The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-10
LyNCHBURG. APRIL 10, 1895.

per. we could have wished 10 have presen-
ted tn our readers al one glance. But ""
have been compelled, by the imposslbllity
Of otherwis. doing justice To other claims
upon our columns, 10 divide i'll il Is not
distinguished by thai splrndor "t detiou
which gives To the Report of thu S.natorl-
al Committee so much of its attraction, it
az least possesses a Characteristic which is
considered of much more importance in
sober state papets, Il clearness ot demon
slration, and cogeney of reasoning which
at once conyinccs and satisfies the mind
| The author ofthe Senatorial Report, tMr
| TaZwell) has been So long and SO justly
celebrated for hair splitting distinctions,
and for the ingenuity which almost blinds
ones perception, TO lib. Truth, even at the
nom.n, he ha, summoned all his powers
to guard against surprise from this source,
| that II Is not now a matter of wonder, that
in paper drawn up with more than usual
! care, and IN which il IS evident, more than
! the authors usual ingenuity is empluy,d,
many have found argnmcnt-, influencing
them to abandon opinions winch they had
! frequently ayowed and warmly defended
| Whilst, las Mr. Robbins Justly observed, in
his speech in the Senate,) they have been
satisfied that the conclusion 10 which the
committee came, was, in Itself, wrong
! they were unable 10 detect 10 the argument
the ftliacles which made il so. Because
they could not unrsyel the windings the
greatest Soph,St of the day, 1--WE intend the
modern acceptation of the term,l they
| were concn.ed to surrender their ludg-
| uent5 to his guidance aud then opinions ~
his dictation. We are glad, that notwlth
standing the formidable array Of talent in
! the Senate against the measure, II met
with the sanction ofthat body and as no
doubt exists that it will pass the House of
Representatives by an overwhelming ma
iorty, W. may be permitted to congratu-
pate our readers on the triumph of Justice
over faction, aud reason over cunning.
| ."eAs--
| The P,edge.-In another column will be
found . Message from the President, en-
closing Report from Mr.. Clay, in relati-
on to a certain "pledge" said to have been
| given, to the Mcxican authorities, that in
case an attempt should be made by any Of
| the European powers 10 oyerturn or in any
way 10 affect the existence of the South
American governments, we should ronsid-
err ourselves pledged to unite in their defence
notwithstanding m" strong expressions u.s.
I'd by Mr.. Poinsett in tho correspondence
i IS clearly evident that he has never been
authorized by the present administration to
tender any such pledge; and that the only
datum by which he could have been guild
ed, vas the energetic declaration Of Presi-
dent Monroe in his Message ,1I823. Thus
falls one of the weapons with which it was
ror's message has been ON record more than
3 years---the piedee contained, in II never
to suffer any European power to plant its
principles IN this hemisphere, without using
our Efforts to repe the attempt, has gone
forth to the world, aud been acted on in
our intercourse with other nations-and
yet nothing dangerous was discovered in it,
until Mr. 4 dams became its INITIATIVE f. thpr
Then a speck Of danger was discovered in
the measure, which now is made out to be
of so extensive character as to threaten
the purity, if not the stability Of our inslitu-
tions. Verify we have been reserved for
wise day ,-Wc ief.r the reader to the
documents themselves.
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