Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-06-30

We extract beautiful and eloquent picture Of
the blessings of free trade. Great Britain has
held out her hand 10 us and invited liberal and
cordial commercial intercourse. Shall We reject
il? Shall The selfish objects Of small portion Of
our people counteryail The great interests OF The
country, and check the glorious movement in Ia
vor of universal peace and interchange OF SER
vices and good will between nations Congress
may do so-but il will be in direct opposition 10
the popular Will and 10 The spirit OF the age
The Tariililes would show true wisdom IN ac-
coping the terms offered them. The day may
come, when they will be put oil with much less
favorable treatment.
The Pennsylvania raises warning note,
which should arrest The attention OF The manufac-
turing interest. With much truth and foresight
il says:
at behooves us TO act promptly, while there is
time, and 10 take such an advantage OF circum-
stances as NAV nsvsr be offered again. We
aude, O! course, 10 those laws by which North
ern interests are so scnsiby affected and in
regard 10 which Western opinions are s, adj
verse to our own. Would il mel be best for
the Wing press, instead OF finding fault with
The policy oil other sections Of The Union, TO
advise a speedy settlement of line question 81
the TARIFF Is il not line dictate 81 prudence
TO take warning from the truth, and to improve
circumstances in the most favorable manner
This warning is afforded BY the magical increase
Of population in the West and these circamslan-
ces are created by The present disposition Cor de-
termnaion) of Congress 10 remodel the revenue
laws Ina feio gears IL mag be Too latt to more
in our own dejence. Let us make The BEST bar
gain now. As We heard very wise and good
man declare long time ago, lin quarter OF
century the. West will be the controlling section
Of The Union, and the West does not agree with
us on. this great question"
From the London League.
"Banished forever be the thought q war be-
tween us, for We arc h.elhrrn. Their il room
enough. and 10 spare, and 10 fill, for sail. The
whele continent ol humanity must te Soronased,
and mol an English or an American lie can be
sacrificed for territory. When FEEE Trade shall
be ushered in TO sweep from the face Il the earth
the mountainous ranges OF prejudice and national.
ity. which have made enemies OF nations, there
will be no questions of disputed territories TO en-
bitter them; no narruw-minded policy 10 Iced in
lernalional jealousy, or dam the currents oil Ira
ternal and commercial intercourse. The smallest
nation may then say, the whole boundess earth
is ours. where we may huy and sell, and trade in
the commerce OF good will, without lnv 10 make
US afraid II, by Free Trade, England should
lose Oregon, and even Canada, she would gain,
in The United States, what would he worth 10 her
a dozen Of these countries. For enc, regard
Free Trade as The commercial ha'tinger OF Inc
Millennium, which shall beat all swords INTO
ploussharcs, and spears INTO pruning hooks
Even in anticipation CT The partial triumph Of his
Gospel economy, in Inc openngo rour ports 10
corn and other productions OF our great West me
warlke people OF that region are eyen now iul-
filling that blessed prophecy in degree. They
are beating their swords into plouehshares, and
driving those ploushshares deep into their Eden
SOIL inspired with the hope OF ieetnS the BRUSH
devoully hope that the coming seed-iime IN that
vast region OF unegualled fertility will he seed
Time OF better feelings towards Great britain.
cannot find words TO express ny sense OF The I'M
poriance, 10 humanity al large, Of anneSihs mai
ial universe OF land 10 your crowded shores, BY
opening your ports 10 lis produce The moral IN
huence Of such measure, On The abcring peo-
pie al both countries. canuo, be meied out in
words. There are thousands and thousands IN
thai region Of our country, living ia the rudesl
state of civilization with regard To every article
OF furniture, dress, and The other comforts and
eis 5a"~,s~ ,------ cultivated society. while,
al The same time, they are surrounded with breast
hand, are there mol thousands and thousands OF
ill.ied laborers in your country, pining amid ia
brics that would adorn princes-aricies Of cloth
ing and comfort which, il exchanged lor food,
would fill our great West with the paradise 81
comfortable homes, transformed from Inc hoorless
log.cabns of Western whcal-srowers? What
an effect ii would have on The morals OF your ma
nufaclurina population. II the fountains oil Anne
rican food should b. broken up, 10 feed them from
our granaries"
We are glad 10 SEE that the Oregon Treaty
will be acceptable TO the whole country. II is
moreover apparent, that the general sentiment !;
that high credit is due 10 The Presidents firm anu
dignihed stand, for so satisfactory result. The
opinionsirom The West, says the Baltimore Re-
publican, confirm our own in relation to The settle
mcnt oflhe Oregon question by The President
Witness The following from the Detroit Free
Press:
TIE ADMINISTRATION AND THE OREGON
QUESTION.
The opponents OF the present Administration
must conicss that during The third Of a century
that the Oregon question has been in agitation,
Great Britain has never been brought 10 offer
terms OF settlement so just and liberal 10 The u.
States as those her Minister is understood 10 have
recently proposed 10 our government Nor will
il be denied by any intelligent or impartial man,
that this offer of Great Britain has been forced
from her by the high and patriotic stand assumed
by President Polk and those who have visor-
ously backed him up in tie Oregon controversy.
The stand was, that The Oregon question must hc
.eltIed; that the notice must be given, and The
Joint occupancy cease; that we would go 10 war
before VIC would submit 10 dishonoTabIe conces-
sions. and that il war did come, we would have
'lhe whole Of Oregon or nome"
That The bod and sagacious diplomacy OF IRE
sident Polk has had The influence VIC ascribe 10 u
with the British Ministry, is the opinion on The
other side Of The Atlantic as well as our own.
In proof OF This we give The following extract
from The foreign correspondence OF The Philadel-
phia Public Ledger. The writer is Distinguish
ed American, who is uninfuenccd BY paTlizan
feelings
Brussels, May Is. 1916.
The English Ministry, whether il be Wing or
Tory, OF coalition, or whatever you please, will
no, easily break with The Government oil the
United States. hate 10 refer 10 myself, but in
continuing 10 repeat The same sentiments and
persuasions, can hardly avoid doing SO. | am
thus constrained TO repeat what said Immediate
y after the reaching here Of The Presidents mes
sage, which had produced so favorable an i'm
preston, that had i; been quickly seconded ny
The subordinate branches Of he Government,
would, long ago, have been the means Of settling
the vexalious question. said, then, that after
England had quietly hehed The annexation Of
Texas, she would not unnecessarily quarrel with
us on The subject of Oregon, as long as we gave
her an opportunity OF escaping The impntation Of
cowardice. She would undoubtedly like The
whole of it, blu, rest content with an equitable d.
vision, riieh sic acould net hare consented To- hat
The President not demanded The 7edoh. NoIhing
now equals the Joy Of The English press at the an
nouncement, that the American Senate itself is
willing 10 decide The Oregon; but would the Br-
fish press have expressed this Joy il the President
and Mr.. Buchanan had not laid claims 10 the
whole
Ii is indeed puerilc and peevish on the part Of
a certain portion of our press 10 Join in The de-
nuncia,ion OF the President, rdoe ffanesS alone
is he e7nse of he success Of The moderafes. En-.
gland stood quiet during all our own pickering
ready, like an experienced sherman, 10 ask lit
lie more than parties were willing TO give, but at
all events to effect sale, before the article got
on, OF a fashion. Had the President said 40, you
may depend on it, AZ would have been offered,
and had Mr. Buchanan offered a. in his official