Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-08-12

viii be seen that our safety lies IN The union -
,bc S,ates-and will there &c found a sinse
American who will by disailcciion 70 'ne "
yerEment or col!ncss towards Inc Chion' :"
conraoe the crowned heads Of Europe IN 'heir
last struggle TO stretch their iron power over W.,
country? Even The Northern iapatics VIII
shri,, within their shells and suffer the anne2a-
lion Q, Texas 10 pass BY unresisted, bitter though
the dose NAV be. They will not be able 10 sl'l''''
The whitening influence Of popular ind'Sha''o"'
az can oply re-assu,e you, that neither oregon
nor Texas will give the United States lne ieas'
,rou.e. provided they remain united. ! nc ohit
and last hoEe OF the munarchists oil EuroPe, .'u
heir only consolation as regards The loss oil lex
&C or as il ought 10 he called; the defeat OF Eu-
Korean Diplomacy in is attempt 10 regulate
American affairs is, that the Union may yet DC
severed. that slavery ard Tie Tariff will destroy
The connection between The South ard lhe Ner'h'
and thereby turn the lnwer now pressing o,'
England on one side, aud Mexico on tne o'neI,
asa;ns; itself But if we remain nnmoe>tr" ny
Europe, il is no, from any good r,H TOWARDS ",
bul simply from the impossihility Tor Europeans
10 do MS any harm, without running themselves.
The Journals on both sides Of the channel are
now ppl(.c;ly resigned. They speak Of Texas a.
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OF The emigration 10 Oregon, as thing wh'ch
canno, very well be prevented In HE end 'hey
will he reconciled 10 the loss of Oregon as some
Thing not worth talking abon and perhaps 10 me
abandonment OF America generally, as a Lon
linen, unworthy OF the guiding ESis OF civilized
Europe' The London Evening Mail has area
~ shaduwcd forth lhis heroic resolve OF eieal
Britain in these very sensible, sla'esHiaiiiihe
terms ,..
interested in the fate Of those vast regions, 10 IN
clude them within the strict limits on WHICH 'ac
balance of powers depends.
Ill is impossible 10 have more tact, more COM
mon sense, or more profound craftsmanship, than
is expressed in those few lines.
Tbi, modes! Plea of not being Sufficiently IN
,ercsted." comes with bad grace, al this la'e Pc
Rod. Fooled in their game Of intrigue and COM
mercial ambition, they are toreed 10 abandon lhe
field, make virtue of necessity, and sneak on,
on The ground that they care no longer sufficiently
interested" We are willing 10 give them Tins
little consolation for their deleat-lhouSh they
are far from deserving il. We presume lha'
Cant. Elliott, when he reaches the shores OF Eng
land. will represent Texas as a poor country, I'M
worthy OF all the efforts of European Monarchs
10 control t-and, as for Oregon, II IS ulleriy
worthless, and England will make good bargain,
in getting lid OF il.
We have gained one great advaniase-and
that is, ,ha, European powers cannot, with impn-
ni,y lrile with our rights or impede our progress.
The failure Of British innisues in Texas will
Give a fatal blow to The hitherto unchecked march
OF Great Britain in territorial aggrandze
The East she may subdue 10 her oppressive mea-
sures. In The IitSt, she has found rival strong
enough 10 support its own rights.