Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-21

We copy the following strong article from The
Philadelphia Ledger, an able and highly valued
Neural journal:
RENEWAL OF AN OLD DEVICE.
Mr. Websters LAST Sreech in Boston is dec
lara,ion OF hostility against The United States,
and OF adhesion 10 their adversary. II is pre-
cisely such a speech as We should have expected
from that strongest bold OF an Anglo-Maniae
faction. I, covers the ground so long and so
.,renuously maintained in Boston, from The cleo
lion OF John Adams to the Presidency in lI96,
down to the present day, that Massachusetls Is
al, the Union. and B.,sIon is all Massachusetts
n, 10 the trumpe, note of alarm of the old "Essex
Junto" The most Incorporating Ango.!Nan,ac
faction OF the old "Federal party" This party,
or rather this portion OF it, has invariably taken
the British side Of every controversy between the
limited States and Britain. After the British
Government had impressed thousands OF our sea-
men, swepe millions OF our properly from Inc
ocean anu offered every possible nsat 10 our nag,
Il, opposed all the measures ofihe Federal Govern
nent for redress and declared, that "Brllain had
done ms no essential injury" Alter the Y. States
had declared The war Of 1912, which may well
be called the second war Tor national irdercr-
denee. a war into which this very faction said
that thsy could no, be kicked, !" this very faction
onposed all the measures Of the Government Tor
Conducting ,as war combined with agents Of the
British Government in Canada 10 destroy our
public credit, opposed all attempts Of toe Govern
men, 10 raise troops 10 fight The battles OF The
coun,ry or money 10 pay them. declared that II
was unbecuming inurai ana reiisious PeoP'e
a, rei.,ice ia The victaies Of this wicked war, "
onepIy threatened dissolution oil The Union, and
an NV orgaaized c,nyenion in opposition 10
the Federal administration, 20 meet al f1arloid
while a British army was expected at Albany
Hinder the influence OF The same faction, opera :
Ting ia conjunction with the same adHerSariss OF
the country, The same British Oligarchy. por-
ton OF Maine was surrendered 10 fraudulent
claim. and the annexation OF Texas vas opposed.
And going further back in our history, We hnd
,hat the same faction opposed Our acquisition OF
Louisiana and Florida. And now ne find This
faction, irue TO lis British instincts. taking its
stand against the United Stales and in favor Of
Britain. upon 40 iDsolent, fraudulent British
claim to American territory. Truly "the leop.
ard cannot change his spe,s;" and, therefore, we
are NOT surprised in hearing, at this day, such
sentiments proclaimed from Boston
But in hearing them from Mr.; webster, we
are surprised though perhaps without reason-
REGARDING MIR. Webster as an Intellectual giant.
she m look far over the heads OF The petty faction
rhieh surround. him, We are surprised in behold
inp him the instrument OF their narrow preluoces
and abort sighted designs. But meDlhering how
often this piani has been tied 10 eanh by their LII
liputian threads, we ought no, To be surprised al
his being 30 now YET We can never cease 10 re,
IRE, the errors Of one who has SO often permitted
himself to be dragged, by inferior spirits 10 ,hell
own level, and thus
ITO party gave up wha, was meant for mankind "
No man in the country knows better than Mr.
Webster, that. upon every ground Of recognized
international law, we are entitled 10 the rdolt
Of Oregon. he very well knows that by The
treaty OF Utrecht. in l7i3, the French line Yves
Of the Mississippi extended along The 4?,h de-
gree 10 the Pacific Ocean; that by the Treaty d
Paris 10 1863, Britain surrendered 10 France
every thing West of the Mississippi; that Spain
before the Florida Treaty Of 1920, owned The
vhole NorthveS. coast 10 lat 81, 40 BY right o
discovery; that according 10 European Law, the ma
dion that discovers the mouth Of river acquire.
ALI the territory watered By It's branches, anl
iba, The 6rst discoyerer of ihe Columbia Rivel
was capuin Gray. in 1899, and !ha, the branch
e. of this river extend through The whole o
Oregon, ,ha, a, the cession Louisiana in 1903
if Spain did not own Oregon, France did
and that /, bscame ours by French eession; TIA
at the conclusion Of The Florida Treaty IN 1920
ifFanes did not own Oregon, Spain DID, an'
~, 81 became ours by Spanish cession; ,ha