Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-04-08

some 40 days.
Sunday. which WIS responded to by the Annapolis \.
tleris,s Captain Kearney and by order of the Govsn
or the national flag was displayed from the Top Of IL.
State House during the day,
On Yesterday the national flag was again disp,ve,
and about noon the guns from The Warspi,r (Which
were answered from the fori,) announced The den,
lure of his Lordshp for the shore, and in abou, ore
hour his arrival nj the wharf was hailed by salute o,
the Capitol hill, by the Annapolis Artillerists HI,
ordsh;o proceeded to Swami lglehar,s hotel, whe.
he remained but few moments having proceeded on
to Washington BY yesterday evenings train accOmp,
MED BY several officers of the Warspi'e
WAsgixoros, April 6-The Special British Mn.
ter, Lord Ashburton, having arrived IN the city on
Monday evening, called at the Department of S;.,s
the next morning, (yesterday and is we learn b
pre- to President to-day TO present his official
letter from the Queen-.hddtsoHian
Lord Ashburtons negotiation may be Pro.ractedin,,
duration. 1t must be important IN lis results. III.
comes in the true SPIRIT those results may be bene
fetal TO both nations Otherwise, his SPECIAL .ss;ea
must be mischievous, perhaps fatal. We confess
that we uugnr very satisfactory result from
the London Tory Journal, the Morning Post of the
Sd March. That paper condemns 'the shifting va
cillating and utterly mndian6ed conduct of Lord Pal
meston in respectto the Caroline ailar-a policy Tia,
led to all the unnecessary eeng excited by the lialci
Mr. McLeod-this policy, Says The Post may be made
matter of candid explanation and generous apology
by the British Envoy. We do not insinuate, in The
most remote degree, that any descent will be MADE
from the principle upon which The attack The
Caroline was recognised by England II is the DELAY
and hesitation taking up this tangible position, in
avowng this recognition, and the inconvenlen, conse.
qnences of that delay, that if view be correct his
lordshp would not think deserving OF full iusfca.
ton. 1t subsequently says that lie 'cH HMers
Of Enaiond ind acH make The acknowledgment and con-
cession of that right the condition Of any final arrange.
,nent he rnay enter into. File will tell the American Co.
vernment that the people Of England disposed 10
peace and friendness with the Republic; but he will
also tell that Government, il he finds It necessary that
England is be bulIied into no terms which she
not be rgued into and that if acting upon the sugges
ton Of Mr.. T. Duncombe, America says No 10 the
friendly overtures Of Great Britain, the latter prep,r
ed to take the alternative, and, coute Qa eOpte
dictate her justice, her dignity, and her power 1.-THE
Morning Post alludes 10 the new Right of Search
claimed by Great Britain it is certain that the nrao.
citation must fail. And to what other right i, be
supposed to aude, with such remarkable emphasis
Another Tory Journal Qhe London Times is even mad
enough at this time to renew the British Right Of In
pressmcnt on American vessels This position would
put all prospect of adjustment out of the question
We should 90 into the negotiation with temper
firm, but conciliatory-disposed to cultivate peace If
compatible with our rights-tut TO yield no
tial rights. 1t is the interest of these two great
nations 10 avoid war-but it is not more our interest
than that of Great Britain. In fact, is not much
She stands in predcament of incalcuabe peril, the
conse of which defy all sagacious calculation
Mr.. Webster has awful responsibility upon his
hands. Now is the time for an American Minister 10
show whatever Of wisdom as well as OF hrmness with
which he may be endowed. But Mr.. w. must nerve
himself to the encounter-and remember the true spin,
of our People, and the true character of our institutions
To our hands than TO any other nation, is com.
mted the Liberty Of the Seas-and the agents of the
Federal Government must never forget, that whilst
they preserve the glory of the Union, they must res.
pect the rights of The States.
We would respectfully advise our brethren of the
Press to treat the British Minister with oil due
tesy-whilst they fearlessy discuss principles, and
proclaim our rights with all possible freedom nnd energy
In addition to the above extracts from the London
Tory Journals the Washington Globe gives
precious morceaus from the London .age another mi
nisterial Journal, by way of preparing the way Tor
the Treaty The .7ge is pleased to inform US, that "Ihe
Time has arrived when America must be brought to
more wholesome knowledge of herself and US respec.
tively-when our relations with her must be clearly
Defined and several subjects of contention between the
two nations terminated, on our part by resolute and
bold negotiation The intolerabe boundary question
be set at rest The question OF the right OF search
the nviolability of the American fag-the slave
trade questionable minor cause Of mutual complanlo oil
more recent orrn-aH these must be brought TO tnal
issue" And the Age is kind enough to add, that
"Eneland is no longer TO lie jested 1cih. war with
America-though we far from thinking one prcbi.
ble and we pray God 70 aver: t-would be Tomorrow
upon many accounts, the most popular war That was
ever undertaken by Great Britain.
such contngency-we ore of opinion that it would
be brought TO an early termination.
We beat her then lin 1922 both BY
and land and not only hurled her ally from his throne,
but sent him out of the political world, and chained
him to q rock. From that time 10 the present we have
been reposing on laurels-we have been breathing
the air to gain new strength, and refreshed We
are now free to send an mitabe force against any
enemy, and to my shores 1--WE take note Of ChnnD
and to him that would provoke Us to contest
He, (Jonathan,) may growl and swagger as he did in
McLeod's case, but Lombard street TO orange he
will quickly back out Of his impudent pretcnslons and
yield to British argument with seasonable adrotness
If John Bull thinks, that TO be driven from the
assertion of cur rights BY this species of staggering,
as the London Age can debut we as proud PEG.
pie az they areas confident in strength-fushed
with The victory which won in ISl2-beatlng him,
in fact, both by land and sea, after Bonapar,e too,
had been MISUNDERSTANDING HIM on the ocean, ana
at Brdgewater and at New Orleans We will not yield
jot OF essential rights though John Bull may be
pleased TO sink them into "impudent preensons and
we satisfied with the arguments we can employ,
both peace and war; as he can be- But we beg leave
to tell Lord Ashburon, with all due respect that ne
descends to initiate the example Of the Ministerial
prints of London-f these journals express the tone oil
their mastes-and he to negotiate in all things
like this staggering spirit he had better never have sci
his foot The shores Of America In spite of,he Var
spite, which brought him over, of any of the omsns
which it may convey, we mean TO adhere to OUT
rights. We are the same who fought his coun'
trymen in &c, and in 1872. We throw out no
threats We neither intend TO growl nor swag GET
but still "know rights and knowing, dare
maintain them.
TO ARMS.
The following article from the "Lynchburg Repuo'
lican" is exactly in season:
".Horements of the Republican Party.-Throughou
the entire State, the disciples of the Old Republican
School are moving with a spirit becoming their an