, 1858-07-16
From the San Francisco Bulletin, June l.
Bow, Wow, Wow 10 John Bull!

municatiOns from persons who, to jndge
from their faif manner of writing, ought to
know better. The monopoly of the Hnd-
sons Bay Company is grievously felt by oil
British subjects not connected with the ass0-
citation. The Company is but small body
of some two hundred proprietors, who
have in their employment only about q
thousand factors, traders, clerks and ser.
wants Of all kinds. Their capital stock is
only 94OO, 900, or two millions Of dollars
Il is out Of al question to thiOk that the
monopoly of such limited corporation
should be allowed to materially interfere
with the lawful and honest pursuits Of the
fifty thousand or FIVE hundred thousand
Englishmen and foreigners who will doubt
less be soon on the territory of the Com
pany on the Northwest coast The priyil-
eyes and powers of the Company expire,
| by limitation of their License to trade
affecting this portion Of the continent, with
in one year from this date. This License
was granted by the crown some twenty
years ago, (wheu no white emigration was
anticipated in the territory, in obedience
to On act Of Parliament passed immediate
ly before. The crown can grant no mon
opoly Of its own accord. The original
Charter" Of the Company is not nnder-
stood to affect the Northwest coast. No
renewal Of the License to trade ? can be
granted by the Grown; aud none will, it is
morally certain, be granted, under the ex-
isting circumstances Of the gold discoveries
by Parliament. .l..f.- ,.r.,
Probably, some arrangement will at ouce
be made by the British government to pur-
chase back the, monopoly rights of the
Company, and Immediately organize the
territory into q regular colony, subject to
the usual liberal colonial regulations Of
Britain. The Company's headquarters Is
in London, and there the question must be
decided. Until that is done, Englishmen
and Americans are alike subject TO the
vexatious restrictions Of the Hudson's Bay
Company 10 regard to trade, navigation Ol
the interior waters. &c, Americans may
safely leave Epglishmen to eght the battle
Of their own rights, in the English dOmin-
ions, against the HudsOn's Bay Company.
The advantages Of the victory which must
be Obtained--and probably very soon--in-
ure to Americans as fully and quickly as TO
Epgllshmsn themselves. Yet one Of the
foolish correspondents already alluded TO
would have Us pt once go to war with John
BOll-poor Johu Bull. who is suffering as
much as Uncle Sam in this mAtterl--and
compel an instant demolition Of the Hud-
sons Bay Company and their confounded
monopoly, Probably there may be some
others who ignorannly think like our cor
respondent, and it Is for their. sake that we
make these remarks. For the amusement
Of others, we give here the communication
of the party alluded to. BE says: y ~
FDrroR, BULLErlN:-1 can no longer con-
ceal my feelings, siF, IN regard to the advice
you are giving emigrants TO Frazer river,
about their strict observance Of the unjust
exactions Of the Hudson,s Bay Company.
That the Bulletin, Of all our dailies, should
be the only one that should suggest a com
pliance with such anti-progressiVe onerous
enactments as.those they are trying 10 en-
force, surprises me. Are we always TO
submit to every, special foolish law which
John Bull may seem Fit to make in individ-
uaI cases9 Must we never question these
stringent prohibftory laws, nor retaliate
with laws equally stringent and prOhibitoryl
Are yon aware, siT, that the Foreign
Miners License Is not enforced against
Enelishmen 10 California; And wherefore
pray, should We be debarred from Ike adj
vantage 10 their territories, or from import
ing goods into their country, provided we
pay the duties on them? You may answer
me, sir, that it is an international law.
Bot will It be 50 construed ia this individ-
ual instance? Ingrabam never would have
worn his well-earDed laurels, had be had
this universal, cautlous.teeling lear oi mon
arches before bis eyes; and we may yet
have statesman who. like Webster may
choose to decide contrary to all precedent,
to rebuke the iDsoleRcs Of tynDts. It Is
time that John Bull should be taught q
lesson. He has actually become 50 befog-
ged with his own importance in his decrepi-
tude, that he is quite unbearable in decent
society. Never was there time 50 oppor-
tune US the present to bring him to bis
senses Embroiled as he is in Iudia and
China, threatened by France, end surround>
ed by difficulties in oil parts Of the world,
that-without wishing to take an unfair
advantage Of the old gentleman, but iD the
true Yankee spirit Of calculation as to costs
-nOsD is the time to demand little con-
cesson on his part in such matters as the
civilized world are mutually interested in.
Who shall say. at present, that there is
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