Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-08
EVENING STAR.
wASHIN TON CITY:
WEDNESDAY,. 8, 1857.
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The Intsliisencer, commenting on the news
of the recent BritishS offciaI declaration that
that Government entertain no thought of terri
tOrial acquisition on this Continent-of obtain
ing foothOld in the Chinca islands, or islands
in Panama Bay, or, indeed, any other such &C.
quisitiOn-says:
alt will have the good effect to deprive the
g sensation" papers Of much of their capital for
agitation, those of them at least who will have
the grace TO give it credence; for there is large
portion OF them whose sole principle of foreign
action IL hatred OF the entire European world
ana who live in the conceit that the overthrow
OF the United States Government i'm general and
OF the - Monroe Doctrine'' in particular is the
settled aim and unsleeping purpose Of all the
great Powers, - but of England more than any"
The Stars readers are aware that we have
given no heed to the bugaboo stories concern
ing England's intentions, which Lord Claren-
don took occasion to explode in making the
declaration on which the IRteiiigencer thus
comments. Yet it will, and should, require
much more than an English official declaration,
to satisfy the American public that England's
governmental influence is not exerted with un-
Tagging energy and unsurpassed sagacity upon
the task of REFRESHING the growth of American
commerce and influences in every other Amer
lean country, North Central and South She
(England) is our great rival in trade, and
though she may not at this time conceive abso-
lutte territorial acquisitions on this Continent
to be her policy, it is just when making such
protestations that her intrigues to foreclose ad-
vantages against us and fOrestall just American
influences in Mexico, and Central and South
America, need most attention on the part of this
l.
NAL, that she makes territorial acquisitions, if
within her reach, when and where her policy
requires them. Her declaration that at this
time she seeks none on this Continent is there
fore simply proclamation either that none are
within her reach, or that her interests on the
American Continent can just now be better
subserved by using its Governments rather than
by seizing their territory
The Union, this morning, publishes the fol-
lowing news from the East which is very 0prO-
pos TO what we take occasion to say above:
bearing cut, to the letter. our view of the policy
of Britain with reference to territorial acquisi-
tions. Here, her game for the time being, is to
seize or purchase no territory. There, it is to
grab all within her reach
"Recent arrivals tell us that accounts from
India state that the Governor General on the adj
vice of his counsel, had declared the annexation
70 the Ang Indian empire of the States of Biioy-
Singh, Ralah Of HiDdou KhOuch, who died ON
the llth April without heirs The territories
which have just been annexed TO the British DOS
sessions are situated on the southern slopes of the
h ndou khouch, vast chain of mountains called
the Indian Caucasus, which extend from the
frontiers OF Persia to the Indus in the north Of
Anghanistan, and in the south of Badakehan and
Independent TurkeStau. The States of Biioy-
Singh contain very rich and feItle districts and
POSSESS fOm their geographical position great
political Importance