The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-10-09
Mr.. EveEett's Letter.

/ Iii All unofficial form, we take IT t
have equally A. much weight as the'l
that distinguished Statesman were
linsclfin the chair Of state. II Is
reply to Lord John Russal's structure
| OH Nv. lsysfett's official letter Of tbs
ist of December In reference 10 th'
l"Tlipaaite Treaty" proposed by Eng
land to Ffaiipe and Aiteriea.
| This treaty eonteindstes y pertna
nent ailianoe betwaan The three pow
efs Ii reference 10 i'teliiieal changes
| III The administration of Governments
Iin the Western Hemisphere ant
would bind the United States 70 !
phssive acquiessence IN lhe movements
Of other European powers oil this side
Of the Atlantic.
Mr. Fverett'a iettar. fairly ahd dis
tbssionately considers the proposition
cf Bull. and may be pronounced as w
think All expression Of the United sehs'-
tneht Of this nation Oh 4 subject 50 III
ttinateiy connected with our future
tles,iny. How the great English M
ton through Its Prime Minister, could
make such a proposition to eur pee,
pie, Il not d little strange al this per
iod Of the Worlds History. Certain
" Bull does nut look OH tis as the
.Ssndwiehers" Or the seini-eiyilised
Chinese II might have been we'll
u talk thus to It's Ia '7d, but now Il Il
simply Ridiculous.
Lord John complains Of The length
Of MfsEvprett's letter en The subject
Of the ''l'ripariite treaty" III reply
MI. Evefpttn says
THAT sketch, huweser. Of The ters
titorial changes which have taken place
on this continent during the last CEN
tliry, was intended AZ an illustration Of
the proprositien. that our entire history
shows Il to BIZ chimpfieal tu atlunpt.
In reference h, specific measures, to
bind up, for all future time, The die
cretions Of d government, established
III a part Of the world Of which so
tnueh IL still lying In state Of nature"
In reference to Cuba:
To meet one Of the chief grounds
on which the United States rest this
claim. that Of geographical proximity,
after sonle local allnsions Of which do
not perceive the exact bearing, you
observe In effect that Cuba Ii soine-
what nearer 10 jamaica than 1t Il to
the nearest pait Of The United States,
and yon consider this as showing TINT
we cannot have a greater interest in
The leland than you have.
Now If Jamaica bore the same re.
latien to Great Britain which eur
States on and near the Gulf Of Mexico
bear To the rest Of the American Tn.
Ion, your reply TO my argument would
be good. But the direct reverse is
The case Jamaica Il distant colony
whoso entire population (of which not
moro than one tenth Ii Of European
uriRin) does not exceed that of an
English city Of the second class. II
n. a. | perceive from your speech Of
the 4th of August, burden on the
imperial treasury. Il must, in its
present state. stand high on the lis, Of
the colonies, which, Gas appears from
Lord Grey's recent work Oh colonial
policy ofyour sdmlnistration) are 70.
gnrded by rhore than ono active and
influential purity ~ England Ms ineum
branccs Of which she ought to get rid,
IL she could do 10 with credit. How
different, in all respects, the case
viii, the States lying on the Gulf If
Nexicos In cxte,,t of ssa.coast. in the
amount Of valuable products furnished
to tho worlds commerce, in the com.
mand Of risers which penetrate the
heart Of the continent, they are q most
important, ss they are an iniegnl
portion of the nnion. They are MI.
all but a sixth part Of it.
In very Illustration made use OF BY
you strikingly cosi6rms il.stead Of con.
fs,.;nc yha d,,efrsne that ssfha rnudi.