Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-29

a Counufesf vi u W. ofDese Uoo y,eiOeo % use
unconstitutional appropriation Of three millions of
dollars rresponsbiy proposed at the very close Of
the las, session. without any precautionary spcci-
fioarion OF object, is there not cause TO apprchend
that instead OF now enjoying all tho blessings Of
peace, should be- suffering all the calamity Of a
most unnecessary war
will not Continued Mr. CL.s) attempt To d.
n'inish The qualification which all must feel from
! the happ, adjustment nov announced. Great
mistakes, in the negotiation and corr.srondsnee
between lie two Governments, have been oun.mii.
ted "n both sides; bul Oh all these shall not de-
tain the Senate. 1t may not, however, be with
cut IT'S future u.c, 10 advert, for moment. 10 the
chief ob.iaol. Inch ha, ob.rucied the sciilrmei,
of the difference. Lat Las be, u tic assertion Of
tie principle, that when tie Prcsiden, Of Uni-
ted States, charged l., the Constitution with main
taiuirc our intero curse with all iorrign nations,
sends a public message to Conerrss, publid,
read in the pr. senoc OF all the diplomatic corp,
assembled al Washington, and given 10 the whole
world through the public press, 10 foreign Power
has right 10 complain, 10 remon>tratc,o or 10 ask
eA plantations 81 any Ian: uagc used towards itself,
however offensive hat language may be. ! am
not about 10 10 express any opinion upon that
principles bur if j, be turc. all must agree Tia, tie
Chief Magistrate should use the utmost caution
and circumsp, cton in the off cal language Of such
dotumtnls. Al must also admit the role ot rcei-
procits ; and, consequently, HAT although the
King Of France, in addressing the Chambers, or
the king Of Great Britain in addr ssins parlia-
mcnt, should charge the United States with lad
iaith aud tho violation of solemn pledges, and
should pending peaceful and earnest rndsa,urs 10
settle controversy, threaten an appeal 10 force,
the United States would be bound to submit To h
insult and indlgniiy, without compla nj, will oul
t.monsltdncc, without the poor satisfaction ot wen
asking an *! PLANTATION.
But let us test the theory and practice under
this principle during the present Administrations.
Great praise would be due, If ii be- mcfllcd, for
guarding our domestic concerns against all foreign
interference or n,erm,ddlne. Blu, what course
was pur.r,d on The memorable colonial question
A lac Secretary OF Slalc in giving insfruct n 10
the Minister OF tie Uucd States at tie Court oil
Great Britain, authorized him TO say that the Co
! scrnmrnt Of tie United Stat,s---that is 10 any,
preceding Adninisration--ha had insisted too long
upon particular prctens.on, and that II had been
Condemned h., III, People OF The United States.
The attention oil Great Britain VA, challenged To
the pan. Which, on that question, had been acted
by The new Adn inst,ation; that's, TO the parts
respectively taken by he Secretary OF State, by
the Sreitiir, Ui War, by the Secretary of the
Treasury, ~ the Secretary OF the Navy and by
tie Minister himself, IN the Congress the Uni
ted States. Could ilcle have been h molc dis.
tlhct dangerous invitation toa foreign Power
IN respect 10 our internal concerns or more
ineligible hnl 10 giant concessions founded upon
pr,,io,, friendly services J
And What MAS tins prcichsnn. In regard 10
which the prior Administration had displayed too
much prrtina,ilyl twas nothing more nor les.
th"n the humble privilege Of carrying our own
products in own vessels to British colonial ports
Il IL
b. brought llore from any other place in any ohcr
,csscs--a pr, cgc asserted by tie act OF tie 3D. OF
March, 1873, FOR which, believe, the Secretary
had himself voted.
Bullet us test IT,. principle alluded To by What
has uan,plrcd IN our negotiations aIc Genes
pondcnec with france alone. 1t was violated in
1880 Wien Mr.. Rivts madu an expiration TO
Prince PuLI0NAC of a message Of the President To
Congress which had given offence To France and
wien dc then Secretary Of State although tie
Prince had been pre-. lonsl satisiicd) pressed up
on MI KNhs further and an elaborate spulogy
Tor the offensive language Of the me sage. 1t
WAS violated BY Mr.. LIVINGSTON, when, in Janua-
~ OF list year, liz undertook, wl,hout Instructions
TO explain the message OF December, 1884 and
surely it cannot be contcnd.d that the Of an
Unauthorized explanations, which is subsequently
/ approved, is less strong ,hau Wien the authority
l'NN'HtS tIlt III tiP FORMER 4
tie dangcrous prcoe dent is set of ministers as
,vmirg To act "ithou, instructions. 1t was viola
ted III june last, whcn the Secretary OF State with
the previous authority of the President, in COM
plnl.niaty letter 10 NJ. LIVINGSTON, appro, ed
a second unc OF tho explanation which Lee had
gwen 10 France lt"as again violated in the
message Of Dsc'nlrr 'ast, wl,n the President,
almost IN the very language, certainly embracing
every idea, made the explanations required 10y the
! Due dc BRoCLIr IN his despatch to N. PAGEor.
IL Is manifest that, although the copy Of ih,t des-
i patch WAS twice refused, and although Mr.. F,E-
SyTu, three DAYS after il was first read by him,
Transmitted to MI BARTON his final instructions,
wiitum saying ono word about it, that ,hc cYplaGa-
tory language OF the message made TO con-
! ! Il, message VAS prepared to obtain rnh France
Tic n,Iit Of the satisfactory explanation, aud r.th
The People Il the United States the merit OF
refusing, upon high national grounds, all eSplana-
ton. The President protested that he never
would apologize, and made apology! that liz
never would explain, and made satisfactory cA-
PLANTATION | rejoice that france, much as ,hiuk
She has occasionally erred, had the wisdom 10 re-
cocnisc and receive it as such. She had taken
false position in Withholding payment of lu,,
and nnoon,cstcd debt, until supposed stain, in
hcted upon her GOOD faith and Honor was claccd
The lest viudicanon of her good faith would
have been tie payment of the debt; and, VIII II
paid, Size would have been in fair and dsinlcr-
eStcd attitude for demanding satisfaction 10 her III
suited honor. Finally the princ,plr alluded II,