Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-16
THE ISSUES NOW ON TRIAL.


yelops some new phase of the policy which will |
govern the Administration in case such disaster as
the election of Gen PIERCE should befall the coun
try. Senator DOUGLAS has been making speeches
in the Northern and Middle States, and is now in
the West, haranguing the people, and advocating
doctrines, which, once countenanced and supported
by the Government, would not only involve us in |
long, bloody, and ruinous wars, with the most pow
erfu nations of the earth, in which, for the time |
being commercial interests would be paralyzed,
agriculture anguish great staple become worthless
outside Of the value which home demand and home
sumption would give it; and in either event, stamp us
the volators of national faith and the solemn obga-
ons Of treatiesas nation in whose Punic pledges no
reliance could be placed
Senator DouGLAs would seize upon Cuba with or without
pretex excuse justification, and make the Caribbean
ga closed sea-" In of the election of Gen Pierce
he will very likely hold seat in the Cabinet and be the
controlling genius of the Administration so far its
eign policy is concerned Any attempt carry out such
views would assuredy result in with France and
England the earth will continue to revolve in its ac
customed orbit. Those two great commercial Powers
would not allow the Caribbean to be closed !" their
commercial interests great that they would nnhesi
tatngy go to war before they would think of submitting
to the sacrifice their national pride would admit of
submission, there nothing else involved; and
sczes Cuba seizes the membranes also Those incum
brances up the due by Spain to France and
England, which swell to hundreds of millions, for the
payment of which that lovely Island is substantially
mortgaged Here vast interests, feelings of national
pride, which must sway the actions of the different Gov
ernments aggreyed and other powerful motives which
would inevitably impel to desolating wars should the
policy of Mr. DOUGLAS, of the Democratic Revv and of
many of the prominent supporters of Pierce prevail in
our general councils.
What do the merchants of New Orleans, the planters
Of the South think of such state of things would
inevitably brink about? Commerce would be destroyed
least for twelvemonh for those nations put ten
vessels of upon the to one, small navy
being wholly insufficient in point Of numbers meet the
enemy In fact, it might be truthfuly said that we
would have to build Macy before could venture out
into the open with any sort of equality This would
take many months. In the time the enemy would
have comparatively full sweep upon the ocean, hundreds
of millions of property would be destroyed grass would
begin flourish abundanty in crowded thorough
fares and the cotton planter would have the glorious
tisacon of growing the staple at two three cents
pound for as much he could SELL which would not be
an immense quantity We would whip them in the end
for American sailors know not and never viii know,
conqueror but in the me the ruinous losses the
PROSTATE commerce. the stagnaton which would pervade
every description of business should admonsh the staid
and conservative the planter and the merchant the agr
culturs and the manufacturer to such exertons
will prevent such disastrous and melancholy condition
of affairs.
And shall we run oil these risks, and nnumerable
multitude Of evils beside to achieve partisan tr
umph-to place in office men who acknowledge neither
the law of nations the law of right and seem to
nothing for the mighty disasters which may upon
the whole country and every interest that they carry
out their wild, dangerous, and jacobnical projects
1t would be well for the planters merchants manufac
turers mechanics property and all others inte
rested in the country examine this subject thoroughly
If they do it win become apparent that the policy Of Sc
DoUaLAs result in war; and if Gen. PIERCE is
elected he will certainly become ruling spirit in his
Cabinet Would Democratic merchant prefer that his
business should be destroyed than Gen. Pierce should be
defeated? Would Democratic planter sooner sell full
crops at full prices than a miserable moety two or
three cents And through all the multfarious
pursuits Of life, which may be stricken down by
Let these things be duly considered and understood and
then If majority deem PIERCE war; devastation ruin
ed commerce. and angushng agriculture preferable TO
their oppostes, they win, Of cohrse make their own
choice
The Newport Adretsa is leading Pierce paper in
Rhode Island We propose making few extracts from
a long editorial addressed to the Voters Of Rhode
Island" which appeared in that paper Of the 22d utmo
showing the wild spirit that animates the opposition in
that State. This Rhode Islander yes with DOUGLAS in
his annexation views which he argues to be carried
out by the election Of PIERCE lie thus appeals to his
people:
Already have lost, by the weakness and pusilla-
nmity of minority President the Sandwich Islands,
which, connecting with Asia, would have been
source Of wealth surprising that of California her
self"
Further along, the Editor says
with Democratic President, Cuba which, when Co
lumbia and Mckee, in 1926 contemplated expedition
ton, risk nothing in saying, win be acquired within
the four next years" sc.
This PIERCE organ has extensive viewswe ght term
them immersion annexation He 10 not whit more
scrupulous than West Indian buCcaneer used be in
the olden times he continues
"Next to Cuba Mexico would be the most desirable
addition TO territory The wealth which the trade
with that country altogether below what prox
unity would indicate, renovated it would be by our
enterprising merchants and settlers would only be
cond to that Of the acquisition last referred to- it, indeed
owing its vastly greater extent and population Il would
not surpass what would accrue from that source"
The Sandwich Islands Cuba, and Mexico, al to be
nexed the risk Of "war pestlence, and famine II
Gen. PIERCE be elected to the Presidency This is
tanly startling programme but If our neighbcrs can
stand 1t, we can
We could give many eyidences-could cite promi
nent speakers and editors in favor Of PIERCE, from
Douor,s TO the Democratic Reueo-all tending to show
the destructive, radical and baleful influences which will