America's Tension In Political Writings By James Chalmers

At a time when tension was high between America and England there were many who rose to defend their mother country, and James Chalmers was one of such people. In his political writings he explored America’s motivation for war, and the likelihood of America winning any such war with such meager manpower and lack of tactical reasoning. The following points are arranged in a comprehensible order, made so that the reader can confront the flaws in America’s plan to go to war with England with considerable ease. The first of such issues addressed is the utter lack of reason to go to war in the first place, followed by the incapability to go to war at the colonies’ current state, and concluded with the possibility that once free, America may very well fall apart without a reliable plan for government. These observations are backed with notes from James Chalmers, and other influential political figures. Even the most critical reader may find all of these arguments to be secure, and by the end of this paper, should agree with me when I say, America has little reason to go …show more content…
Why, the reader may ask? Well, simply put, “Can we be so deluded, to expect aid from those princes (France and Spain), which inspiring their subjects with a relish for liberty, might eventually shake their arbitrary thrones…. Can we believe that those princes will offer an example so dangerous to their subjects and colonies…?” The points made here are undeniable, for why would any growing nation risk supporting ideas of civil revolution? While France and Spain may stand to gain something from England losing power, it is not worth the dangers it may pose to themselves. For a world power to enter a war, they must be sure they are gaining something worth what they are prepared to lose. In this case, there is no benefit worth the assets they may very well