True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-06-03

ENGLAND AND THE u. STATES.


apprehension of what England will do,
look back at the course ofANDREw JACK
SON in relation to France. Three lines
from his pen informed France that unless
she promptly paid the debt justly due us,
the peace of The world would be distur-
bed.-She knew the man and the debt aCGS
pdtd-nOt from feGr-the French know
no fear-but because Louis PHILIPPE coun-
ted the cost and kr1ew his opponent, and
his sagacity taught him it was better to pay
than to fight. 1t perhaps occurred to him
also, that it was unsafe for either France
or England TO go to war with us-not that
navies-but that the principles of our
government are contagious that there is
propagandism in Republics France
once imbibed enough of it to fall into that
terrible spasm which convulsed the world,
and gave birth to the great NAPoL CON
and that the spirit ofRevoluton is abroad
not dead, not even sleeping, but alive,
awake, lynx-eyed, stout hearted, hoping
ever and ready TO strike when the fatal
hour comes! Is England less revolution
airy than Francel Is there no earthquake
and polluted things on foundation of
eternity? Are her people satisfied! Is
their allegiance mistaken? Do they
reverence kings and lords and monopoleS
and feudalism, as they did hundred years
ago!-Does the blood stained banner of
st. George float in IRELAND, over loyal
and contented people! Are her broad
dominions upon which the sun never sets;
safel Powerful as she is--but Keeling
under the burden of one thousand millions
pounds sterling of public debt, can she
afford to go to war? Can she find new
subjects of taxation at home? Can she
protect China and Canada-Australasia
aud India-Honduras and Oregon--Gib
raltar and the Cape--and al he same time
her own coast and towns, inIets and harborS
from assault and conhagration?
We are a young and vigorous people,
1t crippled by war we can recuperate.--
England cannot. She is old and equity
Her system will bear no tampering, She
may live long while yet wrapped upin
hannels and DOING in her easy chair. But
when this old gladiator attempts to spring
into the arena, before the contest is over,
the twin giants of Democracy and Revolu-
ton will wreStle her down! And her
throne and arstocracy will disappear for
ever!
Yet zoe are hesitating. Ifshe infers from
this hesitation that we fear her power-that
we are divided people doubtful of our
strength--there may be war But if We
desire peace and justice, the PRESIDENT
must be sustained. The Notice must be
passed. Wemust not pause TO ask tohGt
England t0W DON O. Jeffersonian.
CASTLE OF SAN JUAN DE ULLoA.-The
irst object that strikes the eye, in approach
ng Vera Cruz by water, is the Castle of
San Juan de Ulloa, with the spires and
lomes Of the Churches peering up in the
distance behind it, 1t stands alone upon
mall rocky island, on one side of the
main entrance TO the harbor, and only
bout half mile from the wall ofthe city,
md consequently has complete command
# the port. The entrance on the other side,
S so barred with broken reefs and lodges,
hat it can only be used by small craft in
favorable weather.
The castle is circular and strongly built.
md heavily mounted. Its principal
strength, however, is in its position, mac
;essible, except by water, and its guns
pointing every way, leaving no side open
o the attack of an enemy.
The form Of the city of Vera Cruz is
fronting the sea- Its situated
N an arid pain, surrounded by sand hills,
md is badly supplied with water. The
hief reliance being upon rain collected
n cisterns, which are so poorly constructed
$ to answer but very little purpose. Tho
hief resource of the lower clGsses, is the
vater Of ditch, so impure as tn frequently
ccasion disease. An attempt was made,
more than a century ogo, to remedy this
vii, by the construction Of a stone aque.
uct from the river Xamapa; but, unfor.
unately after very large sum had been
expended on the work, il was discovered
hat the engineer who constructed il had
lade fatal mistake, in not ssceriaining
be true level and the work was abandon
d IN dspair.
Norman's Rambles.
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