, 1843-01-28

generally knoWn and apprecIated.-
IN As these islands progress 10 civiliz
ID lion, their demand for the produce
more northern climates will increas
S Nor can any country supply the
with beef, flour. &c. on terms so a
d v%antageous as this. A very success
ful effort has been recently made,
e the Sandwich Islands, in the GUILTY.;
: ton Of coffee and the sugar ane
colony here, will, in time, thence cas-
. lily derive these articles and othe
tropical products in exchange for III
produce Of their own labor. w
have thus briefly alluded to the natu
raj resources Of the of country, an
to its external relations. They are
in u opinion, strong inducements 70
the Government Of the United State,
to take formal and speedy possession
We urge this step as promising to thu
general interest Of the nation. Blu
the advantages it may confer upon us
and the evils itmay avert from oul
posteriiy are incalculable.
Our social intercourse has thus far
been prosecuted with reference to
feelings of honor, to the feeling OF de.
pendence on the Hudson's Bay Com.
pany, and to their moral influence
Under this state of things, we have
thus far prospered, but we cannot
hope that it will continue. The agri-
cultural and other resources of the
country cannot fail 10 induce emigra-
ton and commerce. As our settle
ment begins to draw its supplies
through other channels. the feeling of
dependence upon the Hudson's Bay
Company, to which we alluded as
one Of the safeguards of our social
intercourse, will begin TO diminish
We are anxious when we imagine
what will be. what must be, the con-
dition Of so mixed a community, free
from all legal restraint, and superior
To that moral influence which has
hitherto been the pledge Of u safe
ty.
Our interests are Unidentified with
those of the country of our adoption.
We f1aiter ourselves that we are a
germ Of n great State, and are anx-
lous TO give an early tone to The NOR.
al and intellectual character of its
citizens. We are fully aware. too.
that the destines of our posterity will
be intimately effected by the charac-
Ter of those who emigrate to the
country. The territory must popu.
ate. The Congress Of the United
must say by whom. The ma
.ural resources of the country, with
| well,judged civil code, will invite a
,ood community. But a good COM
will hardly emigrate TO a
country which has no protection for
ite or property. Inquiries have nl-
'eady been submitted TO some Of US
or Information of the country. In
'eturn, we can only speak Of a coun-
ry highly favored Of nature. We
an boast OF no civil code. We can
'romise no protection but the ulteri-
n resortof self defence. By whom,
hen, shall our country be populated? {
By the reckless and unprincipled ad- {
.entures' not by the hardy and enter !
pioneer OF the West. By the |
enegade Of civilization from the
mountains, by the profligaie. e
eser'ed seamen from Polynesia, and $
he unprincip!ed sharpers from Span ,
III America. Well are we assured
hat it will cost the Government of I
ne United States more TO reduce ele. q
rents so discordant to social order, !,
nan TO promote u permanentpeace t
nd prosperity by Il timely action of b
'ongress. MOI can we suppose that I
, vicious a population could be re. d
ed on in case of a rupture between I
lie U. S. and any other power. $
Our intercourse with the natives d
mong US, guided much by the same
Ihuence which has promoted harmo- C
Y among ourselves, has been gener- t.
iy pacific. But the same causes q
hich will interrupt harmony among /
irselves, will also interrupt our
relations with the natives a
is, therefore, Of primary Importance n
9TH to them and US, hat the Govern o
ent should take energetic measures o
secure the execution of all laws
fecting Indian trade and the inter- c.
purse Of white men and Indians 6
1e have thus briefly shown that the c.
of our persons and our prop 81
ty, the hopes and destinies o. our
are involved in the objects X
our petition. W. do not presume t.
suggest the manner in which the b
,untry should be occupied by the al
overnment. nor the extent to which q,
IT settlement should he encouraged.
Re conide in the wisdom Of orr ma. q,