Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-28
.,or, TpanE AND PEACE"

.,:.;6cant ,ribnle il is 10 the truth and power Oh
The great principle in whose name we hd'e
Ie,oued ourselves, that in all difficult anu ah5-
inns exieencics-fuleign no less Than domestic
a Free Trade policy presents ilsell as Inc ohy
s,ue resort of baifled and harassed statesman
ship" Referring 10 the history oil The un''eo
States, il says For sixty years ana "'oie
,hey have been an independent nation, ihey nave
mus, preservinsly kept the peace, with Inc eAcep-
lion only of a brief contest provoked by ourselves
and this is a good deal more than any Europe
a. nation can saw for itself We are unable 10
| believe that now, when new and potent s'iihu'
mo is abou, 10 be offered 10 their peaceful indus
,ry in The shape Of a large and permanent new
market for lis produce, they will suddenly DC
found untrue 10 their enduring Interests their ma
hiual character, and their traditional maxIms OF
policy"
We nigh, reply with substantially The same
language. We might well appeal TO The deep IN
te,est that Crest Britain has in liberal CONNER
cia interchange with This coun'ry-'o The vital
necessity 10 her operatives OF The irnis OF our
rain and cotton fields and 10 the market that
viii lie presented for her manufactures. We can
truly ask her. if, in oder TO The successful opera
zion of her relaxed commercial system, peace
and especially peace with tile United Slaies' i
MOI Of The oreate>t moment. Can she, then, be
blind 10 her own interests, and by her unreason-
able and impraclicable demands break The peace
Of the world, and a. once destroy all the benefits
which she looks for from her liberalized Tarifi
The argument The League addresses to us applies
with ,eniuld force 10 Great Britain-because, oy
The admission OF some Of her most Anelo-maniac
journals she attaches but lillle value 10 Oregon
while the United States, from their position, re-
gard The shores OF the Pacific as destined, III
comparatively short time, 10 contribute largely 10
the wealth and power OF The Union. Moreover,
we have offered liberal concessions 10 Great brl-
lain, 10 settle the Oregon question peaceaoiy-
We are sill willing 10 stand by the offers we
| have made-but We cannot, c, n.stenly with our
honor OF interests, 20 farther in spirit 81 com
promise. In this country, there is but one 'enll-
ment on ,hct rn;nt-and If it be forced upon MS,
he world will Justify Us for yindicaliDs our rights
The League, however, Clearly indicates its
leaning 10 settlement upon the 49th degree. u
aroles, with appreciation, the following passages
Of a letter from the intelligent Washington cor
respondepl Of he London Times on the 4lh Feb
iu2.y:
| nIf Great Britain desires 10 s.tIlle 10y negolia-
| i'm The DISPUTE respecting Oregon, and al the
.a,.,e lime strengthen The bonds OF peace between
herself aud the United States, lei q commercial
treoto be negotiated. Settle Tie Oregon question,
| So oir,dinp IL IN he 49h parallel, aud then nego
4 If J,,is, pfO oh
nrts for The polk, beef grain bread SUITS, cheese,
bn,ler. lard, REC, &c, OF the United States as
sh,ll make Won The best customers for these aerl-
| cultural nroducls of The United States as You now
are FOR their cotton, and YOU Immediately unite
The whole farming interest with the present peace
Marty and Won forge bond OF union between
The Two countries, which il will De almost imPos-
sble 10 sever or disturb by war.
The League accompanies the cxlrac. with the
following comments:
aThe writer was not aware that The CONNER
cial ,rea,y' was in process OF formation and an
noupccment al the very moment ne was penning
his recommendation oil il aud this without troub-
| ling The diploualsts We have learned al last
how 10 make our commercial Ireaiies,' without
wasting time and patience on negotiation Re
nuuncing all pre- tence of making good bargain
asking for no reciprocity stpulatons-wait-
ing for no foreign signature or raiihcalion-we
have taken the commercial law oil The world in'o
nur own hands. and are about establishing that
sures, ard simplest Of all commercial treslies,
ofwhieh merchants are The only nrgoliators pleni'
polentiary, and ledgers and bills Of exchange Inc
| only diplomatic nOies and protocols. Some time
about The 20lh o! February. eleven days after The
| pas.ing eff the obnox iUus resolution oil Congress,
I The American people would become acquainted
! with The fact tha, the best and richest corn mar
ket in the world is about 10 be thrown hnaly
/ omen 10 The produce of their agricultural and
! corn growing Western States, and net Il syllable
| said OF terms A few days will Eow bring us
| their FIRST answer 10 this message OF peace We
shall be greatly surprised il that answer I've moi
! such as amply TO Justify the lah Of these v no
| look 10 Free Trade 10 unravel The enlanglenenls
/ Of diplomacy. and avert the horrors and miseres
OF war;"
! We well recoect that, on The 2lst February
we hailed the news of The projected repeal OF The
British Com Laws as message OF peace
| While we utterly deny the correctness Of The
! charges cflhe Tariff pr.ss-lhal any understand
| inc took place between this country and England
for the modification of their respective Tariffs,
and, in connection herewith, for a settlement of the
Oregon claims-it is undoubtedly true, that the
liberal movements in England gave True pleasure
10 the friend. of Revenue Tariff hcIe, az calcu
lat 10 give an impetus 10 their own schemes for
the modification of the Tariff, and as highly aus
pcious of peace bel ~een the Two countries. They
wisely reelected, that peace was necessary TO a
full development of The advantages Of liberal
trade, and that, therefore, both countries should
ma lurally turn their attention 10 speedy adjust
ment Of The Oregon controversy.
| W. tol m Ufi hp anti.
corn law movements in Great Britain sanclioning
the 49lh degree as The line Of settlement. !,
clearly indicates, that The English Free Traders
desire peace with the United States, as the suresi
means Of securing the complete triumph Of their
principles We are strengthened in The hope,
that the British Government will view The mailer
in the same light, and will come forward with
proposition, which the United States can accept
with honor. In that case, with our Tariff re-
duced 10 the Revenue standard, and with The rich
corn market of Great Britain thrown open 10 our
farmers we shall move on in course Of unpa-
ralleled prosperity. AT peace with all nations,
our vessels will bring into the Atlantic and Paci-
6e pcrls the wealth Of The world, and in exchange
will carry back the leeminR products Of our lands.
The following extract from London letter in
the New York Courier and Enquirer, uprools
some Of The views OF The Tarfies who contend
against the possibility Of American wheat COM
pe,ing with wheat from The Continent in the Bri-
fish markets
"There is very erroneous idea prevalent in the
U. States, that The Wheat brought from The South
Of Europe. through The Mediterranean. costs less
10 i~
fallacy The fact that this wheat is lcse in prize,
is owing, moi 10 The cost Of production, but 10 in
feriurty of quality and the deterioration which
ii undergoes during its transit from The Mediier-
ranean ports TO this country. II is found that the
farther North Wheat is grown, the better is lis
condition when il arrives in the Thames; as the
sea voyage from warm lali,udes almost invaria-