Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-06
OPINIONS ABROAD.


Amidst the thunder storm OF abuse 1t IL gratifying 't
the English papers s0meimts do justice to our IN
s,i.utions and distinguished men.
The following is an extract from On article IN the
Load0n Eecaiug star, Of October b. After ably re
ceiling the unwa.Ian,ed attacks Of the TaHes, tie
Chronicle, and other Terry presses institutions
the Evening Star says RI. j. Standard
"Ihs war has hurs, ont since Lord Ashburion re
turned from America with his finger in his mouth, and
Boz well knew how TO minister 10 the bitter anil
American preiudices which cur privileged orders sc
deeply feel, bat which they rather afraid openly ic
express as they knew that war with America would
in ell human probability, put end forever TO then
"hois machinery cf plumber and population al home
''But II might he instructive 10 inquire on what evl-
tence 90 these Threadnecdir street philosophers p.o
nounce the degeneracy o.; the American people, nnd
the failure Of their Republican Institutions II these
sturdy Republicans are such monsters as the inns
Ec:, &c represent i!et,, and their Institutions fail
urc, what intellectual and physical Signs Of the facts &c
tiey present During the present year, we have seen
;wo remarkable instances OF their great intellectual sn
peTiaTy and moral power, Over The combined m.nd
and moral force Of Great Britain
"Thcir representative at the Court Of ST Cloud
Gtncra CaSS, by ,pnft f hjS eepoeiouS nt!iect
rent 10 atoms tie QUjhtupie Trcaly, Which our states
men spent months cooking up Downing street.
lie scattered liz broken fragments 10 the winds, at the
very momen; " hen iancied that the commerce oil
the civilized world under the surveillance oil
British Naval Officers Oar Statesmen have had &c
from the superior intellect of the American statesman
who represented his country nj the Caurt OF France
This single fact is sufficient Is!uta,ion Of the va
pid 5es Of ho:, and Tie si:renGiarss Of the money
changers.
"'Fhe correspondence between Lord Ashburton and
Mr. Webster Al Washington, IS another signal evidence
II American Superiority. There ~ none, the
most prejudiccJ, but mus, admit that The titled repre-
sentative of EIsh royalty and ThFeadneecle stree,
political economy, was p;gmy in the hads Of g.
ant, when III gFappled with Tie American Secretary al
Washington. Lord Paimerston had very caraliery,
and with rather Insulting nonrhaance declared that
Great Britain would exercise the right Of search,
matter TO what nation The ship belonged and when
Lord Aberdeen came into Office, he reiterated the same
behold the disgraceiu position have been placed
"alr Webster boldly Tells Lord Ashbur;on what
General Cas- told III. Guizo;, Mai tie ]meyicoa 90.
rerRment 1rcuM foifrcia ht tItrc'Sc a such
,tz-k or tsc ?@5t r. Crfat 6:itaa, aud Lord Aber-
deem row, ~ the face o, the ihcats Of General Case
ana Mr.. Webster virtually abandcns Tic whole ground
Which he and Lord Pa,ncslon assumed as an rnGues
tonatle righ:. The French Minister, following up The
powerful argument oi General Cass, vii. put
end 10 the exercise OF he X gh OF Search by Great
Parliamentary Lord Aberdeen has conceded the prin.
cipe-and our statesmen are in the d.sgraceiul position
OF Sawney, after being detected on hts way to rob
orchard-"gons took agen.' While Grea, Britain has
thus, in eight uhS exhibited two signal instances Of
lnferioTity an. rnsl.nim;y, these dees
ntratc .'msricaas have achieved two mental
trumphs, not inferior 10 their memorable capture CT
Lo,d Cornwails al York Town, SKY years ago, aud
the destruction of Loud Paken and our army he fore
New Orleans, in 1873.
'This is the evidence OF American degeneracv which
Cur money changers wall over. To people accustomed
to think and trace effects 10 causes, such evidence
would lead to the conclusion that Universal Suffrage
un.axed knowledge, ana fre9reat elections were pro.
ducing in America, nation. wh;sh for intellect enter.
price, arts and ars an universal comfort, Lad never
been e9uailsd