Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-02-15
,,.s.CuHTEG sIRGE.s'E.l.s.
nrorday, February IS. 1896.
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ii CONGRESSIONAL foNlAN
s,I, inst. tie President transmitted 10
!. ,,,,scs Of Congress the following interesting
,,,,o--ulich. iinot the abcSi, i, 10 our APP
=, ,lc best that bears lis sign manual
"a n, seratc end House OF Representatives:
.,,ye,oment of Great Britain has offered lis
,',,,;,, for the adjustment Of tie dispute be-
"''u'' tho nited States and France. CAREFUL,
W. Inc that point III the controversy, Which, -
t.Iycs our honor and Independence, admits OF
''.,m,rom>c / have cecliuily acceptedIc offer.
y" y, ,,aI he obviously improper 10 rcsor even In
,,,o midcsl measures OF a compulsory character,
a :, !, asccr,aincd whether France las declined
>, accepted the meditation. II c"iore recon-
I'D suspension of all proceedings On that part
go, Snecial Message Of the 10Th Of Januar, last
l.L;ch proposes a partial non-intcrconrSc with
tr,nce' " hile We cannot too highly appreciate
L Elevated and d>inteic>cd motives Of the offer Of
rCrcat Britain, and have a Just reliance upoa
~, ,,,.at influence of that Power to restore the
r.ltoa, ofancirnt friendship between the tnited
,,,,es and France, and know, too, that our own
,,,c;Gc polcv will be strictly adhered to until II L
rational homer compcls Us 10 depart from it, We
t,olI he in>craslc tothc exposed condition Of orr
,ona,rv, and forget tic lessons of experience il
we iii not efficiently and st1nlou>v lcIarc for
AN adverse result. Tie peace ot = nation does not
Jcprnd exclusively upon lis onA wi, nur upen
,Ic bcrcfccnt policy cfnoi9 hholinq rtwry. aal
tina, nation which is toprd totally ,mpro pared i,r
the exiacncies and dangers var although il come
wjEcut la,i p',ru "a1nire u is AZ, ,oaeh, j.,
.,ninaile i.,l!..,t,; Il lis ,.o4oe a'd il, Guy.
cannot too strongly repeat thr recommends
ton a1rcrd, made, 10 place the ,cahorl in prop
or state for defence, and PROMPTLY to provide ,hc
means Tor amply protecting oar commsrrc.
ANDREW JACKSON.
ITashin, ton FL. $, 1886.
Oar own sentiments, in relation To rhi> Message
are fully expressed hv tn" Naton.l Intelligent
Ger, that we beg leave to adopt It's briyl conacnia-
~;
1t is with pride and pleasure tia; We r"oug-
MISE, III yesterdays Message ttom he Pre-. idcni
10 Congress- dc, violence OF the lrlrmplI of wise
counscls in our Government. The very iufnl and
manner OF IT, Message dis in9u>i,rd il from the
rahoratians of the nwcr Cabinet, aud show it to
be the work of the Constitutional adN iscr, of the
Executive. The President has Welded lis own
opinion to the unanimous opinion of his Cabinet.
In doing ST., he has acted maenanimou>ly whist,
hv the the iH:2Ss aad nu'oa Of their counscl> Iii,
Cabinet proper deserve honor and gratitude from
t.It cJuatry.
1--WE take no exception whatever - rha terra,
of the message. When the honor or indepcu-
tcncc u! tie Nation ar ii any WAY concerned,
We shall be among the first 10 dc>;re 70 see t.o.a
,indica;e' aad do 10, ul;.c., ,Lcrr, r., to see
them guarded, rs the President S1y> they have
beer, in the acceptance ttLe medator. And as
10 tir Improvement oil tic de.pnces Of tie nation,
fixed or coating, are in favor OF it, 10 Il reasons
able extent, as part OF trle natiJa.tl policy, de-
pendent for it, Justification, not on EXTERN! cir
tnmstanceS or contingencies, bat upon It's ia,iin
sic WISDOM"
Is SENATE, ON the Sth, after some unmport ant
business, the " standing order of tie day. Nj
Ben,on's resolution, taken up, and father dis
cusscd, BY Messrs, Clayton, White, Gtundl and
Benton, Mr. Leigh then took the floor, aud the
Senate adjourned.
THE House OF REPRESENTATIVES, was occu-
pied the whole day in the discussion OF the follow
ing resolution, offered 10y Mr., Pinckncy of South
Carolina-wlilch was finally adopted, by large
majority:
Rcsoleed. That all the memorials which have
been offered, as may hereafter be presented TO
tins House, praying for the abolition OF slavery in
the District of Columbia, aud also the resolutions
jARvis,) with the amanlment thereto, proposed
by an honorable member from Virginia., (Alr.
"Isc) and every other paper or proposition that
may be submitted in relation 10 that subject, be
referred to a select committee, with Instructions IL
report that Congress Ina, constitutional author
ity 10 interfere in any way iih the institution OF
slavery IN any Of the States of this COniederacy
and that, in the opinion of tins House, Congress
ought not to interfere in any with slavery III
the District OF Columbia, because il would be
violation of the public Eith, unwiSe, impolric, and
dangerous to the Union 3; assigning such reasons
Tor the conclusions as in the Judgment of the com
mlttce, may he best caiculitcd to cnli9hten tine
public mind, 10 represS acitaton In ailay excite
mea, To sns ain and preserve the Just rights OF
the da'chollng States, and of the people Of tr,
District, and to rr-"StahiiSh harmony and tram
guilty amongst thc various sections OF the Union.