Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-28


may bc greater Than that Of the former but 50 y
ours, in. turn, greater to annoy England tier
France. There is another view connected vii
this point deserving The most serious eonsd.ta'
ton. particularly by the commercial and nafIga-
ting portion of the Union. Nothing can IL
more destructive To our commerce anu ndflta'
ton, than i.r Eng land 10 be neutral, while we are
b.liiccrrn,. in A contest with such country rs
France The whole of our commercial marine
with our entire shipping, would pass almost instant
/, into the hands oil England. With the eaecP-
ton of our public armed vessels, there would
ha scarcely a liar of ours ailont on the ocean
We rrcw rich by bring neutral "hlle England
was belirerent. Il va, that which suddenly
built up the mighty fabric Of prosperity and
greatness, Reverse the position-let Enela
b. ncu-rsl while arc belligercn', and the sonr-
ces Of ut wealth and prosperity would b. spec
div exhausted.
H. Just and necessary war, (Sald Mr.. q all
these consequences ought 10 be feailessls net.
Though a friend 10 peace, when proper oeoasl-
on orcurs | would be among tho last To dread he
consequences Of var. | hnk the wealth and
blood OF country are well poured oul in main.
tanning a Just, honorable, and necessary var but
in such war as that with which the country IS
now threatened--a nele war u. cuquette--a ar
turning on A question so Trivial as whether an es
planatOn Slali or shall Dol OP EINtn--o, "l'''i''
il has or ha, moi becn given, (or that is the read
point On which the controversy turn>,) 10 put IN
jeopardy the lives and property Of our citizens,
and the liberty and Institutions Of our county, Is
worse thar iolly-.is madness. ] say the liberty
and institutions Of Tie country. hold them 10 be
IN iuIminont danger. Such has been The efasp OF
Executive power, thatwe have not been able 10
resis, lis uSurpatlons. oven IN , period oil peace
and how much less shall we be able with tie vast
increase OF power and patronage which war must
confer on that department. In a sound condition
of the country with our institutions in their full Vi
COR and every department confined TO It's proper
sphere, W. would have nothing to fear from wal
from France, CT any other Power but our sys-
tenn Is deeply diseased, and We may fear the wofsI
in being involved in war at such junoturc.
have, (said Mr.. CO in conclusion. 10 obiec-
ton to the message and documents going To tho
Committee on Foreign Relations. | have great
confidence in that committee, and lave no
doubt ,hst they will discharge their duty 10 the
Senate aud to the country with prudence aud Wis
dom, al the present trying ia cturc. Bni let ne
suggest caution against the haSty adoption Of the
Recommendations al the message. 10 adopt ih'm
would 10 TO change ior tho worse the position
which We now occupy III this unfortunate con,fo-
vrtNv and lead, feaf, directly 70 war. We are
told that a French fleet has been sent to the West
inol'N' "i'I'l az wen =" an nv ,"'''
WIN inc h.h'ioa VI II '."'"'"E 10 '''o n''e
measures. it' i'''' 'U'''. '"'"' 's',' LAY
said, ia its onienl journal, that it acts on the dc
"nSNe' ana 'hA' 'h'ie Is no neg ',n"'' ea,n' oi war
between tho Two countries. We would not be-
)ns''u'u, Win u's' ae, ''t''o">' 'o"h'e''a WIN,
INC c"'u''''dhS'' VI w '">'' "''' We ~ ''e''u
lHe Schu'"S 'h'' ice ~ "''''''' W. ''as' NV
ofE'' 'a' W. III ''5S 'o".'"N', ~ NV ~ NY W
''fV' 'd'' ire "'asI o4y IN V'pI''' "' 3''hl''>'
ana FRANCE u' d"lsho"nl' II "''o nuAs pe VAL
fIhuN come nom Us MOI / rance one haS h'iihe'
mo,lN' nor ''e.t 10 h'A' N''' y, we, '''e'' "'',
declare inc war; Il u ho' ,'''"Sc '"" ,'n''' NJ
Ter "O"' h'' P'Nsea, zh"u'' prepare ''' ''' heisI
'"' sue" P''F"''uoh o's'' ''"N ~ w '''sf'i'''
not 9' menace e'' -" in'''U,'o""iN measure
resulting "'h ON own "'>' DIV n'o"a W. !"
tnfn commence 'fmae' II '""N' I' 'o"""to on NC
P"'l OF france WI" lh'''"''N P'' p"''t'''' az"
again on ours wiz, o"!'''l'o"u'nG 'n''e'N'' III"
al rng'h, ue pfld' ana passions OIL nom laf'''
would be so wrought up as 10 our" ou' 10 OPP"
violence
nave (sald MI =" no'N) mus 'r'eN 'Nf',>
{" my oP'""h of'', '''N '' ,''"' H"''' ''''''s
" o''p COW ''on ''"' ~ ''''' '"'"''' "'"''' NV
necessity ""n'i 10 ''"'' """ ""' WI VIZ"
'''"''' :" an uin'N' an" ",''' '>i''''", ~ '''
present. Wou!" " ''"'"E Wv t'''''' e"'''''''''
'h'' '"u'' o'''h '''e county
Mr.. BtCllANAN said tha' when Inc made the
observations Which had called forth tie remarkSot
til. Senator from South Carolina, (Mr. SAtnotND
he had believed the message TO g the ha1binRcr
OF peace, and not OF war Tins was still l.ls oPn-