Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-03-12

nafhn's,s, end tho Republ cans bre buSr IN ihtir
Opposition TO his rclgn, md would rejoice 10 see
hlm oferthfown. We know even here cases might
arse, "hete men might he prompted TO thWurl n
measure because II "os an administration measure
aho or, ufe we not TO believe that there nre many
VI ''o ehe1hoe's VINO would emberra,s measure,
because II was an embarrassment TO the Kiue
Gan we not believe that he rejection Of the ndeln.
my, 50 lar, has been owing 10 he,o causes rather
than 10 settled determination not 10 do us in..
tee Was 1t not the course of wisdom and ptn.
aenee 10 have waited events 7 Was j, no, ,rao
dignity
The President hns chosen, Ivy inference, 10 i'm
peach he iait, or sincerity of the King IN this mat
ter. lie has uao chosen 10 hk the time " hen the
indemnity must be passed and estimated pretty
| clearly whit should be done II II were not passed
| Dir, IL IL not my place. and II would not be one
me, 10 call IN question the motives thpl have profnp.
TEL those IN power To- ths course. On the contra.
~ am willing 10 pecotd 10 them the most puttiol-
le lneniiont am willing. fot argument, to say.
TINT they thought that this wns tho best coufae Ia
secure the Indemnity.
II IL ao apparent that tho President has been nc.
ting IN ths matter IN c0itusi0n with his Minister IN
Pars, And what does thut Minister ,,0,c any
who nj one Time snid that " he knew the fact that
II the Messnge assumed n certain tone &c such
efnmen'. What now doas he say Thu, 1t has
produced great excllemenl-ihnt Il is con.ile,ed
IS lhfeat--lhat many of the members Of III,
Chambers who would have voted fot the indeinnl.
~ Will MOI nov do II, under what they suppose 10
10 threat. We seem TO have ncicd towards
france an II she had hablloelly violated her fnilh
we seem TO have acted towards her us # the Pre-.
9loeh1 mime had a" much power, aud would create
is much servlc trembling N Pals ga Il dos IN TN.
nunlty. Slf, to say the leas' results have shewnl
hat ihere his hecu fun ns much uan,on md hcacy
10 the course pursued - there las bcen If wlsdo,
nj tue d1gniy. When WINS II, hctc,oiure thu
trnee had eyoc VI lated he, lighted faith to- ard.
IL WIS nothng dhe 10 our ancient frlendshp
" - nothing doc % The recollection Of those daye
II Oh ittyo'n loo, when France, gallant F,ance
p1fe topur standard her treasure AMI her hload la
'n1leaie our honor aud our l1crticsl Cold nus
&c tbat heart that has ~ soon forgotten the dlV
when hti LILY, with our own STANDARD waved ~
nn1on nni III triumph along the lines Of Yorktown
W ~ tbs tho nation IN whose national falih und
isiiee II became Us 10 place no further reliance
M. Chairman, the ouly difficulty that Inns been
thrown mo tins matter has been from the course
he Executive has thought proper To- pursue. No
nun, SIX months ago, could hayc supp scd IT posi-
bic ipr war 10 gov oat OF our relations will
Ffnner. Aud, when gentlemen now dcclalm about
national honor 1t Is nothing moro roi less dan tn
honor and consistency Of the Executive. 1t IL III
collateral questions, u.at he md has minister ~
France have made by their conrae, ihul have orea
ed the excitement uGJcr winch we a;e to be drug
ed mo war not to ylud.ceic national honor bnl
her consistency nnd their dignity.
do no take counsel from my fears but sir /, Is
he part Of practical WISDOM 10 contemplating e.
yrnls tho may nrsc, 10 Look ut the present OF
things as well rs the past and calculate the fl ses
10 be produced Twenty years since came out
pi war with large national debt, An indirect
system OF taxation was adopted 70 pay this debt
Dn ol this state Of thrgs grew Whit has been cal
led the restrictive system, by which whole scc-
lion of country, from The po'omac to the Mtsssslp
pi, was vnluaily made tributary 10 other aud NOR
powerful SECTIONS Of III, Confectionery. The deb
has been pad off, the syaicm has been broken
loWn FOR the pres ~ aud thai whole section IL nv
ast emerging from Inc rum md debolalion you hnd
scattered ovef it While every ih,rg seems NV 10
mile and prosper under he mnnifccut blessings ol
klod Providence. Oar commerce, jpst Using, n
= werr, from tho shackrs that have been thrown
1fo1nl her IS spreading her sails to the Our wind
Of Heaven, scnrchng ont The rcmD'cst Quarters o.
| Inc tnbliaie Globe, bearing comfort aud hn5pi
ness TO the human family aud iranspot ing back
,on her Expanded aud cxnbefant bnso w. prace aud
penty 10 bless aud TO gladden. the land hat cherish
es aud that GUes her, THIS, sir, is our sliual,on
And no~ to be thrown back aud made ,ri.
hltary colonies for the next half century | do not
| hesitate TO say that nquesion Of war wi h Franco
viii be to the South question approaching ono Of
| selfpreseryatlon Loa at other interests. Whefe
will be those Interests engaged in commerce and
| navigation, technically speaking7 They will be
LAID low N RUN, aud Euglnnd will become the re.
| seryou Of the wealth OF tho world We will be
thrown back half century, and our navigation
aud commerce will never again be able 10 compete
with Enstlnd upon the ocean Whllst these are
some of the interests involved, | will touch, for II
moment, upon other interests, ard 1t u IN lnyl
dioas spirit that do it. For | will say that there
Is 10 country IN tho world, bat where there nre
some large vested interests that would be benz fitted
| IN peeonIaiy point OF view by war All those
who feel national debt to be national bic SIM
all those who look to the protection Arising from
high restrictive measures upon commerce, well
know and fee that the most eli clual protection TO
thelr pccnniary interests is To involve the country
IN n foreign wat
SIR. enircet gentlemen from the Souh to look
| nj this matter, | would not wnntony iniure the
feelings of any Sc, of men upon this loor appre.
| cute that Pudc, will say that honorable pride,
"hIch prompts gentlemen 10 feel attachment TO
those thoy have acted with through pady conflicts
Of deep exei enent. It's hefd 10 snake off these
feelings of the heart, thai often bias the dlctnes
of the head. But nust, IN II question nj - much
I'm lorttnce, which my faaly commit our country
mo wBr, that there will be no hesitation If ne
cessary, between tho srcfhcc of the consistency
and pride ofthc Executive and tho sacr g OF tn
pcecc aud ntercss Uf The nation. f. IL u ie.
| tnsftaDG fact IN he history Of En- land for tie
last century, that almost all her DalA have ~ rfhil.