Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-19
Mr.. PICKENS' REPORT,

hhe ''au0Hai fieftgeneer quotes with ma nifes
s'ee, the sheer OF the Southern Patriot al Mr. pic
kens' Report. Whether i.s "taxtep and s,vIs ~ N
stand the test Of the canons OF criticism is matte,
oil secondary importance; and in so grave n oue,
ton as this. such objections are too small TO cavi
about What IS the true issue7 A Steamboa,
omnea oy private citizen Of New York, yins
quietly at awharf in Dne of our own towns. unarms
ed hiled with peaeeabc, unsus pectine seeping Il.
tizens OF the United States is al the dead Of nieh
attacked by m armei hand OF Foreigners, hloosj I,
shed-muHder perpsirate3--ahe country invaded
m" eaH Aens,not only unrcsssing, but fee.
ING from an assault which they were wholly unpre.
pared TO meet, are sacrhced-the boat is seiz,d ear
rico INTO the middle Of sihe stream set on ire and
'auncheu over the great Niagara cataract with hu.
man beings, It Is generally believed, yet in ~
ms ne1rderous ioray had always been rega rded
as me work OF an Unauthorized band of enthusias.
TIC Canadian loyalIsts and although our Cavern.
ment promptly demanded OF the English Cabine,
an investigation and redress, the matter was no,
warmly pressed, on the ground, presume, of the
unsettled condition OF the frontier at that time The o.
izens OF that section have however and very proper
borne the thing IN mind and at In succeeded IN
arrestns, on ths spot where the outrage was commit
TED, Canadian, who bols:ed that he had been rn.
leader IN II. They instituted the usual legal process
ana committed hlm TO jail for his trial. on the charge OF
murder The British Minister dem ,nded h, release.
but, satisfied that such dema nd would he nneroI
laughed at SO long as the affair was TO be consdered
private and individual one, he now stymatises the
STEAMBOAT as "piratca vessel" and ayows tina,
her destruction was effected in pursuance Of the
oruer OF the proper authorities in Canada nd
this aVowal Is speedily followed by the information
That one Of the leaders Of the invading party. b,,
been pensloned by the English Government. for M.
calamity, IN what they have magni6ed into ia bril-.
Iiani affair OF cutting out" The midnight assassin
OF unarmed American citizsns aleeping on nur ny, =
waters, under the protection of our own hag ms Il
on purpose 10 fasten more deeply on us the darino
ana unredreSsed insult, Is made Hero and pInced
on the pension roll, along with the Welingons and
Angleseast WV
At this stage, the matter comes before the Con,
rlitee on Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Pickens n,
Chairman, maks his report upon IT, I'm thai renor
the whole Transaction is stated. The American anc
true version Is fairly and calmly laid before IN,
world. No suggestions 10 any precise measure,
ol Isdress, are made; but, viewing il as a serious
Ha', the respective situaon of the two countries ir
reference 10 The question IN war are succincty sta
ted. The possessions Of Great Britain IN everv
quarter oil the Gobe-the power they give her-in
/ teTnal reSourres-her ambition-her rivalry viii
US, ana her unbounded arCovganGe, wjthal, are ra
! pldiy glanced at, TO show that we are conseiou,
nov iliy we are prepared for war, and by no me M
ignorant OF Iae vast resources, and immense power
| OF the English natiOn--aHd thus TO Il 4 in them In,
belief, That any course we may pursue with the ful
knowledge Of these facts, has been the result o
ample elaboration, and will be carried out 10 il,
| utmost consequences
rived, when England shall be told thisl Will an,
man who rsads the accounts Of her dictptoria cor
duct throughout the wOrld-cnTeering over ever,
sea- and IN turn insulting every hag-our own Il
phrucular-detaining and pundering our vessels OF
the coast Of Africa, because they are riyalline he
IN lucrative trnde-eonhscIung, in her eapacit,
OF Grand Regulator Of the morals Of ma kind GU
! property wrecked upon her shores, in the West In
dies-seHng our territory, and imprisoning our cit
ihen' on the frontier OF Maine, and numbering them
under the cloak OF night, at our own wharyes-an,
what s more, Wanting, as her people do, that W.
dare not resist all this, under the penalty Of heyin
| 10000 black soldiers turned loose upon the South
10 kindle civil war between US and our slayesl
Wal any man whoTeads these things doubt tim
u 10 Tune for US 10 take stand; and for the South
especially, 10 deeiare that, IN the common cause
where the rights and honor Of our common countr,
arc concerned, she net only asks no sacri6r eq Il,
herself, but 10 prepared to risk every danger. nm,
to shed her lost drop Of blooJ7 II IS not With ma
ions, o. with individuals. That silent courage
Which dblatns the quarrel, yet never paseas s'tb
moment when 70 strike" cannot 30 too much an
pauded m man; but when nations 20 TO war, m
hnnl blow is always preceded by a long train a
DISCUSSIONS and negotiations, in which IL is as ne
cessary 10 maintain high bearing and lofv ton,
, n@in lhe hnn issue. IL ~ not playing the braggar
u " no VloatOn Of the most delicate conceptior
OF National honor, Of courtesy, or even "tnstsn I
T manifest the deepest ndgnatlon az insults beaps
upon our country, or the fmest purpose 10 redfes
them' MI. PickenS Report does not even bv i'm
? pIcauon do more Than this. IL has produced
, vast excitement IN England. expected il. an
: am glad Of n. For one, am glad Of evervtbin
D vheh - calculated 70 shew those naughty Islander
inst m ourintsfcourse with them we shall "tbe do
b OF honor IN no point omn," and that We are read
, "alu me' 70 place peace or var At their option.