Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-08-08

though they had determined upon its
annIhllalion. At time when the
nations OF Europe were convulsed
10y dreadful wars, the United States
being neutral-and when, in conse-
quenee thereof all our native pro-
ductIons were in greatest demand,
and the carrying trade presented to
our merchants rich harvest in eve
ry quarter Of the globe, they shut
up our ports by embargoes and non
importation laws.
by these means, the streams Of
wealth which were flowing into our
national treasury and into our coun-
try, from the thousand fountains of
commerce, were suddenly dried up.
lteselacis of parrioide gave an in
stanS aeous and a dreadful blow to
our prosperity. The voice of busi-
ness was no longer heard in our
cities. The stiffness Of death per-
yaded every street Detection and
despair sat upon every mans coun-
tenance. The newspapers of the
day, instead of being filed with ar
rivals from abroad aud sales Of mer-
chandlse, teemed with bankruptcies.
And our ships were laid up to rot,
as melancholy monuments of the
'oeak and loicked policy Of our gov
ernment.
Who that hath witnessed these
things, cannot observe the hand
of the Corslcan despot, like thai
dreadful hand upon the wall Of the
Babylonlsh monarch, writing our de-
Structlon. Who can avoid believing
that Bonaparte was the source OF TIM
policy, and that it was intended lt
operate in unison with his conunen.
tai system. II might perhaps bt
unwarrantable 10 assert that our ad
mlnlslration were actually corrupted
by France, but that their politics
were biased by warm and lmpropel
Partially for that country, there cat
be no doubt.
Time will not allow me TO emu.
merate all the wild aud wicked pro-
lects of the Democratic adminIstra
uon. Suffice 10 say, that after they
had deprived us of the means of de-
Tense, by destroying our navy and
disbandlng our army aiier they had
taken away from Us che power OF
recreaiIng them, by running com
merce, the great source OF our ma
llnal and individual wealth after
they had, by refusing the bunk OF
the Uulted States continuance OF
It's charter, embarrassing the flnan-
clal concerns of the Government, and
the only universal paper
Medium of the country from clrcu-
latlOn amer the people had be-
come unnccustomed TO, and OF
course unwilling to bear taxation /;
and without money in the Treasury,
they rashly plunged into war with
a nation more able to do US injury
than any other in the world. What
was the dreadful necessity for this
des erale measure Was our coun-
try invaded : No. We're our lib
erlies m dangerl No Was it to
protect our little remaining com
merce from The injuries sustained 10y
the orders IN council Z No. Com
merce was not such a lavorite, and
the merchants wished no war on that
account
Besides if The expenses of the or
ders in council had been its true
cause, after their repeal, our country
would have accepted the olive
branch which was offered by Eng
land. 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 of nations, concerning which
an opinion different from that Of our
administration was held by all Eu-
rope. To decide whether man can
expatrate himself or not. In the
decision Of this question our admin
isTalion pretends to feel deep in
terest The greater part Of those
foreigners, lohO ,oOutd be affected by
IL, had long been their earnest
friends. They had been one 0 the
great means Of eieVating the pres
ent ( (Democrdtic) ruling party, and
ii tOOUtd have been Uery ungrateftl
for that party to haze abandoned
them
Superficial observers may suppose
this to have been the real source of
the war, but whoever will carefully
ana n"PNrually aramine tho history
of our country, Will find its true
origin to have been far different
Ittook It's rise from the overV eenlng
partiaily which the Democratic par
ty have uniformly shown for France,
and the consequent aaIred which
they felt against her great adversary,
England. To secure this foreign
feeling has been the labor Of their
leaders for more than twenty years,
and well have they been paid for
their trouble, Tor II has been one of
the principal causes Of introducing
and continuing them in power
Immediately before the war. this Tor
sign influence had completely EN-
Oodied itself with every political
ceiling Of a majority of the people. -
Particularly in the west, It's voice was
leard so loud at the seat of govern
nent that the President was obliged
to yield to It's dictates or retire from
ullice. The choice IN this alterna-
i've was easily made by man Mad