Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-07-03
HOW MUCH SHALL WE BEAR

1t has come to be a question of serious import
whether or not Great Britain shall be suffered to tre
longer with the interests Of the representative pow.
er of the Western continent. Shall che be allow.
Cd 10 plant her flag on every aland in the gulf and
HRSa n a sXsty gelgeeSTmE %h1s Sisie .
Machiavelism, readily converts into sway a. af
souta as despoism can desire Shall contulncljous
upsart dynasties in North South America be allow
ed to rob and murder our citizens and when asked for
redress and idennity 10 threaten with Btis. pow.
er! Will the American Government make good that
holy declaration that second gospel which was pro
claimed when Liberty, fair, and pure young first
marked Am@r!ca for her home Are we an indepen
dent nation among the powers Of the earth il our
independence an empty name only! Is there n n,Can.
ing IN our banner of the srs and stripes or is but
paythlng tor sperch.mskers and song writers
1t il 10 us matter of increasing surprise iha, the
attention of the whole North and the whole South
shouId be fixed upon the squabbles Of Abol,onists
III har'as or the filthy crimes OF horde of Mormons
IN Utah. while the wrongs and aggrcssions of foreign
power upon our rights scarcely excite murmur of
complaint. Tie American people look on with
sapine Indifference whi!s u rival nation builds up i'm
Central America Southern Canada, and hear assert
ell without Indignation II ani almost without remon.
srance, claims OF sovereignty and dominion whera
there ID not The least right, or shadow like to right
to support them. y foreign monarchy has already
debaucfed sister republics 10 its all.devouriny
lust for dominion. Its agents. secret open nreaty
constitute the ruling power in Central America and
New Granada. British war ships whien their Pacific
and Atlantic shores. Any island where British sub.
ec's are tempted to land is htwsy assumed 10 be
British colony, and the pretcXt Of protection 10
British subjects is sufficient to call forth the most
arrogant assumptions OF power. Ships bearing emf. |
grants to a Central American State, whittier they
have been invited from this country by the supreme
authority have been to s.oppage and search
under claims against which the most earnest proesn-
ons should be raisei; while nongrel negro. Indian
natives of Costa Rica proudly and insutngly assert
that they British cub biects We have cUpversed
much of late with gentlemen who have been in
different Central American States, 10 whom they
seemed no more nor lcss than British PROVINCES or
ready to become colonies NJ the first invitation. They
appear to be in the situation where Interference by
the British is not only tolerated. but cOurted They
ripe already for absorption and only wait for some
prctext which shall give color of justification to tie
net which shall make them dependencies Of Great |
Britain in form, as they are now almost in eflcrt.
Tie English are orowdng into Central America by
Americans are prosecuted and driven
away even when invited Every facility ia afforded
Ia EngIishnen to carry on business pr0:ifably and
p,arenbY there: Americans meet with nothing bur
hostility from the time they lind until the British and
.rcHscrS cNi"l them. Eugliah influences. ramfyins
throughout that whole region, ere increasing and
irenhteulng while the las; vestges of American in.
tucnce are fading away. \ right of passage across
he narrow sthnus il still open To us but even that
would bo ciosed except that war-ships our
lights to be still respected there The occurrences Of
he Inst three years have caused that naniitst des'
-y which we :ondly looked upon the substantial
ealy OF u glorious future 10 fade away like the sha
Iowa III "A dream. II the same process continues un
'hecked but little longer our Monroe doctrine will
Jecome tradition Of the past and all our hopes for the
prrad OF our republican liberty will serve only az n
gushins stock to European monarchs.- N"" Or.
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