Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-05-27
GEO. NJ. DALLAS, esq, &c.
A Free Flag or a privateer War.


The United States steamer Colorado has been
despatched to the coast Of Cuba, with instructions
that will cure British cruisers for all, time to come
of their mania for exercising the despotism OF
search on our merchantmen on the high seas
The present is o most convenient season for coming
definitely and forever to an understanding with
England on this vexed question. We have the
RICH men for the emergency in Secretary Csss and
President Buchanan. They have already written
out their names in letters Of light in defence Of
the freedom of orr flag, and there will be no sur
render now. An American ship on the high sea
is that much Of our Republic aHoat, and must be
protected from invasion. From his youth upwards,
James Buchanan has been the dauutless, unvary-
ing opponent Of British pretensions to the fright
Of search" The name of Lewis Cass is also in
dissolubly connected with our national resistance
to this arrogant assumption.
IfEnglaud means evil, she could not have BE-
lected q worse time for herself, nor a better for
us, than this very year Of 1853. It is suicidal to
renew her former assaults on our flag and COM
mence' now, when our people are on the alert,
and we have the cool head and bold hand Of q
well-tried pilot at the helm. Mr.. Buchanan can
now settle at once and forever the question Of
search. It caused the war Of 1872; but it was
not settled then and England has always hoped
and watched for o time in which she could resume
her old practice Of searching our ships without
bringing upon herself dangerous reprisal. The
day Of absolute reckoning has now arrived, and
the balance must be struck in one Of two ways.
England must directly concede to us what we
do to all the world, that the flag covers the cargo
whether, in the language Of the New York reso-
lntions, s'that cargo consists Of niggers or nothing;
TIM. freedom from search is an Americans inslien-
able right at sea, as much as freedom from the in
trusion Of . foreign police is the right of hisdomi-
oil on shore"
If England is honest and sincere in her profess
sions Of goodwill, there can be no hesitation in
putting her treaty seal to this acknowledgment Of
American rights. But in the event Of her evading,
in her old fashion, by q prolonged course Of diplo-
matte shutting, this formal admission, we have
still our remedy in the suspension Of the neutral
ity laws. This will give her cruisers plenty Of
work in guarding her beloved colored relations
from the visitation of our investigating country
men. If that is not satisfactory, she can declare
war and while she is looking after Ireland and
Louis Napoleon, India and the Car, Australia
and the Chinese, our privateers will settle her
commercial interests for the current century.
If BY chance this coast-guard Of British gun
boats should portend the Authorization Of Cuba,
which the Spanish Cortes seems to betinkering at,
under the supervision Of the British Minister at
Madrid, the Wabash may be detained for home
service, instead of pursuing her cruise in pursuit
Of pleasure up the Mediterranean.-R Washington
States. g ~ .''.