Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-07
DIR AFFAIRS WITH ENGLAND.

In our columns Of to day will be fnurd Editorial
article from the English Globe, paper which sup
pos-d TO speak the views Of the ministry regard TO TO-
rsjun affairs more correctly than any other pn' and
also a speech from The Minister OF Foreign Affairs NM
self showing the light in which late events !n'tann 10
The boundary difficulties viewed By the British Cab
net, Although differing ir, m us IN essential p"ln's
which after the conflicting p'e'ensnns OF The past was
to have been expected, they cvlnce prevalent Hnd we
doubt not desire 10 he OF peace with t'e u ,
from which, If met In corresponding dspos!'n IN our
par,-as il sssuredly will bette b, results be
tcpa;rd II :ruIy gratifying /" find that hist n" one
seems 10 entertain the ras, idea that thus Cove nmenl
would be induced nke undue concessions under any
circumstances wonid hesitate in sustaining al airy
hazard the honor Of The country, there confidence
in the proby If its purposes, lie sincerity 9" 10
rations and the fairness OF It's Dealings IN "he" Pu
tss in The king dom concur
w. omhI.bsd yesterday an eylroc, from the London
Times the lesdng opposition paper sh'",ng h' es''a
ton in which the Presidents nrssase n''a me rp" "
our committees the suiS 90 " y, I'VE ""'"t
No 1s, cause 10 complain of the language employed
81, ,be American Government or by members o Con.
oress or the leading portions Ut the Republican press
Thpt stheIe is tone OF dscpncy and gravity IN thrlr
proceedings, which bespeaks rancor and conveys no
sur, 81 insr't, and expresses no Willingness, but, on
ke contrary, repugnance TO national war win Eng
fand So far, there is nothing that an Englishman
could wish to see altered the demeanor adopted by
the United States, any thing unworthy u" race Ut
feemen who earned their liberties on the field ot hat
tile, contendng against a mistaken sense Of right and
ghted calculation OF policy on lie part ol their
kindred antagonist.
This is the aspect in which the conduct OF The ESecu
tive in relation to the delicate and difficult crisis sud-
denly arising of the long pr"raced boundary ques
ton, viewed by leading press, least likely to be la
yorably impressed by the course Of Government, TO-
wards which it cherishes strong prejndces graft
fyinq to perceive from this, that whatever difference OF
opinion may exist TO the original controversy, and
however embarrassing its inherent difficulties, oil agree
in Just appreciation of the conduct of the National AID.
ministra,ion in reference 10 i'.-Giobe.
A LITTLE LATER.-A London Courier Of the evening
of the 2,h OF March has been found among the papers
brought by the George Washington, and which had not
before been discovered 1t con,sns The debate in full
which took place in the House of Commons on The boun
Diary question, and gives at length the speeches OF Sr
:,chels map Of 1885, which conclusively establishes
the claim Of Maine, called for by these gentlemen,
and Lord Pame evidently very reluctant that
it should be produced. The Courier contains dates two
DAYS later from Paris. No ministry has yet been form.
ed by Louis Philippe, and serious difficulties appeared
vet 10 be in the way Of renewed alliance between the
Theirs and Guizot pariies-Battmore Sun.
NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY QUESTION
(From the London Globe of March 25
In the complaints which, in and out of Parliament
have made pretty literally Of the proiracted "open
QUESTION of the American boundary, it would seem to
have been taken for granted thattke British and Amen
can Governments had merely 10 enforce the arbitration
Of that question f this had been the case the tone Of
the Presidents late Message to Congress and the desire
which has always been shown by the Federal Govern
mrnt for Ge6nve settlement, sufficiently prove that
American statesmen have been anxious 10 concur with
our own in breaking through, by any practicable ar.
ranpement the legacy of tcqneathed 10
both parties by the treaty OF 1Ts3 Even MIR Webster
who is talking a, present in the style of the Opposition
oiator not of the Of and experienceof "pa-
tiepce carried beyond j., utmost limits, Of want Of
nerve and dignity the part of the Executive and ut
the proprety Of calling upon the ope OF The u s. to
right themselves by marching army TO The boundary
line if the Jus, claims Of the Slate OF Maine were not
admitted before the Anniversary Of the Declaration
of Iodependence"-even Mr. Webster, If we are no,
mistaken, urged the expedency att former pernd OF
buying of the claims Of the pares and President Jack.
sons Government contemplated the appropriation OF
another of lands in satisfaction OF the Anne
rican claimants.
The s. government however, have no means Of
compelling member of The Confederation TO submit TO
award OF their territory (or that which they claim as
such) against their judgment OF their own case
The territorial rights OF the States were reserved al the
time Of the Union; and whatever Inconvenience mey
result, from the species Of nGepe which is vihdi
Gated every and then hy other Of It's MEM
bers is Unreasonable to find fault either with The F:
ders Government, for no, accepting. with our
for not enforcing terms, which would have been long
ego concluded had their adjustment depended on the
statesmen al the head Of the central ndmnsa of
either county. The award If the King Of Holland,
which decided two Of the points Of issue and left third
upsoIved as by the treaty insouble- having been re
eced BY the one party on the peience tina, did not
embrace the whole matter in dispute no recourse remains
unless another arbitration. purchase OF The rights
in dispute one part or the other, or 10 icar
An additional value has recently been acquired TO the
territory in dispute by It's possession OF TIMBER which
The people Of Maine have wasted within their own limits,
and are eager 10 obtain, by fair FOUL beyond
them The bulk Of the citizens Of the U. States
wholly uninteresed in the petty object in question, as
in preventing local squabble from resulting in warfare
We believe The tone Of all The recent correspondence