Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-06
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pamphlet published by Mr. Golden:
:. We are upon the verge oil a novel combination
4" Of commercial necessities that will altogether
&" change the relation in which have hitherto
- stood to our colonies. We call them necessities
=. because they will be forced upon US not from con-
yictiOn OF the wisdom of such changes, but by tie
/ - irresistible march OF events. The new world Is
destined to become the arbiter OF the commercial
policy OF the old. nS
10 the industry the economy and peaceful policy
Of America, and not to the growth of Russia that
our statesmen and politicians Of whatever crted'
ought To- direct their most anxious study: for II Is
by these, and not by the efforts Of barbarian force
'' that the power and greatness OF England are IN
danger OF being superseded. Yes, by the sncces''
full rivalry of America shall We in all probability
be placed second in the rank of nations
Il will be remembered that in 1870 Al occurred the
Canadian difficulties 20 adjust which and the north
eastern boundary was the purpose OF Lord Ash9ur-
tons mission in 1912 With a view 10 ald III th''Ir
adjustment and 10 study the financial questiol'
aided by the confidence and official influence oil my
own GOyerum mt but As private cltlZen, spent ,"r
greater part Of the years 1912 and 1913 IN l.ohu"h
and Paris Feeling a deep interest IN the mann
tenance Of peace and the restoration oil American
credit wrote and published series OF letters ana
ESSAYS i'm the Morning Chronicle, the Times, Herald
snd Globe, and the Great jteSterH M0gd>'Hc' oil
London. aud in the Journal IF Commerce, ana the
Rcruc Dey dfQr loHdcy Paris. A ! had been Tar
ushed with an abstract OF the census Ot 1910 blythe
Secretary of State in advance of lis publication,
[ was enabled u give 10 these communication; an
interest which led To free and confidential inter
course with Mr. Golden Joseph Hume and Others IN
the House of Commons. and with Mr.. McGrgor,
then Secretary of the Board of Trade, by whom l
was thea told that the Queen had said to Lord Mel
bourne. that whenever lac believed that the Wings
could maintain themselves in power she would ad,
thOriZe him to organize cabinet, oil when Lotu
John Russell should be the chief. Through HIM l
was also introduced to Sir Robert Peel, and by him
10 Lord Aberdeen and Earl RippOn, with whom,
after the treaty of Washington, | arranged
the basis of commercial treaty of reciprocity,
after having obtained the promise of MIR. GuZot
that France would unite, and thus enable the
three great commercial nations TO harmonic
their commercial intercourse with each other anu
10 a great extent, regulate the commerce oil the
world. The proposition was approved by the res
ident and iuasmuch as Lord Aberdeen requested
that the negotiations should he conducted in London,
an appropriation for the commissioners on the part
of the United states was asked for. II was defeat
ed by the opposition under the lead of Benton as the
representative Of the Van Buren, faction, aided by
the partsans of Mr.. Clay; because, rs the bank ana
the tariff were then the leading questions IN our poll
ticsand Mr. Van Buren, preferred Mr. Clay as his COM
netor because he relied upon his opposition TO the
United States bank and TO the tariff of 1912, to Sc
cure his election, whilst Mr.. Clay preferred MI van
Buren, as his competitor because he relied on ms sup
port of a United States Bank and the tariff for his
election That the state OF parties and the questions
in issue NAV be better understood, quote from an
article in FrlzierS Magazine in 1910, headed "Har
trith America a bicSSiRg to mankind :
It said" The United States are Engands only
=. rival on the seas" France is bum
ing for an opportunity of wipng oil the disgrace
=. of the last war, aud has given many most signh
cant tokens Of late of her eagerness OF striking
" blow at her ancient enemy Russia
is fomenting mis- thief in the east and the very mo-
ment that sees England fully occupied in other
directions will Russian force on its way TO Nor
&c thern India. America has three millions OF slaves
" aud these are America fOemen-thS Is the SIN ANA
3. the weakness of America. Nhat pos
sib'e doubt can ex st as to the proprety, the eX
=. ped ency, nav. the absolute duty, OF making
war subseryn mt to the great and permanent object
" of freeing these three millions OF cruelty oppressed
human beings Policy, too, not less than PHI
" lanthrophy, preScribes such course oil war
" fare.
To illustrate further the necessity of remembering
the past in our estimates of the present position and
future measures of this country, quote an extract
from Mr. Madi>On's Message to Congress commhl,
eating tine disclosures made in the correspondence OF
Iohn Henry, the British emissary, to the British
party IA, Inc United States =
Extract .foqAL He9ry's memorial to Lord Lircr-
pool. Of The lih June ISL
Soon after the affair of the Chesapeake irlgate,
when his Majesty's GOvernor-General OF British
America had reason to believe that the two coGr-
tries would be involved in war, and had submit
tedeo his NaieStys ministers the arrangements ~
'Ehc English party ia the United States for an EN-
Client resistance to thc General Government, winch
would probably terminate i'll a separation OF the
Northern States from the general Gonf6d6Iacy, he
"applied to the undersigned 10 undertake MISSION
10 Boston trhere the lrlOie concerns Q the oppose
ton Irere managed The object OF the mission was
s to promote and encourage the Federal party 10
resist the measures of the General Government: To
oil,.r assurances of aid and support from his Ma
iestv'S Government OF Canada, and to open com
"munication between the leading men engaged IN
O. that oppo>ition and the aforementioned, upon
..suc;, . footing as circumstances might suggest
land finally, ~ render the plans then in contem-
'patjon sub ervient to the .iLEs "i his Majesty
Government
Extract ef letter from John Henry to Sir James
Craig. tiDrcrHor General Of British Amer'rd,
dated Boston HGrch 7, 1909
Sur haze already given decided opinion
that declaration OF war Is not to he expected bnt
"fcOnTary TO all reasonable calculations cGulq lhe
80 Congress possess spirit and Independence snOughTO
place their popularity IN jeopardy by so strong
| measure, the Legislature If Massachusetts iriH
GRE the tone 10 the ReghbOriRg States, lriH Ge.
/ clare Itself permanent until ReW election o.
=. members ipritc q COHgreSS, to be composed ~
delegates from the Federal States and erect a
separate gorerHmcnt for He" commo" dcteHcf
.' and common interest,"
Extract from the same to the same dated Boston,
March Goth, 1909
SiLCr tic plan Ol an organized opposition to the
projects Of Mr .ehsTsgu was su- into operation
icrred their political power to his political enemies
Z" and the reason that he has still 50 many adhOppts,
is that those who consider the only true policy oil
D.. America to consist in the cultivation OF peace,
have still confidence that nothing can force him
.. Tor his successor, who acts upon his system, or
rather is governed by it, to consent to war.
war attempted without the concurrence OF
both parties, and the general consent oil the
L. Northern states which constitute the bone and
muscle ct the country, must commence without
hops and end in disgrace. IL should be inc PEI
raicr ere 81 Great Britain 10 foster diriS'oa
e. 6ctlegen The ,.Orih ord me Saith, and By sue
cccding ~ tbs Nhe mag carry j"to Cnccl ~. oIoH
e. projects ia Europe ruth totai disregard II inc
=. re,eRfmcntv # The democrats If this country.
The Puulic Debt,
The following the official statement of the pub
Ii, debt of the United States on the first OF January
1866
DEBT HEARING co.'s INTEREST.