Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-04-25

statements as these should forth with authority in foreign
country 70 convey the supposed feelings and intentions Of the
people OF England when the laboss Of the British
press and the declarations OF British aduced this
manner, could almost regret that have not employed
Tougher language and arguments in the of
this question, better adapted 10 the comprehension Of
Atlantic controversiass Our reluctance to nae and en-
bitter public feeling this question, either al home or abroad
misnerpreted into doubt Of rights and recoen-
zion Of the superior rights Of the other party We dspas
sionae therefore shout 70 yield calm that is
sign that the violent policy and language Of Mr. Polk ON
tho Of accomplishing signal victory.
Whoever knows any thing Of EngIishmen and England
knows how false and mschev0us these views Of national
conduct Few instances have occurred in the history Of
nations of apeople completely and unanimously resolved
than maintain the rights we have long possess
ed and enjoyed yet England has not shown the slightest in
dcaton Of brutal passion for war, but on the contrary an
desire avoid conflict in which we have nothing to
fear and every thing TO inc on our antagonist This full
confidence in the justice Of which claims no more than
half the object In dispute and actually less than the territory
now in possessonhis reliance on the conservatory DIS
position and the firm resolution OF the conscious
Of possessing the tremendous naval resources which
ever hurled destruction enemyhaye allowed the En-
gsh people TO remain calm to apparent indifference
speedy triumph. ON snIs 1ouSas; ss,s. a. .e az The
United States No such indifference, dviz Of opinion,
no hesitation to the course may be necessary 70 usue
exist at oil in England We told Of the unanmiy Of the
United States in the face Of debates and divisions
these preliminary resolutions, which indicate diver
sy of opinions, and great doubt all hands the result
In this country and IN the British Parliament we confident
that the unanimty would be absolute II is absolute both
Nobody is for il be avoided by equitable
partition of the territory nobody will hesitate to give the
the whole support Of national power and individual
might il be forced upon us by the presumption the exob
demands and the delusonso Of the opposite parys
Mr. Polk stands in fearful predicament He has endea-
vored to persuade the people of America that England will
yield without much further difficulty to the demands he has
reiterated in peremptory manner and II he has failed IN
ntmidang us he has succeeded in decevng them Hence
his own organs and his declarations have made him pow
eress negotiate How he ncgotate who assures the
country that England about TO abandon to him the sum
of his demands What concessions he make to avoid
war; when he that it by refusing all 'hat
England will be brought to yield Such policy Of the most
short-sghted and perlous kind for in the position IN which
he stands the President Of the United States must either
make concessions perfectly reasonable IN themselves but
perfectly inconsistent with all his declarations, he must run
all the risk Of pungng the country into contest which ne
has pretended avoid but which he alone may render
inevitable.