The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-11-25

the applauScs OF all impartial men. his
tory has rich recompcnse for him, and
postcrily will do him justice.
PROSPECTS OF A GENERAL WAR.
To Loais Philippe, Hing Of the French.
May it please your Majestv-Among
the political parties existing in Great Bri-
tain, there is one the members of which
appear to entertain favorable opinion OF
your Majcsty's character and understand
ing. They persuade themselves, and per.
haps with reasone that you sincerely de-
sire peace, not simply because it is neccs-
sary to ensure the stability Of yonr throne,
but from a respect for human life, and a
natural, dccp.rooted, and growing aver
sion for strife and bloodshcd. To confirm
lEis conviction, however, it is necessary
that You discard from your councils and
confidence a minister who seems to COM
prehend neither what is due to others nor
to himself. That minister is NJ. Theirs.
After having, by fortune at tcombination OF
circumstances, acquired the credit of be-
ing shrewd and able statesman, thorough
ly convcrsant with the tempers and inter-
ests Of the various powers Of Europe, he
has, by his reply to Lord Palmerston,
forfeited all claim to so respectable Il
character, since in that document he de-
generates into mere political sophist, in
solcn,ly confident in his own powers Of
Misrepresentation, and resolved to accom-
plsh by vain and frivolous abuse Of terms
what lie is unable to effect by sound rea-
soning and frank and candid statement
of the truth. Being incapable Of explain
ing away the facts related by the British
miIister, NJ. Thcrs ventures to contra.
dict them, not, be it remarked, on his
own knowledge, but upon the testimony
Of third person, and because he has
failed to find in the archives Of his bureau
documents supporting the statement OF
Lord Palmerston. Ii will at once be evil
dent to your Majesty that this is very
lame attempt al escaping from dl"mmai.
Lord palmcr5ton, who has himself con-
Quoted the diplomatic business Of his coun-
try during the whole Of the period refer
red to, makes certain allirmations on his
own knowledge, his character and honor
being pledged for the truth Of what he
states. M. Theirs, from having engaged
late in the transaction, has no personal
conciousness to oppose 10 that of his lord
ship, but searches his bureau, and has
recourse to the rccoleclions Of General
Sebastian, on the strength Of which he
gives the British minister's memorial a
flat contradiction. But this not enough.
To accomplish his purpose. M. Thicrs
must no, only make u certain statement,
but must prevail upon the nations OF
Europe to yield belief to that statement.
Now it is certain that he has done this, or
even approached the proper way of doing
il, for he neither a1irms, nor darcs to at
firm, that in the French archives there cx-
ist no documents conlirmatory of the state
ment Of Lord ramerston; he only says,
that during a search, neither very strict
nor very preserving, he could find no such
papcrs. But would hurried and scramb-
ling investigation like this have seemed
sufficient warrant to any one deserving tho
name of statesman to PIT forward for.
NAL contradiction Of an English minister's
testimony! NJ. Thiars is deceived if he
imagine that either his own reputation or
, that Of Gen. Sebastian is so high in Eu.
rope, as, mere ipsc DIRT, to neutralse
the effect of British nobleman's solemn
affirmation. The world is too. well ae-
quain.ed with the school in which both
those gentlemen hare been bred, to give
much credit ho anything they may say,
unless their testimony be probablcin Itself,
anh corroborated by circumstances; and in
! the present case bJth circumstances and
! probabilities range themselves on the side
Of Lord palmerston, leaving your Majcs.
TVS servants in q most uncomfortable aud
suspicious position. Again, there is ano'
thcr circumstance which goes to under
mind the credibility Of NJ. Theirs; his
Interpretation, l mean, Of what is siEni'
fed by the integrity of the Ottoman En-
pire,' which, according to him, means