Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1846-01-01
From the Philadelphia Ledger.
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ment have long been making the most formidable mill
arv eparatons and are resolved striking elec-
tive blow for Oregon. They also tell that the best
understanding exists between the governments Of Bril-
tain and France and that they fully coincide upon the
necessity Of arresting the progress Of the United
States.
We lndersta nd these things differently. We admit
that the military preparations in England are gigan-
tic But considering that the tort.fcations of dock
yards small portion of these preparations, we
consider them as made for an enemy much
i, home. Would the British Government experimenting
war with the United States, prepare extensive deten
ces against invasion The supposiiion prcposerous
Our privaeers and light ships might cruise upon the
British coast and make serious havoc upon commerce.
but would net attack the formidable British navy yards.
What then is the object Of these preparations We
answer, probable with France. The old King
of the French cannot live long, and may die in any
month or week. His two primary objects are stock
jobbng and the maintenance of his dynasty and the
success Of the first certainly depends peace, and
he may suppose, that of the second. tie probably be-
lieves that in war between France and either all
of the three great continental powers, attempt
would be made to restore the Duke of Bordeaux, and
that his only ally against such attempt would be Br-
tain. And lie knows that Britain would not aid
! him without equivalent, he either wishes or pre-
esses to cooperate with Britain in its designs against
the United States Eut should he die now, what Is
the political condition of France The infant Count
of Paris succeeds. and the Duke of Nemours Will be
regent, and the Duke of Bordeaux claimant pre-
tender The continental powers, especially Prussia,
depending Peace TO prevent instruction at home,
will not readily seek with France, and there
fore will leave the Duke of Bordeaux to himself.
The Duke of Nemours the regent to prevent revolu
ton at home, in favor of the Duke of Bordeaux,
republic, viii eagerly seek with England.
No step could be more acceptable to the French peo-
ple and therefore efhcacious III keeping them
out of rerolution and such war might require
energetic ard warlkc prince, the regent may suppose
that the French nation, for the purpose OF conducting
il more vigorously might transform him from regent
5 to a king. The French not bigoted upon heredi
y tary succession, and the present reignng family owe
= their elevation to popular contempt of that dogma.
n Therefore the French may wisdom in exchanging
o a boy for a as their chief war with England.
besides being very popular, would furnish good ea-
son for this substitution, and the Duke of Nemours
would be patriotic to refuse offer so essential TO
: the public good
y Continued peace with the continental powers, and
war with Britain, the probable consequences OF
the old kings death about the present time; and the ee
walton Of the regent highly probable consequence Of
war with England; and to induce such consequence,
the regent would endeavor to provoke such war. Tie
It British government understand all tins, and are there
e fore wisely preparing for such contingencies. We ad-
NIT that the British government are resolved on try
inc to intimldate Us into accession Of Oregon, and
that they will improve FOR this purpose the opporuni-
tv afforded by their Necessary preparations against
e France If the real object of these preparations can
be concealed and the people Of the United States are
IF left to infer that their oh ec is American about
Oregon and to avert such will abandon the high
ground of the President III his inaugural address, then
ie the British government viii have titled co birds wi
. one stone. They viii have prepared means for war
is with France, and will have terrified the United States
by the very preparations which they never would have
made against them alone.
$, The British are terrifying Canada. But whoever
y supposes they seriously expect to II from conquest
" in war with the United States is advised to consde
f. a few points With their utmost efforts, the British
government could not place than thirty thousan
g. troops I'm Canada. And what could these avail. wit
all their forts against the whole of the French am
w two thirds of the British Canadians eager to rush IN
to our Union, and the hundred thousand troops tia
a, we could pour into the province within month aic
ce tho first hostile blow Nothing; and the Britis
u, government knows this. But they make these militia
~ nv preparations in Canada. defence against re-
* bcilion during peace with the United States and t'
aid the dcluson about American war. excited b.
he their preparations against France They have no Oh
IN lection against Tightening u.s. by preparations desgrc
We t;,r two other foes And if a large British arm,
to should be placed in Canada how mrny of the soldier
10 would miss the opportunity OF dcsertng to " tlp
States - A bounty of quarter section of land T.
ne each dcsericr. with skiully written proclamation
-; distributed among them. would make them long TO
On the society of their cousins III the States as tbe
officers would infer from the experience of the lat
Canadian troubles, when dcsertlons were alarmin
e. without bounlics or proclama,ions.
cd Some of the New York journals tell us that immo
n diatcy after the publication of the message, the Br
fish minister here sent instructions to the dillcrer
ed squadrons on the American coast. We believe thu
'u he did it, and careful to have 1t proclaimed an
oa that this j. part of the British plan of intimidation
Ike But If we do not choose 10 be frightened by the pre-
Of scrce of these squadrons, VIII they attack ms M
ay in hurry We would also refer to letters from Eng
'u- land published in of the New York journal
Tho describing the American war fever among all clas
pr, cs" These letters written Ivy American me
ne chants in England, who do not or hear or rci
as Z" all elias scs" and whose opportunities OF KNOWN
the movements Of the British government, are far i
crior to those Of the Washington eter-writcrs
ure the merchants in cities for knowing the secse
no of our own cabinet. The merchants and traders
du- London and Liverpool, from whom our mercant
nch travellers collect their authentic intelligence knc
nothing of politics beyond the surface exposed TO ey
in ~ body. What NONSENSE do read and hear abo
the movements of our own government. IN parlIs
C. journals and meetings III our great cities +. Th
:. what nonsense may expect To hear in the Engli
.m cities where the people are far less politically engl
ON cned than in our own The English officers of t
ning army and navy breathe IN every senten'
iase But we never regard em, knowing that questions
ION peace or depend their masters. We thereto
lat reject these private accounts from England as unw'
rom thy of attention. And besides many of them
bill made for the stock market, and consequently Deepen
Jud ont on the wishes cf buS bears We repeat vi
we have often said that dependent on us for the cc
u ton crop anxious to keep remaining market
manufactures, foreseeingin an American war AN
A. rurrec,ion home rebellion IN Ireland. the &C
quest of the North American colonies, the deStructl
ne of commerce by pTlyatecrs, war with France and
dash upon Egypt and perhaps n with Russia Il
n dash upon India, the British government will
quarrel with'us about Oregon. And such wo'
The effectualv close markets against British manu
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