Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-09
LONDON TIMES ON THE MESSAGE

u Of
pecularitics contributed the origin OF the war in
which the best blood and treasure of this country nm.
poured out like water Who say but what the httl-
cloud which late Minister Oregon may show H.
slavery The days may when an iniecisive and
temporizing knot of British statesmen NAV drift into
war On behalf ut "Unclc Tom and his cabin aud his very
Juiicious friends, ending phianthropcallv in the
termination of the race aud the slaughter ot an cou,
number o white citizens and subjects Nobody now re-
members that the present priucip, which has al
ready cost not much less than million lives sccai i'm
sqnihhc sOout the KEYS ul holy places 80 far from,
CIVILIZATION diminishing the tendency war. to
put morc gunpowdcr into human nature We have both
TO quarrel about and also better preparations for the
purpose; will walk cndcrly the smoulicring
cnders of American controversy The lava u still, hot
under W., aud viii bear no heavy tread But With this
feeling side, testified by wears silence on th.
point conceal surprise Mt finding the whole
controversy raked mp Ia the Presidents Message With
prtsanShip strangely variance with our notions of
ROYAL impaitiaty. the President reviews the history of
the domestic institution, fJom the DAYS of the Con.
Grafton through the successive anncxations lie eNpns
So himself freely, and with mighty little heed OF hostile
prjudiccs, the successive Congress for the
liberation restriction Ut slavery. He boldly puts il As
quarrel between the North and the South aud shows
with all the zeal of Protectioist rccountin the burdens
on land or ut Liberal ryrgiug the privileges of the
aisocracy. that the SUPPOSED concessions interest
and ideas m the Southern, sltvehuine States hav.
tended to 'he aggrandzsnent OF the North /" almost
paragraph OF this discussion the burning brands of
controversy sc hurled about should scarcely even
expect To hnd them IN the tcrvii Abolition
Anti abolition Journal At all 10 Is the man Nho
speaks, not the abstraction that fits behind she rncta
ties OF ''aidrSs from the throne" Imagine, Queen
Victoria accusing whole portions OF her realm Scotland
Tor example, of unconstitutional conduct impertinnt
Interference, spurious humanity iuplcitv and h. like
ba' epaFi from the warm language OF the President
seriously regret that lac has evidently lost sight o far
more important question than the existing rights of the
slave States and the conduct of parties. Admit every
word and more than every word that he savs Adn,t
that the CongcSs acted against the constitution in at
tempting prescribe domestic laws Tor the newly annex
'I states Admit that the Efforts OF the Abollonists in
'such A. IN the case ol independent they would
ceTSliy bang on ioreisn IN the of federal
States. they tend to civil Admit the notorious all.
'urdiiy IN the Northern States utterly unwilling and
able they raise the colorcd man t actual equality
leaving their misery unmcnded to scgrayatc the mis-
cry oi their neighborS. Admit il ALL there remains the
further question the only practical ouc-how slavery to
lac kept within bounds, brought quiet old age ande
equity inferred some hundred years hence; At that dis
lance of time, American satisticans tell us the popua-
ton OF the states will be az least hundred millions halt
Ut them either Europeans the immediate descendants Of
Europeans. At that date what will THE domestic inst.
tuuou have come to Ii diminish every wear i'm
propo'tOuac bulk, aad it nnjshcs 50 also must h,
wealth, the influence and the territory of the slave.
states On the other hand there be little doubt
That the zeal and the ianaticism OF the AhotonstS
VI" not have ahaei fed a it will be by the perpetual in
toilciiOn O European elements Turn YOUR eyes from,
the past Mr President, poor Eug-hmen are for.
ced Q" 10 on hundred questions. forget the angry on
saught, the nsolcnt demvanour, the treAchcro. wis
and tie atrOciou- hypocrisy party Let bygones lie.
ygonc BE deal to the storm raging about your head
Look forward To- the day when Cool blooded h,to-
ran OF your Union will he considering far President
Pierce could forecast iututy, whether he was snpy
man o his day Can any really ina glue that slavery
~" then be- hourishing institution standing it, ground
against some seventy eighty millions OF opponents
surely 1t J. charity hope that long that day il will
a'e died oi naition or attained quiet tulhauasa
Instant abolition thing ultimate extinction another
mt the battle RACES uPoH the former OF these points
nobody seems TO have thought OF the latter; vet the
iorer is the topic OF the rabbc the latter the duty OF
statesmen
We in the Old World make but little way in the cure of
our social evils It would i'll become u. TO prescfih.
Tor slavery The manner Of abolition mod
ii for any State, least OF all for that had IT. .lvery in
IS oHn bosom let We may venture notice the ois-
son OF all attempts To the future slavery IN the
Message before u. We doubt much whether the next
lightly years Of it, history will DC like the last There i.
one important novelty 81 effect IT, aud that is
e immense Infusion II the depressed classes of Enron
INTO Tie working population OF America The social dill
-uie7 OF the Union have already European chaac-
Ger than lew years ago In questions OF education re-
.uu AMI crime, one may day see COMPARISONS be.
.Hcen Manchester and New York; and an English pi
uthropist would and himself quite home at any great
rity 10 the uion This state OF things spread aud
II Is difficult to conceive slave populitou in London
h Lancashire, or in any other pad of these isles We
conclude the day when slavery will be a moral
impoasoiliiy in the United States. But II thi,
ne only probable, common sense suggests that
tine policy the States anu Of the Union also A. far a.
be done without offences pave the way Tor the era-
iuh aud peaceful cAit Oi -ivey. On this side the Allan
nc would be- presumptupIs frame the proper policy
Tor tus purpose; but there be presumption IN i-t
quietly H-kius American saic,nan consider whether
slavery l. likely exist and IL So to what extent and in
"ha orm 10 the Union To- the year 1850; aud how tirit
vii teu Affect the peace lJi comfort OF hun IrcI million
citizens The smallest giving the probable state
Ut things at that date should into the present cacu
'tos OF any body pretending to be statesman. Slave
~ h orr humble opinion, will chen either have ceased
Ni-t exist Noticeable evil the very binc of
American politics There j. too another contingency iu
view, more familiar perhaps European than 20 Aneri-
4n miuds-anl that t. the gradual melting OF States
INTO closer unity. Either peace " war either mutual
'fo,"hnee or angry controversy will tend to the entire
uguuu uf communities similar aud 80 clsrly uni
td. bii every step towards that Analgaton must tell
an't tAe continuance Of an Institution tolerated ia some
Of the states and .bhofrcd in tile rest
/ EXPLORATIONS rur HyrR sALApo Bcgsos AYars.-
We make tn following Of All interesting letter
recently received from Thomas J. Paige lieutenant in
command Of the United states steamer Water witcl
Il have the honor To report to the department that
with the efficient aid OF Acting Lieutenant MurIaugh /
nave preh enabled To max" further eEplOfttigu OF .
rvcr attIo. tlc same uat assembled from Santa F- i,i
the su'ii -t-imcs Qetbl r"pOr. from at plt-. TO-.
August t-i The nayagtL!ify OF ;hs river the dis
lance Of 500 miles - fully established ny tl- exploration,
strange i1pl t may scriu 10 l. ncycite - fact that
the Sdadp hl- flowed through country settled for
centuries path the Spanish race and never until now
s 10 been known to be uIyigiblc. This expedition ift
entered 10 az it, mouth aud i,crnded IL some huri--
Of miles, and has explored IL ON point aplt s
miles above it, mouth to within few mill. of the unint
/ Ip to which tic Grrbi hal ascendcl Neither biuks
-oas nor reefs We encountered the only obstacle to
IL immediate navigation by steam being some fallen and
p'efhhhgng trees, with water growth u small Guin-
iy, called to-o. al OF which could cn-iv and ia Ia
short time b. removed These INSTRUCTIONS do not occur
lnt az the distance Of $50 miles from the mouth Of r
! river
The portion NJ the river witch has thus been Explored
passes through beautiful aud fertile region Of country
we'll adapted % the cultivation nj wheat corn tobacco cot
i'n rice and sugar cane and for the gazing Of cattle
horses, aud mules, There can boz no better.
The establishment Of the fact that the Slio Is navi-
gable seems to have awakened the inhabitants, Of s Sec
100" OF te country 10 the idea that new era has arrived
900 thc prosperity Of their county and t, navigation OF
the river will afford a. The province. OF Siia 1ucuinan
'iamaca - Roil Santiago large portion Oi Cptlovn
aud santa fr easy channel Ol conveyance Ia market
Tor their products which they transport in car,fss
10 knd OF on curt distance Of from 300 to 300 miles. IT,
making the round trip 900 these carts from the most die.
hmt provinces from uine "a ten months are consumed
d he expenses absorb the greater portion 81 the pro-
ut.
"Ilivug proceeded several hundred miles down those
part. Of The river, whose navigation b. no rendered f
icui aud bproIs because OF the Overlapping rccs aud
not having the time a. devote such slow progress. de-
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