Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-09-09

aforesaid with them and every of their
rights, members jurisdictions, prerogatlves,
royalties, and appurtenances whatsoever,
to them the said Governor and Company
and their successors FOREVER, to be
holden of US, our heirs and successors, as
of our manor of East Greenwich, in the
county Of Kent, in free and common So
ciage, and not in capite or by knights SER
vice: Yielding and paying to US, our heirs
and successors, for the same, two Elks
and two Black Beavers, whensoeverr,and
as often as we, our heirs, and successors,
shall happen to enter into saio countries,
territories, and regions, hereby granted.
LIN order to prevent carping, we Will
state, that though Charles ii did not return
from the exile until 1860, yet his reign
dates from the execution of his father, In
l649, and the English law regards him as
having been king de facto as well as de
jare, though the Commonwealth, Crom-
well, Sc, &c, are ugly facts to get over.
Those who are familiar with the English
State Trials which occurred soon after the
Restoration, will remember how contra.
diction so palpable was used by those &C.
cused of keeping out monarch, whom the
law alleged had never been kept out of his
right. Sir Henry Vane turned the point
npon theFpersecution with effect. We al
lude TO these facts, because, in popular
parlance and according to common sense,
the reign OF Charles II commenced in 1860
which would lead most people to say that
the charter of the Hudson's Bay Company
I was granted in 1863.
The N. Y. Herald says, professedly on
the authority of Greenhow, that the Hud-
sons Bay Company 'exists, and derives its
rights under and from charter granted
by the British Parliament in 1888, and
limited to the term of twenty-one years.
We have looked carefully over Mr.. Green.
how's work, and referred to every portion
Il touching upon The subject OF the Hud-
sons Bay Company, and we can find moth
ing 10 warrant the Herald's statement
We presume it has COMPOUNDED ihe char
ter of the company, with some one OF the
grants made to it, relative to trading, &c.
The Herald is, however. such good author
lty in regard to matters of consequence,
that we prefer hearing from il again on
this subject, before saying that 1t Is entire
IL in the wrong.
We are of opinion thel this concession
to the Hudson's Bay Company, will be
; found a point Of more moment than is al
, present supposed, and that it will increase
in consequence with The lapse of years.
, II is generally supposed that as the codn'
try fills up, this great company Will be
crowded off of it, because its pursuits are
incompatible with civilization. This would
be the case, were it impossible for the
Company to turn its attention TO any other
} branches than those in which it is at pre-
sent engaged; but there is wonderful de-
gree OF elasticity about these great corpo
rations, and their ability to adapt themsel
YES TO circumstances TO acquire money ant
power, is without limit. The Hudson's
Bay Company was established, about two
hundred years ago, for the purpose, In thu
] first instance, of discovering a north-wes
t tern passage to the Pacific. 1t has neve
3 accomplished that object, yet it now ex
r lists, and is said to be most flourishing il
+. its circumstances. 1t has engaged in pur
suits quite different from those for whicI
: it was incorporated. What is TO proven
it from going much further, and becoming
g our rival-Our successful rival--in tn
g northern Pacific, destined at no distan
day to be the scene of great commerce
t We see in the East India Company, wha
o a few men can accomplish, under the pro
8 lection of mighty nation; and there j
nothing to prevent the Hudson's Bay Com
pany from playing, so far as circumstan
ces will admit, game similar In spirit
however, it may differ in the Details
Their force will be small in comparison
= with that of the United Safes, it is true
! but we must recollect that, in the earle
part of what ever dispute may arise, tn
g parties will be simply the American sci
Q Tiers in Oregon and this British Campan
e and though the former will undoubtedl
l. be the most numerous, the latter will hav
l. all those advantages which are possesse
ot by small aristocracy, when contendin
l. with democracy so situated as not to a
l. low the concentration OF It's powers on on
y of those mighty efforts of human energy
It by which a political organization of thu
IF character ever accomplishes its will.
1t the long run, to be sure, we should triumph
m because the whole force of Nhe Unite
= States would be thrown into the confiic
@ with irresistible weight; bat why leav
l. the question in such a state as bids fair
bring about great war, when the sacrif
to ces made are sought to be excused solel
IS on the ground that they were offered U
j. to the spirit of the age, which is suppose
!. to be adverse TO war? Certainly, if OF
r. territory and our honor have been give
,e up, We had right to demand that the prie
a. &C fhn;n nao.iEon rho,,ld hn r,nrnnanR