Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-03-31
Frog Bayou, March 23d, lS49.

Inc value OF BLu6ter.--On the 10Th of January
q large meeting was held at the Free Trade Hall,
Manchester. Mr.. Golden delivered at it an ad-
dress which the Journal Of Commerce expresses
the highest opinion Of, and of which it publishes
the following extract. Itillustrates the superiority
of conscious and moral force that of parade
and buster. and embodes compliment to this
country which warns up ones patrotsm.-M No
bile Herald.
"We had dispute said Mr.. Cobden) with A.
merca about the Maine boundary. and afterwards
about the Oregon territory. And because Presi-
dent Polk talked more nonsense than usual. our
Government proposed large increase of the navy
and we had great squadron of evolution. it is
called. but which perfectly well understood
to be demonstration against America.
America has three times. within the last ten
years, been in collision with two of the greatest
powers of the world-twice with England and
once with France. We had the Maine boundary
and the Oregon territory 10 settle with the United
States, and America had her quarrel ith France,
arising out OF claim for compensation of Gl 00O,
GOO. which the French Government refused to w.
W That was The issue ofthose controversies? When
The claim was refused by France, General Jackson
at the head of the American Government. pub
lished his declaration, that if the money not
paid forthwith. he would seize French ships, and
pay himself. AT that lime-I have it from Ame-
rlcans themselves--he French had three times
the force of ships-of-war that America had Ad-
mIral Mackau in the Gulf OF Florida with
fleet large enough 10 ravage the whole coast of
America and lombard her towns; but did France
rush into with America She paid the mo-
ney. Why? Because she knew well if she pro-
voked unjust war with the United States her
menofwar nothing compared with the force
that would swarm out of every American port
hon oil ,yit tbor
France knew that America had the largest
camille marine. and. though at first the battle
might be 10 the stronger in an armed fleet, in the
end it would be to that country which had the
greatest amount of public spirit. and the greatest
amount Of mercantile ships and sailors. Cheers.
What was the case with England? In 1915 there
was talk of war with America on account Of
Oregon. Bear in mind that America never spen,
more than FL 100000 her navy. We are
spending this year f7,0O0.O0O or fS.0O0.0OO !;
but will any tell me that America Jared worse
IN that dispute because her resources IN ships of
war were far inferior 10 ours! No. but in
creased our navy. and we had squadron of evo.
! luton, rs it was called. America never mou nted
n gun at New York to prevent the bomba rdm ment
of the city but did she fare the worse We sent
a peer of the realm Lord Ashburton) to Wash
! ng:on it was American soil that the quarrel
adjusted. and rumor does say that America
made very good bargain. (Cheers.) 1t is the
spirit of the people. the prosperity of the people,
the growing strength of the people. the union OF
the people. the determination of the people. that
command respect. (Cheers.) Now, what want
YOU as Il nation 10 do Is, to believe that other
countries will just take the same measure of us
that we took of America. They won't come and
attack US merely because we reduce our arma.
ments to fl00000 000