The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-28
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Incidents IN The LIFE Of jacob Barker Of louisiana. d.
Appleton Co., Publishers. New York.
Some incidents in the life Of Jacob Barker, with his views
on financial and other matters, in the Of publ
cation the book will be for sals by D. Appleton Co.,
New York, in few days His description OF the
of Washington viii be read with particular interest
views secarianism should be read by natives we'll
adopted citizens As particularly appropriate at this time,
We extract his concluding chapter the European
TnE EUROPEAN wAR.--Humanity demands immediate
peace is Importance 10 the manufacturing and commercial
interests the world not The war
enced by France 10 cement and pepeuate the Napoleon
snas and by England TO protect her East India posses
sons
The idea that embarked mpatby for Tur
key preposterous. Christians who felt much sympathy
oppressed Greeks would not war in support OF init
deity from any such feeling.
The offset OF France has been atained while the effect Of
has transfer the balance Of power from
sra to France. The humiliation OF Russia If that pos
b could not restore England the prestige she has lost
puoas fidelity Britain has preserved in all her stock
9ns has enabled her paperins to supply the one Of the
she destitute Her people will enlist in her armies
Tor foreign servicehey prefer to die at homes and the
recruits her from the miserable petty States
she has subsidized cannot restore the glory she has lost
The use OF steam navigation has her Of the supe
riory she enjoyed ON the for than century
secondrate power hence, the she falls back her
manufacturing and interests the better for her
therefore, general be expected without another
doing Russia further mischief.
present war to last her through the reign OF her present En-
peror besides she cannot continue without
money and bread
The policy of the United States cultivate
commercial relations with all the nations Of the EARTH to
keep out of debt to keep down taxation not to waste
money on useless Notifications naval equpments have
her youths instructed in the art of relying the
pie to fill the ranks of the army such calamity
should oea U.S. and small armed vessels to destroy the
with which the ocean could be covered in
ninety days Neither prizes prisoners should be
home Such an armament would do the enemy harm
than fifty chips of the largest class could do
This aided by an embargo and nonimporaton law, would
restore peaceful relations.
The intelligence from France indicates that she contem-
plates abandoning the metallic currency This apprehension
has alarmed the Bank Of Engand the drain of specie leads to
handed
To direu catastrophe there appear be many
Is the only remedy. The project of doubling the capital Of
the Bank OF France have the effect Of putting off the
greater facilities to the yet day viii come
and the war continues she viii have to resort 70 the paper
system and tender laws Whether the present Emperor is
equal to this task is problematical
The banks of the United States have timely notice. and it
oenoSyes them 70 cnrts their liabilities they should re-
claim therefor and that the banks much bound
their debts individuals and therefore have right
complain when specie is called for
Epeniny With The Prophe-A series Of memoirs and med-
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biography Of the Old Testament prophets hough that has
been aimed but also to recall and enforce the most valuable
of their lives well present outline of their
most remarkable prophecies. - Preface.
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Blaeknood's Magazine.
The October number of this work extraordinarily fine
Its table Of contents is as follows.
North and the Noctes Zadee, Romance-part XII. The
Baltic in s5s--part II Modern Light History
From Madrid to BalakIava Books for the Holidays. No.
the Sea side cenraisaon Dialogue The Story Of the &c
Campaign; written in the Crimea-part T. Chapter
XVII Progress Of the siege XVIII, Battle Of the TraS
tr Bridge. xxx, Crisis in the Campaign.