Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-06-02
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE q.
"7io arms 10 arms Lord Gn:=!e cried"
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"7o arms 10 arms Lord Cn:=le cried"
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We hnd in the Tory Organ of yesterday the fol.
lowing astounding intelligence, copied fcom some
kindred print:
anticipated Bribery aud Corruption British fsenis
at ths CdptfoI-Bass Pass Of the Administration
iriih tae,n en- Joint .7eeosn.-The RspHbiic Is.
Danger!
1t is rumorcd, with great confidence, that Messrs
Bates aud Cryder, two Ans o-Americans, and ci
tzers of London, lately arrived in this country
have visited Washington City, and had an audience
with the Acting Presiden. and his Cabinet The
great object Is said 10 be, get ac: OF Congress
passed, authorizing the assumption ofths Stole Drbis
by the General Government and 10 effect this they
are prepared To draw upon England for millions Oi
pounds sterling Republicans! Freemen OF Ame
rca are you willing to submit; 10 be thus yokcd to
foreign Bankers and Brukers1 To the money
char gers OF 1hTead-needle street,
These are grave quesIions-and the People can.
not too soon or too seriously take them to their
bosoms. Will they sell themselves to foreign Bro
kers2 That Is the question. An immediate, cate
gorical answer is required. The danger is immi-
nent and appalling!
But in sober seriousness what useful end can the
publication OF such stuff rs this subservel Viii 1t
make any man happier or wiserl Can it in any
respect rebound to the good of the country |,
will not be prcicnded-and we presume 1t was de.
signed for no such purpose Its object VIC take it,
Is TO foster prejudice, and cherish that ca!umuy
which was proPagntcd during the late canyass-thar
the Wings are British whiss-traitors TO their own
country, and counting vassalage to Great Britain.
We will not stoop to repel this absurd and foul ira.
duciIon upon the majority OF the American people.
But suPPosng that either party harboured PARTIAL.
ties for British yoka-wheh We do not believe
which oil the two is most obnoxious to the imputa-
ton The Loco Focos claim to be tue exclusive
friends OF free trade-of abollshins all duties and
opening ports TO the Unrestricted introduction OF
British goods, thus exposing American production
to ruinous competition. Is this an american or
British spirit2 Is this the way TO es ablish our
domestic Independence, and to erect an Insuperab!e
barrier TO British Supremacy There is a NANTES,
and irrcconceable contradiction in this matter, be-
tween Loco FOco profession and practice. IL they
really dreaded British ascendancy, (which we dc
nol they would either nierdct all trade with Grea,
Britain, or impose duties which would protect our
manufactures, and amount 10 a total prohibition OF
English goods. AZ least, such seems to be the
course which common sense would dictate. But
they arc wiser than othCrs. They would make y
York, Norfolk, Charleston, sc. New Liverpool,
ana our whole country much under the dominion
OF English commerce as Scotland or Ireland, and
they nave fears of the result but If the English
bankers lead US money, which according TO I.oso
F0co ethics, we under no obligation TO repay
we are slaves--yoked to foreign BInkeIs and Biok
crs! Wonderful men, these Loco Focos,