The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-06-28
(CONCLt DIED.

HE ACCUSES THE DEMOCRACY OF ATTEMPTISG
TO DESTROY OUR COMMERCE
The Democratic Admins tration next de-
clarcd war against commerce. They were
not satisfied with dcpriving it of the protec-
ton of a Navy, but they acted as though they
had determined upon its humiliation. At
time when the nations of Europe were con.
vulstd by drca dful wars, the United States
being ncutral-and when, in consequence
thereof, all our native productions were in
greatest demand, and the carrying trade pre-
scented to our merchants a rich harvest in
cvry quarter of the globe, they shut up our
ports by embareoeS and non-impoftufioa lars.
BY those means. the streams of wealth,
which were flowing into our national treasury
and into our country, from the thousand ioun-
tans Of commence. were suddenly dried up.
These acts Of parricidc gave an instantaneous
and dreadful blow to our prosperity. The
voice Of business was no longer heard in our
cities. Detection and despair sat upon each
mans countcnancc. The newspapers of the
day, instead of being filled with arrivals from
abroad, and sales Of merchandise, tcemed
with bankruptcies. And our ships were LAID
TIE WEAK AND WICKED POLICY OF OUR
GOVERNMENT.
Who that had witnessed thtSe things, can
not observe the hand of the Corsican despot.
like that dreadful hand upon the wall of the
Babylonish monarch, writing our destruction.
Who can avoid believing that Bonaparte was
the source of this policy, and that it was in
tended to operate in unison with his continent
al system. 1t might perhaps be unwarran-
| table to assert that our administration were
actually corrupted by France; but that their
politics were biassed by a warm and improper
Partially for that country, there can be no
doubt.
| HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS TONGUE CANNOT
| PORTRAY THE cORRUPTIoNS OF THE DEMoC-
RACY.
TIME WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO EMU
MERATE ALL THE OTHER WILD AND
WICKED PROJECTS OF THE DEAlOCRA-
| TIC ADMINISTRATIONS. Suffice it to say,
that after they had deprived us of the means
of defence by destroying our navy and dis
banding our army: after they had taken from
us the power of re-creating them, by refusing
the bank of the United States a continuation
of its charter, embarrassing the financial con-
Germs of the Government. and withdrawn the
only universal paper medium of the country
from circulation after the people had become
uiaSCuSloiicu w. anu, VI COuISe, ulN ming W
bear taxation; and, without money in the
Treasury, they rashly plunged into war
with nation more able TO do us injury than
any other in the world. What was the dread
| full necessity for this measure Was our
country invaded NO. Were our liberties
in danger! No.-Was it to protect our little
remaining commerce fromthe injuries sustain
cd by the orders iE council No. Commerce
was not such favorite, and the merchants
wished for no war on that account.
Ills IDEA OF DEMOCRATIC DUPLICITY IN REGARD
TO FOREIGNIsM
Besides, If the existence of the orders in
council had been its true csuse, after their re-
peal, our country would have accepted the
olive branch which was offered to England
| What then was the cause The one for which
we professed to draw the sword and risk our
all, was to determine an abstract question Of
the law ofnations, concerning which, an opin-
ion different from that of our administration,
was held by all Europe. To decide whittier
man can expatriate hmselfor not. In the
decision of this question our administration
pretended to feel deep interest. THE
GREATER PART OF THOSE FOREIGN
HAD LONG BEEN THEIR EARNEST
| IniElNDo. IHEl IlAD DEEM oNE VI
TIE GREAT MEANS OF ELEVATING
THE PRESENT (DEMOCRTRiC) RULING
PARTY, AND II WOULD HAVE BEEN
UNGRATEFUL FOR THAT PARTY TO
HAVE ABANDONED THEM.
| HE SAYS INFLUENCE CONTROLS TIE ADMIN
| ISTRATION.
Superficial observers may suppose this to
have been the real source of the war, but who
ever will carefully and ilnpartially examine
the history of our country, will find its true
origin to have been far different. 1t took it's
rise from the overwhelming partially which
the Democratic party have uniformly shown
for France. and the consequent hatred which
they felt against her great adversary, Eng
land. To secure this foreign feeling has been
the labor o. their leaders for more than twenty