The Polynesian., 1841-08-21


NJ - it gives SO full an account We do
NJ i've it from any nvidious feeling of IL
yaM but that the business public here may
1 bsI ISttcr acquainted with the resources and
\ ~ ofthat power, which at this particular
1clure seems to have entered upon "a cam
utrn of determination against all rival tra-
or merchants, and in the words of the
author referred to, "appears TO be destined
10 ssslIom up all other commercial enterprises
vikis its reach"
Ill A far as social habits are concerned, the
Ich;ef factor at Fort Vancouver, Dr. Nc
IAughlin, has acquired for the Company an
alsnyiabe reputation for hospitality and kind
aIness. Few strangers of any nation have
lever visited their posts without being rcceiv-
Eh "a With a hospitality which knew no bounds
until every want of the traveller was provid-
Ts|sdor The American Missionaries in par
|ticular have experienced from them much
y tIattention and assistance, and at times when
NIfveat Inconvenience and even suffering
D would have resulted from want thereof
u uIvoyagers to the Columbia River bear the
same testimony to their Jealous kindness,
"a hnd for it they deserve much praise. BUT it
lis not with this spirit that we have to do at
\ The present time; but one of far different
pature, which if successful will greatly in
lure and distress those whose commercial
Interests are embarked in this quarter
Iof the Pacific. 1t is one also which
Affects the enterprises of all whether
american, English or French To secure
|or retain their rightful share of the trade of
the North Pacific, they have to contend
h. against the vast resources, and vigorous pol
cy Of this liant company, which appears to
h De advancing in slow but sure march of
eommercaI conquest. They leave no un-
+u uSuHdued posts behind them. Their concen-
Batration of capital and interest gives them an
h Immense advantage over the the scattered
hnd comparatively limited capital of ndivid-
NJ pei merchants, too often divided among
themselves by pernicious rivalry. 1t is
put a few years since, that the American
I (nde has been driven by them from the
FH khole of the North West Coast, of which
hlAsy now enjoy the undivided monopoly. In
w ddition to this, the Company have been
Pa gradually pushing and extending their posts,
util they have occupied many of the best
p 1ss and positions, both for Commercial and
plitary purposes within the American Ter
ftofy, and according to the late papers, have
y (vep advanced to within sixty miles Of the
fay Of ST. Louis. Their hunters pursue
y heir game unmolested through the vast tract
/ tho Oregon territory, bidding defiance to
~ mpetition, and annually deriving a
hQe sum from the furs collected within that
! ,sicn of the country, and consequently di-
,s hieishing the value of that National domain,
sbs lad enriching a foreign corporation at the
sfxpense of American citizens. In the mean
fhilsthe American government has either
verlooked these important facts, and suffer-
he AASival nation to reap the profits which
md taha suitable countenance and encourage
h hsQt would have fallen into the pockets of
: nj * own citizens, or is quietly " biding her
ID lfna." and plumes not her wings for the wes-
stascean, until her flight can be as sure
e n sta4fopid as that of her emblem bird.
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