Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-12-10

United States. \ state OF feeling "a both sides 81
the frontier has itus been Vrodue.d, winch calls Tor
prompt and vigorous interference. u an iusnfzee=
,an existed IN Canada The amieable dispositions Of
ibe United States towards Great B,Iain. as well Is
their duty 10 ihensrlses. would lead them to nHaIus
fan st,iet neutrality. and 10 restrain their cnizens
nom All Violations OF the laws winch have been pa
sed for ia enforcement. Bul tbs Government re
saenzrs q still hghrr oblg alton Ia rtrfcss al At
elpfs tie pant Il rs citizens II disturb the peace
OF country WHERE ordcr prevails, has been Is
isbllshe Drpfedatous b, cftizens upon Ma
TONS At peace viii the United States cnuIblua#
lions lot committing them, hive n all times hf'n
regarded by tie American Government aud Pc
Pie with the greatest adherence. MuuHy ineei.
sons by our riftHfns into countries ~ situated ahd
The commission oil aots Of violauee On tie members
thereof, IN nrdtf eject change n is gaVctunffit
under ANY rfefoXt Nhatovcf. htrr, rom tie cum
meuccmeut uipur Goscrumcnt. been held equally
! ctnual on the pan oi Hose engaged IA them and
- much deserving II punishment, - would he The
disturbance ofibe public peace By tie rcipelfatoa
oil SIMILAR acts WtH uur own l'Iritoy.
s T., no country or PERSONS have thrsc Invaluable
principles OF international aN-pinelplcs, the sttet
observance Of ahHeh L. 80 Indispensable TO the ffe
seisaiinu Of social otdri ~ the wotld--bctn inotc
earnestly cherished or sacredly respected, tlnn BY
those great and good men who hfsi declared, AMI
finally established tho ,pdepe ndeaee of oar own
country. They promulgated md maintained them
At an eul and etliiea period la oof history; they
Wrfc subsequently embodied IN e@I>'a'lyc enact
Heuts oI hally peal Character Tie faithful fhz
fofcemcut OF winch has h,thctto been. aud viii, /
fru.i, al"ays continue To be, regarded Is duiy ~
srfaIaLly assaflIad Wi'h the n4IutaIuauCo Of upf
national honor. hat the people oil the L. States
should feel an 1iefe,. ~ lhe ,pfca1 elp"ucal tastt
f9lons as free fle} ftgud tieif o"n to be, IS NJ
turd; not flatfle sob auds t5r ths success 81
I'll Hose who are III any iuc, IA good lah sIus cling
tur Their A,quistiiuu. be imputc 10 our cu2rus asa
emo. Vuhli.e enfItc freedom ol orulon, aud Al
uuds gut,cd ,NItesstun thcitoi, on thrI" pant tie
Government his neither lltr rglit, nor tro.i, tic
disposition 10 interfere. Bot whether the inter- It ot
t4e honor pt TN IS. roqpae Lat t5cy should be
made pafJy any such st,Gegie, j, by Iucvld-
bic consequence, 10 the war winch IS w1gcd n is
support, Is question whch, by on Constitution,
wisely itit 10 Congress alone 10 decide, II - by
ie laws already made ctIiiul - CT zcns to en-
hatf1>s O. anticipate that decision. by unauthot zed
military operations On tlr,r patt. oHetCts # Tins
character, "A addition To then ctmlualuy - viola
tons OF the iaHs of country, hive dtect Ten
deucN to draw down upon out own citlzcus at large
ihr multiplied evils OF turrgu WI, aud cNpozc
10 iuIutou, imputatIous the good fah aud honor oil
the couuny. A. such lh"v deserve To lie put down
with ptoupttude aud decision cannot be uitsla-
Ken, ana ooHhdent. 81 counting On ihr cordial and
2rncIa concurrence ui our fellow cillHcus IN tins
sentiment \ cuIN oi the proclamation which |
have irlt II my duly to issue, = herewith commune
Gated. caouoi tut hope that the good sense aud
patriotism, the fe sard lorlhc hoHor aud reputation
hafe themselves enacted l,r theif Own goIrrnmeaf.
al tie love At efdfl lot which tie Of our peo-
Pc have iccnso long AMI 50 july drsuu4u's shed
vii deter The comparatively tra Who ongaQ,dH
thrm lium ia1hei prosecution Of such desperate
emcfpl>cs. In the mean tlnr, the existing law.
hive been, and Will continue to be. Faithfully cNrcut
I'd aud every etlutt wit be made To catN them uu
III fh'ir iuli cSlent. Whether they 81 ticIrut
not, ~ meet the aelnal state pl things N tie Cauad
an lon,cr It Is Ion Congress to decide.
IL vii appear lrom the correspondence lcrcwltl
submitted that fhe Governments 81 Russia declines
renewal Of the loutth article Of tie convention OF \
Pnl lS2I, between the United STATES and Ills lmpc
MI Majesty, by tic tlnd arcje ot "hchit - agree
that hereafter there shall not be formed - tn
eiliz"ns OF TIE United States, under the aulLont
81 the Sud Shies, my cslah ,hmeul upon the month
west coast OF America, nor IN any ollhr islands ad
1lccut To the nolh of 80 deg. 40 min. Of mouth Ian
Jude; and Ihdf IN the same manner there shall b
none loimcd by Russian subjects or under the M
thorliy oi Russia, south of The same PARALLEL" am
by The i'ullh aiucle, " that DUNG 4 term OF lc
years, counting rom the signature OF the ptrscn
convention the ships Of both powers OF which b.
lphS 10 lhcu citizens OF subjects respectively ma
teeiprocdlly frequent, without my hindrancc wai
ever tile Iulcuof seas, CULTS, hafbois, aud GREEKS up
on the coast mentioned IA lhr preceding attlcle 10
Tue purpose ni hshlHg and tradina with the native
g 81 the country 1hctrasots assigned for dcelnI
lus I" renew the provisions OF tins atucc, ntc bici,
that the only made by our cli2ens Of the nav
Itge It secures to Them, has been 10 suppl, the IL
dams with splttuouS liquors, an,lnuulllon and flr
AIMS; that tins aaflic has been exelndcd from In
, Russian tade; and - the supplies iuInts,e
nom the United STATES air Injurious 10 the Russia
os;dbl shueus ON The northwest co ISL and c,Icuai
10 podnce apltdls between the Two Government,
e lis Imperial Majesty thinks II Tor the interest
oolh countries, not 10 acccdc To the proposition mad
by the American Government Tor the renewal Of II,
i article last ierIfed To.
d lhe correspondence herewith communicated vi