Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-30
ErlTlSII FILIBUSrERlSM.

Si,Iuey Smith once sad OF q ceieDra,hl rreuch'
man. the smallpox pitei and lon hearted MEihehu'
who shook his shaggy head at he isc"bin- anu awe"
,jan into silence. Ihct hs character preseh'". eve
nv glory ard every disgrace. every ""ec a'n every
cyc-l!.nce" So il is with Great Br"';l gran" "'G
nation sitting in The sea, brave d.rlnG, reckless ahd
;ncmu.i..art feared by SOM, lated hy "th"fs, ana
lpouucrJ and euloaiZ-d M Intervals by al.
Th.r, i. vas; deal 10 admire in ;is "F'l'h ciar'
,ct.r md ASIDE frna ;'r grcn', BIZ, -'il fits winch
hang about ths national hisiurya worid oi GioJ hs
,rali "a n world Of disgrace We almost 'Teel !he
hr,,slity which she evinced towards The Coi"'iles'
wb.n We remember HE wise sy'iem oi Ioi".'"'''''
al Government which she supports III "p 'ee'' '"
the absoutsts OF the Continent. the humane com
mo, law doctrines which chs trnnstntedIo U.s. and
tho nrn.sc,ion which she too frequently gives 10
american citizens abroad When our own laG ias ~
cover them with lis cluster ui s'.rs
Yet while we admire these sh.sni poihso' pthl;h
uat;ouuii,y We must also be permitted ID press
reasonable and natural dislike .: We 'I'aI' VA L
l.sncss of her arms, the systematic lr'h'He.y '" 'e'
J;n,oma,s. and the euIacny OF her Inconsistencies
anl pretensloE' or1 ,r,,s,
sous To which we aliude, u The nus ant. cry "'.'',
Enyli ,tate,men and Journalists have raised asais
American ill;lusersin and the absurd assertion n'
nm nmouai.d right to meddie in the affairs oil ms
continent. cu.,,.t., oo,
hold canGlo TO England. 1t Is her boast ihn. . .ns
gVrE pbso''Ts''''i
earh with II cc,tus If satin flags. wh!l. inc zap ol
the InorIns drum keeps tire to the rainpng eet OF
her solery. Tn. four continents are sP'''e" ~.
the red lines Of h-r c0!onlai boundaries "u '''
island. of the feci every ph!8a'i"' ~ 'ns oS ~,
irnpoIi,nn hsnrt whiah hEobs on The BACKS oi the
Thames. ,ros,-
In tie East, English illibu.ter!sm hGs been PROF.
cu,.d ON n scale of unsuueled magnitude. We hhi al
most SAID o. unsurpassed grandeur. ChTe' Dp',i'
daring and cruel ~ Co..cZ or Pzarro dssisa III )"
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which w., year III. significant motto, PrmHi u! i"'
dus, and tn. conquest Of llindoaian conln:hceu.a
Since that memorable day, province siter pr'',nee
given way before the power OF BRUSH arms, Io a,'
victim being the Queen oil Ouae; WHO was and csms
niously fbustered out of her donlnlous, ana came
IN London IN demonstrate with the Queen upon tne
yickedness of the measure. Inc villages VI s'eIn
graves scattered along the banks OF me 'rau9s
rebuke English statpsmen asa Jou'nas's "neu u.
Weighing against the Walker. n lcaraguan moVetiisn'
as an example ut the flnDustetiun oP"i' VI "
gloAmercan people. o;.,, .,
The mind dwss with disgust upon the recital o.
the cruelty the inhumanity aud the desoation VIII" e;
the East India ComPany-.nSs has 's.,.d nh in
clustering enterprise in Chrlstendom-enac,en III
Hindostan. The breathing speaking, acting hsurGs
which moved in this great tragic drama, were pei
led by the cupidity Of British state'ne' ana Plo,eG
I'd by the power of British bayohss,:, Ana sun, ~
the face of history, with Give ana Hastings oe.o &c
her, and while yet under the spur oi an amonion az
| Unsuitable AZ that of the vexed Macedonian, Tie
Times the Post, and the whole PACK o Il Ihdnu loIs
mails, preach daily crusade against "hat lney o. t
pleased TO term the raPacous annexation sPlti VI @
United States, and the piracy OF walker, whlie DIT
tish gold and Mimic rifles circulated in San Jose, anu
Governor was sent to- rule ihs BAY lsianus IL
the name of Her Most Gracious Majesty!
In this connection, we will briefly give Inc reacef
sample OF recen. British tl'ious'erl"g; Iu.;e
freehing in The bstering dog days In the Straits OF
Babelmandel, and completely commanding tue ~, en-
trance 10 the Red Sea- lies the island of Perrin. Inc
English flag was hoisted there on the IAN eoiua
tie occupation declared definite, and garrison sta
tioned to nrotect it. All this was done under the
pre.xt that SONS time ago British ship was plagsd
on the coast of Berbera by the natives.
The island of Perrin il appears, IS situated oe,"eeH
Arabia aud Africa. on the very point at wnich .ne
Red SEA commences and II divides the STRAIT lhto ,wo
channels few ships of war stationed there WIZ DC
sn.c;ent eectuay TO close the entrance to the ked
Sea. :.,, aha
Nothing can pass the island Of Perrin without Inc
permission of those who are liz masters. a ue'a,n
ment of artillery of the ludian army mas oeen sa
TONED there professionally temporary arsenai an :,
Qualifications. have been erected, and supple. OF al
descriptions have been brought from Alden Tor Tue
garrison. ,,, III.
When it is reonIlected that railway across NV
Ishmus Of Suez has for many years zee" epone" ~
TO shorten tho route to India, and the rich wave VI
,nmerc. which must necessarily roll over inc oaIn
ug sands of the desert when il IL cnnpieteu, 'ue w
portanre of this acquisition to Great bria. - appa
.nt Her policy is TO get possession "i t'ie 80.
keys of commerce. more valuabl. 10 her prosperity
power and salvation than the ys OF 81. refer ,o1
what care English statesman for thsr sous, as ionI
a, opuence is secured at home by the WINE sans -
their innumerahle commercial arinan,eh:i ~
gisten in the sun like those birds Thar ny III tue v
pics whose wings grow white with continued ace !t
INFLATED iradiancei WAIST care they, II ula hlll'a
cloud and fire. on the heights of SINAI, Inc Ic yes
peaks whereof loom up at the head o.; the heu "es
Numbered ont, in the ancient time, "lhou snas uU
steal'' Will. Palmsrs;ons t-calogue read IN Perrin
almost within canaon-shot otthe sacred noun,s %
decs!ogue which has for its commandment, ~. a.
You can, and keep all you get" Verify tne atsaems
and the magnitude of British f!ihus;erisn Is 'ie u''
vel OF the age.-l.NtU Orleans Delta.