Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-21
For THE ENQUIRER.


Viii England continue 10 glory IN der Shame
The line is not distant, not even beyond 'he
present generation, when England, with her taise
blaze OF glory, will fall 10 the ground, lump OF
pride, distortion and disease; for, like The Roman
empire, she is immoral il her oppression proud
and unwilling in her concession, relentless and
domineeriDg in the execution OF her VIII. her
vast extension oil territory in the North, South,
East and West is a house divided against itself,
the foundation whereof is like Tree Wunou!
roofs rotten and disjoinled below, widespread
and aourshing above Already is she overgiuI-
ted BY her conquests abroad, and broken 10 nope
and spirit by her own concessions ana inc s'c'o
res OF her enemies at home
Already she is The worlds greatireebooier, who
marries her conQnesls by force and MAINTAINS
them by force; whose Lost and ambition are ne
yer spent; whose shame is nryer acknowledged.
The more vigur she displays in her ouiposls, Inc
more leebeness al home; or, indeed like an apple,
she is rotten al the centre, while all is tar around
This roltcnness, beginning at home, VIII spread
as lar as her rrmolest confines, eating, like
cancer. her substance, and destroying her fair
fabric forever Her navy, which heretofore was
the first in The word, must share It's glory, now
and henceiorh with her rivals IN me ola ana
new world. She is open 10 snbJugaliOn, II france
attempt it by means OF the tremendous Steam
power which lew years have added to the days
of Napoleon This is not improbable; for such
frolc would sui the landsmen cannoneers vi
France. who have no good will for the boaslins
Bull family 1t requires very little power TO look
far or TO mark what is around in The distance (;
but very few can look into things apparently bid
dep-very few can calculate the birth OF great
design or a great action. Hundreds can forelel
an approaching war; but not one in hundred
lis desoaling consequences II Great Britain
oroyokes war with The United States, she will
be reduced in the course Of few years TO The
rank of second or third rate nation. She can
not grow stout and stalWart by carnage or devas-
tation aud confusion Of her functions. But she,
hope, has wise and far-seeing statesmen, who
will not fall into the iniatuation OF many, thai
mistake the rock oil theirfuture salvation for ptitul
indictments OF war. The seeds Of dissolution are
deeply rooted in her own soil. The seeds Of dis
sension are deeply rooted in the minds Of her suffer
ing people, and these combined have brought forth
poisonous weeds, whose noxious breath has perva.
ded the whole land and made its slaves pale with
lis poison and incapable from its ravages. II
she persists in her interference Of onr rgh,s-li
rown rulers persist in their domineering am
billion il will be high lime for the nations Of The
earth 10 consider their own peace and The safety
OF their people, by arresting al ohcs her 6aroarcus
policy; for, verify, the rulers nave been governing
their subjects after the manner OF our sho~-mas
ers. When the subject shows resistance they
must beat him; when he breaks OUT into s,id-
den passion displaying The nncivl quality OF his
blood, they must sIarve him; and when ht is IT.
reconcilatle, and will come to no terms, they
mus, murder him.
# is lamsntable, that there are SO many poltl-
clans among Us, who extol The chivalric spirit oil
this bloated and ple,huric disturber Of The peace
They extol nation, because The superior dsri
pine oil The Sepoys together with few British
regulars has enabled her 10 prosecute, in so ruth.
less a manner her conquests in India. They
say, in he event Of war with The Uni'ed STATES,
Great Britain would introduce her discipline
among The Mexicans, as she has so successfully
done 10 India; thereby auaving on our Southern
frontier formidable army, whose courage would
be more honorably displayed than those SePoys,
Who. in the late engagement wihthe Slkhs, threw
down their arms and fed, leaving the British
troops 10 bear The brunl OF The conflict. The
Sikhs are superior TO The Sepoys, and only re-
onire Timnur or Tamerlane 10 accomplish the
entire expulsion of their oppressive task
Perhaps such master spirit has already risen
among them, for The purpose OF expeilihS these
mod IN Golhs and Vandals from The soil oil then
.xoiring ancestry. JEFFERSON.