The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-02-23

ures, may become clearly justifable, under.
the imperative and overruling law Of self
The. immediate bearing Of
the latter question Of Central American af.
fairs naturally puts on the q,i vive every
power which represents, or asplres to repre-.
sent a maritime nation. Thus, il Cuba shall
involve us in war, we may LOOK in vain to
any quarter Of the globe for allies.
The probable alliance against US will be
one such as the world never saw. England,
France and Spain, backed by three minor
European powers, may also, without much
difliculty--merely by eypunging few bad
debts-bring Mexico into the League. threat
ened as she is with forced protectorate.
Mexicans and Indians would be employed to
harrass our frontier and Keep the larger part
Of our little army Of 1900 men engaged in
guerilla strife. Vancouver's island would
be the stand point from which to cut of even
our supply Of gold. Canadian troops would
vex our northern frontier. Such would be
the little vexations by which the extremities
Of the nation would be annoyed. while an
army and navy, such as have never approach
ed the American continent, would be en-
ployed TO strike at some vital and central
point. A small coast guard around Cuba
and on the central American coast, would
leave mighty armament Of war steamers
and transports free to proceed Immediately
to the mouth Of the Mississippi.
The lesson Of lsl4-'l5 would be repeated
with disasters multiplied thousand fold.
In the days Of hemp canvass. when cumbrous
friga;es had to convey lubberly transports,
and concentrate an army at Havana, before
| il could be conveyed en- niasse TO Louisiana,
the genius Of Andrew Jackson, and the in
trepidity OF Coifee's Tennesseans, backed by
cotton bales piled by negroes. were indeed
sufficient TO save the city of New Orleans.
\ But cotton canvass has since superseded hemp
canvass, and, in its turn, has been left 10
wing the flight of mere ships of burden.
Steam power has wrought a revolution, which
renders the immediate transportation Of an
army OF 100000 trained men, directly from
the ports Of Europe Ia the mouth OF the Mis-.
sissippi. much easier task than was the
tarder transportation of forty.four years ago.
Six months warning wouldnow be insufficient
to save the city Of New Orleans from the
combined assaults Of English and French ar
i mics and nayics such as are sent forth at the
present day. with New Orleans, then, in
the hands Of hostile force. with the great
ports of commerce choked at its outlet, with
every important seaport on the Atlantic aud
on the Pacific, subjected TO a strict blockade.
what would be The consequence Bread
stuhs would be cheap-very che,p The
population ot the NorIhern aud Middle States
: - a
homemade garments. Mare than that. the
fishermen II the North Cduhl derive, per-
haps, brisk profit. frnm depredations on the
commerce Of the enemy. But what would
twelve months blockade do FOR The South
When the production Of cotton. sugar and
tobacco, should be estopped. and even III,
quantities on hand rendered drug in IN,
market, would score If Cubas be sufficient
TO reimburse the S.uih Cor her lnssess
i And where would il end: Would Eng.
land and France be content TO make treat,
Of peace, leaving affairs even ia sfaa gut
ante bel'um? Would they nat push theii
advantage. demand perpetual remuneration o
~ G.,nr4 -iiasaei. 4. asaaise csba By pur
chase or otherwise. Ok tie i" integrity" O
Mexico, as they have done that of Turkey
J aud dictate grieyans conditions 81 subor,l,na
ton IN Central America: Nav. more, nigh
not their " philantropr" schemes be rushe,
: TO the utterno,t. AID. backed by the vance o
the whole Black Republican party Of III,
! North. and mt 4 few ira,trrs ii the south
might they not demand that inc emancipation
uf our slaves should be made condition
peace:
! When Andrew Jackson abruptly offered Al
Orleanist King The alternative u war. &c III,
|, payment Of small aud Just claim Of som,
5000, 900 francs, he was denounced as rasl
man. There was policy IN his rashncss, am
the result justified his wisl.n,. hut ii All
drew Jackson were now alive, who believes
that he wonld commit the ultimate impnlic,
uf rashness-that he would dash a singl,
, gauntlet u defiance IN the flee 81 every mar
thine nation u Tie globe that lie would
spear tie English lion. hungry for an i'm.
mrnse commercial advantage. Offering Fog.
land At The same time the most favorable %,
pnrtunily lor French alliance, with Ma
. pplcon on the throne. and then publish 10 III,
, wnrld the intent 10 step brtwecn both nationi
and transit to the Pacific, by insulting
! spanish Ministry With the ostcnsible tender
81 10000 900 bribei
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