Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-09
Tuesday Morning, June 8. 1916.
RIO MOls ID, VA.

The Wing press assert IDLY that had the no
ice" resolutions OF the u ouse been passed, u
w,nd have led 10 war with Ensland-and thai
We we're only saved from war By The pacihc ciia'
acler Of Inc SenateS proc eedngs. In support :,
their posion. they quote The London Iimes dDu
, other British papers. To our view his IS tne very
! worst authority they can vouch. Inc Ho'e co''-
<cessicns we make 10 Enc land, the more strongly
Of course, will The British presses approve our
action. The House res olulon was Sufficiently
concilis,ory in lis nature and had been passed,
-wouf4haye had better effect in inducing SCI
tlensht Of the question. This view We ma strong
kly enforced in long and able letter from an
American in London 10 the "dnti-noice" ~ !.
Jourpal Of Commerce: We feel confident hopes
that The question wall be setiied-but we wou'a
b. better assured eli il, had Congress moi exhibit.
ed 50 much aarlety 10 settle Il, in The resolution
they passed We make a few interesting eX-
tracts:
al is not 10 be concealed, however, that these
resolutions notwithstanding they include one iof
giving the notice are regarded ON this side oil me
Atlantic, as rather falling short in hrmness OF
those OF the House OF Representatives, modified
even as lhese latter were. The friends Of Amer
ica-l mean not only our own people, Dut also
Europeans friendly 10 our couniry-ueeply ana
naturally anxious as they are for peacc-would
have generally preferred, | am inclined 10 think,
The simple resolution 10 give notice, without any
modification or comment, such as IS Contained IN
parts OF III preamble This view is based upon
the opinion expressed By many around me, tAai
no step nor language is SO likely 10 secure peace,
and obtain the usi claims OF America, whether
only as IA as the 49.h or 10 The 34th degree, as
one which should cvince firm determination on
The part OF our country, without al Inc same llne
unnecessarily wounding the English !atural Prlue,
by offensive expressions. tience, II IS lhouSh'
here that The aspirations for an amcable settle
menl OF The question on The part OF the Senate,
would be more probably gratifed by The effect OF
an uaerpidtned aicaB resolution 10 give notice
Indeed, many think that the honorable Senator'S
might as well have acted their duty, by iitmy ou'
coufteously giving the notice, or rather passing
The resolulIon - That effect, and By oIniilng ah
otFciai oppression OF wishing 10 settle NE matter
So vsyD amicaby. The Constitutional has some
long articles on this action Of the senate. BY lar
The most biz and judicIous comments upon ihe
whole VS. however are contained IN an article
in the 'Naiiona' of the 9Th May. The article
i, from The pen Of NJ Duras, who Is the aulhor ol
most Of the edto,iais which appear IN that paper
upon American affairs and who is one OF The lew
editors in Paris who rea ally understand ANYTHING
about our politics and doins>. In this article
the action of The Senate, The elections in your
city, and may say the whole current Of political
matters a, home, are commented upon in Spir
If great fairness, though necessarily somewhat
briefly. The Natl is The only paper that re-
ally tres 10 10 u justice. Tn French conserva-
tive organs initiate, II they do not surpass, ne
British papers in their superci!ious criticisms ol
oar savings ant doirgs, with ihlS disadvantage 10
their own repuauon-ha they evince an inie-
piiitv OF ignorance on all tha, concerns Us, thai
would enable rs 10 reod, were not lis exhibition
a. times truly laushabe."