Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-18
POLITICAL.
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THE RIVAL NATIONS.

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Carthage never looked upon The growth and
mower of The Roman people with more envy and
apprehension than England does on The progress
OF The American people. II is true, there Is an
ocean between the Old and the New Wo Id,
where The modern rivals have the base OF their
Mediterranean did between Carthage and Rome.
Modern Improvements in navigation bring Eng
land and the United States into close neighbour
hoo1. The growing commerce and power OF the
two people have literally made the home of both
upon the deep. 1t is fear of the competition OF
this vast and rich continent with her island work
shop, and Of the danger that the new race Of her
own breed may obtain the ascendency in agricul-
ture, manufacture, commerce, and, consequently,
in power upon the ocean, which has constantly
actuated England in her encroachmenis upon tins
continent and the islands Of the surrounding seas.
The Court ofLilput did not take greater pains TO
pin down Capt Lemuel CULVER 10 the spot which
his limbs covered in his sleep, than England has
10 coniine the United States 10 the straights in
which the royal charters bound Them. The ac-
QUESTION OF Louisiana, of the Flordas, of Texas
all in,urn have encountered opposition from Eng
land no, only as tar as her foreign diplomacy
could counteract, but as far as the active, daring,
reasonable agency Of the party under her in
fiuence here could go in defeating it, Efforts TO
dissolve the Union were tried, which, if not sue
cessful in preventing the increase of the Contede
racy on one hand, might, it was hoped, curtail il
on another, or, at least, BY civil war, bring on the
decrepilude OF the South American Republics
The victims Of internal dissenson.
The Union has, however, ouilived two wars
with Great Britain, and grown beyond The limits
assigned BY the jealousy OF its ambitious rival
], is now only BY envroning the U. States BY in
trenched strength on both tianks-iI tront and in
the rear-tha, the giant, whose power II IS feared
will invade English supremacy on the seas, is TO
be held in check England on our front, Cana
da and the West Indies on our right and left, with
10 command the whole Western coast of our Con-
tinent, may be said TO have placed the CONNER
cial power OF the Union in state OF seige.-
Whenever il threatens the British dominion OF
the seas-narrows British commerce or British
eonquests, then it will be assailed from all these
points Of vantage at once, which in time will De
rendered impregnabe 10 attack
The people of the L. S. should comprehend full
Is the position they occupy. The view should
not be confined TO the attitude OF things at The
present moment, nor to an internal policy suited
10 The genius OF people like the Chinese, who
have sought to live in the she'll made BY The coast
and wall by which they are surrounded. The
destiny OF the people Of this Union is not confined
10 this Continent Their genius broods overeve-
~ ocean and region Of the earth; and influences
deeply affecting the fate of the great Republic will
every where exist requiring its vigilance. Al
this moment, England brings home 10 us the poll
CIV which is to be watched and repealed. The ar
{ icles we annex from New Orleans papers
gest the observations we have made. They will
be found to contain facts worthy OF meditation.