Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-13
THE ENQUIRER.
Richmond, MAY ID.
THE ENGLISH mIssIoN-oRFcoy

THE ENGLISH MIsSION-ORECoy
Under this head the Charleston Mercury or
Thursday gives the following severe though lust
rap over the knuckles Of The New England re.
deralists:
1.-THE Boston Courier, copies tie sla,emen, Of
the New York Hcrald's correspondent, lha,. The
Mission 10 England had been offered 10 Mr.
Pickens, and that if he declined, il woulJ aoa,n
be pressed on Mr. Calhoun. The Courier adds.
III South Carolina man is semitic England there
will be very lille trouble about Oregon. The
sovereignty of that almighty State care very lille
about adding any more jree territory 10 the Anne
rican Union
The Boston Courier, though il could condcnse
into 4 look the acerbity OF half century of New
England Federalism, is no, likely 10 trouble The
conscience of the South or even the almighty
State il holds in such horror The acquisitions
which the Couriers party have made to the free
territory of the union-where are they? We
never heard OF them. Ii Is the acquisition OF Ter
rlory lha, has always troubled that body of pa.
triots. They went into spaslns about Loui-
sana and the fit was repeated in the c asr N
Texas. Butihese had an odur OF slavery. We'll.
what have they done for their own peculiar
province of tree territory Mr.. Webster was
thought ~ many 10 have given away a GOOD
and Mr.. Benton charged him on voluminous
evidence, with yielding not a few swamps.
&c, beyond Lake superior. However that may
he, il i certain that he never crossed The Rocky
Mountains. He had perhaps The hest opportunity
that was ever presented oi settling the Oregon
question advanageousy for The whole country,
and he >hrnnk from touching il And what has
Mr.. Everett done for The acquisition Of free ter.
rory" We have moi heard thai our rights 10 the
Oregon have received either new light or in
creased strength from him We have reason 10
believe that his mission in England has been one
OF marked and especial imbccilily-a few years
Of elegant idlins, deserving rather 10 he chron-
cled rs the travels of Cambridge Professor, than
The lahors Of an American Statesman
The Mercury then takes brief AMI rapid view
Of The Oregon question, and hus expresses lis
convictions as 10 The terms upon which The din
Gully might properly be arranged
"The claim OF The United States attaches espe-
cially 10 The Southern pan Of The terrilory,-tlia
of England 10 the Northern part. The i9h pa
ralle would give MS ahont three ihS OF the whole
counlrv,-!t would secure 10 Us the whole valley
oi The Columbia river and lis Two great branch
IS, and would carry through In The Pacific, the
boundary oi our territory this side 81 The Noun
,ains. We have always believed that This bonn
darv could I've gained and hat We ought 10 be sa
liSfed with il.
The next step is 10 determine The mo@c III which
the negotiation is 10 be conducted While there
is much force in the following views Of The Aler-
curry. we are mol satisfied Of he correctness Of
the opinion, iha, no Southern man should under
take the delicate duly. In question, which Vi
tally concerns the rights, honor and welfare OF
The whole Union, nothing Of 4 sectional character
should be allowed 10 operate on our diplomatic
arrangements. No fear of losing caste should,
for one moment, defer any statesman, North or
South, from lending his talents and his lnhnencr
al The call ol his country, 10 an amicable and no
norable n! jnstment OF contested point, on which
The eyes nl the whole nation are now eagerly
10 do his duty under all circumstances, and 10
leave il 10 the Justice Of generon. and enlish,-
ened people 10 award him the fame which his SCI
vices lruly merit We know o! NJ sonnder um-
pre- no ialcr OF >afcr tribunal Than the moral
engine OF Public Opinion. Should, however, .
special mission br resolved npun, and Mr. Van
Buren, We invested with The HIGH lr,ls which We
consider not al all pfohabie We concur with The
Mercury, as 10 his peculiar fitness or The homo
IabIe oiilce-ior il must be regarded b. all as
source Of honor and pleasure, 10 aid in securing
the peace AMI defending the rights OF twenty mil
lions Of lreemen:
'But We did not sci ont 10 discuss the Oregon
question, but 10 say, that we hoped no Southern
man would undertake the negotiation Of il. LEI
il be settled al Washington. Lct Mr.. Buchanan
have whatever Of glory or fun is 10 be made out
of il. No Southern man can manage this matter
without either involving The country in war, OF
loading himself ard his section with accusations,
lha, will be multiplied and embilteredjust in pro-
norton as,hey are undeservcd. We lrus there
fore, that if Mr. Pickens accepts The Mission 10
England. he will slipuate, that The Oregon kettle
of fish shall he stewed al home. II is more than
his or any Southern man, reputation is worth,
10 carry il 10 London IT, indeed, il is TO be dealt
with elsewhere than at Washington, The proper
STEP in The present crisis Of dispute is 10 send an
Extraordinary Ambassador, and We know OF no
man 50 Fl, for thai office as the one already named
bv The ewspapers-ex-P President Van Buren,
The whole connlry would be satisfied with his
moderation and address, and he is proper repre-
sentative OF that section oil the country which
assumes To I've alone interested in HE acquisition
OF Oregon"