Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-22

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hands OF the United States, she will increase me
monopoly of The cotton districts adversely 10 lne
interests Of this country. II we lose le1ds, lheh
what are We TO gain IN return. .,;,n
This is by lar the most important ques,ion
as concerns England. The sapero islaho VI
Cuba in our possession would be some equlFa-
lent, and as Spain wants money, We nave no
doubt that The purchase Of liai properly eo Gov
be made ON avail..b and aSreeaDle teln's' "
ba, annexed 10 England is quite as eApeaien' %
that OF Texas 10 the United States ana u 'ii,'
were accomplished the aggressive anu assool al-
dising power Of The Republic would, III so',e
measure be checked. The Union is already
loo extensive. National power is Ike sleIi''
the more formidable the more II is condenseu'-
Every square mile added 10 the United States Is
an additional weakneSs-a progressive au'd'':
ment towards dissolution. But Tins IS li'e ousi-
ness of The citizens Cuba would be ol more
value 10 England than Texas multiplied Dy an
the slaves hereafter 10 be employed IN culiFa-
ting H.
(Ffom Winners Times March @.l
SLAVE TRApE-TnE ANNEXATION or lEXAs-
Folks lNarGuRAL.--The conduct OF ihe hheli.
can legislative bodies is marvel ana mystery
10 The politicians OF Europe. II passes colipie-
hensiuu, dciies calculation upsets all precohceH
ed notions OF organization. Every one saw, IA
the result OF the last contest lor me rIesu.nI
that Texas would be annexed; bu lfiat 'iie "niS
Senate should be Il conserving parry iias pr,
duced establishment, and rendered The news Which
came ia hand this week from the Western world,
mol only novel, but startling. The Senate IS re-
earded on this side the wafer, as very conserta-
live body-a drag upon The more headslrohs re
solves OF The other House; and the dlgnily Oh IT'S
hearing, commands, with The general Wisdom VI
its decisions The respect even OF those VINO arg
not prone TO euosise republican institutions
Hence the surprise which has been created. b''
The game of politics is evidently The same all Inc
world over--a series OF skiltul moves and coun-
,ermoveS and The most skilinl player Is he VINO
puzzles, checkmalcs and lriumphs over ms lei
lows. m
With the intelligence Of The Annexation Bill
having passed Congress, has come 10 mann inc
inaugural address OF President Polk, document
upon which much criticism, mol over-irendly, has
been spent The verbose stale documents oil
America are little eished in England; and mo-
menl's consideration will show The reason The
British PremieI's place is Parliament, where ne
personally answers questions defends ms con,
duel, OF assails his antagonist. The President OF
The United States, on the contrary, is smut our Vi
Congress. Instead OF addressing that assembly,
and through it The nation, rra roec, on The events
OF The day, when the interest is high and The SUD-
leci exciting, he waits until anxiety cools, or mas
entirely evaporated, and then, in formal manner,
traces in message with tedious proliXiy, whal
everybody knows.
The portion oiihe message which has gwen
most offence, inasmuch as il denotes "ioreSohe
conclusion" is his allusion 10 The Oregon terti-
tory The right OF The IT, States 10 that territory
is assumed BY the new President as a matter be-
yond dispute al The very moment that The subject
lorms an anxious and prolracted controversy ne
tween The lwu governments. People naturally
say, Can The new official have proper sense
oil the deep responsibility Of his office, when ne
I thus commits himself attic very lhreshold?'
That Mr. Polk is correct in his assumption
| may he established hereafter or il may not. But
there is a palpabe violation oil good aslr in 50
/ formal a communal on The question. MIR. Polk 5
/ predecessor was moi happy in impalting dignity
! 10 The office. II is 10 be hoped thai The mantle ol
/ Washington will ST more gracefully on me
shoulders oil which il has now de>cendeJ--Dut
the commencement is pefllous.
| SLAVE ALBRIGHT OF SEARCH.
Connected with This TOPIC, may be mentioned
the rolice which MIR 1ylel's message on The
l slave trade has commanded in the House oil
| Commons Sir Robert Peel, il will he seen,
poineGlv referred 10 it, some one having conve-
| nienly put question 10 him the subject, the
| better 10 enable him 10 correct The ex-Presl!ens
errors in that document. Mr.. Tyler bnndered
sadly in the matter OF the free blacks taken 10
I The West Indies; hut there is too much reason
10 apprchend that his statements are correct re-
speeding British capital being combined with
/ American ingenuity in carrying out slavery
through The medium of the Brazils.
I The Duke de Broglie has arrived in London,
| and the conference is now sitting which is 10 de-
{, de The future policy Of England aud France
is understood on all hands, that The substitute
Tor The right of search which he proposes, is a
/ blockade Of the coast Of Africa by the Two pow
crs, Joined, Of course, 10 The squadron OF the Unit
ted States already there Tor that purpose. The
/ right Of search in lis most obnoxious form, Is
4 thus given up; but The substitute, inadequate as
the fonmer system WAS, promises 10 be sill more
/ inefficient. The saints stir not while the right ol
search is thus thrown 10 wind before their eyes
I the best proof we suspect, OF their pelei III rs
! failure as a preventive To The sagacily and
lirlnness Of the American Government, every
,red is due, for refusing 10 Join The other powers
I 10 a system which is thus so nnceremoniou>ly
surrendered, after all the poher il created, the Jea-
lousy il excited, and The bocd which II pro.
dured.