The Cecil Whig., 1843-10-28

| But bark a sound, Ike the meeting o
many waters, rises in the West !-ant
now 1t seems to roll, as a great wave iron
the AIleghenies even to the Rock Noun
tains and then it is echoed back again
10 the shores of the Atlantic Il is the
mighty voice of an IrJuned and Indignant
people, who have been long slumberlng
but are reused, and are determined to d.l
themselves justice !! Great applause.
From the very nature of the discoveries
and settlements of The French and the
Engl''h III Canada. no precise limits we're,
AT first fixed 10 their respective possessions
At The peace 81, .,lx - Ch.peIIe; these
boundaries were yet left unsettled. Both
nations wished to engross the Iur trade.
England claimed to navigate the Mis- sssi
| ppi; while rance eutlravured tn surround
| the Brush possessions, from that river to
the lakes, will. border of forts. Both
na.l"rs were anxious to win over TO their
side the Indians. Negotiations were re-
sorted tC, but difficulties constantly occur
led, which created delays. When, sud-
denly. Great RrllaIn, without declaration
"f war, or giving notice Of any kind of
their hostile intentIons, sent fleet to
Canada and captured Two French ships
oi the line; by Simultaneous increment,
all tht French merchant vessels. sailing
either to or from The W. esl Indies or North
American amounting to more than three
hundred, we captured, and lsker to Eng
Iish ports, and he t,ench searnen thus
Obtained were even compelled 10 enter the
British ryice! Having thus blamed a
signal advantage, by making war, before
il was declared, upon the unsuspec,ing
Freuchmen, they pushed forward this ad-
vantage with great vlgor, until they COM
peied Quebec 70 surrender to their arms.
An English historian, after narra,lng these
facts, expresses we!i-gromded fear that
po,serily may look upon them az unwar-
rsnIahIe aggressi"ns. "Bui (he says) 1t
10 MS evident principle az any i'll jurs-
prudence that injuries attempted may be
prevented. and lha, therefore war To hin
der all attack is as lawful as war to repel
o. pu i,h an injury" policy, therefore
COZ cIded with justice q in debating an
mex upon the french shps!" SC, Sc.
Here is an English lesson of ''policy"
an Justice" thai, i. is 10 be hoped, will
not be lost upon the American people.
Ii shsre Wa the shadow Of justice 20 au-
th"tzp England, in all interval OF profound
peace between her and France while ne
g"ua'rons were actually on foot, in max
ing this sudden aud unlocked for attack,
N capturing their ships, armed and un-
armed. aud in making slaves (no, pris-
ouprs) oi their sramen merely 10 prevenl
rival colony from ont doing them in
acl> of daily occurrence wth both nations
mui,o .f0rtSiri. will W. be justified IN
peacefully akIwg Possession ot our own
territory and ous!ins unjus! ln,ruders?-
Ispp'snse,
| lie original entry nf the Hudson Ba,
Company upon our territory was un!a"
| iui-lheir remaining there is unlawful
he who ought to know lhem says ;h,r
"hey are IN all their Instincts ami hd6,iS
Moroushiy NJ itish and .AnH .4mericanSi'
w 'rrei0rr. we owe THEM no courtesy -
! Tia! th's G. mpnny acts under the orders
~ tie present Brush Ministers, is also
| ~ 'Si"' u 'ino hsct pc'u lHe ppiiCy u
hat a,liui government, when they had
any dangerous or dissgreeahle manGuvte
10 perform, To employ agents. Thi.
IN .hod il cures 10 them the advantage Of
Adopting their acts it successful. or aban p
d"ning them If necessity requires. II
SPAN had been able 10 enforce redress
tor the ou,rages committed npon their
possessions IN the ntw world by Drake,
he would have been punished instead Of
being knighed. Many ot the barbarous
murders committed during our war of the
revolution were IaId upon their "iudiau
a!Iles," and now, through the lustIu;nen
taI,y OF The hudson Bay Company, they
are depriying our citizens OF all par'iripa-
uun IN the tur trade OF our own country
::'SnCe 1921. (says the English editor he
fore quoted )lt,ey Uhe Hudson Bav Conn
pauyj have had M British rival, and the
have eXr,ted all their policy Iarts 10 re-
rress interference on The par. OF The Amer
roughly succeeded" 10 enable them 10
effect This gand nl ec,, the British minis
lCrs delay. Iron. iinr to time, the set,le
meEl of that pretended question of their
right OF sovereignty. Atlhe period Of the
T:ealy OF Ghr,t II was put off for 10
years, with ID stipulation That our citizens
should, in the mean lime, enjoy All equal
right OF trade.
By the treaty of 1927. il was indeiini tely
postponed, under The same condlt"n.-
In the last treaty the subject is entirely &
unaccnuutably lost sight oi; and now,
while Our ablnel are amused with the
alles alton that it is "debateabe ground "
the HUDSON Bay Company will not allow
all American to purchase single shin,and
we are threatened with England sending
5000 men there, to overIun our sol. II
Congress Do not and WILL not interfere,
will "the Lion of the West" submit tame-
ly to iii, foreign imp".ition2 Will not