Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-04

,itizcns for infraction OF the laws oi SUCH
foreign countries as they may enter in pursuit
of Measure or of business. Mr.. Nugcnt further
saws:
~ am aware that al elaborate attempt TO
;,nnrcss these facts upon my fellow citizens in
these colonies would be superfluous. Their
sohriety Of department, their decent observance
Of all the proprieties Of life, in the midst Of
nriv,tions and annovances Of no common de-
.,,no and their obedience to the law under very
trying proyocation To its Infringement
although they may not have gained Tor them
such liberal treatment rs was due I" that
(orbearsnce and good conduct-have, never
thcless, commanded the respect OF the strangers
among whom they arc cast. and cannot iall to
be subjects Of pride AMI graduation to their
own government"
Mr.. Nuccnt then goes on t speak OF the par
donablc inexperienced Of the Governor, whose
DEALINGS have heretofore been confined prlnci-
n,llv 70 sayarcs-rcfers To the unlicensed rude
ness of the subordinate officers Of the Iiui-
sons BAY Company and the colonial govern
mcnt, their hnbituM intercourse with Indians,
and then speaks of the Ignorance and want oil
tone Of courts organized out Of such crude ana
unfit materials as those. the only ones that were
! NJ hand on the sudden influx Of the strangers.
He then adds:
ain some instances, no doubt. these courts
have fallen short of tr.n the limited eNpccta-
lions justified by the peculiar circumstances "f
their construction. and the strange constituents
Of which they were composed. But It Is not
10 lie doubted that the British government will,
without unnecessary delay, provide relncdie,
for the evil, and abuses arising from this colt
dition of thingS-eviis and abuses affecting not
alone thu prosperity Of its own subjects. but
the rieht> of citizens of - foreign and friendly
power.
THE iorbcarance. in the meantime, Of the
citizens of the United StatcS; their quiet oh
scrynncc Of the laws. under any aSgr">SionS on
their rights of which they may have to COLI
plain. will not alone have lis reward IN thr
consciousness of having done credit to Their
corntry-a country whose institutions arr
based upon the all pervading love Of order, and
that spirit of obedience 10 the law which DIS
ting, lishcd its citizcns-but it will, moreover.
cntitlc them To the active intervention oil their
own government tor the redress oi Their grey
anccS. and for the protection ot their rights.
THAT the government of the United States.
unon nropcr cause being ~shown--aitcr rcconr>c
shall have been had in vain TO the tribunals.
AGAINST acts of oppression or injusticc-wiil 30
intervene for the redress and protection Of lis
citizens in British Columbia and Vancouver
Island. | am authorized and instructed 10 give
them the most emphatic assurance. 1t wrong
lac done them. let them appeal to the courts.
1t IS to hc hoped they will obtain justice; hat
should tribunals, unfortunately, be too impo-
tent. too ignorant, or too corrupt to administer
the law with impartiality and %iirlnnrSS, orr
citizen, nav reckon with certainty upon the
prompt, and efficient interference Of their own
government in their behalf.
GOV. james Douglas. Of Vancouver. lIa, been
sworn into office rs Governor of British C"lunu-
bia.
Charlie, Bennett. Of san Francisco, had '"rEi
drowned near Fort Hope. lie had $i.np" on
his person.
Three hundred aud fifty lot, I'll" 10y l2n feet
in sizci had been sold ut the town of Langley.
at IN average price oi about 5000. One of the
lots brought a. much Is $iSj, arnl many over
$500. 1t seems that thc purchasers at Langley
expect il 10 become the chief town Of British
Columbia. and leave Victoria far hchind. 1t
seems that a deep channel ia> latclv been Ills.
covered in Frazer river.
The ships Eli Whitney. with lsl passengers.
and Norton, with 3hp passengers. from Austria
liza. bound for the Fraser mines. had arrived.
the former nj Fort Townsend, the latter nj Viz
toria.