Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-18

ssteh,dr Hesss, Il .ncuhs e of the MISSOURI " i
Company, and his hunters, have since discovered 1
several passes not only very practicable, but in their
present states less difficult than those Of Aegany
Mountains Those considerably south OF the |
source oil Jehersons river. IL is the opinion of the
gentleman last mentioned, that loaded horses, e.
ven wagons might, IN ITS present state, 90 the space
OF or days from navigablc point on the CO.
ltmbia, To one on the waters OF the Missouri thus
rendering an intercourse with settlements which may
he formed on the Columbia easy than between
those ON the heads of the Ohio and Atlantic states
MIR. Henry wintered i'm a delightful country on n
beautiful navigablc stream" (Bruckearidge, u 95)
Whatever may he the course taken from the At
laniic, the Columbia is the line OF comniu ncation
from the Pacific Ocean, pointed out by nature, as il
IS the only naNigabe river in the whole extent of
Vancouvers minute survey OF that coast, aud is the
most northern situation fiji for colonization and the
residence Of civilized people. BY opening this in
tercourse between the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans, and forming regular establishments through
the interior, and ut both extremes the entire com
n,and OF the fur trade might be Obtained from lat-
tude ID degrees north 10 the pole, except that por-
ton of il which the Russians have in the Pacific
To tins may be added the fishing in both seas, and
the markets of the four quarters OF the globc-Sucli
would be the field for commercial enterprise, and
incalculable would he the produce when supported
ny the operation of that credit and capital which G.
Britain pre-cminently possesscs Sir iiera,,der
II ken;ie's History of The Far Trade VOL s. y. 32)
| =" When the western partof North America is sui-
ficentiy inhabited, there can he no doubt but an
extensive utfhc VIII he carried with the greatest
iaciy between that country and the shores OF Asia
and the numerous islands in the Pacific aud Indian
ocen"s Hence the Missouri and Columbia rivers
VIII bs the channels through which the wealth and
merchandise Of India will be conveyed 10 supplv the
whole country lying between the Allegheny aud
Rocky Mountains. (.NoteS TO Mr.. .hetGs Poem,
p. 6o)
&c military expedition, sent by the American 90
vcrnmcnt, is at this time ascending the Missouri
Dy making Il turnpike road across the Rocky Noun
.;nns, "a route Is opened TO the river Columbia Al
me mouth OF this ivcrthe United States have set
tcment, which IN very few years will become the
great emporium OF commerce. for all California and
the north west coast of America and the depot of
the fur trade.
during The icar. 4 new communication with Asia
Will thus he established, and in less than ten wears
from this date, (Aus 20 1879 shall the pro-
auctions of China and the eastern wort,I brouo III In
the mouth of the Columbia river carried up that RI
yer IN steam boats, taken over the Rocky Noun
tans 10 the river Missouri, and by the latter ,stri-
bued over the western territories (Ioo,o, ,,,p,r
Aug. 1879
% That the line OF the Columbia Missouri, and
ONO, will eventually become the clnnnel or Aneri-
can commerce with India, must be obvious TO all
VINO observe Inc progress OF human events the march
OF Tue American people 10 the west, aud the facility
OF communicating with Asia by the north Pacific
otean. 80 Lo%is Eng. Sept. 1879
q" suppose the United States had been peopled
rom China instead of Europe and the settlements
mad began ut the mouth Of the Columbia instead
0! me mouth oil me Potomac in that case commu-
nca''on WIN lima by the mouth of the Colum-
Ina would be as familiar TO us n, this ay as the COM
iunication with Europe by an Atlantic port" (Same1
The columbia has thirteen feet water at its
mouth The tide rises fifteen fcei once in II hours,
ana fiows up 1t one hundred and eighty three miles
At one hundred am forty miles from the sea il re-
ceives the N1uhonian up which the tide flows fifty
or sixty miles above their Junction Merchant ships
',e SIZE may ascend easily 10 the head of
lt'ue wafer Leris y CIdT&S Journal, Vol ~ 2IoO
Ice does not form upon the Columbia river in north
lat d6 deg; (Sdme) Vol. Up.
AZ. ne Columbia is short river compared TO the
missouri Tue mountains from which each flow are
much nearer To the Pacific than TO the Mississippi
East Indian goods will comcmp the Columbia and 60
do'on the Missouri. The river which is 10 be as
o'Rde rs short that which is TO be descended is long
and these favorable qualities in the two rivers will
greatly acilltate the introduction of the India trade
(St LOUIS Eng Oct 1919
The subjoincd anecdote is quoted in the 7Or M
oi tnc fsdinhn;gh Rerieu. We have copied it, as an
'hus,rat oil the Of oUr own sentiments TO
wares tue orators and writers of Great Britain who
nave uaduccd and dispara9ed the .aineicdn chayac-
e' IN point oil kindly and respectful feeling towards
the individual Briion, and ofus esteem for what is
good great and glorious in English history, insiitu-
ons iiic' ature domestic and social life, we will not
yield 10 any of counirymcn But with the system
winch has been pursued in Great Britain of decrv-
ing and V'liiyigg all that is 4neren, we can enter
into compromise Ii is reber IN he n,r,Ioned
nor erooked and must be retaate,i without STINT
III every instance Of any magnitude general adhe.
renee To this principle is the only means of repre-
"hSS w prove eHeCtudi IN the end. M Crdx
IN the Memoirs OF Granville Sharp, lately publish
ed, the following anecdoe is recorded of the youna
African prince Nambanna
lie name oil person having been mentioned in
MS presence, who was understood by him TO have
publicly asserted something very DEGRADING IN tho
general character Of Africans he broke out into yio-
icnt ana vindictive language. He was Immediately
pIhueu OF me christian duty of forgying his enc
nies upon which he answered nearly in the follow
ing words - IL n man shonld rob me Of nv money.
can forgive hun; t man should shoot at me- or
"y 10 stD me, can forgive him; if Il man should
sen me ana al my family n slave ship, so thar We
should pass all the OF days in slavery in the
" est Indies, can forgive him but (addcd he, rs-
ing from ms scat with much emoon) 81 If "a man
Wkes away the character of the people Of NV coun-
Try, never can forgive him" Being asked, WHY he
would NOT extend his forgiveness TO those who look
away the character OF the people of his country he |
answered." u man should try 10 kill me- or should
sell me and my family for slaves he would do an in
jury to as many MS he might kill or sell but If any
one taxes away the character OF black people, that
man INJURIES black people all over the world; and
when he has taken away their chnrncter liners
IS nothing that he may not do TO black people ever
aiicr. That man for instance, will beat black men, |
and say Oh, At is only bLLck man. lohy should moi
"edt nm That man will make slaves oil black pc
pie Tor when he has taken away their character |
ne VIII say, IN they are only black people, hy should
not make them shares Tina, man will take away |
al the people OF Africa fie catch them and f
You ASK h,m--Bnt why do you take away MI these |
people, lie viii say, Oh, the, are o1y black peoplc-
Iofy should not take them That is the reason why
cannot forgive the man who takes away the cliarac-
ter oil lie people Of my country" p. $50.
A CANDID CANDIDATE.
he following address was really written by very
honest gentleman, since dead, who was candidate
Tor the ohice for which he here solicits the suiare
OF his felIow-ctizrn
Ge"ffeDIen-l offer myself a candidate for Sheriff |
have been revolutionary officer fought many
ooody battles suffered hunger, Toll and heat got |
honorable scars but little lay will tell Won Main
y now shall discharge my duty, should be so hap
Ply as TO obtain majority Of your suffrages. Ifwrits
are PEI III my hands against any Of You, will take |