The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-12

copnrv the renubr already too large would become o.
possible anwiedly lettering 70 It's fall with TOO enormous
strength. .....s.n.
ble of confederated States is made for peaceor &c
fensye war perebance but not for offensive WAT ans
central Government would be magnihed beyond s Just
proportions; it would tower huge monster aoose us
States shrunk Into Lilputian proportions A
10 tho unnatural growth Of vast central P"s ~ ~
ing under the Juror OF war all the reserved Pe"e - s
States and leaving them the barren scepuss % oin
sovereignty Upon policy therefore, depreca" war IN
The interests OF the States ,.,.b
But rise TO higher ground. war wrougi y 10 oe
avoided n posbe consistent with national safety and ma
tona honor Justly considered For over eghtsen hundred
wears we have been living under Inc ehrsan
God amongst US ana augn. PsAee on Nh I
mo Ia the middle the nineteenth century surrounded by
th offices aud influences OF Divine revelation never out
o The hearing OF church bell statesmen can devise no
other remedy for national grievances than the swordha
same cruel and bloody sword which the Hannbas AND
Cars of history welded and which has been rendng the
bowels Of humanity these chiiiads OF yeafsf ohac'
shame upon theml 800
The sword has been csnonizee long enough Let us
build affairs peace and worship at that shrine Human
ity will rejoice, history will applaud and postery VIII
thank u.s. If we with England for the domin-
ION of the world let it not be with the sword Let be
with the plough the ship and the loom Let US surpass
her 10 The arts OF peace Let develop empire in the
wilderness Let coloniss spread themselves 10 the
summit Of our Cordilleras inermnghng their human cur
there with the retur tides from .ae Pacihc Let Us
dispel The silence OF those mountain businesses with the
hum OF human industry Let Knowledge, with her cees
tal lamp illuminate every nook Of our vast possession
and let virtue and happiness follow in her train Let the
bosom Of our mother earth be adorned with her exuberant
productions Let the wheels of industry revove perpeu-
ally and universally Let ships whiten every sea- Let
roads Of iron penetrate the land Let US deaze inc
very continent with our magnetic wires and make the
earth instinct with thought. Peace has her rumphs Of
more enduring glory than those Ct war Let us seek them
Let us be the advanced guard of civilization passing on
ward and yet onward Excelsior inscribed upon our ban
ners and our motto Tte greatest happiness Of the great
est number" Then will our triumph over England %
complete for il win have drawbacks; 1t will not bt
made up Of human misery it will rot be bewaed by the
signs and tears Of outraged humanity disgured with
the blood Of shuman sacrifice"
Of all wars a with England is most to be depreca
ted The advanced position both countries occupy as thu
opponents Of civilization and free institutions would make
war between them disastrous 10 Inc extreme y wouic
do reard civilization than any event which eoulc
occur would put back the clock Of time half century
Our intimate commercial reations-he general spirit Q
our mstitutons--our common origin-the fraternity Q
eraure-all speak against calling thu
sword the arbiter between u.s. And when say TINS
do it because am in any degree affected with al
Ango-mana for look upon England rs our great rival
almost our enemy. The oligarchy who govern England
like all ogarches selfish in the extreme They would
sacrifice and trampe upon all other nationaes 70 ga
vance the policy Of England The main sources Of Eng
sh supremacy her manufactures and commerce Hence
her antagousm this country She that the energy
Of the northern people y mpnging upon her dominion i
fore paryze the progress Of the United States in thes
departments Hence have felt her Ill offices in every
the WOrld--dt the buuUWtcQ sanuS IN texas,
Cuba in St. Domingo, and in Central America. Hence
above ALL her abolition crusade in behalf or her West In
da slaves Her purpose il, il possible to break up ou
Union and, to do this, che stimulates the slavery
agitation at the very time she Is holding hun
dred millions of white in the worst Kind Of bond
age in India She has naturally antagonsm with thu
upon the cotton of the South Her antagonism to thu
North She the slavery question az means to break
up the Union. Once this purpose is accomplished sh.
would trample upon the North and the South Suct
is the policy of England and cannot but look upon he
the worst enemy Of our country. Yet even with th
impression am avcrsc 10 war with her because we coue
mend matters by going to war but make them worse
The policy Of the United States enphatcaly peace
Wars usually undertaken for the extension Of power
T Our
increasing population are the germs OF our power We
are, within our own limits making rich eonquess ever
day; necessarily, and with wondrous rapid
ity extending dominion with the march OF the sun
Time is doing everything for We have only to be pa
tient to be great say nothing sbout our intestine dis
sensons now though have the most gloomy oreboding
this point pass that BY, for am now speaking o.
foreign policy. Bach is my confidence in American
progress that use for collision with England
Time will settle all questions in dispute between in
favor am willing to wait this deciaion. Holding thest
views, will not listen the idea of with England
lift be possible to avoid il with propriey think her,
is no difficulty in so avoiding II.
We may negotiate indefinitely, and spin the matter
ms long please thus acknowledging adverse rgb
and preserving peace 1t may be these negotiations may
in the chapter OF accidents produce favorable result The
chief difficulty to satisfactory adjustment. arise.
rom the presence OF Lord PamersOn In the cabinet but
he is not immortal is bis of office permanent
he viii soon pass from the stage Then prac
teal ministry may be in power. the encour-
aged in this expectation by the fact that Mr. Buchanan
says in one Of his dispatches TO Mr. Marcy that IL Lord
Aberdeen had remained in power the Central American
question would he thinks have been settled There may
be other Lord Aberdeens in after while and think II
well enough TO take our chancec
Yet we have fna card 10 play in ca.e negotiation Ill
timatey fails-tbat is arbitration. The British govern
ment have protested willingness to that mode Of gette-
ment objection to that the last resort. The
stronger confidence in the justice of position thu
willing should be TO leave the decision to
partial umpire In due time then, IL nothing better pre-
sents itself and should arbiirste.
In conclusion, then, by way Of summing up, say nc
war, II IL can possibly be avoided with proprey settle
meDt by selfadjustipg negotiation, long drawn out
practicable; and, last resort negotiation nugaory
arbitration. have thus concsely possible, ex
pressed my views on this vexed question, and nov
leave IT,
HYMN FOR THE NORTH CHuRcH RirLE COMPANY or Gov
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