Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-05-27

an unstable one. do not, however, es-
innate her present position as high as ma
ny do, and | consider it as unsafe as any
one can. The elements of her weakness
lie upon the very surface of her affairs,
open to the most careless observer. But
she has great military and naval establish,
ments, and she is augmenting and ex-
tending them. am not going to spread
before the Senate the statistics of her pow
ers of annoyance and defence. This has
been sufficiently done already. But will
express my decided conviction, that these
tabular statements give an exaggerated
picture of her condition. Old vessels, old
guns, mere hulks, invalids, the relics Of
half century of war, are arranged In
formidable lists of figures, and go to swell
the general aggregate.
Besides, she has peculiar drawbacks to
the eXertion Of her power. The seeds of
danger are sown In the most important
province of her home empire, and may at
any time start up into an abundant harvest
of ruin and disaster. The dragons teeth
may become armed men.
She has possessions round the world TO
retain, and in many of them a discomfort
ed population TO restrain. Her commerce,
the very foundation of her prosperity and
greatness, is scattered over all the bays,
and lnlets, and CULTS, and seas of the world !;
and he who knows the daring character
and enterprise of our people, knows that
our public and private armed vessels would
almost sweep it from existence. But
shall not pursue this investigation further.
While | believe she will 60 to war with US
If she cannot escape from it without Who'll
ly sacrificing her own honor, as she views
the question, recollect that she has done
so twice before with no credit to herself,
but with lmperishabIe glory for US.
A few words as 10 the condition of her
finances. and her means of carrying on
war. 1t is said TO be the last feather that
breaks the camel's back. That the time
will come when the artificial and oppres-
siVe fiscal system of England must b. 5ak
down, and, like the strong man Of Israel,
inVo her existing institutions in the fall,
is as certain as any future political event
can be. But that time has not yet come,
and he must be holder or a wiser man
than [ am, to predict when it will come.
She has the same means now TO meet her
war expenditures which she has long had:
the power Of drawing upon the future for
the exigencies of the present, leaving the
generations 10 come to pay the debt, or to
cast ii off, like a burden too heavy 10 be
borne. AT this very moment she is max
ing an experiment, which will be almost
revolution. A wise experiment, as | be-
lieve, but still a fearful one, for an old So
ciety, whose habits are fixed, and which
accommodates itself with difficulty even
to gradual changes.
As to the points of contrast between
our condition and that of England, they
are before the world !; and for the purpos.
es of peace or war, we need not fear the
most searching examination.
+ Happen what may, we can neither be
overrun nor conquered. England night
as we'll attempt to blow up the rock of Gil
! bratar with a Squib, as to attempt to SUBJ
due us. | suppose an Engishman even
never thinks of that, and do not know
that can exhibit in stronger terms its
impossibilty.
might easily spread before the Senate
our capacity to annoy a maritime adver-
sary, and to sweep the British flag from
this part of the continent; but forbear
| What we have twice done in the days of
our comparative weakness. we can repeat
and far exceed in these the days of our
strength. While, therefore, do not con-
ceal from myself that war with England
would temporarily check oor progress,
and lead many evils in its train, still have
no fear of the issue, and have an abiding
confidence that we shall come out oc it, not
indeed unframed, but with all the elements
of our prosperity safe, and with many a
glorious achievement written on the pages
OF our history.
1t pains me, sir, to hear illusions to the
destruction of this government, and to the
! dissolution of this confederacy. 1t pain:
t me, not because they inspire me with any
fear, but because we ought to have ont
. unpronounceable word, as the Jews had o
2 old, and that word is dissolution. w
2 should reject the feeling from our hearts
: and its name from our tongues. This CT,
3 of IS 100, 100, to jerusalem" CRATES harshl.
t upon my ears. Our Jerusalem is neithe
d beleagured nor in danger. 1t is yet tn
: city upon a hill, glorious in what it i:
!. still more glorious, by the blessing c
e God, in what it is TO be-a landmark, IN
$ viting the nations of the world, strugglin
e upon the stormy ocean of political oppres
y sion. to follow US TO haven of safety an
e rationa! liberty. No English Titus wi
s enter our temple of freedom through
r breach in the battlements, to bear theme
v the ark of our constitution, and the boo
IS of our law, to take their stations in tr
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