snything T,thsr
UoJsyn,.,sJ ~. oovgs, Of FngI,nd hass $500
n,.c,seIv from inform,ton ofthe bighes, authority
yb., or own sI,sns,h ia and baSe not g;ysn ~
arg.,, st,tem.nt winch bay. .esn of m. bower Of
| En,lond1 i'm, ,h., ,,.,.n,.n, .,hi.h I d.smsd ,bs
,noS, rsI,hs Rn, al. doc,r,ns Which I man ~
n,sia,,;n - sxnrssssd IN ,bs isD1n,gs Of Usn,-
mings
OF CERTAIN ns.n; 10 a, ~ a tsi, Ss1.ecs
HOwe'er The cause be right may justly seem
! Awlliul madness
II we had a right TO all Oregon, and every man
Of US certain Of that, wise and sensible
men, If determined to fight for IT, surely we would
s.I.ct son,s tinns ,yb.p ,,s u.rs resdv nd With
So so'ie - - , : ie =, ' t;y - -
OUT no" Undertaking W give All ophton on VIC Su"-
lect whether we are ready or not TO vlndIcate our
own rights or ANYTHING else leave every senator
A., ,.a;.k IL, ,.,I,,. o,,..,;o, :, H.. 80, k...,
\
LOT hmser' MT ffesiuent' the people Oh me uni
ted States have not manifested any want OF conn.,
80 e,rn,sd ~ $50. -, ~ sSh;.., it,
pot ioiueu hh'o Pa'ueo on TINS euojeC@ nav
SAID already that men OF dinerent parhes, ana oil
the same party, may entertain different opin-
ions win regard 10 our foreign relations out
l know 1hae my country hen arc as reauy ior war
IN ueiehoe 81 .ne as any men on sne iace OF
she earn. Oelefe on ulaI 'ne sena.or Io'n Ohlo
mas salu OF can say WIN feearu 10 inc bravery oi
Al.
aohiy 10 protect themselves. Lei no man uHuer,
Jake 70 say hal uouo' 'nel proves III Oa'ue
nave as hign an opinoI OF thal as nc OF any o'nsr
man can ehP,ess' pu' say nov, uiaI .ie peopie
OF the oh''ea o'aes Sou'u oe gs'ne'eu usether IN
one n'ass-eh y, al Paiue' anu an so'ts-ih nun
oil me presuenuai mansion, knowing, as tney 90,
nas .nI " 'i's
ques ny o fI w '''.'' ~ ooe u'i '
suHge "a 'oal euPIoyoe " lno Soniueio' VI hfn'-
nI " 1uIanu a. sa. .
nc oaieu nIs couheil anu uesm1u me. nun
est ana SINCERE ADVICE IN 70 ms u'e 20 rance
ne salu-ahu II Is ~oflhy OF rePe'Inou' ior ,hinh
ns ue Az uase u our eoun'' men " s'e
ueh' on mus oeeast o u, VIC ha'e u III VIC hn
pefishaoe pages Vi inc great aiainAus|
N hen. GOD iorhid ,,
IN I hr issOn Sres' az COW y0ur
With op.nnr iid,, -i,crsat, whose right
Suits NOT in native colors with the truth
, tor God doth know how many, now in health,
S%a. ~ uiop ueir GiIoa III apPI F:
How you awake the sleeping sw ord Of w II,
t ". charge you IN tse NAM q Co to-. Ned
without much TaiI Of HOOD whose g"Itiss. dro,,
Are everyson a wo, a sore complaint
ainst him whose wrongs give edge unto the swords
, Ihat make such waste IN or1et mortality.
And say, while adn,it-nay, insist, that nv coun-
trymen are as brave as any other men on the face Of
the earth, and as ready as any others to vindicate
their honor and their rights-yet say, OR their be-
half, that if any doubt on that question exists to
the President and all in authortv-"ln the name of
God, take heed" If we are to be brought into
war with Epeland-a nation more nowerful than
Rome was in her palmiest days-if at this early
stage of our national existence we are tn he called
on to measure our strength with the greatest power
on earth, in Gods name let it be in a lust cause
We will then all strike together, and / have no
: all controversy, that we are in the rsb,, The
American people will rot make battle in bad
Il cause; In righteous cause--in defence Of their
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