Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-12-25
The English Press and General rieroe's
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| The effect OF tile election Of Genera
Pierce 10 the American Presidency, IS va
riously commented upon il, the English
journals. The tsondon f,etmss says Tile
! triumph uf tienerni Pierce Is essentially .
Triumph Of free tfn,le. It puts All end for
ever to the attempt to raise iie import dh
| Ties Of the American tariff OF 1916 ant
tit lends lis 10 liure that d iiew and more
enightenea spirit will prevail ii the new
cabinet with reference tu It's eutfiinercia
relations with Ourselves aud with the col.
ouies of the British Empire.
The 1tsats, however, says 1t cannot
overlook whit 1t calls the triumph Of the
slave over the free Sates, III the election
Of General Pierce. 1H this II says 1t can
not rejoice, nnll adds.
"Ihe new government will stand then,
dangerously committed on this ground, to
tile demands of tie slavehoding States,
opposed, as they are, to humanity, to good
policy and to law. Further, General Fiefee
Is the candidate Of tie masses, aud lie rep.
resulits, IN the highest degree, their split,
their ambition aud their inofdinate desire
to increase tbe influence Of the United
Sintes, hot only at home, bilt abroad. =
The Liverpool Chtosselc aud tile Glas.
gow Null, also consider the success Of
General Pierce free trade triumph, Tue
IfatS, however. after stating that 1t antici-
pates further efforts to libefalize the tariff,
and to exteiid the commercial relations of
tile United States with Great Britain and
other countries Of Europe, says:
1--WE may expect also. to see some es-
sentialy different means of aggfaudise-
ment fesorted to. The last Democratic
President annexed Texas, and plunged
the country iuto war with Mexico. The
next will doubtless wink hard at Cuban
expeditions, may fiud sone pretext for de-
ciaring war agninst Spain. and ndd the
splendid and coveted island of Cuba to
the Federal Union. The same passions
which urge the United States into a course
of territorial aiitiexatiot1, will induce them
to take closer interest lii European Poll
ties. i #
"Shoultl new outbreak like that OF
! S4S occur dlifing the predominance Of the
Democratic party III the United States,
the question Of Intervention may assume
n practical and decisive shape. A Roman
Republic may not be allowed to be over.
thrown SO simply as on the last occasion.
k.ossutll may receive III d new Hungarian
struggle more substantial MD tlian the
empty cheers which greeted him III vati.
Gus States III tile Union. And should
Louis Napoleon be so reckless as to at.
tack our own peaceful shores aud so snc-
cessful as to place our liberties for a time
in danger, we might calculate with csf-
tainty on the alliance offensive and defen-
sve of the great kindred power which has
sprung into existence Oh the western shores
Of the Atlantic.
iii democratic Government III the Uni.
ted States there would be combined in a
larger degree than in the present holders
Of power these vafious characteristics
al earnest desire for greuter commercial
freedom. ali ardent passion for territorial
,ggrandisement, and all active sympathy
with the cause Of European liberty. q
''An eager thirst for military conquest
md a. domineeriug interference with the
smaller States Of the American CONT |
rent, from tile main evils TO be appre.
lended from the democratic party Id tile
United States They have raised man
o the head of the Government. with few
,laims OH such distinction. beyond the
possession of military title and ssme few
craps Of military experience while the
,reat civilians. the Clays and Websters,
disciples Of the great Washington, who
ave 50 often restrained the military pas
ions Of the Republic. are removed from
lie scene. The old equilibrium Is destroy
d, aud new forces have come into play.
loone can tellinto what extremes the
government may be driven. AS regards.
omestic affairs, little redress, we fear, isto
e expected of the worst evils in the I'm
ID"