The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-11-30
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POLICY.
The author OF a volume, g History of the Cooni-
cation Of the free States of Antiquity although he
has made some important mistakes of fact vet IL
correct in the following synopsis with respect TO
Rome.
The Romans, learning wisdom from the Greek
colonies, most of which, by their prosperity and dis
lance from the mother country had been tempted to
renounce their allegiance and not doubling that in
similar circumstances, their colonists would act
the same part, were extremely averse from the es-.
Enlistment of colonies either very remote or very
large. For this reason, during 663 years from the
building of the city, they planted only colony in
the provinces though they had established above fifty
in Italy. They subjected all their colonies to such
restrictions, and modelled their constitutions in such
a manner as they Judged necessary 10 secure their
subordination and dependence. They deprived all Of
them Of the right of suffrage in the comltia Of Rome,
partly TO maintain the supremacy and dignity of these
assemblies, by preventing them from becoming too
numerous.
They obliged all their colonies to acknowledge their
supreme jurisdiction; and, in testimony of that
acknowledgement, to furnish such sums OF money, in
taxes and supplies of troops as should be demanded
OA ulcul iOI He SERVICE VI inc Otalc.
In like manner does England treat her colonies
1t quarrel about the right to tax at her plea
sure, that brought out of Independence. She
has not however, changed her claims with respect to
her colonies, in consequence of that war. 1t has
only made her more wary in the exercise of them
The result Of her contest with has fixed her in the
principle above stated so long practsed by Rome,
ito be extremely averse from the establishment of
colonies either very remote or very large" 1t is
y necessity that has induced her to establish her Ca
madam colony. Her West India colonies are not
large, very remote, considering the great i'm
provements in navigation at the time when she COM
menced them and since; not more remote, with res
pect to the facilities Of reaching than colony in
Gaul was from Rome. Her Australian colonies are
very small and likely to continue inconsiderable for
hundred years TO come.
Her system with respect to India, is studously
framed and administered to prevent colonization
India with its hundred and twenty millions sub
ject to her sway is possession and not colony She
studiously contrives all her policy with regard to it,
TO avoid colonization. Its great distance is favorable
to the execution OF this purpose'o hers. Its vast
populousness has made it, indeed imperatively ne
cessary that she should keep up large standing
army, that it may be maintained in subsection. 1t
has been necessary for her to augment this force the
more from the oppressive taxes she has laid upon the
Inhabitants. But her troops are composed chiefly Of
such natives she deems most suitable to form SOL
diers. They called seapoys. Whether wagng war
of wanton aggrandizement in AHghanisan, against
the great Oriental Empire of China, guarding the
temple Of Juggernaut, these troops largely en-
Moved The British re0iments sent from homo
changed SO often to debar the formation of perma
nent connexions in India, and to exert scrupulous
care against the peril which she exceedingly breads,
that of colonzing possession remote and so capa
BILE, if once colonzed TO any considerable extent
of multiplying people who might know their rights,
and knowing, "dare maintain"
1t is in fact, with intention to keep this popua-
ton always in its present relative position to herself
Arrays possession and colony, that her whole
theory and practice with reference to India is
ranged and carried into effect. possession, held by
military force, which she can exert the power
Of taxation ad libum, to cheaper the labor Of
ITS people TO the bare means Of subsstence-shoud
the crowded population fail to produce that result
she means 10 WELD it in order to supply all the
markets Of the world 10 which she can obtain &C
cess with all the productions Of which its fertile and
diversified soil is susceptible. The streams of its
wealth are 10 flow into London, the little rs to re
main in India in quantity sufficient enable The pco-
pie to have much life and vigor as NAV be neces-
sary to continue their toll for the good of their mas
tiers and the benefit Of the human race at large
Hence, part of British policy is TO remove
out of The way every obstacle calculated TO cheaper
The labor OF other countries with respect to articles
that may come into competition with the cheap pro-
ductions of India sugar and cotton. The former is
product of which the certainty and abundance in the
climate and wide domains of Hindostan are ensured
she can appreciate the price Of the similar pro.
ducts OF other countries, enhance their value
moderately beyond their present rates; tie latter,
she is trying to raise there of such quality and guam
tty will exclude the cotton Of the United States
IL she can succeed in the plan of supplying herself
with either both these necessary and most valuable
productions from India instead Of from u.s. her arts.
ocracy would realize two fold advantage, either Of
which IT would be extremely gratifying for them 10
acheve-the one, ultimate increase of their own |
wealth the other, the drying up of two great
of the wealth of this great Republic If by threats
OF monarchy the further achievement be effected
of dividing the union, she will have obtained tho last
"consummaon most dcyouly to be wished" for her.
One other Of these two greatgoods to the ioeifne
mankind with certain special ooe,ring benefits on
broad 'caie TO the security and opuence of the British
arsocrscy, they have in view to accomplish, by the
operations of the schemes they have now on foot
If they can gain possession Of both Oregon and Tex
as, their great plans of faggrandizement now
meditated with respect to China and their great cot
ton and sugar operations which they wish to effect
by means Of the cheap labor Of popuous India, would
be vastly facilitated. The reciprocity Of trade which
they so eagerly pursue, is ustriously exemplifed in
one of the provisos Of their late commercial treaty
with the great Eastern Empire, by which British
broadclobs TO be taxed seven cents per yard and
tea one hundred per cent ad yaorem on its iDporta-
ton into England.