New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-04
The Washington Star Of the 9th has the fol

The Washington Star Of the 9th has the fol-
lowing interesting items:
1t seems to be the opinion of statesmen here,
that Britain has made up her mind to prepare
as speedily as possible to leave her North Amer
lean provinces to shift for themselves. That is,
to become not only independently fact, but also
co nsnise. She is rapidly aecustoming them
to get on without the presence Of her troops,
which were constantly met with every where
there few years since. 1t is clear that she
does not apprehend their future annexation to
the United States Her acts of ratifying the
Reciprocity Treaty, under which both the colo
mics and the United States obtain most of the
advantages commercial and industriaD only
otherwise attainable through annexation, takes
away the great inducement to the act Of form
ally uniting them under our Government, while
she clearly appreciates the fact that though the
South, in Congress, will favor every possible APP
Proclamation to entire free trade with them, she
will leave no stone unturned to prevent them
from at any time hereafter coming under the
Stars and Stripes, knowing that their influence
s{weight) in the Government Of the United
States would be practically SO much additional
weight Acknowledgements their guaranteed rights
under the Constitution. As Britain has ever
managed them. they have been heavy tax on
her treasury, now almost unable longer to bear
such pro6tless drag Her colonial policy has
undergone great change Of late years. In
deed, we should not be surprised ere long to
hear that she is beginning to make preparations
to leave her Cape and West Coast Of Africa
Colonies and settlements to shift for themselves
All the varions parties Of United States to-
biographical engineers, last summer engaged in
surveying routes for this proposed work, are
now laboring industriously in this city, SO as to
be able each to be ready for its share Of the
grand report as early as possible So extensive
and varied ia the data which has been collected
that we fancy it will be quite late in the session
before this report can be sent in. It is well UNI
derstood here that this data will shed a vast
flood Of light upon the capabilities of the whole
Of the great unoccupied western and central
portions of our country. This can hardly be
done without having the capital effect Of at
tracing to many points on the various routes
the capabilities Of which for sustaining -four.
shing settlements will be thus, for the first time
demonstrated-a large and immediate emigra-
ton, which, in few years, will greatly ameli-
crate the dangers and difficulties of the over
land trip to California, and Oregon and Wash
ington Territories.
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Us a letter. asking information as to the Post
office Departments views upon the subject above
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