Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-06-08
British Ambition.
The New Orleans Bee holds the following
language in comment upon the seizure OF
the Sandwich Islands by the British:

The New Orleans Bee holds the following
language in comment upon the seizure Of
the Sandwich Islands by the British:
sour missionaries were the first to carry
there ito the Sandwich lslands) the doctrines
Of our holy religion--our people have long
since had commercial dealing with them ,
our ships Of war and commercial marine
haze for long time made them placd Of
rcndezyous-i they were indeed the only spots
in the waste OF waters, where our trading
vessels, our ships engaged IN the whale tishe-
! r!es, cop!d touch without coming under the
surveillance and authority of rival powers
Where now, should war break out between
this county and England, can an American
vessel flee for snccor or supplies in The Pa
cifc? And where, we would ask, have we
a trade. on interest Of any sort, that the
British Government has not sent her emissa-
saries to tamper with the local authorities
and exact privileges inconsistent with Our
prosperity? What island Of the ocean OF
post upon the main land, whence she could
annoy and harrass us, has she not already
sazcd or is makiUg preparations to subdue !?
Our own limits are hepmed in by her pos.
sessions. The Canadas TO the north, the
south, and the Hudson Bay Company to the
west, circuinscrlbe US with Gordon OF hos.
tile territory.
She is endcavorng yet further to cromp
Us by bringing her influence TO bear upon Us
loosely in every direction that it is mpossi-
bic TO draw deep breath without feeling the
iron grasp that she has upon US. She has
I ~ or N m claim, IN Tho ((rpUnn that N
have 20 over lend avenue to The Pacific by
the timc she ,wrcnchcs the isthmus from the
feeble inhabitants, anI builds n canal across
it for the exclusive use OF British merchant.
men.
She is erecting for,ifceiions upon the is
lands recently taken from China, that she
may command that country. And now she
is amusing us with doctrines Of free trade,
while she is perfecting plans to bring yet
larger districts of coup,ry under the exclusive
regulations of her coIona. system. Her
idea Of free trade is To make free with the
trade of every other country upon earth,
whilst she Is excluding all others from par
ticipation in hers.
The friendly disposition she OF times pro-
fcsses for US, are all dece,fu and ,reac her
ous Her policy is to use our ports as a
afford TO lose our trade by opening larger
avenues 10 her goods-and whilst she is
! pouring her fabrics upon our shores, and
reaping large harvess from the industry OF
our people, she is laying The foundation toI
the supplies of the staples of America from
countries tributary to herself, aud sllmua,-
ing rival production wherever she would d.
/ mlnish the value of our labor.
II Shc will pcrntintp m cpnturv unop re-
| mons,rance against wrongs done by her; but
pending the diplomacy she neither change:
her course nor repairs the injuries complained
Of She is urging upon ali chrstendom o
league against our institutions, and undcl
the ,cloak Of an osteRiatlGys philanthropy, l.
seeking 10 assassinate a rival country. lie
ambition IL as boundess AS the circumic.
renee of the globe, and her morals are mould
ed in the die of self interest. In accomplish
ing an achievement OF foreign policy, she il
restrained by no principles oi recproca
( good will, nor checked by any abstract no
tons Of right and wrong. Her own aggran
dlzement is Justification for all things, ana
the probable injury Of power to whom she
| Processes friendship, but oi whom she feels
jealousy, pallla,es usurpatIons which may
not directly assist her.
Il But we grow weary Of recapituaiing tn,
misdccds of that gigantic and haughty pow
or that have taken place in our own genera
tion-but as the Imagination can set no llmit
to her ambition, nor history define bounda
ry to her conquests already achieved an'
doubtless determined upon, 1t behooves thi
nation to shake of its ignoble lc,hargy
when we see her omit no opportunity q
lrenchlng upon our independence aud GRIP
ping our trade"