Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-30
..,.oorr,> CORRESPONDENCE No. XiX.l
..ir EDITORS oF IhS ESeoihhS ur !,

) ssrersl Articles appeared IN lne ianoutsn o
ST. N relation to the Territory OF Oregon
gillian. l 3,v of the title of the United States
f''- ,lr,hle rerion and the absnrd'ty OF Uteat
'',s liam to any portion of it. They hiVe oeen
rn,shed IN numerous papers, ana mos' eA'e"''eS
| s,assd ,.,s ont of Eoo
- TN, a country, possessing $, many auVant,ges
h,,nr ouch powerful interests, as that beyond tie
ty VI ,unlains, should have BEEN psfm'eo' oy US
,st'u! owners, to have renamed unit no" waoe'
= They have hitherto not been aware OF It's re
,ss MS extent or indeed. its precise location on
&c ,ha rl,b. whichever Oregon may have
o-,b bsfo1e the Chinese Tariff of duties was es-
- i ;, - nav beyond doubt, hundred fold
me valuable Tie central high'oay Of the c"rid 'oa'
ega St;onab'y pass 0cs' eS 0'so"''9 . "
m an f,om the tone of some of the leading Lon
IN ionrnals such measure Will provoke war win
Ga, Britain The Morning Chion'cie, OF tue thro
n, = ,srfec,ly rabd the subject II says, after
-, O,scon .th,s is the region we have now 10
,.nns.,1. for Fight there will be none The no
. ron of !, j. an atsurdy. If tie ring were kept,
al the men thai America could send INTO the ieff'
tory by land. would be annha'ed oy the forces oil hs
Hudson Bay Company ana the hteno'y i"u aus,
:. whou, our Imperial aid.
coacur most fully il the belief with the "Chroni-
cIs tina, eight, there will be none In the htst
ics there will be no for it whatever, for our
,l - s, clearly established TO The country, that we
I1ye ample justification for extending jurisdiction,
Shout moments delay to The shores OF the racihc
N the second, ,f our claim were of questionable
rta,gcter and We disposed TO enforce It, Great
Britain would necessarily have 10 act upon The doctrine
stgo..ed b. ord Braug CHAM las, Winter to eeds acay
.,3s Ttrri,0ricS rather than prorose acar ch .1me-
r,rs In ths, as in al other matters with Foreign
roxsrs have only to adhere strictly TO the pIn,
s - s'denl ndng nothing that Is not RIGHT, anu OF
srsu6;ing IL nothing that 10 WRONG.
/ W, no-"Figh,, there will be none The war OF
~, old mother like that of all Vragos, will only be
1s OF cords She may fret and scod, as che assureoy
~, fx,,.s ~ a ifnn nj
ts Celestial Mliss,y which she thieVishiy shook
from his tee bat she cannothep herself She IS com
raled 20 sub,n, 10 it, nolens roisns Way how could
Engllnd lhsis:, upon her sh 'uiders ngains'
"A c,nnjry from winch she derives Inc means OF sus-
,iiaar her chef interests In l5i2 she received but
snl ono hats of cotton from IN, L a'es: now st"
j. s,evl cd by .hatn with nearly $40 0u0 Her ope-
rlces a-c ii times as numerous as they were at ne
.or1nr period; ant in the name OF mercy, how wouio
she feed hsia &c the trade in this staple was suspend
cd3 Was, would become of her numerous Colonies
very few Of them sel.-suppoitng ones-if she was
prevented from Supplying them with articles manu-
flctlred from pr'duc:s' She could MAKE no re-
lance upon her crops IN the East lndies Inc ye'u
there has dm,iC ID utter lnsiynhcance, compared
win lAgt Of our fer, l. fields Within the past twelve
, months there has been marvellous falling oil In
1872 the imports Of lndia cotton al the different Brush
ports from the lst Of January to the 21th OF OCTOBER
onoun'ci to 2D9713 bales. This year, during the
same period, 10 IA, 4i6! IA dimnuton in the re
y ccip;s in ten months o. nearly third OF the entire
Gulnty. part of tbs has been exported to other
c,unlries but if every bale consumed at home,
i. would moi give more than FIVE weeks employment
- her factories, now when they work up 1000 bales
Pc. diem She may grow popp;es in India, 50 as to
mono )pze the OPIUM trade-but she VIII never grow
COTTON there which W compete with that produced
by the United Stl,es, IN he. oxen 7narkttS The
climate though Of the proper temperature, regards
the degree OF heat, in other respects unstable. Her
Sole dependence therefore, for this staple, which sus
ta,ns her manufactures and her immense commerce.
upon planters; and if they ware TO determine no:
10 raise it hereafter they worl1 Totally starve Eng
ind out Of 'house and home And yet, making
Of necessity she has the impudence to boast
OF her Gjsraity taking two.th'rds of the entire
Growth OF the u. States of this article.
~, CHI there will be none"-for Great Britain IS
perfectly aware, that il she dared t, unsheath The
sword, her Colonies the North American Continent.
nSnul b. lost her forever She wocld speedily see
bee sormad, and the stn--spanglsd banner unturled
Ab.eeze Abtahams Fights, She would be-
Council and his legion rising up in Judgment
the iron rod with which she has so long g.
Erin's noble sons. She would be stripped oil
e robes and placed before The world ia her
ASnity-a monster, actuated by no holler IN
her intercourse II other nations than
Ye most unprincpled ends justify the vil-s
She would ascertain, her sorrow and shame,
reliance coui be placed, as an arm OF defence,
IN the s'Hudson's Bay Company and FRIENDLY
INDIANS, when met by an army OF rhe-snoo'efs
from the Missss ppi valley She would find there the
liicns Of those vaorous spirits who prisoners OF
N.f, mlssacred-b burnt aios-a. the RIVER Rasn
b. her "IM1xpLx INDIANS" under her direction
charitable enough to believe, that the age OF Br
i,sh cruelty had pa'sed-or was rapidly passing away
-bnt when | leading prints in London threaten
inr my country with the savages OF ;he forest, the
'FRiExDLy INDIANS, | persuaded that they are
ready. when suitable occasion occurs 10 re-enac the
mere | Of the OF 1872
Bat "fgh. there will be none" The party in Eng
liud winch might favor could not sastain itself
payer fortnight. The condition of the Treasury
utterly preclndes the idea Of such measure. The
pl1ilc d .bt of Great Britain, which hangs like 4 mill
soac arouad her neck, created 10 considerable
c5tent by her WITH the u. 5. Ihsre 10 too
much wisdom IN her councils TO hazard its aus'nHn'a-
ton hy another With the aid o: tie revenue, arising
irGn the t,Ti Of duties products It Is with the
greatest lculty that 4 suiciency Of means pow
ccd for the wants of the Government. The indemnity
from China properly speaking, the fruits OF the
high handed th-ft-has temporarily made money mat
easy with her. Without this she would have been
put - her wits ends TO have gone through thus year
Her wisest s,aiesGen puzzled as to what manner
to BE- provided for the future, even should
sts continue at peace with the world How then can
she seriously think Of fighting battles which would en-
sure bankruptcy If she had husbanded her resour-
cs, instead OF prodgally expendng them on objects
i,r tie gfaticat on of her ambition, she would have
hen mach moe powerful and much more respected :
!nci,us says, that "tie Treasury which IS da;ned by
extravurance, must be re-Slled by crime. That the
history of England FOR The last establishes this
doctrine, at all questionable. To what excuses
she may he driven hereafter her necessities will deter
mine. That Of waging an open with the u States,
however: VIII not be one OF them.
In former letter expressed opinion, that the
trade between the United States and China, des
ned 10 be The largest witnessed between Two ma
tors Every day strengthens me in this belief If
Oregon - immediately occupied by our Government,
M even, will transpre in despite Of all the exertons
that Great Br.in may make t, main;ain extend her
with the Liter country. The trade Of the
GATED St''es with China will be entirely reciprocal,
IS It with China and Russian exchange Of p'o-
due, for pFoduc' As is, therefore, naual one, IT
must necessarily break down al opposing obstacles But
Great Btaja's Intercourse with China is almost wholly
artificial "a made up, handbook siIar 1t has lgi-
innate ionud,,ion whaever |. Consequently must de-
crease under the bsral tariff of duties, which has
been adopted by his Celestial Majesty.
The annual imports Of Great Britain from China
amoun, GOO o0U her exports from ports in
England, TO 50 600 600, (most of it from the Cotton
winch we produce and from the East Indies Opium,
10 $l3,oCO,O00 and raw Cotton $4,000 0n0-thus leav-
balance in favor Of her of 5,0O00O0 which she
has hitherto received in money. The imports int the
Cotd States from China annuey are estimated at
a5oit S00O0,000 the exports from them, direct and