The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-20
DOMESTIC.
COMMODORE PORTER.

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| 10 accept the l.ndct mace Ia him by The
Mexican Government, the recent events
with regard to him IN this country, grow
leg out of the foxardo flair, will hu,e no
virgil; whatever IN his determination ; and
! IT, a,ier the subject nhall BIZ fully under
stoed, the Pubhe should hr Of opinion that
lBe interest til. United statrs vi not be
more promoted by his J0inng the Mcsl-
can service, than by remaining ia our Own
Na,y,no offer, however tempting, no eon-
itdesotton Of sly interest or personal ag
grandt.ement, will induce hun H. expalrl.
ale himself The IDEA that he may estr
he placed in a situation TO make II necessary
To take arms against this country, as soInr
have suggested, is too sxtrasasant 10 no.
lice.
We venture 10 assert, on The same an-
thorIty, u.at Commodore poRTER is to-
tally isn"iaet oflhe pecunlary colnpensa-
tion attached to the tank which has been
rendered to him that IT has not entered
into his consideration and that his chief
sol'ciinde. in regard 10 the matter, is,
whether the station aud the rank are such
as, in the estimation of his conntrymen,
he can in honor accept, the rank being I'M
derstoOd ~ correspond with that of Brl-
eadier General, The highest rank in the
Mexican Navy.
In must be obvious that the Mrxlcan
government could not have heard of the
result OF the Cout Martial ON the Foxardo
affair, at the time the tender was made to
| Commodore PoRrEn, and We ARE well At
sured tina, he would place that government
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subject, and ascertain whether II Is still
deslrous Of his services, before ne would
consent, On any terms whatever, 10 enter
| Its navy.
! We are authorized to assert, positively,
that whatever applications may have hsru
made To Comm. Porter whatever desire
may hay been manifssied on the part ut
others IN seek the same service luio which
he has been invited, he has Neither held
| out inducements 10 them, nor given any
| encouragement to them whatever.
Aud, finally, we speak with confidence
Ia saying, that Comm. foRrER will be
governed ~ mnch b, policy ~ by feeling,
IN all the steps h" my takr in nhs affair,
aud, should hr finally determine TO en-
brace the offer made to him, il will be in
The full conviction, that by serving with e.
deity and zeal the country q his adoption.
and giving system and energy to her na-
val resources, he will not only promote
the interests OF the country Of has birth, but
tho cause of liberty throughout the whole
extent of both Americas.
We should he far from persuading Comm.
2. 10 exchange the service OF the United
States for that OF Mexico; because we
would MT willingly part from 50 estima-
bile fellow-ctlzen- But let those, who
doubt the propricty of his Joining the Mex
lean service on principle, reflect but for u
moment on their manifestations Of graft
tnde 10 LAFAYETTE. Are they willing to
adm, that it WAS all empty sound and
show, or that the act which did honor 10
him, would tarnish the character OF Comm.
PoRTER9
To those who know the warm friendship
existing between Comm. PoRrER and Mr..
P0aSsETr. our minister TO Mexico. il is
no cause Of astonishnent that the govern
n1ent Of Mexico should desire his services.
In talis simple circumstance will be found
a reasonable answer To all the wonder that
he-shouid have been offered this command
The wonder is not, IN fact, that he should
have been offered it. but that, at the mo
raent of receiving information OF the offer,
he should have been placed 10 situation
so peculiar as 10 draw public attention more
directly toward, him, aud thus make the
faes more remarkable. MAT. Int.
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