Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-24
pfetoNtoor1 1Emqottrers

ACQUISITION or The control Of the whole OF men,
she will steadily. energelically, and scailhiy en-
d. avorto effect Ii is moi TO be done however, ny
sor,nsto hos,iles, but By Intrigue and corruP''oa.
A prostituted Press in The Sea-board cues - S'
ing counlenance and support as II uiu III loiL ~
our arch enemy. Copous extracts are maui =. ~
journals on the Conlinent-snch as eau '.
influenced 10 promote Bri ish ineIesls-oi an 'l'a'
is said Of slanderous and oil censoin'us ' 70:
lure against uiIr Government 10y unPrinciP'eu eu.
tors in New York and elsewhere Lelei."i"e'I
too-paid ones, whether cillZens OF ioieis or
know no-are engaged IN the isnoble woIS OF
furnishing The most mendacious statements lot
publication on this side of the water. Inc io,-
lowing extract, is specimen, from correspond
ent in New York, TO the editor OF German pa
per, which met NY eye some time ago:
"Fhe congressman are actually ncufably cId-
"zy, if they, to III ge from their language, mink
" 10 be able 10 equal England, because The Eng
lish, in the battle of New Orleans, col eh'ansIeu
IN the swamps, and because some hea'y h'l1
rcan frigaes were victorious. The cooi PeoP'e
OF The North feel their hair rise al suei .. ~
phantasies of the Southern brain; ana WIN 'ie
deepest horror do The papers OF Inc iiic,cah'..
places express themselves against so iatdi .h
iufalualion. But OF what use is that, u inc
"Senale once has conscnled2 AT The same tine,
Uncommon reasoning is heard, England WOMB
" not risk war, because the positive disau'ah''
" yes would be more deeply felt than the oiiered
aiironl;' for such il would be, when oregon was
" taken possession al, while the nesolia'ions
with The English Commissioner are SIN Peiiu-
ing, hot 10 mention the many indecences III sre
Texas matter. England cannot longer surfer
such alironIs and, even if war should arse
" iIom the Texas question: the wishes oi tne
civilized world must, in The war OF Eng
Gland against an nuOlcnt mob ep"b'tt' "H"
" ruth arords Of frre,iom, fghs under ne M0'3g
" standard Of darcrv, be Gtetaedu Jor he t,m,r
nation; and the sympahies OF The free Norm
twill not al all be able 10 iraiernize with The m
terests OF the Soulh-so that, perhaps, dsso-
Z" lntion OF the Union will arise from such slrlle
&c, &c"
The nation is nourishing in its own BOSOM Sc
cret, deadly enemies, who are zealously plotting
lis ruin. Nastte dutu Of patriots 10 are Il. They
must 'aTouse, awake, or he forever lost" Until
Texas and Oregon are safe, no repose must be
sought by any one who prides himself upon his
country. In relation TO them, nothing should be
considered "done, while anything remains I'M
done" The mighty West should rally as united
Is as though il constituted but one man, upon The
subject. Ia relation TO it, Kentucky aud Tennes-
see, and Ohio, and Indiana, and Illinois, and Mis-
souri, and Michigan and Iowa, and Wisconsin,
should stand shoulder 10 shoulder, discaIdng all
former party differences their sons meeting at the
polls in that spirit Of broiherly regard which dis
iinsuished them during the lasl war.
II lexpress myself unkindly about Great Bri-
tain, il is because despise her hnpocrisu can
but admire her devotion to her iaieffAS-and, III
this respect, and this only | wish 10 see my coun-
Try following her example. The condition OF The
wuuld-be 'mislress of The seas, with all her show
and boast OF strength, is as little enyiable as that
OF any nation on earth. She long since reached
The point OF "perilous greatness and 10 maintain
il occasions her increasing solicilude, and forces
her 10 acts Of meanncss and indeed OF dcspera-
lion. Very truly, yours,
AGRICOLA