Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-09
-rpr FOREIGN NEWS.

10 foreign grain. The n. !. journal oil Com
p.erce seems 10 ,bin, The British Government ha'
come 10 the conclusion not TO open The poiis iol
the free admission Of grain al present. we quo''
from lha, paper, so that our readers may ara"
their own conclusions
From The New York Journal OF commerce.
The passengers by Tie Cambria anticipate era
excitement in England on The receipt oil tne tic
sident's Message. Indeed, the expectation llia' IN
Message would take high ground on inc C'es'i
question, it is said, had occupied lie ATTENTION =
The British Cabinet in frequent anu piouaIteu ~
tings. The activity beio'e noticed on the sea
board and in the naval arsenals continued sedu!
and unremiuinS.
Itseems that Inc government have come TO IN
conclusion mol 10 ann he ports fm he free al
mission Of grain al present. II is INFERRED nom 'his
that bad as things are in that country, they ar
not cutie so bad az has been represented. WI
mcr " Smiths European Times says that The mt
weather which has ruled in The country durin9
The last fortnight has enabled The farmer 10 TAXI
the best precautions for arrestins The disease Y
which The potatoes are subject, and much Soo'
has been done in The way OF saving whal wa
thought 10 have been irrevocably lost. The same
paper says:
"The Corn market continues 10 rise, and 'h'
averaee 10 fall. The latter now stand Tor M
week al AS; but the belief is gaming erouha
that, before The end Of The year, with the adVah
cling marke', corn will be admitted at The loves
dulY-a shilling rer quarter. The INFERIOR de
scrjplions continue 10 keep down The averages
but only for a Temporary period. The quantity
OF -four coming from the United States 10 thi'
country has been most absurdly exaggerated II
some of the journals"
ErRopr.-We have converscd with an inlelli
gent merchant OF This city, who has been spend
ing The las, eight months in Europe, and had op
pnriunilies OF conversing with The directors OF me
Bank Of England, and other gentlemen OF Inc
highest intelligence in England and on The Conn
nent. The Rail Road mania. which ragged al
over England and The Continent, had ditfused se'
neral distrust as 10 The s~olvency OF dealers, as
almost every body had dabbled in the stocks
The very high price OF money over Europe had
in some degree, subsidized, and The rates declined
10 three and a halfor Two per cent. a year. The
Bank OF England had pul up lis rate 10 81 pei
cent, and would probably go on 10 4 per cent,
more for the sake OF counteracling the rail road
mania than any thing else.
The crop OF wheat in England was spoken
of as fair, though rather poor in quality Inc
small grains abundant, and potatoes bad
Monied men had no apprehension about any DE-
raneemeni in money matters, growing oul oil The
importation q grain.
Trade was everywhere in good condition, eS-
cepling only the want Of confidence CROWNS on'
o. Rail,nad speculaiions- operatives everywhere
were iully employed. A sale Of 5000 hhls. me
rican flour was made al Liverpool, Nov. 18th,
at 32s. Cd. in bond, which j, ii. less Than The
best sales before reported.
The excitement in England was universal
against the United States on the slbJect OF Oregon.
The government was making lie most vigorous
preparations for war, and nnq1estionably with
reference alone TO The Oregon dispute, as with
France, and all The nations of Europe, She Is with
oul controversy on any subject A very large
contract had been made, among other thing, Tor
military clothing in Canada. Indeed, IL wassaid
that The government were determined upon The
necessity OF settling the difficult, without further
delav.
The opinion OF The passengers:o whom the Pre-
%silenl's Message was read, on beard The cambria,
was, that il would very much increase The excite
mcnt in England, and increase tie difficulty OF an
amicable settlement.
The Exchanges were universally in favor oi
England, so much so in relation 10 France, tba!
cold was coming over freely.
Z, We are authorised to "a that The special
Term Of the Superior Cour OF Lawand Chaneery
Tor Louisa, will mol be held, inonsequence Of tie
session of The General Cou. now Skiing in
Richmond.
EXTRACT Of a leuef from a De70rr0t Of ADemoTie.
81 am glad 10 see tha! ever, thing is going on
RICH, in the Legislature and Congress. Nothing
gives Inc more pleasure Than o see tina, the De
.nocra,s OF Virginia have seneenough 10 keepto
ge,hcr as a band Of brothers should, thereby pre-.
venting The Wings from coniplling the election
Of L. s. Senator and GoveTnir. DO not wish
he Wings 10 have any cuntol in selecting or
eircIipe our oficers-their smiles and pretended
wishes Tor The public good will in The end, sting
ike !, scornion. Let our friend keep the Wings.
as they have thus far dnne,a a respectful dis
lance.
mAIr. Polk speaks like an honest man and a pa
,riol. He If, ats the Oregon question as il de-
serves-and, | have no doubt, { very large ma
iori,y Of the people will sustain BIN on this sub
iect. On The Tariff, | think he IS honest also
the al valorem duty is The only proper one 10
nv mind. Lei, a Just and true vaue be put upon
all imported goods, and not a iare one. II an
article COSTS % cents, let il be taxtd accordingly;
but il il costs only 5 cents, Their is no justice,
moral or political, in presunins tat IL costs ~
cents. and taxed the same as If il cots 20 cents.
"The clustering Mexicans have Knocked under
but | mistake Mr.. Polk or his administration
il he knocks under to any government. When
they, (the Government are right, llty will adhere
10 it-and when wrong, do justice lothe agsriev-
ed.
"You know I never was a Sub-Treasury man,
and | cannoteven now say | am, but am willing
that this measure Of The administrator should he
adopted, because a preponderaling m;loriiyo OF the
Democratic parry believe it To be a wise and sa-
luiary one. 1t is not for a few OF usto sci our
selves up in opposition 10 the majority.
1.-THE election Of printers 10 Congress gives me
great pleasure. The Wings can't divide us
Our friends in Congress have gained credit for
The good beginning they have made-and, as they
have begun so, let them hold on. We must
have no factions, no cliques, no divisions bu'
we must be one band, close, compact and united.
Let the Wings attack in front or rear, he whole
division OF the Republican ranks, ora single pla'
toon, al. mus, rally in defence, and fgh, like true
soldiers. Gen. Bayly gave such a bToadside ID
Garret Davis, that very few will desire 10 encoun.
ter him again.
81 am Tor The Convention, heart and SOUL, and
| hope The Legislature will pass an act submit
ting The question 10 The people. II is idle 10 say
thai, because we had the wisdom OF Madison
Monroe, Barbour, Randolph, and others in fra.
ming the present Constitution, therefore 1t should
not be altered. Neither OF those men were in
fallible; they did The best they could under The cir
cumslances in which they were surrounded
There are many things and changes that have
taken place 10 the last lew years, which Jefferson
Washington and franklin would not have be-
lieved il they had been predicted GO years ago
We have a new generation, and they believe
that The best interests of Virginia require a reno
delling Of our Stale Cons,itulion-and | lhinl
this demand ought not 10 be resisted, because evi
will follow. | do mol care whether The mixed ha
sis or The white basis be adopted By the adop
ton Of either, | do not believe one section Of tn
State would Cypress The other.
For Governor, | suppose We are TO have al
Eastern man-wby not elect him from Able
marie? Col. Randolph would make an excel
lent Governor; or Gen. Gordon. who would be &C
ceplable 10 The people generally"
To he Editors Of The Enquirer.
| have seen that several distinguished gentle