Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-16

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AL american toCuincnt las found ITS
way io ti.is couniry, respecting .ich we
think some ct our contemporaries have
formed an erroneous oFfuinn. Ne aliu,le
10 the extract from Il Icpcr, addres sed
by The War Department OF The L States
10 Tie House of Representatives, OH the
affairs of The Indian nainns, Which, we
published IN Our paper of Yesterday In
ms report, Mr.. Calhoun says, ileiine
seems 10 have arrived, wien our p0hry
o"ardS The lndiaBs shoUl5 undergo ,ii
important change. by pfoner com BIZ
haiion 81 iGrce end rersuasiou, Of pa
hiShmeni and rewards, they ought 10 he
brought ~iiIhn the pale OF iaw and cipi
lizaiion. Such sn all bodies. Nth savage
customs and characters, cannot and
ought not 10 be p rmitisd TO exist in IN,
iudependent coudition in the midst at
civilized soci,,y." These positions, wliit,,
really appear 10 us perfectly reasonable
and Just, have been compared with the
arbitrary acls and bare faced power per-
pelraied 10y Bonaparie towards the civil
iIzed and inLepc ndcn states Of the Conf.
nent. But We cannot discern the slight
esi simliiude; and discartl,ng. therefore.
the forced comparisons, we slallsay aft.w
words upon HE abstract principles which
are contained in them.
When civilized community, govern
ea by laws, religion, and morals, touches
upon us frontiers, bodies OF barbarians
whose savage aud warlike habits renders
them incapable of blending with their
more humanlzed neis lbors, one Of three
consequences must inevitably take place.
The savage state must yield 10 The civil
iizcd, or The latter TO The former, or both
must remain stationary. Now the last
two cases meiske TO be impossible, ex-
cept where Tie civilized community is
numerically inferior Ia The savage one, or
where they are both equi-ponderant. But
neiilitr OF these, as oar T, aders know, is
The fact. with regard 10 the United States.
The tide of civilization is rolling wesl-
ward with an impeiuous and ever widen.
Ing stream and that hicli Mr.. Calhoun
wishes should be done by preconcer,ed
means, and according to definite princi-
pies. will, al any rate, be done, by the
resisiless force of circumstances. Ii IS
not with the government of the United
Siales, aswiilI the European governments
III The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
who, impelled by The lust of gain or Of
conquest, sent cut fleets and armies TO
violate tie natural liberty Of the Indians.
and usurp power they had no right to
exercise. The United States are dealing
with necessity which nienaces them on
The very threshold OF their own home
We might as well suppose that race of
barbarlans should be permitted TO exist
IN Cornwall or Yorkshire, with indepen.
don't rights and privileges, as tha,the In-
dian tribes should. oppose barrier 10
The westward march of American civil
Za'ion. They must either be prepared
tor ITS approach, or overwhelmed by i'll
10 accomplish the former object. is az
least Ilp nrrpsSar f,p 50 Al.
hounis propositions, If not their moi, p
We should even be inclined 10 contend
tor the abstract right of diffusing The
blessings OF civilized life, and the know.
ledge oil pure religion, by the combined
means OF persuasion and compulsiop. In
The completely of human motives. and
| the lmpeItectlon OF human Instruments
n is too often our fate that to " do a great
right" we must do little wrong" II
is dangerous iheery, we admit, that The
end may sanctiiy the means but what
nation, what individual, has moi found
himself entlraled initS practice?
We say nothing of the speculation of
MIR. Calhoun, upon the advantages of Sc
curing monopoly i'll lie fur trade for
| the citizens of the United States. That
is an object which Aiaerica las an ur,
doubted right TO pursue if she chooses
""" W poSN'SS an epudi TiSHi 10 counter
| act her II We can. The competition will
be attended with the customary good CON
( sequences Of rivalry in tie pursuit Of a
public good. Whichever way The BALANCE
may incline, The public VIII ultimately
| gam. by the open avowal of her policy.
| she AT least puts our traders on their
guard.
USURY LAWS.
House Of Commons, Feb. 10 Mr.. Ser
| Jeani OnsIow, IN rising 10 move for leave
TO bring III bill 10 repeal llie laws which
restricted The rate of interest, said, that
| as there we're now in the house many
| members VINO were not present during
The former discussions of this subject. lie
might be permitted 10 say few words AS
| 10 the grounds Of bis motion. An onin
ION In favour of the measure, similar TO
| that which he proposed, had been ex-
pressed, not only in England and on lie
| continent OF Europe, but by fhe most en-.
.ilghiened citizens OF The United States Of
America. In The year 1917, a motion VAS
made III the House Of Delegates OF Vjr-
| glnia for a repeal OF the usurv laws. and
tie speech of Mr.. Hay, Tie geullcnan
who brought lorwar The measure. VAS
an evidence OF the talents Of the sur
! poriers OF II IN the United States. Tie
| laws dBdlhs' uSuIS lldu, ~ tact, thCIr orr
| gin ~ blind and fanalicsI pcrversiou of
the words 81 scripture; and lie oppro-
brlnm which had been cast upon lliose
| WHO IN modern times took more than The
legal rate OF interest, was fotmerly thrown
on all those who took any interest Tor
money lent. The term usurv, in Cact
was appiied 10 The receiving oil any use or
| interest ON money The set OF Hence
| Viii. the original of Tive present uSury
laws, wac mol an act at restriction. hut