Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-18
Tur ro,1SD ISLAND OUTRAGE.

Nav saws: Gen Taylor is no! ap' W "
things by halves-snd We have 10 uouo'
naval escer, in lie Gulf lad saGe'e"i p'~e's
granted item to accomplish 'helr cojee ""s"
,h,, h,came satisfied ,h,t al unia"iu' eh's,
u. ., foot" The Regency then shoul-
H., - whole responsibility Of their CHI iais' =
The Lyycibars Vrg;ilan bears down very 'a'u
s,s, buccaneers OF Round Island, aho'
with cord al zeal. approves the condGct ot ooi'
mandsr Randolph. ltssys:
~, ;s fortunate that 5uties, so dciica'e -"u
;u,o,,an, have deyoived upon an cheer 30
nusI,hed by Intelligence, eueiss ai'd eoIf'o
d.,sno.. f., their execution. We entertain 10
o.,nrehens;on hat tc has irans5ressed the ieI.er
~ mis- Instructions, or gone beyond what ms
! duty enio,ncd. These piralicai PATROLS WIN
nil their ardent zeal for The extension u 'i.o
area oc fcedom, and their cot less en!hu'ias'ic
love q, MIA, der, will fad themselves frustrated
j., ,bor intention 10 mske descent upon CUBA,
- MN Mexico When dispersed and sent
hack 10 their respective retreats. we coIin.enu
them as worthy objects OF Locoioco sympathy.
No doub, much parry capital cen DO made OIL
of these victims of GoverEmeni persecution =
these martyrs of liberty"
We saall add nothing to the comments We
have already made, but, in justification oil "ha'
we have said, and TO expose the IiSchis'oes
conseq uences Of proceeding, at war win Inc
frs, principles OF our institutions, placing Tue
citizens life and l.b,rty at The control Oh 'no
military power, wieidea By al irresponsible
Regency We quoio the powerful ana conclusive
views OF tho New Orleans Picayune' paper
fr;endly 10 tie administration. Public attention
canno, be- too strongly invoked, TO reprooate
what we regard as tyrannous blow at Popu'
lar liberty
CAPT. RiNDlLrH AND THE Round lsIAsDiRs.
we are ii ddc.d 10 believe that the preclama.
ton addressed 10 The adventures ON Ronh'
! Island nosled on The walls Of Mobile on the 30ih
nh. ard signed Az III. Randolph, Comr. U. S
shin Albany" is authentic. We were exceed.
,nply reluctant 10 suppose that 50 advised
d,cuuen, cuuld proceed from an officer holding
50 high rank ia The service, and ". readily
| fell mo The yenal error OF attrlbullng II 10
| SINE wae. anxious 10 enliycn society al Mobile
| nv The perpellalicn Of wicked Joke. There
| has been DO contradiction OF The cenuineness oil
The proclamation, and we therefore believe IN lis
| Authenticity. Capt, Randolph in Ibis insarcc
has allowed his z.al 10 ouissiip his discretion,
ard has 10 doubt unwllIin5ly come INTO erect
collision with he laws of The land ne is employed
| 10 serve. We do not believe that orders Could
have been transmitted from Washington 10 him
10 establish blockade Of Round Island, and TO
intercept he conveyance OF provisions To lne per-
sons congTegattd theIe, whatever may be their
objects ia making j, their temporary place Of
abode. Ilisal invasion Of Stale rights viola
ion of the laws Of Mississippi, 10 which The
island belongs, tor which be is amenable 10 lis
tribunals. Ii would be Ii hideous principe. ln>
de, d in our Federal Government if We We're 10
adm, the is h. OF naiona ships 10 lay IN embargo
un vessels in any OF cur pors, or ~ establish
blockade, without consulting the constituted at
lborlties Of The S;aes in which those ports are
situated. Ii these advcniurtrs had gone 10 IN.
Baljze at The month OF the Mississippi or mad
taken up heir residence a, Pass Christian, Biloxi.
or any OF lhe watering places on The lake shore,
nsrhaI IN lhs excessive latitude with which Capt.
Randolph has probably construed his 'ns'trc-
tons, ne might have laid en embargo on fishing
boats vega bic ssi1s, and other similar small
Graf, rfcvc the p!eiex; that they were engaged
in sppplyiEs an unlawful asscm5iase u. E1en
with HE common necessafts Of lite. lndepen-
IDENTITY Of The diec. effect q his >tfiaeeni nea-
su!es on thr unfortunate oeiecs asalns! whom
ne is aciag, they operate uujusiJ or The inauS
nv Of large number OF persons who gam their
bread ty The supply 81 articles OF daily con
sumption. This he has no, the shatow Of
re al 10 20, and The feeling 81 rep'o6 .iion D.t.'
as proclamation has e.tc ted is pUitstpAtef n
Ju fmo sosry MAJ in tts ommnn'ty hefe, an
N Other yiae.s sohsr: 81 las BEN sqc. IA ,e',
In The illegally OF Captain RAD '2hs pro-
ce,t;ras ,sc name. in whish lie has announced
mis- ,.,en.iohs might alciost have ESCAPED noiiec
- minh. be los; in lEc wonder excited al Inc com.
nIaccocy W ich he HAIRLESS ~ rIola.ins iGt
r,oh.s OF sovereign State. B1i re Will Iade ihs
liseuy oil !cmaIk!ng that no man. aiia"u2h III
vested ,.I,h tae h;gass rank ~ me army or ma -,
ce in uiy;i employ, Is pe!.itci :" "esi2aa1e NJ
| ;eiiow.ci.;zsis vag!a!ic, wi:aoG! P!oViaS ma
,hey are tunhen 81 pubic cia!iiy, or ''.l' iht?
n,c living on pubic s.,oi
Alcgc h.r, We think iaa; great . a. go zach
mas been ina &c OF o. this -nrpl G! p!"u ri lie
Rouni lslaadefs 10 Invade tic ierfi'cfy Ct = rs
ion win which VIC are al peace; and we take
as eralui.ous assumption, mat the projected rS
pclilicn is ne ndet for any che al the destinations
auritu,,d 10 il. Ii these Gdvcn u!srs choose TO
assert that they are going 10 coltn:Zc a spot In
Mexico, aareeasly 10 the invitations which nave
been publicly gwen through The pubic pTins, ~
order III the Mexican Coagress, who Is 10 sa'h
sa, lh.m} Oi suppose lhey declare lha! !neY
intended 10 march ;hloug2 Mexico, CT h' ouah
me valley Of Inc 70 Gfandc 10 the lard oi golden
prviaise In Ca 'iioilia, rave We l'c nigh, lc "a
lba' lncy shalI not ~ ataici tr unarme.l
.si:ss, these nlsn ave neither Us nor a III
unituh H. Ia; - we have u; discovcict. -
They ara there on Ron. lslanJ, living on re
sources which renter l!.cn independent vi any
lnan's beck or sign. As lvns Is hey behave
inemseive. pescyably, We have II" righ. 10 mcss!
Them, aCr nave &c The fishl - intc:t.re with
h :;f :actes Of life by imperlinefi ceT lily. We
,u;ehi wi b qaitc as great show ct jasice SO
10 Cape MAY, Newport Nahsu! or Ruckaway,
ana iii The ta;heIs lhcy have had enough OF Inc
ga and "a be of!
II wou d have hsea much better ii tic E2ecu.
i've h,t confined himself II !he simple wiIhi. 8
conaire. 10 his proclamation, le,ias The aivcniu-
fers kuDw, lhai III veal q! w c. a.,cr al rdYnins
tn s Ill Il Ihe;5 own coun'sy and entering on that
II aDo5rr, hey Wun'd Lu ioh,cI ~ entitled tc
,.e protection vi lar n Gisrioan flag. We d, not
set up Tor Ultra pro,e:i2eIs n ci'hef morals or
p.litics, although We STARE with al! righ; mindtd
.en liz The satisfaction cyeiy Aaerlcan should
EEL IN Tie expansion al rGlisaiensd iieecoa', oai
ieslly in this case oil The Iioani isans;cts, we be-
ieve hat 10 t:tccl, viii tie Il, ,titccdv, ~ thwaN
ur 10 iuiwd,,. ii:cir purposes, whar'es ilry may
b., l. a 0n;y that does not !eclimaleiy come Wih-
n lhe M SIS m ul our Govern men', efLer In rs
naval nr military arm. Ua,il certain overt acts
s2ccf 4 By The laws be disco vefed he Guvrrn-
men. has 70 Gia.; 10 !:3Eblc !hetc.
Ii i, still fresh IN the recollection OF all, that
d1rirs the TcxaG war cnmraI.ss .! American
citizens were RI !sed, oTsapiz,d, armed aud EQUIP.
rcd aud actually proceeded to Texas where lhey
ass,s'cd he nsople @. that State in achieving their
independence 4 proclamation vas ,he', as now,
issued 10y The Genera: Government, bni il was
not followed up by ANY foEcit.e measures 10 pre-
vent the departure ci The persons who had engaged
in the enterprise. Many al The most inllienlial
cilzers u mis- Unioa juiufd the Texan Amy,
and by So doing lheY forfeited ell claim 10 The
prule:iicn Of their Govc.iG.suf, which however
they or any ore else had a perfect right to re-
bounce whenever they chose.
The interference Of Cspt Randolph has al.
ready borne unhappy truss, es will be perceived
iron, he disturbance caused by al interruption
u; the daily saPq!y u provisions 10 HE men on
Round Island.