Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-01-09
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Fillmore cannot occur:
From the H1iyl
ur,oyopd and The United Stdtes.-A correspondence
he,wern the British Minister and Mr. Forsyth growing
ou Of the arrest in New York, of one OF the persons
ns,eccd of being engaged in the burning OF the "a
l,pe ;s subioiped The letter of MIR. Fox is highly
offensive in tone and substance, and the reply OF MT
Forsvth-he best thing have seen from this party,
is only defective in treating the letter with courtesy
10 which lis grossly insulting character gave 1t no claim
We have observed for years, in all the correspondence
which has passed seemingly studied design on the
mart of the British Government TO Insult US ana BRING US
into contempt Sach the case in respect 10 the ~
f. Boundary. Without shadow OF right they, IN Inc
niraticul spirit which has characterized ther To-
reion policy set up claim to our Territory Intent
upon the acquisition they have been unscrupuous about
the means and have resorted to their usual expediehs
TO compass their object. Hypocrtca professions oil
friendship, evusive delays, unmanly prevarlcatons,
mingled with due proportion OF bullying ana oravaoo,
have always constituted the fayorite instruments OF
their NEGOTIATIONS and the characteristics OF their policy,
which has for its end their aggrandzement, by
fraud or force by cheating plunderng other nations
Now for the first time, have IN Mr. Fox note any
ntimrtion that the gross outrage coming upon our
soil-burninr tie "Caroline' anu numbering our c-
zens i'm time of peace, authorized by the BRITISH
Government. In reply 10 all demands BY our Govern
men for explanation reparaton Tor that high lndig
nifty and murderous outrage, we have been unable TO
obtain any satisfaction. One while, were given 10
understand, that the British Ministry disavowed the
whole proceedng-then there was an omlnous silence
then succeeded ordinations against us-subterfuges
caught up for the moment, as pretexs TO relieve them
from the performance Of their treaty obligations and
the observance of the laws of civilized nations. Now
we are told for the first me and with insult that The
invasion OF our Territory and the murder Of our c
zens were committed in pursuance OF orders from Co.
vernment
"These vaunting braggars have been playing off their
arts upon us long enough They have insulted us to
the point-that any farther submission impugns our
! honour and brings disgrace upon us And than ma
ona disgrace the loss TO people OF their own
sefes,eem-no greater curse can beiall nation De-
prved of this nestimable jewell they sink rreclamaoiy
in the scale of nations-and feeling dsgraced they be-
come incapable of noble aspirations, and hug the gno-
minious fate which awaits them. The horrors OF war
are certainly dreadful TO contemplate but they are lar
less terrific than national STAN, which engenders
nation of towards Then, too war is not altogether
evil In the train OF its miseries, It scaters by The
wov.side something near akin TO blessings. IL ele-
Yates the moral tone of "a peope-it eiIcts genus,
it brings 10 view some of the nohler traits OF human
nature it makes heroes and martyrs 1t rds the world
of the redundant excrescencies-the fung-the moral
and social cpcrs the "cankers, spoken OF by Shaks-
peare ssof long peace and calm world According
10 Mr. Jefferson the political influences OF war are nigh
" salutary and outbreak, once in twenty five years
he considered necessary TO save OH moral arophy and
purify the political atmosphere of the world We do
moi subscribe 10 this opnon-we only wish to be under
stood us maintaining, that there are greater evils than
war.
uMr Calhoun in one of his late PyihonesScai moods,
asserted that the Wings must have war or National
Rank! The truth of this will be determined by the
event OF one thing NE feel confident, that Old
\ Tip. who has whipped the British and Indians COM
bned will have fears OF either OF them sinsy ano
that he will not be much inclined TO submit 10 any
farther insults, unless in 4 spirit OF magnanimi'y
he rerards them emanating from punv llttir ca
pricious woman, and treats them with contempt. But
iLe truth u.s. the British Lion needs tanng-and We
who have tanned HIM twice, will have 10 do it third
time Ii we undertake the task again, we Will do II
pre,y effectively. We will drive him entirely off the
continent, unless be deemed polite TO profit by the
example of Tie sracltes, who, when they came up out
of Eovpt were commanded by Moses not to subdue all
the neiehbourng nations, but leave few upon whom
they could occasionally practise themselves IN the art
of war The consideration might lnterpose 10 save
few strips Of land in this hemisphere TO the British
= Lion
t We also law before our readers, an article the
same subicc from unprctendIng, bnt sirewd and
sensible neghbor Of the Compiler 1t speaks IN better
taste Of the late correspondence:
awe invite the readers attention 10 the Congressional
5 intelligence IL another column. He will be enabled
from TO understand better the grounds Of the dispute
between this country and Great Britain relative 10 the
outrage of the burning Of the Caroline We are oppos-
ed TO precptancy and TO bombast; but, we trust our
Government: will he frm yet dgn;ted in the maintain
ancc of our rights and above all our national honor
The accused in the affair, in confinement, should
be tried according TO the laws in his case PROVIDED and
because Of British menace Our Government has,
with proprey preserved lis equilibrium, nowithstand
inn the hial.toncd demand Of Mr.. Ambassador Fox;
and We trust it will maintain its position Of calm dec
sion maurc his vehement expressions OF regret NOR
J, fcation, tsonishment, and all that, al lhe course
: pursued on part.
Gen Harrison bed is not destined prove altogether
he'd Of roses The followers Of his camp demanding
their pay fr with all their late idle dennnclaon oil
the Van Buren, office -hoders, they just as greedy
othe spos of victory any soldiers who ever marched
TO the drum of party. The old General will find as
many mercenary Swiss under his banners, as ever
l. fought under any military chiefain-and those Dial
If gettes are already demanding their proven ane
their pay Report says that he is pestered with let
= of applicants, some weeks SINCE 10 inc caPac,
/ Of bushcl that his doors are besieged WIN swarm
of hungry expectunts-tha he is compelled to pull thu
string Of the latch inside his house else, hls log ca
bin will be overown and all his cider barrels exhausted
of their conents.
:, But The competition for Office is not confined 10 tn
mere suffers and subaerns of the camp The age TO
Office extend; to men of higher grade We have hear
Of an amusing contest between the friends OF steven
IS and Sergeant Of Pennsylvana-for, as boh como iron
n the same State and both cannot be accommodated
each aspira is striving 10 defeat the other, IN order
IF succeed himself Stevens is seeking the Post Office
8 and Sergeant demands the keys OF the Treasury III
Clay favors the last and dslikes the Anti Masonic Die
vcns The only way to defeat the last, IS 10 persnad
% MIR. Ewing, who is under an engagement 10 cohouc
some extensive salt WORKS III ono' " ieiqu's ' "
sness and 10 take the Post Office Department Their
/ much byrluy i'll the mattcrand the two great pre-
% prieors of the salt works in Philadelphia are urged
i let or Mr. Ewing, 10 permit him 10 take the Pos
n Office, to dsappoint Stevens, and to crafty Mr.
If Sergeant These various parties may cary on theI
y irtrigues hey please, but they will be very or
tunae if they settle the contest 10 the satisfaction
= all around the house. But the South has little I
&c gain by either let the cast of the Cabinet he wla
Re il may. The Issue is at last between professe
Is Abolitions Thaddeus Stevens, and the great Mis-
n souri, Res,rctionist, John Sergeant. Let who vi
~ succeed, we go 10 the wall Messrs' Clay an
Webster 1--WE do not think it worth while to speak
IF Gen Harrison) will play their game with very It'll
J. skill, if they do not contvc TO satisfy both the asp
1t rants Give Mr. Sergeant the keys Of the Treasury
e and throw some other sop to Stevens They must pro
h pitiae him some way or other-or Ihaddeus Steven
IS will prove very uncomfortable bed-fellow.
Il
The Uousc nj DsIerntes have come 10 n resolution