The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-10

valy when, from time 10 tiae, thereatens HOSTILE
ties. We think it must be known, also that tina
great mass of the people of the United States are
imbued with rancorous feelings agant England.
We have no doubt that such feeling is thoughtlesslv
entertained; butt republicans, they consider it n
moral, or, at least political duty to hold degree
of animosity towards monarchical government,
and all who admit its sway. Another and moro
serious consideration is, that the Americans, in
Guiding many Of their most eminent Statesmen, have
long thought that the British provinces should be-
annexed to the United States and form part Of the
great federal Union Of the country. The last civil
war in Canada forcibly evinced such an impression
and we feel convinced that 1T is which will never
be lost sight Of until il is accomplished.
five have drawn a true picture Of the precise res
lations which subsist between England and the
United Statesmen between the two governments,
but between the two peoples as rival states, and,
indeed we should say, on the part OF one OF them
1t may be seen how incumbent it has been, on the
part OF TINS country setting economic considerations
out OF the question, at almost any cost, to have
directed, or ut least to have guided the extersiva
emigration which has been going on to our own
colonies, and to have prevented it swelling tho
power and resources Of. a rival nation. In our
opinion very small annual sum would have effected
this very triaing assistance, which might have
been managed in various way ;, afforded to the I'M
fortunate Irish peasantry who were flying FROM
famine and disease, would have led them to British
America instead Of the United States The latter
was preferred, partly beeause employment was
more immediately to be procured there, and partly
because land was more easily to be obtained.
1t is, we think, unnecessary to point out how the
Irish immigrants might immediately on their land
ing, have been set to WORK in any of our North
American provinces, both with advantage to the
colonies and to the mother coatry; for it is we'll
known fact that their prosperity has been much re-
tarded through the want OF IA efnal communication,
nd, more especially. the w'ne of communication
between the different eclo6 les. In many districts
such communication wouio hare added 200 per
cnt to the yalue Of the land
But, Independently of an ths, we think il would
have been worth some lite expenditure to retard,
nf thA pnIil az npan nf
United states and n0thiug 20 well calculated to-
aggroDdise so formidable rival as throwing upon
its shores hardy agncuiturn' population 1t is at
time like this, when the rnitions between the two
countries are disturbed, which shows the use ths
Americans are prepared 70 make. and which there
can be no doubt they win one day make, Of those
auxiiaries, which Great Britain has so inconsder-
ately supplied them with. An inhammatory paper,
the New YORK HERALD. thus foreshadows what
might occur, in the event of war between Ecgland
and America
ling gold and silver in the vaults Of the Bank Eng
land and inflated with the recent gold discoveries and
products Of gold in Australia equipped with the most
powerful steam navy in the world and with but little
employment for her army except war Of territorial
may even be disposed TO pun this fishery quarrel to
open rupture with the United States Let it come. We
ready Let us have all difficulties settled in the
lump, the affairs OF the noteast coast the northwest
coast; Mexico Central America Cuba, and Hayti, all
together. = - The struggle may shake this
old beldame earth like earthquake; but when We
emerge from the smoke and dust of the conflict the Bril-
fish North American provinces will be their fish,
cries will be Cuba viii he ours, and the absorp-
ton Of Mexico and Central rica will be left wholly to
discretion Such the splendid foreshado wings Of
manifest destiny and Of with England Let such
war be declared. and in six months we could muster a
force Of 200 steamers aud the most powerful
and the swftest on the ocean In one month we could
muster well appointed and well disciplined army of
100000 men for the conquest of Canada ami ter
rble than this with the first tap of the drum Ireland
would rise from the dust like giant refreshed by Sleep
and burning to avepge the accumulated wrongs Of 500
years principal and interest hundred thousand fight
the sea to aid their countrymn in wiping out the dsas
tiers OF the Boyne, vinegar-hiil and Seveeammon.n
we know that at present this is only the un-
meaning buster Of an Infatuated American editor;
but it is only ut present that it is unmeaning, since
England itself has furnished the means to convert
It into o reality The eoitor speaks of arraying
lOO,OOO hghtiDg lrlshmen IN the ranks Of the United
States: this may be received just rebuke to the
policy of England, which has supplied them with
such force. If these 100 600 men had been located
on the British instead of the American side Of tho
81. Lawrence-as they might and ought to have
been-the writer in the New York HaRALD
would not have been so confident in his exoec-
iations OF conquoring the British provinces, a.
one OF the first results OF the war L. il
fortunate that there cooler heads in the United
States than this writer-men who take ulster es-
innate OF The relative strength Of the two countries
war between England and America would UNI
doubtedly be great calamity for both countres-a
calamity every right minded person. no matter on
which SIDE Of the Atlantic he might be, would have
occasion to deplorc Such u war would seriouslv
iDjure the trade of England; it wonld snnihilata
the trade OF the Uuited States The American
highway for her commerce is on the ocean: but the
steam navy OF England would sweep the seas of
every American vessel in less than six months willis
onehalf the towns along her coast and up her riy-
ers would be laid in ashes Such are the friphtfuI
scenes which American citizens should contemplate
rs the result OF war, and not tho jubilee of con-
quest and victory Sc ncons derately anteipated bv
the writer in the New YoRK HERALD.
Lest the Americans should be building too much
on on the naval occurrences during the war between
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be as well to apprise them OF the material difference
between that period and the present. In 1914 the
British fleets were scattered all the world and
nom the number Of ships then in commiesion-moat
OF them of very large class our frgatee and small
er vessels were very insuficienty manned But in a
single handed contest between England and Ameri-
ca, the most sangune citizen in the United States
even the writer in the NEW YORK HERALD, in his
saner mornents-must see tie total incapacity OF
that country to contend with England
with reference to this part of the subject, il may
De wei 70 show the relative forces Of the two
tries which are actually, may in two or three
weeks be, assembled ut what some persons probably
think may become the of future hoetilities
The whole OF the American force when locked, re.
i've sloops of war, and two briggs in all II vessels
mounting l6l guns: while the British force already
In those seas consists Of the Cumberland 20 guns,
ana 1ne euo men; Alarm 20 with 2SO men; CALYPSO 20
lso men; sappho, II, l25 men; Persian, IL, l25
men; bermuda, 3, Al men; Netey, tender, 2, %
men; and the steam sloops and tenders-Buzzard. 8.
,oo nen, HUI morse power; Basisk, D. 100 men, 400
horse power; Devastation, d, loo men, 400 horse
power; Rosamond, g. leo men, 375 horse power;
Alban, 2, 81 men, 200 horse power; and Kite,
tender, 2, % men. 10 horse power; in all Is
vessels, mounting III guns; of this number five
are powerful steamers. Besides the force already
in the American waters, the Vestal, rs gun
ffigate, has probably sailed from Spithead, by
this time, for the same destination. We learn
further from the Morning Chronicle, that it is con-
jectured that the screw squadron now on its
way. to Spithead-,he Arrogant, 46; Daunticss, SO:
Highiyer, q; and Encounter, 14-all fully manned
and heavily arlned--wili be despatched to Sir
George Sey mours assistance; that Rear Admiral
CouJ's Channel Sqpaoron Of two deckers and
frgacs IS also at sea- and ready for any emergency.
'Ihis latter" says our contemporary, lis
owerfui force, though small in numerical amount
elnp tXn ahrNs nf min Il,