Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-08-08

DOMESTIC lNTELLlGENCE.
From III. National fnieifigrncer, iag. :.
TIE RiJBiCON PASSED.

Ii is with the deepest regret and with the most
painful anxiety tor the consequences, that we have
read the suhloined intelligence, which has Just
reached us in The New Orleans papers. The COM
mander OF the American forces on the Western
frontier has actually marched mo tie Mexican
territory, and established his head quarters at Ma
cogdoches fiity mil besend the limits of the
United States. Tie secret orders ol cur Exeou-
tive (given almost AT tn ,oiy moment OF signing
a solemn treaty of amiiy and limits with the Gov
ernmcnt of Moxco) and the late dispatches oil
the commanding General, had prepared rs lot tins
rash step, but still we hoped tina, s"m'thing
would occur to prevent II. W. ''ohs 10 Inc
hope, that The good Providence o'"i had 50
lately saved Us from the evils oil an unnecessary
war with Que of the most powerful nations III the
old worl.I, would have avcited step which is
likely To involve rs ia war with a nation own
continent, and which, even il i, bring not upon MS
the calam,ies of war, cannot fail To ,nfol upon
the country the still greater calamity Of public
disl,onor.
Compelled We have often been To con.
denim the errors the present Administration. we
willingly pass by trivial Causes of crnsirc, and
would tam be silent where we cannot APP
prove. But considering. this occupation by Gen.
GAINES OF part OF the Mexican tcflofy, as the
most portentons movement, III II national point oil
view, which has ever been made bv any Admins
uation since the establishment of our indcpcn-
dcncc, we feel imperatvels called ON To draw the
public attention Ia the sal consequences which, il,
all likelihood, must follow in its train. Tie blow,
il is true, has been struck, and cannot ho recalled
but we lrnsi our country Is yet IN time 10 arrest
nome OF the consequences, and do what II IL
repair the mischief. To have This done efficiently
must rely On the wholesome operation of pub
lie opinion, and its influence on the pex
Congress. We, therefore, appeal To that boz
dy to avert the greatest OF public calamitcs
the aillSing an indehble stain on our nation
al character. This mnsi consider the heaviest
OF all the evils impending over uS. Ii is true,
protracted war with sanguinary people, united,
because unprovokcdly injured, an immense cx-
pcnditure OF national treasure, the Abandonment
Of our commerce 10 the pirates of every elmo
aud the waste of human life consequent on such n
state Of things, are evils oi great magnitude, tic
lghtest of which is cantiousl, avoided by the Eu-
ropean policy OF the present day. All these
may be borne, repaired and forgotten by our i,I-
turo generations, If not ourselves but if per
nit this worse than Pune faith Ia attach 10 the
American name, how can cherish the hope HAT
such shame can ever die away, when the punica
fdcs Of the Carihagcnian State is now understood
IN all the Freeman, sense which made it 80 odiouS
two thousand years ano.
From The Nem Oriedns Dee, S4iy ID.
NEW mon EME\f.-ity u Gentleman. who
came passenger in thc Steamboat Chortaw, Winch
arrived from Nuchoehcs yesterday afternoon,
we learn that General Cannes, with the ncj
States troops, has crossed lhc river : llnne aud
marched into fc>aS Is lar ~ Naroedothcs, AT
which place hr had for IN present fixed hi> head