The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-17
NUMBER 81.
Future Policy of the United STATE.

ne question whether the f,I,ure his.
''fy OF The Uhitt d States is To l. 4. one cr
peace or war l. Topic which interests
very GU ? n. Am are nv Children 10
i've anIlti fright sceres uf ,,esc.t,,l mo.
perry, or are we TO pass n al the ,c.r
cioud once mere. which, has so lately
'Huged the land in hlo d ,NpW m ga
1e wars which u seems bet ond the ,eaci,
o. Eaman liuarrce 10 Enrtyent.k ~,
srme wars, j, would seeni. ave necessary
tor the defence nf ,lu and. firht. Ru,
ne general Iolicv OF q uaIion ~ To pesc,
or war, is generally chosen hy itself !,
IS from The spirit of the ,'et1ie or ia.
pnecy or the Governments that was
Iikinste. ss a.~e., -
- e Tact presents our futura in this
resp'c' IN rntner an unfavorsb le Erbt.
All ropn!ar governments have been w..
II. e. Greece and Rome are Instance.
which ooeur to the mind at once. Fry
iaid was more wnrlike in the DAYS of lie
r'otTc'orate IMAM ever before. or since
france o. cine the terror oil Europe when
sue 'hreT OH monarchy and became
reruDiIc Our own country has had her
iull share q wars, c .usideriuu hsr- lei
lty and the shortness of her history
ne revol,;tion, the war OF 1912, the war
Win Mexico, and the war OF South I'm in
oepehdence' tour wars in eighty years, or
one ioF eVt'y twenty years, indicates "a
'o'eiao hiood'hirsty population, The
survivors, OF the Revolution lived To 500
IA. war of 1912, and the heroes Of 1910
PARTICIPATED In the war with Iexic,,
"hite m st OF the officers of the late
arosgie received their first distinctions
N 'h" ileldo Of Buena Vista and Churu.
,usco.
} { - useless 10 inquire into the 4ori,in
u thiS tendency OF republics to be en-
mged In continual VIRUS. 1t may be the
II G. o. popular orators WHO lnii.me tho
MI ds ct the people with a sense If
,'"ngs, or with the desire for miI,ta,v
rory. Or IN our country it may be 4
crnt'uS press " hich is forever hariiup
II '"~ greatness OF car Generals and lbn
10Y OF their achievements Tn, re is
ne dudl'lpnai reason why IN reruh;cs
ne tendt ncy 10 war ia stronger than in
hef forms Of Government. Thevsor.
&C Heht 70 so many Internal crrvui,ions
'"' u - o'ten ne c~ssary 10 engage in "A
eiS" war tr the purt"sA uf kecripr
united. 10 dstrt atiet,,inU
ON ,heir own qllaT'l. they have
- YIN t,iFlr btlIh"r, as an IN
cky husband would gladly do in order
h"Vs peace At hcrln
Inc present position of the Uni,ed
",eS strongly suggests The Probability
a we are TO have no settled pNsaa j.:
y Gays Her past history ruU OF rar.
I people Under 'h- irluencn of oraror,
nose 50 ie study il go To ilfl sr,a thar
>sI"hS a. To elevate themselves to now.
her press flied wIh portraits of tion.
us and llc'ur"s of hlttle fields am
tfe- mt 20 of the connt,v
Goa na''t and distrusttul, what can ~,
'urail7 expect but that our rulers will
comnelled 10 ptuage into other ware
SFa'ly the national thirst tor glory,
: F, l" save themselves from 100 mucn
King into the breach tb,1 b.e 49,,
de between the different sections sof
people? So then it matters Int linn.
ut the Balance of Power if France
England do not wish to fight for
{, the Monroe doctrine will afford an
aston they cannot we'll avoid Selma
ssenger