Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-09
Z. Mc Edisnts 81 lie Enaure,

Tuscaloosa, ALABAMA, Nov. "a, 1915.
There lssome excitement prevailing here in con-
sequence o! reports having reached Us from va
riona sources, rha.Gie:lBrilain has made a propo-
sition 10 This Government, by way q! a temporary
adjustment otihe Oregon question, 10 lei il remain
IN aain qno twenty years" al The expiration Q!
which term she NAV merge herdes,iny into either
Government she may choose; aud various good
patriotic souls have thought proper TO give eclatto
the report, false aS i Is, as typical Of The humane
feelings OF refined England; as a p!ooi OF her love
~cipeace, and aversion 10 blood shed; ard his, they
say, is our only alternative: that our peace-nay,
safety, is suspended upon n brittle thread; ihar we
must choose he one andiiYe, orihe uherand perish.
and they Turn around, in The same breath, ard
hnil their bitter denuIcialiUEs On he head Of the
President for asserting cur rights, and d.rirg u
maintain them. Save your bombast, my inencs.
or hurl it at he Toe that is, in your di>., u pered
imaainalions, advancing il fraifpl nun hers,
threatening death and destruction wherever they
pass. Why morali2c this way about war, is
fatal tendencies, is opposition 10 Christianity
nay, 10 humanity iisell-lhat war is out & the
question al this advanced stale o! riviizaiiul? All
this | admit. Then Ter us no, bring war upon cur
heads bv cronching ike menials bsrea,hlhr hun
dering threats OF our transatlantic E~cIghboi. Let
Us move along Peacesaiy, holding on IL ouf slea,
rieE :, as men, n igeemcn-WhIck is the sGieSlway
" d'ctt Ndi, Hot bHN ip"t pN# ~ NSNutt Ht.At ~
prosperity hereafter. and 10 'iarsmit our glorious
institutions u~Gsn!liad 10 p~csiefity.
LIDO really :hink, iha, the veriiable Editors oil
the National lLIei!lgencer Ia ve suffered heir nd
miralion tor the transcenGant refinement, noble
bearing and "stupenGous fabric" Of the Brush
Government, 70 ouistrip their better ludsmenl>.-
They are 30 enraptured, ii seems, Of latc, wiIh
their idol, iha; they have suffered lht nseives, IN.
consciously no doubt, 10 be TRANSMITTED from
a n,or;,opS ~, fan l1..,4rJ Dim. Ala -.
from yoni revery-lrom your Quixo,ic ench.nr-
meDi-and YOU will lind, hat you are not in a
land Of Feudal Castles, shaking hands with !crt.
Is barOns, lrowDins Indignation on Villain. No,
you are III a land OF iitemen, who know ihc!r
rights and dare MAINTAIN them, notwithstanding
The threats OF Britain and The lhunderines OF your
parricidal press
! can but admire the eulosium pronounced by
an anxll AIRY, or, rather a contributor, OF the lniclli-
eeuccr, on The noble ~dcponmeLt0t Sey mour as lie
einbaIks on board his tremendous squadron Ges-
tined for the coast o. Oregon, 10 visit vense-nc on
our heads. in cas-" we do not knock unGcii 10 The
naughty Terms o, England. She has said such
and such things, aud The obsequious Letter writer
would say, ~ntccssiidS bGbtt kcetS. we must submit
And. because orr ~plebeian Commodore fr!, 2
Thrill OF admiration run through his soul when
The broad pennant was being hois,ed." he received
a rolley o! missiles, shot from The phalan1 Of
Whi9sery, for daring 10 utter his native sentimerrs
ioi fear of eliciting The Gisplea>urc or insulting
the dignity Of the noble SeymnuT, or through r N
her most gracious and heavenly Majesty, Queen
Victoria. X nice state vi affairs i-because We
have not a squadron sufficient, Tin the esli.
nation Of the " higs,) 10 compete with that OF
Seymoufs we must sRuls mentally around the
coast and doti our caps 10 Tie noble Admiral.
Noble Commodore, You have The hears OF yonf
true countrymen with you. admire ycnr spirir.
and rest assured, sir, that Heaven is your guar
dian, as il presided over US in 20, Ia and 10,
and The very face VI Nature Is indicative thai
il is yet with Us,
Our Legislature c0nvenas mex, Monday
There are various corJeciures here what will
lie ;he course peisucd in relation 10 Mr.. Ba2by
iur The alleged offence they have charged against
him. Whether an attempt will be made 10 in
struct him IL resign, as some conjecture, | am
no. sble 10 di"ine-bnt hope Otherwise. can
not mink that a course 50 suicidal can be adopted
by our Legislature. We have Inc seeds OF dis
sension already sown in our ranks. A little wa
tcring, and The Upas tree will spring forth
and poison The salobfionS breeze iha, has hereto.
.nIe refreshed he Elysian grove Of Democracy ia
this Democratic Stale.
will give you the news in relation 10 The pro-
cedurc Of our legislature occasionally, if worth
your notice. J I. i,o Hal:ias.
rnE OREGON M GOV. BARBOUR.
To thc Editor II Me fni0l:
Allow me, Mr.. Editor, 10 add The authority OF
this distinguished Wing in favor Of cur claim 10
the Oregon territory. In 1925, whilst he bill Tor
occupying The territory was before The Senate OF
The United States, Gov. Barbour SAID: "That he
had 30 ~dificu',y in declaring that the claim OF
Great Britain 10 The territory Of The Oregon aas
1fj'i'nt foundation that proposition 10 sacrifice
sI agrees OF our jusl claims J6r pscce, did no
affect our title that The claim OF The United States
was notto DC shaken" &c.
Do publish The above for the edifcalion o! YOU,
neigbbors OF the In;eiligencer, and oblige
ONE OF YOUR READERS,