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ii,” si ice whic i they se mi to
lit -mi > ; <> i l>itilt sides of the
I proa 1 hi we are of recalling
ie nob .» chivalry of liberty
r father 4 , and bore them tri—
git a e.i ite-it in which the o lds
i .igtm-it t iem, we may, with-
o Oiir nitro ic s.-’n iinents, re-
m-rve a 4 > ;r • of g ■•i-ro is md manly s\ muathy
fir 1I11 s iff- in n I of respect and Ii >nor fir
the in itives if snah <>f tin- loyalists as, nc'ing,
a'si fro n lofty ini u's-s, ml icred to the liws
an I in-Miutons under which they and their
fathers for ill a ty gen ratio, is had happily liv
ed.”
Mr. W ird's ho hit was cliboritcly reviewed
in the di-t in: ns mil joirn il ref rre I tont the
j a 1 of t 1 J artirle, in :ho mmber f >r January,
813. Tn rovitiwi-r then said: “ Compara-
/ivc v few of Ihe L >yu!ist* persevered in their
principles nt t e rm of banishment and ine
cimfi c iiion of ilioir property; but some did
so, n o I ii has been one ofilin objects of the edi
tor of this w »i'k, to gither in ii such infirm 1-
tion relative to,their file ns might still be of
gui-ral in'cest : n 1 if Mr., W m I had only
eliiincd for the refugees hoi va y m toe mai -
trinnee of t ie r opi ions, we should have no
disdiisvion in many instances to dispute it.—
P„t when lie goes firther, an l says that the
Zjiiyalt.-di in inainv in-ta ices were actuoted by
nri ifiph** not less Infy than those who cm
brae il tlie |iopii'ar op n ons of tne day, and
adopted measures which resulted in sii -h tr ins-
»:en Ie t -access, wr. must demur to thr use of
the word •* lof'v” so applied, os well os to any
comparison being t/iadc, at all between the clas
ps thus brought together.”
Tne “Noli American” for October in-
«,nnt contains iini -nsst <*t e’S, the following
remarks upon the Lnva'i-ls; “Aid he the
p ip ilar sentiment non wh it it may. we can
not doubt that Harrison Gray, Pet r Van
Shnick. Richard Sukonstsjl, and t>n'idn-ds <>f
others were actuated by a pur r tind stronger
love < f countri, than w*-ro tn nv who will go
down lojjoaterty as true a d sound hearted
patrols. Men who give up home, who sepa
rate themselves from kindred, who surrender
all the happiness a no especial ions of life in or
der to become ex lrs—f of distinguished pri
vate worth—arc never to be stfgmat zed, hut
always to be refl ected and sonietur* S venera
ted. * I will g,, in Worms,’s .id Luther, Miiirngti
I we re eertmn to toed ns mmy devils : s there
a.e tiles upon (he Minuses.’ Impelled by a
sense "f ditty n't high and ns b ly as tins, s<>me
of the Loyalists nhnn 'o «d their firesides to
brave perils ns alarm ng to them ns any which
b «»' the 1 -:li of th great r-firmer. Why
did you come lien*, wit n you and vnur.asso
ciates were almost c-ria'u to endure .the s> ffi-r-
jpes and absolute want of shelf r and food
which you have 1 nrrited—a-ketj an Amer ca-i
pe t'email of one of the first seitlers of St
John, New Brunsw ick, a man who e lif- which
has just ended was Without a slam—"•why did
toe C‘>me here”ropli d he, with emotion which
bMiugot tears— 'for our by ally—tin'ufc you
thai out pre.tc p es w- re not ns dear to os as
yours to Von 1 ’ \Vil : tret even the prejudiced
ow . that {aiihfu'ness to conscience is always a
g.-.-.n virtu**—i.ev'-ru sin.”
To those 1 liter sentiments every heart must
respond — and We trust that n future number
will c uitai i as i'.ll a recantation of the f*llow-
Jiig as th-* pres'-nt ilo s of the sentiments which
wa quoted from th - fo mer :
v “ li'e would not have the rondocl of the
Loyalists who entered th' Itritish seroiee and
fought against th> ir brethren held < reusable
either vie or at am/ coming time "Until eve
ri/ distinction between right and wrong shall
be beaten down, their deep sins will stand ac
cursed. ’
To this we must “demur,” and ask the re
viewer if the I) lancet, the Phil) p 4 es, th** Ro
bin mi tu, the B relays, the Ruggl sses a d the
Wi .slows, ha I neither prin-upes, e-t-des nor
coim’i'es to figi t for nod defend? *‘Cut he
s iv tl»a t’u-ir hca ts did not bl*t*d at the dan
gers r. i w- iic 1 each was expose I by a rebellion
ralv.l a*1 'ey thought with <ut sufficient cause ?
In nor opi io;i tlm lovnli-ts who believed thai
Am i ;c.1 w*mi i be hapjiier under tile govci'-
rneut .1! ill.- motuer country, <>r wliosaw in tbe
dUaff-etioa of Ii s cottniryme 1 o dy ti e rchell -
out ov«nhrow of law ami order—11 weak nl-
tem t a’ resista ce wiHiouti m pio-rpect of sue-
ces'-, would b • do ng Ins rlut.v t-> oppose m as-
urcs firaiurhi only wi h evil and wrong, by force
of urmt. if ueeess «ry.”
T a reviewer -s-tnres us that “it was hard
to determine i 1 many nf the colonies wh ch par
ty had me .11 j u i y. and that in nil of ill-111 lie
|oy liis:-; <!• 1; p >s -d a tn is» formi (able body;”
th .t “the:-.' were o-’ea-ions when the royal
g-nends oh:.i< i tw -Ue m fifteen inindre I re
emits iiinoti:: the in .. s 1 :s
a call upon th r.i t«» >ir : ; 1 ! -
tJ1.1t “nil win calmly ex
whirh Jed in (»• n. Line*
Caarleston. ron»l he saiisfit
rn rely by issu ng
heir alirjt lance”—
mine the events
In's snrrend'T of
e mltahi-
v, 1 r f r-
d tin: city
*• few "i
e Arqe'i- I
that
taut- u' tlie cdy an : vicinity, s a I1.1
red t mi both the American a-mv m
sh uihl fall »n»o Brni-di himd»”—tha
tho Caritlin ans w tilt] cn ist under t
ca 1 l> n*>er; but ofor the eapi'tilation. they 1
flocked r 1 the roy 1 standard by httnd t d-.”
An 1 this w -tin perfect itccotrinnce w th : e
avowed p iucipl'-sof the most p omi iout lea- |
ders oftherevol itton p-ior to 1775.
Julio Dck-nso-', nt:d -r :ltt* s!g a»-iro of tiie I
“Ponn-ylvuoia Farmer,” said “I hop-, my
dear countrymen, tint you will in every col - 1
nv ho upon Vonr ir.l agui st tlio-e u-h . > 1
any time en«l'-a*or to »iii you up, under the |
pretence of patriot sm in any mcas -ro di-r.-. !
sperlTul to our s iver -ign • nd mother c 11 t v.” 1
Jo-iah Qttincv, Jr., q■ mt* I anil r spo de I to •
the iihc ve i 1 one of his speecltes—John Adams I
raid that *• T . - - .; ; :: t a 11 r. 1 in the -" >v-
ince urt-ver w s, who harbor- d a \v s-. for ln-
dupen I- iv. .” An 1 J 1 in-. O.is. m mi ad.lre-s j
to t‘>e illlf.bi -mis of Ii s .111. said V :.t •• X-I !
cons lUitmn ol rn . go- rum at Had a >p ari-d j
in me vv -r'd so n-l.-n .' ly n :&pteil to tli- pre-
servaiin 1 "f t .< great parpn- a of Ii•.e v hih! I
knowledge as ilia-of Guj-.t B’ .t in. That t- e !
true iu'e e-ts of ii: ki ig nn . ft i hero oni s !
wer- mm.1 1, and w a G*i •• in -is prm i.I.-nce I
ha ■ niied hi no m .a dare attempt to pi.ll as- |
under”
B !' o >d -.|! q-ie-'t o 1 t!i sc sentim- tits un’ver- I
sally prevailed p>i<*r to '75. m I I .n - ,a:<- can- I
no l>e stiong-r tlrm 'ii • 'er.ns i- u.d i in t ! -e !
d/r. •rent e.Vjues'i ns ' t lie del berate a d uv- |
ed op nion • a d s n ini- as n the •(- .d.-rs of t ..- j
rev -iu'i m. who 11 nv - o'n .in <1 an - arih'v crown
of kf orv lor /hanging t n.se fixed and settled
princi..l. s, an ) m ii t.iiui.-ijj fin-re». r«e of them
even to h 1 >.l- )• .! and d a h. S..ch wor< a so ;
the opinio is >f n,- loyali-is—but they never
changed ih.i.v- ..pi . on-.
Ai what ! r>-c -e pe ind we wo Id as’; the
reviewer, did n.e man. aini' g i f 1I1 se p i ei-
« cease to be a virtu - a .J he ■ n to tx- *>
crime ; so as to elevate tii'-so wlio were upon
l one sid - of the line m ido'atry, and sink ti.ose
j who were upon the oilier to deg ndalion mid
' inf rav.
Tito pare patriot, “ John Jar, regarded the
■' dispute with our mother count it, one in which
1 men might couscicn'i -usly lake opposite .-ides,”
: mid the immortal Washington in a letter to
Bryan Fairfax, for whom lie obtained permis-
.sio.i to r.-treat to England, and, “ 1 he friend
ship which I ever professed mi l felt for you.
. met with 110 distinction from the d ff reuc-* of
. our poV.ical op mi ms. I knew the r-ctnude of
j my own sentiments, an I lielieving i . the sin
cerity of yours, lamented although I did not
condemn your renunciation of the creed I hud
adopted.”
“ It may be asked,”says the reviewer, "why
when the nppres-ions of the mother country
were so flagrant and apparent, there was no
greater un .nimity than liom want wr have now
said appi ars to have ex is el ; and why a p irty
so large in numbers, which in many coloui s
included persons so r spectablo and Iiitheno
so universal y esteemed, was .seemingly, or tn
fact, av- rse to breaking away from British do
minion ?” *
It has h'-en answered, that n few foresaw the
iisuc to which the qnarr. l must come. It lias
been said also, that those who received the name
of Tories, were not at first, nor indeed for some
years, resisting a revolution, but striving to pre
serve order, and an observance of the rights of
persons and property; th t many whot -ok sides
at tlte outset usmere conservatives of the peace,
wer • denounced by those w|i<>g.* purpos -s they
ti.wart- d. apd Were fi ally compelled in pure
soil’ defence to accept royal protection.
Again, il lias been stated that bad the naked
que.-tiou ofind-pt-itdence b«-en dj-cussed at the
lieginnuig, and b -fme minor, and in many eases
local e-eats bad shaped their course, many
who were driven forth to live and the aliens
ami outcasts would h.-.ve terminated their career
far diffeieutly. Tliat the-e is force in th.-se
replies the unprejudiced minds of this genera
tion should he fr-.nk < nOugii to mlmit.”
“ I he wise tiiau of Isr el said: “A brother
offi ridt d is harder to be won than a strong city,
and tiu-ir contentions are like the bars < f a cas
tle.” Tli..t nt .nv were needlessly “ofl’ended”
by the doing* of p> rsons who took to them
selves the sacred names of "suns of Warty.”
we shall not hesitate to declare. VVtiai “broth
er,’’upon whose vision the breaking up of the
cdon al sys'em, and the soveietgmy or Ameri
ca li.id not daw nl, and wi o .-aw, as even the
tchigs professed to see with the c/jes only of a
British subject, was "to be won” over to the
right by me arguments of mobbing, fairing,
bumi g and sn okmg? Did the eauseof Imnim
Mfeedont" gain stri ngtlt by the deeds of the five
hundred who mobbed KlieiitTTyng, or hy the
speed of tbe Inmdred and sixty on horselnck
«lio pursued Commissioner I h-1 owe])? Were
the sn -uts of an excited multitude, and the
crash of broken glass and demolished furni
ture, ft 1 requiems for tne dyi g Ropes? Were
Whig interests promoted buna .se one thousand
men shut up the courts of Itw in B rks >ire,
and five thousand did tne same in Worcester*
and ni"bs dmvo away tbe judges at Springfield,
Taunton and Plymuuud Because in one
place a judge was stopped, insulted and threat
ened; in another die whole Ix-nch were less* d
and hoottc, til'd in a third were requred to do
pena ce, hai in hand, m a process on of Attor-
tries ai d Siierills? Did the drivj. g of lnger
soil from his estate, of Edson his house, and
the assault ujron the house of Gilbert, and tiie
shivering of Sewall's windows, serve to wean
them or their friends from their allegiance? Did
R.tggh s, wneri sulrseque >t events threw bis
countiymen into hjs power, forget that the crea
ture which grossed Ins pusturesjuad been painted
shorn, maimed a d poisoned—that he had been
puisu d on the highway day and night—that
his house had been broken open, and 1.is family
Ind been uriv u f'orn it? Wnat tory turned
Whig because Sallon-t.di was mobbed, and
Oliver plundered, and Leonard -hot in hjs uwitt
house? Was the king y arm actually weaken
ed or strengthened for harm, because thousands
surrounded the mansions of high functionaries
and fore- d litem into resignation; or because
s ier fis were t-*ld that tliey would perform their
duties at the risk of their live-? Winch party
gained by waylay ng and insulting at every cor
ner the ‘‘Rescinders,” “Protesters” and the
“Addressera?” Wnichbybur ingl'eMilsof
Putnam? Ilad the widows and orphans no ad-
dit mini gri fa, because r o Prub.t,e courts
were clos d by the multitude, and their officers
were driven und*-r British g >ns? iDid it serve
a good end to e danvor t<r hiutjc*Torii s Irom
gettiug tenants, or to prevent pr rsons who owed
them trom pnying honest debts? On whose
cheek shoo'd hav. been the blush ofshame when
ihe habitation of the aged a d f <-ble Foster
«as sacked, a"d he had no shelter hut the
vv.ods—when Willi .ms, as infirm as he, was
se z d at night, dragged away for miles and
smoked in n room witn fastened doors anil a
closed chimney top? What fa'll r who doubt
ed, waver< d at d rfi uhte I anil, whether to join
or fly, d> termiued to abide the issue in the land
nfh:s hi«th, because?,'fen I words were spoken to
his daughters, or liecau.<e they w< re pelhd
wh4h ridi g or moving in the innocent danc- ?
“It tn >y he well to renmi k that thes- ou ra
ges wee committed, belbre the sh dding of
blood,and white both p irties occupied, ostensi
bly .it least, com.non ground. We have seen
enuuga of the opt rations and tend- nccs of the
col -n al system, tnodffie I even as it now is, to
e.icertain for it the hearii st abhorrence. 13.it
the ro-tb an 1 the wnrfire waged against p rsmis
at the r own hum x, about their lawful avoca.
tions. in order t" overthrow ir, are to be severe
ly an .' unci 1 dui 'na'ly condemned ”
*• W e ti 11-t that tin. pemd . ns at last arrived,
w en a disj ssionatc view can be taken of ihe
cou-«e pursue I by the Lo\ a'i-ts and towards
them, and tli.it the utiju3t ohloq ly which luth'-rlo
ii .5 over-had iwed the fame o‘ such of them as
ac ed consc entiously will lie f dly reir.oved.
Arrival of the Steamer Caledonia.
SE VEX DA YS LATER FROM EUROPE.
We make ihe hdiovvi g i.ddilio -al r-xt.ucts
from me tiles leridved In the Cal- doniu :
From the London Times. Ap>il 5._
The American packet* llie Caledonia, which
has be -ii detained till this morning* will carry
oni 1 ire distinct and emphatic d duration of the
B'liish Government • n die subject of the Ore
gon Territory, which was received last night
with the strong und unanimous suti-facltou «»f
botli Houses of Pari ante it. When the inte-
rests and dig ity «-f tbe country, un 1 lue p.e-
servation of 1 lit* domioio s of tiie Crown, are
two votes, in a measure for seizing Oicgon, I
w.thoul having lakt.-u any perceptible care 10 j
prov detiir the m aits of co.isummutiitg such j
imp oe.l. led acts, o. dt feuding ilieinselves from j
the const quenct s of th- tn.
Are they nut aware that in proportion as
they assume the illegal exercise of sovereign
rights on ihe des ri siio r .-s of tiie Pacific, tney
expose the populous coas s <>f the Atlantic to
ihe broadsides and dock .des ol Bri isli fleets?
Hove t tey forgotten, in their .11 x.ety to extend 1
the.r “ domestic institution:)” to the whole co>
tiueut of America, that in the event ol war they
will have to eticuutiler tiie most uovei of all dan-
TIIE TELEGRAPH A\D REPDIUG.
A fi*w days since, while suffering ihe ago.
1 iesof 1110 noth.telie, we w< re reminded of an
..11 cu lie of two Dutchmen, which tan in this
u i-e:
A D Jtchmm procieJing ton place from
w!i nee ho heard cries ;.f dis 10s 4 , d scovered
'■tie oi is neigub irs Ling under a stone wall
which li.id f.llcu ujron hi-n and fractured it is
•‘'g-*
* V --I don, r.e gkbor Vuooikcn, vat is 1 do
mailer vid yt ?’
‘ Vai ! vy you sees my con lilions vid all
d se pig so ... upon me, and pot ii mute legs
hr It-- o.i . I .sc uu by mine poddy.’
‘ Py -L'lgi.’ sail Hone, ‘ isn da! all ! you
hoi owed s 1, I to i^hi you was got de toot .c ie.’
Two Gentlemen al once A conceited act
lot boa-red oi the number 1,1 c a acters he had
P 1 «> el in one «-v..-miig. ‘I have s --eo you
pi y two ch iracter.s al i-ncc,’ said a sock .nd
bosk in brothel. ‘ U hat are il.ev ?' inqu red
tic f-r ner. 4 \\ by, vrm aft nipted -lie c ,-u'-
act«-r of Caspar, and pi iyed th -‘ Devil wish it.’
replied th-: latser.
really at stake, tli.-re is no equivocation i.i the ger 4 , tliat arising from tiie , ivseace oi thesian-
I language of tiie Government to loreigo powers, j Jard of freedom among a population of slaves ?
i anti no semblance ot weak ess or hesitation in j Or is taeir bliirlness anti iufaiimtion 111 prn-
; any political parly. Lord Palmerston may j p (ir i, un to the injustice and cr m na ity f tiieir
abuse Lord Ashburton for acceding to ihe very 1 rfesigug, so that, in iheir eagerness to seize ad-
: same conditions which ne had liimselt t.ot o dy j j ateill territories, lln-v overlook t.ie resources
j accepted hut urged upon the Cabinet ol Wasn- j <)( flieir op|K>uents and th* ir own weakness?—
I ington; and Lord J'-lui Russell may boast that 1 r pp e couseq lenct-s o such a war will prove m-
■001 Afe. CSL' VEI3 r’Ofcl _
Tuesday* .7"ay G, ISI.U.
Foreign Ncw«.
\\ e yield a large portion of our paper to-day
to the foreign news by the Caledonia. Tin-
war sp lit of the English Ministry is all leath
er and prunella—a!^ talk for effect; her states
men have too much discretion to engage in a
war with this country. Besides, notwiihstand-
ing the hostile declarations of that Government
through her minister Sir Robert Peel, that
“ having exhausted every effort to obtain it
(Oregon) if our rights arc invaded, we arc re.
solved, and we are prepared to maintain them.''
Ti.e s'tuation of the two countries on this ques-
ti .n is very different, in tfiis, the great bulk
of the p ople »iil force the President and Go-
vernmetit to maintain tho position they have
| hia last official act was to sanction the rejection
1 of a proposal in a negotiation which turns but
■ to have been a mere provisional airang-ui- nt ;
j but the-e attempts to depreciate tliesa i'facto-
i rv adjustment of a former dispute, wh ch the
j Wuiga had been unable to sett e in ten ye.irs of
! negotiation, are only proofs that the tricks of
I party have 110 effect whatever on the honest
convictions of the country.
We are jus ly proud that on the Oregon
question, as well as on that of the Ninth Eas
tern JB -und iry, the Bntish Govenimeni lias
calculably di-asirous. I'hcy would make
br.ive im-o h si ate. even in a just cause; but
I tie hoi loess of democracies despises alike tne
justice of the cause and the terri, Ie evi;s of tiie
prebible result.
We have tt<> intention of aggravating the
very serio-.s difficulties with which the indis
creet language of Mr, Polk has a ready surroun
ded the Oregon question, and which renders a
speedy -olutto . of it mdep. usable to the mai .-
teuance of | tic fic relations heiwe. n the na'io s.
The la. guage of tt-is country in such emeigen-
unif umly shown its inou’t ration as well as its j < .y i ai]l j j,, j, r sener of such opponents, can.-.ot
firintp-ss on mu- s de. It is im|>ossible no: to too tempera'e or loo decided. Tliat lan-
deplore, on the oili'-r hand that il -regulated, ! gu-ige has been u-ed. and with oual propriety
overhearing, and aggres-ive spit i of tne Ante- j a „j patriotism, hy the lea tors of each of our
ricim D mocr.tcv, w.iicli ovci looks the rea pre- g reJ i parties. T.eriglis of Great Britain are
sent interests ot the two nations in the Oregon | us clu.»i a at iinquestionahl-- as those which Mr.
Territory—th t, namely, of h-ttiug it alone for
another half century at least, or d -cidiug the
matter by arbitration, before auy local nati -ual
interes's have sprung op there loo powerful to
he -o disposed of.
But, since the Americans, and even the Pre
sident <-f the U .ited States, are determined
that tiiis que-non s a'-l not be allow :d to real
any long u—since they have reject* d th- pro
posal of an arbitration, and ost< ntatiously an
nounce claims and in asutvs utterly incons s-
tent with the system of joint occupation, or the
oqu tab c recognition «;f any co current rights
at a I, it is fit that they be wanted in tne most
exp icit manner that tiieir pieteusjons amount,
if acted upon, to tne clearest casus belli which
has ever yet ari-en between Greju Britatu and
the American Union.
In this case the strung determination and
convictions which were expressed last night
are hot those of particular statesmen, or of the
present Mmi-ters, but «f the Brifsli Purliatn nt
and of ti e country. If the q 'est:on was to be
determi ed by the arguments used in such dis
cuss ons—that is to say. by a ref fence to g o
graphical facts, to discoveries, to history, to
ir. atus a d to occupation—the case on hi hilt
of the British claim, as it was ably stated by
Lord John Russell, is complete ; and it is on
ly in cons quence of udm ssious made wit it too
much laxuy on t >e former o -cuaions—espe
cially in the inteipretation of the treaty of
Ghent—tliat any concu rent right ca . tie ad
mitted 10 exist in tho United States to any por
tion of that territmy.
But fro n tne character of the rec-nt for. ign
policy of the Ametic ms, and the extraofdinuiy
declare'ions *>f Mr. Polk, it is evident that 110
argument w II produce any effect; and «e can
scarcely anticipate that a coun rv so cousti'ut d
and directed w.ll even tun-- a dispassi mate or
correct survev of the frightful and inevitable
eons*quenres of its extravagant references of
diplont nic questi -ns to popular clamor.
According to all ordinary po’rt.cal calculu
tions, and iissuming that Mr. Polk's inaugural
address vvas the m m-festoofu Goven.m nt,
and not mere declamations for the mere hust
ings, tiie Pre>id- nt already finds hints If and
the Union plac- d in presence of two wars, for
the avowed purpose of teiritorial aitgrandise-
me t, and in d rect violation of the whole pol -
cv of Amer.cn from Gen. Washington 10 Mr.
\V> b'ter.
Ti e one with Mexico is so imminent that we
are awaiting with anxiety the next arrivals
from that country; the other with Great Brit
ain. is more remote, but also more inevitable, if
the menaces of the Americans are any thi g
but vaporing and bluster. Under these co-
rum-tauces, a statesman of oidit.ary cautio *
would direct the | ub ic attention, nut only to
the passions and objects wl\jch are likely to
c.iu-e wanton a >d wicked contests, but to the
conseqtienc*s which most utte d them.
Tne Umted Stares Gover.Sne t is very ap'
to provoke quatrels, but it ts'very ill prepared
t<* carry them on. Tne same d**inocratic folly
which . makes them arregant in the Cabinet,
makes them h .bitualiy feeble in al! that co sti-
tutes a tuition’s strength in the field. In a mili
tary point of view, the eor'isequer ces of a d c la-
ration of war by the G ■vemment of Mexico
iigaustthe United States would preliably lie
con'emp'ible and indecisive; for neither of
th« bed g- rents possess an army at a ; l propor
tion d to thw vast extent of the opera i-ms ne
cessary to accomplish any practical result.
But the actual o>. t«-i*t o 1 land would proba
bly dege eraie into something htilo hi tler than
the partisan warfare of the S'an-s of tv nth
Ameri'-a, 1 is not less certain that the stale <f
war between 1 he 1 wo countries, nnd HICexer
cise of bedigereot rights, would be attended
with most s tin's co s ■ q-u-nces, not on'y to
themselves, but to neutrals all over Hewm l i.
’I'lie system of letters of nt irq :e, winch t ! re
Americans thr mselves in .de n*» small use of m
their last war w.th Great Br taiu, place.- the
wuole conttn- rce of the Utrin-d S'a es. in.de-
feiid'd as it is by any considerable naval force,
at the mer v of the privateers and advontorers
of all nations.
An I 1.1 a war entirely provoked by Anv ri-
can rapacity and viol. nee. no usages watch
have * v-i-r been ju>tided by the laws o' nations,
und by tho example of the U ited Sm es, could
be regarded as u warrantable. The Mexican
territory commands froth oceans, an-l t- e |)o--i-
tren of th - port of Acqruicn on the Pacific
would facilitate the must extensive operations
agiin-t the whole Asiatic trade of'lie U-.itcd
Staten and their Sotitli Sea whal.* fisheries.
s rch - war would he inglorious, and rppiig
mini to the iu«cre*ts of civilization-p but .t
would bo worthy ol 1 e n< faro s tra.^actions |
ill wliiclt it had originated, and if Rbxicohiis
been plundered hy her powerful neighbor, me
practices of wnr would amply justify her in
nvtki ig reprisals wherever she can fin ! lie in.
Lein rs of iiiiirquu reflect tm honor, and are of
no great .<dva tag*- to a p -wer which mav be
diilv r. jircsvn ed on tin- -eas by its own cmi-
si-rs ; hut they t.-nd to remove the maritime dis
parity which c-xisis between two Slates like
M* mco and th - U ion, and 1 hey mv no: art im
proper weapon in die l.an.ls of the weak for re
tali .lion mi ihe i.trgressious of tne strong.
It is extraordinary that the Uniied S'ates
shou d have adv tic d so near the b ink of war
as to have carried I In ongli the S-uate annas-
PoU has thought fit to make tne subject of Ins
iu Ugural aditres-: and whoever he may he
p ep red to d >. this rnunf'V is. as the prime
minister ol the Crown d> dared last night, “ re-
solvea and prepoo . in them.”
/r m th - Lon do 1 Punch.
DOG no.ojXATIUN.
John Poll; was p it to me bar c arged wi Ii
robbing the M -xican ruinist* r of n favorite
ri -a. • am *l Texas. Thecircum tances oftlie
case Don Bernardo Morphy staled to be simply
Some months since, John P Ik sold his Ex
cellency the dog (a very largo ani mil, spo ted
b'ack and white, tliat used to run under Ills ear-
ri.ge) suhs qu* nt.y a fel ow named Houston, a
cou tryma.t of Polk s who had been nt his Ex
cellency’s service, absconded with t e dog, and
he had that d iy seen it at Greenwich Fair,
wnith.-r he r.ad gone in company with Clieva-
Iter Biitiscit. Tne mi mai was tied to a van
belonging to the prisoner, and from vvliich be
was iiarungiting aud psalm-singing to the com
pany at tne fat- - .
Policeman, X. 21 said—Please your Wor
ship, there has been more p eking of pockets
round that ere psaltn-singTng man, than 111 any
pait of tiie lair.
Mr. Aberdeen.—Silence, Policeman.—
Wliat lias that to do with tlte compl iit.it?
The Mexican minister continued, in a very
agitated manner.
‘•I instantly recog ised my dog, and gave the
scoundrel tlioie in charge to a policeman.”
“Scoundrel!” the prisoner cried, (a very
sanctimonious looking iedow, who held the do
in Ins anus)—-“Am 1 in a Christian Ian U to
hear inyseif Called by such names : Are we
men ! Are we brethren? Have wo blessings
and privileges, or have vve not? I come of a
country the most enlis-lit tied, the tno.-t religi
ous, the most freest, honesiest, punctuallest, on
tiiis niith, I do.”
Mr. Aberdeen (with a profound bow.) You
are an American, 1 suppose ?
Polk.- I thunk a gmcreus mussy l tun! I
can iipp al to every thing that is holy, and,
laying my hand mi my iie .rf, declare I am an
honest man. 1 scorn the accusation that i stole
tne complama it s dog. Tne dog Ts mu dog—
m ne hy die laws of heaven, airih, right, nature,
and possession.
Don Bernardo Murphy, very much agitated,
here cried out—How Jours? I cmi swear to
tire animal. I bought 1 i 11 of yon.
Polk—You did. It’s us true us I’m a free
born m re.
poii Bernardo.—A man who was an oW ser
vant of yours comes into my serv.ee and steals
lire dog.
Polk.—A blesscder Jruth you never told.
Don Bernardo.—A..d I find the animal now
'again in jour pi^ ss un.
Polk (hugging the dog)—Yes, my old dog—
yes, my old l exits it md like to come back to
its old master. 11 d (I!
Don B--r .iirdo (in a fury).—1 ask your wor-
.sliin, isn’t this io-> monstrous !
Mr. Abe'deen.—Your Excellency will per
mit me to obrerve taat we have not yet lieald
Mr. Polk’s defence. In a Brit sh court justice
must be show 11, nod no favor.
Polk.—I scorn a defence. The dog return
ned to me hy a lot of iiatur—it’s wicked to lly
ag»iu>i a lor of iiatur. Ifl s-»ld the dog, »nd
by I lie irre-i-tilrle u>traciion of 0 .h< sion, and the
eternal order of things, he comes back to me—
am i to blame? It’s inonstious, heinous, reg
ular blasphemy to say so.
Mr. Ab rdeeii appeared deeply struck bv the
latter observnti >u.
To the De-aiioci ;t«:y of tlte Tenth £.e-
giou.
AV r e desire to address a few r -marks to our j taken in regttnJ to Oregon and Texas at everv
Republican brethren, particularly in the central Ii z nl. While in England the ministry win
anil mid de counties in tiie State. During the I not be sustained by any cottsi ierabie portion of
campaign of lust summer, we claim, without 1 the nation in any aggressions against lids coun.
wis dug to detract aught from the noble deeds , try; for the very obvious reason that any j n .
of others, for the nnconquered and unconquer- termptio > between t»«e two countries would
able Deinocrucv of the glorious “Tenth Legion” ; cuise lier laboring a cl industrial classes with
the middle counties of the State, tbe honor of 1 ail the horrors uf famine and rebellion,
having cO 'tiibuted 110 mean snare towards the
triumph of R publican pnin.-iples, in tho last
gnat election. Tne generous enthusiasm—
the noble gallantry und animated Unanimity dis-
p’ayed by tliem on that i-ccasion, not only
showed th- ir .strength and pow er, but imparted
an imp-tire to the cause that was felt through
out the le g’h an-l breadth of the entire Slate.
They rallied not ns reck'ess partizans, hut as
independent soldiers, not as r e misguided fol
lowers of men, but as tiie unchanging votaries
of principle. It is because we knew them, and j t' 03 i'lopo-sed by Congress, and refuses to corae
know that the services rendered by th* m to tbe : into t).e Union as a State. A compromise it
Democratic parry, and the highest proofs that . ls ihougot will probably be adopted satisfacto.
could be given of die moderation, forbearance j r y 10 all parlies at tbe 1 erritonal Legislature
ami fidelity to their principles, that «e address j which meets in riiis month.
DIPLOMACY OF IttK. CALHOliy,
We transfer tu our columns to-day the fol-
0:s tiie Stssrtijf.
Tbe Hon. Thomas Marshall is again a can.
didate for Congo ss in the Yeisaili. s (Ivy.) Dis
trict; and is doing good service rI>r the cause
of Texas and tire country. The general im
pression is that he wdl be e)e ted. Mr. Davis
(whig) the l .te representative from that dis
trict is nis opponent.
toua.
This Territory, by u large vole of her peo
ple lias rejected the constitution ai d bounda-
upon its result will probably deirend our suc
cess in this State for years. That you appre
ciate th-- importance of sustaining correct prin
ciples in preference to any other object, we have
not the slightest doubt; and mfr only aim in ad
dressing you now, is simply to suggest the
course which seems in our humble judgment
nrop- r for every republican at present to adopt.
While many of our friends in other sections of
the State are urging "pon the people the claims *
of Aheir respective favorites lor Governor, in
our opinion the best way to promote the har
mony of our party and secure the triumph o
our principles, is to say nothing about the claims
of any one, nt least let your delegates go un
trammelled into the Convention, free to acqui
esce in the choice which the good sens*- of the
body, after duly weight "g the merits of all, shall
select. At any rate, if other sections prove the
importunities of aspirants, or tiieir fiends fall in
to indiscretions calculated to embarrass the par
ty, let the “Tenth Legion” stand as it always
has, blameless before the party and Stale, veri
fying by their works, their faith in the funda
mental Republican maxim that “the people are
just.” The history of the past year furnishes
moreover a striking lesson to intriguing selfish
ness which ought not to be fi*rootled and forci
bly demonstrates, that :he influence of mere pol
iticians, cannot always counteract tire good
•sense of the people. V riiev will weigh the
merits of all arid not forget in their own good
time to call for thesecresy of *rch men as they
want—will the asp ring candidates and other
frieuds profit hy ihe lesson.
AI5 13:sil, Virginia!
What Democrat i- there tliiougliout tin*'
land who is not prepared to respond to the
thrilling accents contained in tiie couplet,
4 ‘ Can bastilps.bar*. or bolts confine her.
Or whip hernohle body tame V*
This gallant old Commonwealth, true to the
spirit waiclt has always ]• d her to every batile
field, wli* never dinger, 1:0 matter win tier of
the sword or the more damning evil, traitors
at home, lias threatened the country, ires illus
trated her proud origin and vindicated the na
tional name by the into brilliant and ovi rwhelru-
i g republican triumph. The Democrats have
curried evt r\* tlih-g before ifiem in Virginia.
We have already Ireard of the election of ten
republican members of Congress and of tires-
to hear f ora three are Certain, and most pro
bably four; and ihe next del -gation Irom that
Slate will musi probably stan.l fourteen Dem
ocrats anu one Whig; and that one whig, the
independent pro Texas whig of t're Loudon
Polk (continued).-—I didn’t steal the a tmal. j Strict, Mr McCarty, who opposed Pendleton,
then I! is a man of mv characti r to be called
a thief? 1 reanncwl him—that’s all. Be
sides, wire jorisoicunii has this lieie court?
what million y ha-any court on eanli in a ques-
ii"ii purely Ann rirai l My baiguiu with Don
Bernardo Murphy to >k place out of this coun
try —the dog came buck to me thousands of
mil* s away from Ii- re.
Mr. Aberdeen.—In that ensr, I re dly must
dismiss the complaint. Allow tne to -state my
opinion, Mr. Polk, iluit the dog is yours; I
have no business to inquire in o questions ot
nimexaijon us yi.o cal it, or of robbery as his
Exeedcuev here (** ni rudely. I nuM think,)
entiles your bargai •- 1 entreat rather that
g -..t.emeu so r> sjrectabl - should live together
111 harmony ; and—and, I wj.li you ootti a ve
ry good moruing.
Mr. Polk 1 lieu left ihe office whistling to his
dog, ami m.ikin: .-igas of. o..tempi at D.m Ber-
uaiulo Murphy, wire shuik into a rah. 11 had
nut bee 1 gote- an hour when P.>!i--etna 1 X 21,
came i to the • Ifice nnd s nd..“ Pi use. your
Worship. T e Yankee aim/ted your Wor
j ship’s Canadian wa king-srick i.. the passage.”
Mr. Abe dt" 11 (sternly).— Mind jour own '
1 business, fellow, Mr, Bulk is perfectly j
I welcont. to the slick.
Presently another member' f the force 0 Rc-
1 gun by ir.imt) enterud and sw re lire hicoirigi-
; bie P. lk . ad stolen his l> av r hat.
I Mr. Aberdeen (good humoredly),—Well,
| we.l. I dure si} dial the hat wusn’i worth iwo
’ [ie co Iml-penny; and ii’s bet e.r to lose ittnaii :o a broad.
| squabble iii.out it ui law.
I O Regan left the Cu n t grumbling, and said
| it wa.a’ut so in Temple's time.
Hon. G. M. Dalias. Vice President of the
! .Unit d S ales, arrived al Washington ast i 11-
ttiem. Wear, just upon the eve of a great po
litical canvass—one in which the Republican
party of Georgia lias the deepest interest—for ! Jowiugjusl and el> qneut tribute to Mr. Cal
houn iron) the Louisville Daily Democrat.—
There is probably hut one otuer mail in the
country, and that man is Mr. Calhoun Inmself,
who could give 111 tins same sliutt space an able
mu naive of that great man’s services than the
Editor of the Democrat has dene in this short
article. The closing paragnign is equalled in
strength, beauty, and general apposheiiess, on
ly hy die eulogy of Junius upon Chatham.
" 'rke laie intelligence from Europe and from Texas is
redundant ot' American welfare and glory. .France and
Geruiauv* alter giving couulenaiice lt» iifiglaud, in her
cuurac luwarU una c: uuir^ m regard U» Texas and slavery,
Lave cWauj.ed tiieir'views, and luken our side. Ami Eng*
land iiersei! Has entirely reuuuta-ed iier prdvicaf policy.—
Cue has aDuuuuiied liei pjeieuaiutia 10 iLe right ot seaick,
and lias even auamloned her duties on the principal slapi*
of our biave*lioidiug CNules—ua well as a liiuiliiude of oilier
American prouucu*. &ue is silent un«i passive about the
aimexaUou of '1 exuu—a measure wliicn Iter Mimaicr at
Wasningtoii but a lew uiuudis ago actually threatened tu-
oppose vs iih her camion.
Annexation is no longer doubtful : and that 100 " with*
out war, without dishonor," ami will) tbe approbation <«f
almost all Llie Democracy and a great muiiilutie of inmrep-
resemed YV bigs. VV'e nave said without dishonor. If it
not so / Where is me voice «»f reproach lise imputation of
periidy. wnicli we were (aught by the W hig*, to expect
fiotu the rest of me civilized worm.7 Cluiie other wise is
the aemiiiicnt mat comes to us from abroad, increased
trieudsliip ami Honor ralUer liafe we experjem eti. Tins ii
r^uiuiy me work «|| Air. (jalhoun. YV ben he was called^
me Deparimeutof state, with liie unanimous approbation
of ihe Senate and the press, this country was a a oi»j~ct of
continual injury a«d oOioquy trout abroad. The british
eutpire, our great rival in commerce territory, and power,
undertook, under pretence ut liberal principles* to domineer
over our marine by asserting ihe ngut ot search—uileinpl
ed to iiuju our leriiiorial acquisinuns, by preventing the
aunexaiio:; ol Texas—and to succeed iu these otjecla. ac-
lualiy endeavored to degrade our moral sia ndwg in Ch ri*-
tend*un. and subject us to reproach and contempt cn ac
count of the African slavery winch existed here. For this
purpose me British press, and even much of the Continen
tal, teemed with the greatest iiheis and abuse of Ameri
ca us—chiefly f*r siaveholdiug. And, al last, the briiirk
Government had* the aui.acity 10 announce by her Foreign
Oecretarv, Lord Aberdeen, that the Government of G’eat
Britain vms aiming to abolish slavery throughout the world.
A declaration which, as between ii dependent power?, anti
pa* lieu.arly when made by tier m ihe very Government in
which slavery existed, was going beyond llie celebrated
proc.lamat.on of fraternity made to the people ot Europe
by tiie National Convention of France—and designed to
effect the overihiow ot royalty in the neighboring kingdom*.
F’or that Olienee Kngiand went to war wjih Fram e, and
subsidized the test or the continental powers. And yet
me act was uot so offensive as the dec] a run cm of Lord AO*
erdeen m us. That was the declaration in general terms ol’
the iegisiutive power, and u*i particular tnona’Ch «ould
deem nuuielf insulted. Bui tjie 'purpose of Great Britain*
w*a» announced by her foreign minister—her executive—
and to us specifically, with half of ou rotates slaveii. tiding—
thus making the offence pointed and aggravated. Mr. Cil-
iioun responded with spirit, with dignity, with power, with
triumph. And yet wilt it be believed there were men pie-
.tendingto be Americans— yes, politicians, professing lobe
Democrats—yea, even some aliveholders, so base, so
weak, so little—as to complain of Mr. Calhoun for :ht* vin
dication of liis country ? Nay, a serious attempt was made
li\S#>eer ol Mr. Caiboun for asserting the mural characier
of his countrymen The very men at home, who solely oa
account of slavery, had ilenonneed the acquisition of Texns,
denounced Air. Calhoun lor irliUteinsf—yes tliat vasthe
word—the question of annexation, by answering almost ibe
only objection made ai home or abroad to the measure.—
Ami then Mr. Oa.huun was *J sectional for defen ling to in
stitution mat prevailed in half the States and in ihree-
fourihs hf the urea of ihe Union. The fanatics in religion
und faciiouisis in politics went fur her. They denied Mr.
Calhoun’s statements as to ihe condition of me free blf.cfcs.
taken fruiu documents of ill * highest authority--the cen
sus returns. And Mr. Calh-’un before he «ould silence
them, had to demonstrate tne accuracy of the centos uself.
Mr. Calhoun did not, as lias been asserted, defend slave
ry in the abstract. Abstract truth is not t.;t* province ol f-
statesmnr But he denionstiated all mat he designed,
all that his Jury and the country’s honor required. A tiQ
that was that slaveholders were men of equal justice, .’.a-
tnauitY, and integriU’ with the people of ihe free Fi.nef, cr
of foreign nations. To that extent he carried the defence
in triumph. Ami having made g »od the defence, he pro
ceeded to carry the war notint«* Africa—but Albion.
unmasked thoroughly the real motives and objects of Gre.?.
BritMtn. Iu his memorable fetter to Mr. King, lie dem*T*
alized her before all Europe, the very tribunal at which
she had arraigned us—and liehas obtained^ verdict in our
favor—and she forthwith abandoned die claim to search otr
vessels, am 1 to interfere between us and Texas, s^hc ro
jo jger opposes our progress on sea or lain! , but courts our
commerce, yea oilers free trade to the very products of our
slavery.
The _' *ni’is of Mr. Calhoun is as wonderful for its versa
tility aifoi its vigor and splendor. He has now .-rrveri m
two deparemeuta of tfie legist.uive. 7*in twu ol the Lx
ecuiive power of the country, arid oeen pre
Every b"dy admitted his excel.euce rs a H
Senator, and Secretary of W ,ar. In i’oe lo
Congress he led on the Hepublicnn party to the great con
test with Great Britain fir free trade and sailor » iighu ^
Throughout that contest he gave light to the councils o i'*-
. government, and lire lo the spirit of ihe people.
! the war was over he at first almost alone withstood thee..-
: ...erical Krlremes■ ..f paper moi.ej financiering, soapt-"’'
1 fe.«t the minds ot men m a c. »umr\ s eiubarrass
j then tiding into the Cabinet iie gave ordbr, euerg. .
' nmny"io the Wat Department, in which confusiou had!
railed. ,
i Mr. Caiboun was next Vice President, and as presto*^.,
officer of the Senate, tiie in. re au-iist body n me wor.d.w >
' in self denvinc aiid so jealous ni Iiectoin of deb ae »*
: <-ur the re;.ra;u::i of lo- Whig pan, format ^ ry.
! th ..,-h ,i.i:ever a.aoaad w r of dighily. 1- r.nr) the c
office to sR.-!n.-h he was eaited, bv tin- voi.-e of t- 0 ” 1
, Mr Calhoun voluntarily retired ’.o assume the ref*pfB* ^
! ty of lea-liug liis mvn injured but inirejiid Mate ui -
i SDsrvm resisian.-e lo FoL.al ii.vas.oo. In tl.at nv-."^
Calhoun iriuinphtf.l. shli-'-.i'yli at one
,1 to tiie tv o great | ariies of U'8 comilO' ^
.u.e w ih that uf him who r-
i th»-federal anti-Texas caucus nnm nre of the
whig party. Tire. Republicans li.ve also car-
rit d both branches of the Legislature, which
secures llie election of u faithful re-publican to
the U. S. Senate, in place of Mr. Rives. One
that will pfopcrlv repre-enl the wishes of tire
people of tret State as well as the groat inter,
ests of tiie Union. This is the b**gi unig of
llie end of the whig parij’. Ihe hand writing
upon the wall in winch noi o dy the vvliigs of
Virg ilia, but of the whole Sautli may read
tiieir doom.
The anti American feelings of lire party
cannot check die pi ogress of r publican prin
ciples or desiroj- the i l--as which our glorious
institutions and the spirit of inquiry have
breathed into the people of t its great R public.
Tile Spii i ; of D .-m.renrej—the popular senti
ment of the age, will go on from conquest to
co quest until tbe charm of k ngl j- prcioga'iv s
and the tyrannica! dynasties of tire old world
are cast prone to the earth. And why should
the*v not? With lire bright ski.-s above ua
and the luxuriance s;.r.*a i beneath our fe-t.
Gml nevi r designed this fair land io be the
heritage of a race that would tanrrely yield it
cither to task-musters at home, or tyrants front
Mtnueut in i
epre^RiaL’
Aer House
and
, and eco-
• champ
ure for annexing Texas, and failed, by only day, and has taken rooms at Fuller’s Hotel.
Florida.
Gpii. R. K. Cull, formerly Governor of the
Territory of F orula, is spoken <>f ns the VVli g
cand date fur Governor of that State at the
election
tons come
s:o.»a oppo
bineJ, ami crosse** h s b
before or .^ince -rew Lack.
Mr Calhoun li«« been th
of ihe threat pr nciple.** n v
minded and short-flighted
ahsm sun'>lv because lie Fomented htmseii t“ 6lr -
prent"principle* wilt. but, r ii»»«l »«Pl*».r‘- “‘J’lfiiV’*'
llie ree.oanuinn ol In* pniriotisui. las wisdom, ana o ' (,j,
er. ernes from nil i.e .-ou ary »nd tV.»,n bevond • (|
repntatinn mny be reasr.ie.i as reran;, on n ba^e as * a .
tbe i.pini.in o' the eivihr-ed world, urid lowering »» *>
his country's dektii.y ”
I their dar.re cl ^'
Hy llie n»rr?"
.e.-used of serlio"
ruggle I-
The Supcinii- court.
Jii ( ].r e Tracy presiding, commence
e lor Uovernor ot tni.t ouoe re mo i ~ J
which takes place on the 20th install | Spring session tn tins county jest . •
a it*