The Southern journal., 1846-02-21
be equal TO the occasion and fulfil the
expectations Of his country"
From the U. S. Journal.
Eurupean Interference.

" suS uouiu Po' &C shC dulu SOutot
of monarchies. Whatever, there fore,
sustains the power Of one, must neces-
sarily injure the power of the other.
So long, however, as nonarchies are
on one side Of the ocean, and the Re-
public upon the other, the opinions
and principles OF either party will
only oppose the other theoreti cally;
but when the powers come in direct
contact by joint occupation Of terri.
tory, or by immediate neighborship
with a simple boundary 10 separate
a kingdom from an independent State
"a land Of serfs from land of free
men-collsions must ensue, and the
sword of battle be oftener called upon
to settle unhappy differences, than the
pen of diplomacy.
England and Scotlapd were for a.
ges rival Kingdoms, uninhabited by
distinct tribes Of men, the former 10y.
al to the sovereign, and the latter
ready upon all occasions to quarrel
with power, and war with unkilted
neighbors.
The rough and hardy Scotch, and
the smooth haired Saxon could not
long abide each other; fierce and
bloody were the battles that we're
fought upon the borders between the
warden Of the marches and the moss.
troopers of the Glens. Kings and no
bles were captured or slain upon the
fields Of contest, and finally, after a
series Of struggles, worthy Of a better
fate, the path of blood that divided the
kingdoms, was obliterated by union,
and the island Of Great Britain be,
came the empire Of the strongest. II
neighboring monarchies when brought
into collision, are finally merged in the
strongest and the most tyrannical; the
presence of an iron handed despotism
lusting after power, in a land Of Re.
publics, must disturb the equilibrium
of the country, and cause succession
of long and bloody wars--wars fer.
Ger than those of the roses, and more
important in their consequences than
that Of Bannock. burn and Flodden
Field.
Well may Republican statesmen
be jealous of the steslthy encroach.
ments of monarchy, upon their bor
ders, and within their territories; and
if Vattel Grotius and Puffendorf are
silent on the subject, we'll may. a new
law for the guidance of nations be
spoken into existence by Young Ame-
RIGA, and promulgated 10 the world, if
needs be, from hill-sides glittering
with bayonets, and brstling with can.
non.
When the man of destiny-the
Corsican who ascended the throne of
France-was riding express from the
Seine to the Arno, snatching the
sceptres like play things from the
Kings and Empcrors of the Continent
as he passed along, the monarchs OF
Europe united TO destroy his power
and Danish his person. He was too
dangerous for the atmosphere ofkings.
even when despoiled and degraded
If Europe possessed the unquestioned
right to smother the Empire Of the
French and exile the masters spirit ol
the times in self-defence, why may
not the Republic Of the United States
for similar reason, oppose the coro.
nation and ascension Of "A king Of Nova
Observation-Disclosures New
foundland-Mexico or the Musqnito
shore; and in case of resistance on the
part Of England, TO bring out the NOR
ming gun Of the Revolution, and like
the fathers Of freedom, settle the bal
ance of power in a gentlemanly man
ner over a breast ork.
/ The New York Mirror adverting Il
the present imbecile condition o
Mexico, says that that empire wa
evidently crumbling to pieces, and ex