Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-03-26
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DEBATE ON TIE BORDER TROUBLES ~ TIE
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

We take from the debate the address 10 the Green,
such passages from The speeches o the most prominent
members oil the House Of Lords and Commons have
reference 10 the conduct Of this GnverEmcn, IN relation
to the Canadian iiculIes. IL will he tho, while
the Duke of Wellington and others of the Tory party
complain Of he Intellectual efforts Ci our Government
10 prevent nroadS the part Of citizens 81 The / ;
eharking in the schemes OF the disai cied in Canada
they do Justice TO the intentions Of the President. The
liberals 90 further in both Houses OF Parliament, and mol
only vindca;e the intentions OF the Chie Magistrate oil
the u. States bu, point TO circumstances /" prove thai
the government including Congress. has rot bf en wait
ing in proper exrriIun 10 prevent the Eschiris c"isr
quent all concerned in the inrasiuns We w""Id III
v;e attention TO the speech Of ir G. Butler this sub
ect. aud TO The remarks Of Lord EjouChsm. The frs
Of these gentlemen spoke from f'"!s"na Knowledge -
lie was CONNECTED with Lord Duihlms mission, sHd
intimately acquainted with The border iclIo Lord
Brou spoke from ln full information for which he
is always distinguished.
II is norl.f,inr 10 find, that while strangers abroad
Interested To fibarrass their own Government; and VII.
linz To enlbfU il with outs, yet TO partial Justice
and admit good Intentions, shuaii havra press
utterly reckless Il the nai"hal c!a;acltr and ia
ttres.s 10 throw doubt notorious facts Cr 'bc rCr
pose of telracng from The welc 81 tie honorable
Imory borne by member Gt Parliament 10 The good
faith and efforts of Government in Tie
discharge Of international Obligations.
The New York Courier and Inquirer, Reminding OF
the debates. says:
"Ihe Duke Of WELLINGTON and SIR E3lcrl Peel hn,!.
unuadveied severely on the conduct Of this GOVERN
meut. in relation TO the inroaJs into Canada; bal ic
President defended by the ministers LnrG Drou2h
am and Mr. c. Butler. attache 10 The Durham mission
The latter gentleman indeed sa:sd circumstances in
favor of our policy, with which ourselves
quain,ed, such that this Government had doubled the
amy TO prevent the assaults Canada and two
other facts uaheard OF here before.
Al home any statement, OF fact opinion By l!is worth.
less puvryor for The stock ,b5es, is estimated ri
valoe Every body knows that Tie idea truth false.
hood has nothing 10 90 with any 81 Its suggestions -
Some low purpose is always i's pr"mp,er. II is not I'M
probable HAT the remark Of Mr. Butler relation 20 the
tribe OF which The Courier and Enquirer is the organ,
was the sole motive for this questioning Of facis kn0wn
to the whole country The passage of The neutrality bill
BY Cong ressthe increase OF the regular oicrS-hc
alton of the 9Th regiment Of infantry, granted by Con-
gress expressly upon the representations Of The Sccrr
tary Of W ar 10 that body stating the absolute necessity
of his increase of the army CCa' the Government
fulfil its treaty sUpuations-wcrc all measures taken
with vie to prevent agGresSi0Es the part of Cana
diam refugees, and our dsuded citizens upon the
CGuatas. To give The utmost effect 10 these means.
disling ushed officer, whose cxcrvIs during the year
before with mere handful OF men. had sn srnay
,rbuied TO preserve the peece Of the cGu;ry was
lec;ed to command the new regiment.
The denationaiising influence which the snrdd spccu.
lang interest exes over considerable class Of public
journals in this country is disg7scru IL would seem
if the spirit Of exchange aud Stock jobhing usurped
the place Of every native affection every local attach
ment and that the feeling o. patriotism perpetual
and shifted its abode TO SUIT the market This class
and their newspaper exposors fixed only
thing hostility TO Administration wh!ch directs s pc
Icy 10 shield the productive industry from their rapncity
Whal an evidence had of this in the late crisis in
blaine When Gov. Fairfield and the Legislature Of
Maine took to arrest The waste q! tie depfedG
tors pom The unsettled territory the erCenaY journals
at once as with voice, denounced the movement as
unqualified wsr-sn unprovokrd invasion OF the neigh
boring province of power at anty with Us. and with
which we should cherish peace When he President Of The
u. S sustained the Of Maine, and held The pro
cecdirg, in civil aspect 10 be but tie exCTon Of
common right. the camor of the Opposition press was
turned against the authorities Of Maine, for stopping
short and failing assert exclusive and absolute juTiS
dction over the disputed territory. From certain lnd
cations this deprived pack next auguTed that Governor
Fairfield was disposed to adopt the they advised
instead of pursuing that which the President held 10 be
appropriate, and which Congress approved And The n
the organs Of mischief condemned hcir last suggestions
that they might be IN an attitude to make advantage Of
the false step, should Gov. Fairfield take il, What
curse is dishonest press among free and yguous but
impusiye people, G!ots