New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-19

cattle and grain found good and ready market at
home The balance of trade was generally in our favor,
and wealth was rapidly T1sng itself tlroughontour
country. But Congress, by imposing a tax upon the
article, more gieTous than it was able to bear have
destroyed the very regenue which they intended 70
turet SHOWS HOW TOTALLY DESTITUTE ARE
OUR PRESENT RULERS OF WISDOM AND
FORESIGHT even upon subjects mned diately re-
garding the pecuniary interest Of the Government.
These are not the only evils consequent upon that
tlmid and tineserring policy. 1T has embarrassed the
government much, that it must be long time in
deed before we can dare again to go 70 war with any
powerful nation, even for the maintenance of our
dearest rights. Ill these evils would, in great.
measure have been prevented by sufficient ndepend
ence in the administration to have imposed moderate
taxes al the commencement Of the contest. Che
credit Of the nation would then have continued good
and We might have avoided the painful spectacle Of
seeing the public stock soldin the market at an enor
iaous discount, and greedy specnlators enfiching
themselves by it's purchase at the expense Of the toll
anq sweat of the honest yeomanry Of our country
instead Of exemptng seamen sailing under our flag
1rom nlpressnent by the war, We have altogether re-
anguished that principle; because it is Welles-
taplsaed truth in the law Of nations that it be
Waged by one country against another for specified
esifn and the treaty which terminated the contest is
sss upon that IL Is forever abandoned Thus
as NnyeFnment have at least yielded the very point
.ea w of they professed to goto
lions of dollars T#s =
We have not only not obtained by the war ANYTHING
Wich we were taught To expecs, but we have lost
MAJ alahs Eauao.e al The numerous rights
been Tenguished Nay, we have not only been eenu-
pelled to conclude treaty which does not contain one
solitary stipulation in our favor, except that there
shall be peace; but which unsettles ts boundaries Of
our country, and leaves to the decision d soiIsEnis
sioners whether we shall longer retain part of Or
own territory, which we held in quiet possession for
more than twenty years. 5. ~ @
But Notwithstanding our immense national debt
which if the war had continued, would soon have re-
suited in national bankruptcy notwit thstanding all
our property, even the very necessaries Of life, have
been taxed heavily Notwithstanding we have not
obtained single object which we had view at the
commencement Of the contest, but have lost mary
valuable priYieaea notwithstanding our country has
been invaded in every quarter and the Capitol Of the
United States has been laid in ashes by maranding
party OF the enemy-THIs HAS BEEN CALLED A
GLORIOUS WAR! Glorious If has been in the highest
degree to the American character BUr DIsGRACEFUL
| IN THE EXTREME TO THE ADMINISTRATION When
the individual States discovered that they were
abandoned by the General Government, whose duty it
was to protect tem the forttude of their citizens
arose with their msfonunes. The moment we were
invaded the genius Of freedom inspired their souls
Ihey rushed upon Their enemies with halloWed fury
which the hireing soldiers Of Britain could never feel
They taught our foe that the soil Of freedom would
| always be the grave Of its invaders 4. 55 s$=i8
| THE COUNTRY RUINED By DEMOCRATIC RULE ii
But do the administration; WHO nsvoLyED Us N
THE LATE UNNECEssAR WAR, derive any credit from
their exertions Certainly not They were the
efforts Of the country unirected by the
government The militia, who were chiefly engaged
in these glorious conflicts, were often without pay
/ and without comfortable clothing. The dreadful
situation Of the country compelled them to abandon
their families and the sweets of domestic fe without
/ any previous warning, to defend places which were
left utterly unprotected by their proper guardians
places which ought to have been ready for siege ut
the eommencement ne Of the contest As ssel might
Ferdinand the 7th Of Spain who was not in his king
/ dom, but who was nominaly king, claim the glory
of reseulng his country from the armies Of France as
our government take to itself the credit Of expeing
1 our invaders ii LII 5fT9
When we turn our attention to the regular army,
which were peculiarly under the direction Of the ma
tonal Government, what do we discover? During
the first year OF the war; that year in which it was to
have closed with glory; that year within which our
triumphant banners were to have foated upon the
wallis Of Quebec, and all Canada was to have been
ours the year in which that province left unpro
tected; and the forces Of our enemy were employed
in Europe, i experienced nothing but continuation
Of degradation anddefeat. Is there an American on
the floor OF this house. who has not bnshed for his
/ country thousand times during that disgraceful
year-untll all the general officers, who had been ap
pointed for political purposes and entrusted with the
command at the Commencement Of the contest, were
disgraced; and until others had fought themselves
/ defeat. .sle2 z3sT 5
During the last year Of the war; the regular army,
under their retrieved their lost charac-
ter and performed prodigies Of vaor; but unfortu-
nately on account of the impotence Of the Govern
ment they fought against such fearful odds that they
were hardly able to defend our northern fron-
tier Indeed, SO dreadful was the situation Of our
country for some time previous to the close of the
contest that the occasional splendid exploits Of our
heroes, IKE me CLEANS OF lightning in dark and
tempestnous night only added new horrors to the
surrounding gloom. They only served to show u
what brilliant exeItions country might have mnde
mad we been governed by men who were capable Of
properly collecting and directing its resources.
But peace has again returned to bless our shores
Again. Commerce, who has for years been weeping
over the misfortunes of our country begins to smile
Aga AGAIN we stand central to all the European powers
nt tel snould oe the political conduct in future2
reclsely to pursue the political maxms adopted by
washington. We ought to cultivate peace with all
nations, by adopting strict neutrality not only Of
conduct but Of sentiment. 4
/ we ought to make neutrality respected by
placing ourselves in an attitude OF defence. We
ought forever to abandon the wild project of pho-
sophie visionary, Of letting commerce protect Itself
In rs protection we ought to increase navy. We
ought never to think Of embargoes and non-inter-
course laws without adherence. We ought TO use
every honest exertion to turn out of power those
weak and wicked men who have abandoned the polit
lca path marked out for this country by Washington
and whose wild and visionary theories have been at
| length tested by experience and found wanting
| WHAT MUST BE DONE WITH FoREIGNIsM t3
ABOVE ALL WE OUGHT TO DRIVE FROM
OUR SHORES FOREIGN INFLUENCE AMI
CHERISH EXCLUSIVE AMERICAN FEELINGS
FOREIGN INFLUENCE HAS. BEEN IN EVERY
AGE THE CURSE OF REPUBLICS. HER JAUN.
DICED EYE SEES ALL THINGS IN FALSE co.
LORS! The thick atmosphere of prejudice, by
which she is forever surrounded, EXCLUDES FROM
HER SIGHT THE LIGHT OF REASON MN
Whilst she worshps the nation which she fayors for
their very crimes, she the enemy of that na.
tion even for their virtues In every age she has
marched before the enemies Of her country proelai-
ing peace when there no peace, and Iulling its
defenders into fatal security whilst the iron hand Of
despotsm has been aiming death-bow at their lib
critics. Areadyhas our infant republic felt her with
ering influence. Already has she involved us in a
war which had nearly cost us our existence.
LET Us, THEN, LEARN WISDOM FROM sFy-
l PERIENCE, AND FOREVER BANISH9THJs
F1END FROM OUR SOCIETY. We are Separated
from the nations of Europe by an immense ocean.
We are still more disconnected from them by differ.
ent form OF government and by the enjoyment Of true
liberty Why, then, should we injure ourselves by
taking part in the ambitious contests of foreign des
pots and kings?
Should this Washingtonian policy be pursued our
country will again rise to its former greatness and
wealth.. Under the blessings of Providence, we NAV
then calculate on long and happy existence as a ma
tlon We may reasonably hope that our chiIdren's
children, to remote generations, NAV be assembled
together upon this auspicous day. blessing the mem
orles of the men whom heaven entrusted with the eo.
rlous task OF making great nation free happy and
| independent.