Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-01-13

uot.ceit may come, The Inhabitants NJ tbes e
PROVINCES, and ot the remaining British Pro-
linces IN North America, are most rartcujar-
" Interested in the political course of our en-
'erprizing neighbour. Even il this Message
contained IN itself nothing 10 open our eyes To
The uuOounded ambition for d,muun, which
charac erizns that republic, we should saw
iiiat It demanded the most fxei attention.
Any one who has remarked tn. tone uf he
Late Messages the President of the u. S:a.cs
10 Congress. will perceive the ON. steady, ami,
mating principle. winch gives au eager iergy
% every act ui GONeruiieut, and rhriIs Il cor
f'srOndent feeling fran The hearts nl the peo-
l'e. 1h- principle oG s't-aggrnndizemeuti L.
- evid.nt-the spir,l of prnselyti.m is so I'M
disguised, that we should insult the under
standing of our readers il we were to attempt
- point 1t out. 1t has at lrng'h reached us
~ II fern calculated tn awak. us from Our
s'upor-ir u manner which ought To rouse
very feeling of patriotism in our br. asts-in
"n open matter al { ct claim of free ingress
asd resIcss through the very heart of our so
cia' circle. The Tree nav, ,ation Of the mag
nlcent river on whose banks we write, is ne
cessary To crafty American cupidity. Where
WI stop? Ii viii not he enough that the
nerIcan Flag SHALL wave under our once
au5hiy Cape -an American Fleet will soon
i"nnd necessary la protect American Com
merce Ia the Gull aud River uf ST. Lrwrence
-drpots will he needed for that American
Ficet-an American establishment on The
hanks of the 81. Lawrence is contemplated
and will doubtless he asked for la the same
modest, unaasulnlnS style of request.
Nhp mat knows that people will hesitate to
believe this Wbo that loves his country.
ana icr!, tor ITS national honor hut looks with
anxirty tn the issue ofths negotiation, which,
& dor II l,..et e, 4
IS hoped will end satisfactorily z" There
are many other parts of this Message which
rs plainly Indicate. thnt If the United States
pursue III" pulley which is but hnted at pre-
sent they will stand shortly in very differ
c"t situation with the members of tbs. old Eu-
foPean family. Is not thri' object 10 break
asunder the ties which have until now con-
nrcted the new with the old world Are not
we Interested in this policy, who are neces-
sarily connected with G.. Britain? l. not, this
Inc hFSinn'ng of "a plau by which they hope To
undnmin our affections, since they cannot
conquer our ave sion ? But we will deCea,
." Our affections To the Mothcr Country are
is deeply 70 'ted as our aversion for Repuh
ican Govern nent.
Let us for a moment forget the poor Cortes
OIL spain, let us cease to call Ferdinand by
every scurrllous cpthet in the dictionary Of
ABUSE and turn our attention 10 things nearer
nome. 1t is time 10 he up and d,ing-if we
can send agents at great expense to England on
aquestion which concerns us only in seconda-
rry point of view, how much more incumbent
- IL on 'is To put ON our armour hetimes to
resist by every means in our power this en-
croachment on the part of our grasping neigh
hor-to call public meetings, to petition the
government tat home 10 do us Justice, should
Nby any lamentahe mischance (which God
forbid ! contemplate for an instant such an
idea as that Of ceding The highest Jewel of
these Colonies. Better to sell us al once than
ID give us away-the mother country would
Then get something like value for our ruin.-
But we hope better things, for we are conrinc-
ed that we may rely on the Justice, generosi-
~, and paternal affection of the British Go
vernment, which, while it would abhor dis.
graceful sale will be equally careful ofour in
teresis as of our honor. With us, however,
IN Canada, this claim admits of no discussion
"a fiat Negative is the only answer we can
give To ii. We hope it will he echoed from
one end of the country to the other.
Quebec Gd=.