American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-03-18
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r THE HON. JOHN G. CALHOUN

ON THE OREGON NOTICE.
Our limited space precludes the possibility
our inserting at length the whole of this gen.
mans able speech in the Senate, on Mon
IN, on the Oregon notice. We give, however,
he following extract from the report i'll the
ational Intelligencer, which pictures in glow
language, the horrors that would inevita-
+ h result from war between Great Britain
I'D the United States,
s am against war, too, for reasons common
the whole Union. ! believe that the most
ccessful and triumphant war we could pos
$bly wage--even if in ten years We should get
4 the most extravagant advocate of war has
bred to hope for-if we could take the Cana
hs, and New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia,
nd every other British possession, and drive
Ter flag from the whole continent, and prose-
bite our advantages till we had accomplished
downfall Of the British throne, and she
ould yield up spear and shield and trident at
" feet, it would be to US the most disastrous
rent that could happen. do not now al
de to the ravages and desolations OF warfare;
the oceans Of blood that must flow, and the
hrious miseries that ever accompany the con-
Bst of arms; because | have never observed
nat the statement of these things had any
reat effect upon brave people. No doubt
le evils would be very great, because there
II no two nations in the world who can do
4jlch other SO much harm in war, or so much
God in peace, as Great Britain and the United
mates. The devastation would be tremen-
Gus on both sides, But all this goes for moth
Big; for this may all be repaired. The indom-
table industry, and enterprise, and perseve-
knce of our widely spread and still spreading
nd multiplying population, will soon find
Fays and means of repairing whatever merely
physical disasters war can infiict. But war
as far heavier infections for free people; il
FORKS social and political change in the peo-
lie themselves, and in the character of their
Institutions. A war such as this will be OF
asst extent; every nerve and muscle on either
de will be strained to the utmost; every COM
nandable dollar will be put in requistlon; not
portion of our entire frontier but will be-
home the scene of contest. Il will be q Next
Ian war on the one side, and an Indian war on
he other. Its flames will be around us; it
will be war on the Pacific and war on the
Atlantic; il will rage on every side, and fill
he land. Suppose Oregon should be aban'
XlOned, we must raise seven armies and two
lavies; we must raise and equip an army a.
! ainst the Mexcans; and let no man sheer al
The mention of such Power, Under the gui
aance and training Of British officers, the
Mexican population can be rendered formi-
liable enemy. See what Britain has made o.
he feeble Sepoys of India. The Mexicans are
a Drawer and harder people, and they vii
form the cheapest Of all armies. With gooC
draining and good pay, they may be rendered {
formidable force. Then we must hive anoth
or army to guard our Southern frontier, ant
a.nother to protect our Northern frontier, anc
kanother to operate on our Northeastern boun
dary, and still another to cover our Indiar
frontier. At the least estimate, we shall re
quire q force Of not less than two hundret
thousand men in the field. In addition I,
that, the venerable and intelligent Albert Gal
| latin has calculated the cost of such war a
sixty-five millions of dollars; but that amour
is too small. A hundred millions is not al
ever estimate; and OF this sum fifty million
must be raised annually, by loans or paper; 81
thai, allowing the war to continue for ten years
we shall have an amount of five hundred mil
| lions of public debt. Add to this the losse
which must accrue on loans; it will be yer,
difficult TO get these loans negotiated in Eu
! rope; for, owing to the unfortunate manner il
which this affair has been conducted, the feel
ing in Europe will be generally against u.s.
We cannot obtain the requisite sums under a
interest ofthirty and forty per cent Add a
these expenses, and our total debt will not b
less than seven hundred and fifty millions.
But this is not all. We shall be plunge
into the paper system as deeply as we wer
] in the days of the Revolution; and what wi
then be our situation at the conclusion of tn
war; We shall be left with mortgage ,
seven hundred and fifty millions of dollars O
the labor of the American people; for it a
falls on the labor of the country at last, Will
much Of the money will 60 into the pockets