Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-21

course which necessarily sill take place he
tween the Atlantic States ard the Pacific.
i California to nc left disconnected from tn,
Atlantic slope and Mississippi Valley. and isn
lated from. the Eastern and Western States b,
an immense unpcoplei territorya territory
capable Of supporiin,, two hundred millions o
people, but left, a. il were. III stale Of nature
hcca;lse the Government pa'iSes, hcstate> oI
rcclcclS al Obvious duty:
VIII the Government of the United States
torgctfHi Of the amonitioLs o! Washington
take no precautions against the evils of war
which may couie upon Is when least expected
and ly which California and Oregon may and
will he bocka,icd and devastated by ho>til,
fleets, and our trade cut Off and DESTROYED:
Will oar representatives, forget the lessons
taught lis in the war OF 1912. with England :
Do thew not remember that the first act ri hos
tili,y. committed br that nation in that war,
was I" take aud hold possession OF the
lnouth OF the Colnlaia riycr--at that time
the only harbor then Oh our Pacific coast--and
that il was tn" last point Welded in the treaty
~ Utrecht:
Do they not also remember that, in this set
tlcnent Of our joint occupacy OF Oregon with
England. with what tenaci,v she contcnled for
the possession Of the mouth Of the Columbi;.
river: and when snc was forced to yield. she
immediately asSrllGc,l the pro,cctnratc oi the
Mosquito coast. and that she. 10y hcr present
position in the ';uli of McNico ;hrrGte:iS war
:sain>i us. 10 prevent cur securing permanent
transit facilities acro>; the lsthmus:
England has always regarded Us as her mos;
Formidable rival for the trade of India Napo
leon Bonapartc saw the immense advantage
resulting to any great nation oi possessions on
the Pacric-hr being unable 10 hold the conn
try West "i III" Mississippi, sold it TO Us; anil
amoug the lc..."ns given for The sale was. that
England thu> would ini, at no distan. day
:, Formidable rival tor her A,iatic trade.
.ind now that this is abou: To be fulfilled, We
holding jup miles Of Pacific coast ami u com
lncrcial marine greater than her own. shall W.
leave or brethren Oh the Pacific. unaidcd and
alone. to battle -iucle.hoEdca with common
cncmy With tie vel, gronndcd apprehension
Of heinz severed and permanently separated
from lhe MON: We're not the yalor and pa
trio;i,m Of Dir people ar eternal gnar.:.tee to
the world that they would rally 10 4 man. isr.
lated though they niay be on the Pacific shore,
t" uphold aHi defend orr national integrity. SUI
prc;aacy and indiysibiity
Docs not Tie troubled state oi European a.
fairs a'in0ni>h Il, of the necessity OF instantly
providing a:sainS: these apprcl,"ndei .'ils :
And doe. rot o,ir great commercial interest de-
m.nd that every facility should be extended To
enable u. To aTai "ur.rlve, ii Tie adYantssc #
position. to -, FRS, 10 enter and pre.orcury
tl,e markets II Asia, and establish orr claims
to full share, AZ least; Of the trade of ;h. East
crn hcaiiSrn.re: Is 30, the S"ycniy.tirc mil
l;orS of gold we annually rcceirc irnm Caliinr
ria oi Srt'iccr. inheritance 10 the trade Of this
country 10 indnre congress 70 provide . safe
and uuintcrrurie'i channel through which i
can How il ;ilncs oi war: can Congress, or
any Others. tell the tenure by which We hold
our present transit facilities across the lsthmus ::
That tenure is known to al q, most prccar!ouS.
and So insecure as u subject our citizens to de
;enticn. personal hazard. and sometimes great
loss Of PROPERTY.
Is il rot knowr 10 ali that England witil hev
iI"m"nsc Navy. formany years 'an, in time OF
war, drive Us from the Pacific, and dcva.
tate o;ir Pacific coast: You Cannot march AZ
army a:roS, the country 20 ,h.;;' support; thgt
has been trici and failed
We on this side can defend our Atlantic coe-t
| believe against England or the world but We
cannot send squadronS to the Pacific.
We maze no harbor Oh the coast "l Honth
America either on her Atlantic or Pacific shore;
for England ha. every Province in that country
under treaty obligations. which they dare not
disrcsar,!. 10 prevent orr v">icls or war; ,T"-
Gna.i. '.""J from rccc;Tins supple. or"Scu en-
t"rias ior shelter
Bn, the country !, hu>lcd into rcl'"ss. bY thc
title saving ,ha, cotton is King -Englane can.
no, e. to way wlh ~. without tn operatives
ia li,. ,ac;"iic> being -xritcd +" rebellion. +
thi: %: ! think nci. paradcNical as this may
appear: an which pope :" show AT a more
lci>,.r. tiiu-. CAROLINE.