Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-01

-
cosmbs{tt ia skosh aud rst discovered II sosres;
spain rslAasshsd IN claim 10 hes; hss eissas took poo
sssses q ~ Grsss Britain s 10 The hosr Of ressraias
can sssarssa have never bseashsd doub, q IL. Justice
d oor claim; ssccsssive sdminissons have nsssrtcd IL
shs psop,s have confirmed 81 The Ausesn senate he's
nsinsissd i; ga nov, af sjsu, DE- Bs.h rovsrn.sn,
ssnss - - sagy. sssks Do isssla,s Ne nee sdanisa-
oo WON Coasrcss and iron the people. and 10 the
. threat ofresostnx TO war. -.
Tho ihssuical preparations BY which Tho monaco was
sendedthe evidently concerted spesehesths disribs-
button " psrs between tho r.shnsss Lord John Res
se and the greater caution IL tho Prcmisrks keeping
back ii the steamer day tor tho purpose of akog
The dshsesl sssm 10 show tina, ,hs dssgnsd
q experiment the ot the adminissraou. In
this point of view 10 iadlcvus The dsy has gone by
hen Of wst "a The part Of England eosi sway
ancgota,iun with the Uaiss5 States.
But England be serious in her menace. Her M.
nuaeurcs leave their mills e unless America ssp.
plies them with Her nierShans know their shis
leave anvsied. Her soe would be ui,le,s;
fos n she took Oregon Wilderness she would couqaer
but rocks aud forests and the privilege VI esrsoning soii
tade; and shc should attempt form colony there. the
colonss whenccsooser they comc viii mast govern
themselves. Nor is this oil. The oppressed millions
ia tngland would tolerate with Amssic.. war
between Great Britain and the United States would DO the
signal oi strife throughout Chri.endom Of the old sris
rrseics with the millions Neither Sir Robert Peel
France, Russs any OF the onarchcs arsroe-
racies Vt Europe, wish that begun. Amer
docs wish w Tor having faith 10 the psnciuc. OF
Freedom she has been propaganda, but is willing
TO await the quiet influence Of th and the ameliorston
Of r"cey by tho gradual and certain progress u civxa
ton.
IL the Is designed produce an effect on the
annexation of Texas, by intmdaing i people, the du-
vi tho American governmeat obvious DO msta-
ken Texas must be aud more earnestly welcomed
participation ia eonfederacy; and her czens mu.t
be made To feel that they invited tho meet
LIBERAL not 20 much TO danger tho boundcss
benefits that are ~ spring perennially from union.
Or Is tho menace OF Great Britain seriously in,endedf-
The United States o. America, under the blessed influence
OF democratic institutions, rapidly developing their
aud exciting the envy of powers whose laws ana
constitution less favorable freedom. Would Great
Britain seck, by force Of that progress which
light friend To h's rseei The attempt would prove
vain The expansive power Of popular freedom
not be restrained The tides ii tho Pacific might well
be arrested the progress Of American prnci cs beyond
the mountains. Nothing stay their advance but the.
waters of the great II England serious her
menaees are well warranted IN believing that tho ad-
minsaton will assert aud nexiby mantan the position
assumed by the President in mis- inaugural address his
constituents.
II England looks one Of the means Of attaining
the qualification VI her ambion how admirable is the
rast afforded by America. Our policy is peace. We
seek no government men but through their free
sent. The genius OF institutions fobids conuesi-
IL provinces be reduced, system provides NO
method Of governing the unwilling. Thus the be-
tween America and England becomes here everywhere,
contrast VI princplcs. The Of the ono
side by the ircsisbr elements Of peaceful
the other.
IL Is common say that England is well prepared for
war; and that America IL doubt that the
immediately dsposabe naval and military furcc OF Great
Britain Tar greater than But this by
relative weakness England has gained her great
by scattered conquess IN every oil the world aud
holds by the power OF America compact ter
rory oil contiguous; Its greatness the result Of system,
which sPrang from the free choice Of the people, which
maintained by their IL has acquisitions To
make 10y arms. aud to deeud by Her States
are bound together by their choice. She has mo-
tive 10 urc others she mas desire avage the Of