Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-09-27
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done without any entren hmrnt HE hon0r aud
dignity oil the State of New Yak. Fron the FIST
monieni the last the question which has struck
me Is whether YOU viii or will no, hang the mani
/ lhal - The only question IN isso" he~ecn Great
Il, ain and The Unned States. q cat B'iiain will
not 20 10 settle question OF jurisdiction bo.
tween the General Government and the State "
New York. They viii nor 90 II with you il
thu man seui home. But. after al The arguments
which have been used lhl. flour, 1t ultimately
comes the; which Of tho twp governments shall
recasc MeLcodl Now. ! SAY, lat is all thai f,sl
Why - II that the Govern nrut al ine Uniied States
must he nt,uigned by the Government of the State
OF New York. and his made question OF war be-
tween rs aud Greai mi Why should tho :
m,tler have been allowed TO 90 Oh according To tho
con espondente between lhs Two Governnenisl
M, sir have had Long dissertations about var.
declared aud not declared, lawful aud unlawful. by
y Judge OF HE Supreme Couf oi he State Of New
York and here and elsewhere, long dissertations
IN relation the mt nance of STATE tights. And
nov hat does IL amount tol Suppose you carry
your State tights into cAeeuunnl suppose you hang
the man, ihcn the People Of New Iork will exclan:
There Is independence; there are our Sra.o
,ghs; you see that we have hung the man" Now,
What next, wpnd ask the constituents Of the gen.
leman "ho offered tbs resolution. " hei all thu
counties he represents ravaged by the enemy, Il
"hea thousands d tens of Thousands have been
slau. hteted wives have been made wdows. and
then children iathctess. wond hen AK VI him &c
he would have The thanks of his constituents? And
the question | ash OF him. also ask OF The Repre-.
sruia'Hes Of the STATE II New York; of The Repre-
seniallves Of the State oil Penn ylyanl; Of the Rep
tcseniat1vcs OF the Stale oil oaio and OF The w,olo
ne OF lose States winch aie more liable 10 tho
iacursons which would take place by tho enemy
without any DECLARATION oi wa, who would come
aud butcher your people, aud burr aud tcstr y yous
property, aud return Immediately aud take their
places III their defenees before you could raiso
aud organ ioree 10 save them. What would
YOU do! Would you olef resolution 10 inquire
aheiie officer oi lie ann, had been sent there.
az whether the Attorney Gsner al had b. en- sent
tbcw. ~ whether any CONCESSION had been made
10 The Bnsh Go c,nmenl No such question
would be asked. have, indeed. no doubt thai, at
Ter tie country bad been favaeed, there would be
yigof and bravery enough III II TO and array
avrnging hos To Invade III turo the enemys county,
aud hurn iier property and desrny then wives aud
chlldren too aud what satisfaction would that 10
10 you
II geurlcmen would look into the history Of SEQ.
md and Eng land. ,,ey would there Il vi nne rp,s
accounts OF the irighIial aud disastrous border
that carried between the Scotch and the
English Genilcmen would there what might
he quenc"s here II thus iuE were tn
be carried into fleet.
II Ia but few days since heard n gentleman
from New Hampshire tMr. EASTMAN say, with
paia aud Distress that II the peseni Secretary
ol State remained N office there "onld be- u war
no war with England; and there n great deal
meant 10y thai remark. A d the gentleman seemed
10 think tins a lameutabe cat diiiun oi affairs. I
firmly believe II trne: bus had u very different
toclng from lha gentem and say, God be praised
II be So 10 preserve peace between tho two coun.
iines. Aud, however long or short the geutleman's
career may be, lac will not see any IMPROPER cOncvs-
SION Great BrItan sanctioned b, the present Sec.
,e,a,y OF State, whether IN peace or war. With re-
spect 10 The present question, have M dnab, tho
gentleman alluded 10 noul show ~ much firmness
~ any member Of lhls House. Aud one of my rcx.
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munrni Of Tho session il, thai mig vndicate the
con Iutt oi that gsalIeman, AMI do INN usrice, for
great injustice has been done him IT, regard to his
rem ks and correspondence. Now, do not know
that there a word III his pat OF that correspon-
Ience but ahn | would e dorse. Aud say, If tits
nciIiao,y, has any tendency 10 soften the
perllics and faDcor that may exist between the two
countries so much the better; aud know il has had
that effect. What did you h ar when you saw y
rrpon Of different character! Why, your minis
Ter N the Cour OF 81. james was pane struck, aud
sent lge loyour sqna ron IN the Mediierrane-
,awayio Il as fast as the w IDS scond blow
lhen--tor John Bull was al their heel! Laugh
tea. II IL very much The fashion TO say, "He did
nothing more tl'n his duty The genllrm itOm
pennsy lyania Mr.. lNuERsoLL) spoke OF this tTansac
non, the oDhe, day, just would speak Of II in
general terms: but he did not al all question the
prnprlcty oflle conduct of thai gentleman. ! say.
up so. say that he has disgta, ed his nation more
than we have ever been dsg aced since the oTlir Of
hat will the Italians, what. Ia slio I. will all tho
great Glln ms al En!op' ST, Of the People Of the
United States! That, upon pane lerror Of their
minister at London, they showed the white fe thcr,
and their loo Of battle ship int Medeiranc. was
warned 10 seek refuge by lght from the ihunders Of
Britain
Aud there is another point Of vpw in which do
| not approve his conduct. The grnil, man has been
AZ London four five years. do not believe thrro
was nj London change nom any country N Europe
bnt knew better What done and doing al the
prvy Council. What Is the business Of "a f,rrtgn
minister abroad, but 10 find out What is doing! l
viii venture to say that II Christopher Hughes had
been al Lo don, our minister, he never would
! have written such lctisr. He would have kaora
thai there order of Council TO authorize hos
ililes; and there cannot be hnsiIliies without an
4 order Of the Puvy Council. speak from ~xl'-r-
ence when say that Mr. Hughes would have ben
informed of such orders IN Council, had they been
issued and Of course would net have been tT,ghien-
ed by every news aper explosion If popular wrath
into IA belief that The grave and responsible COnnLst
ul The nation hid resoiled 10 such an extremity ~
such moment.
There was one u emorablc case of the address Of
NJ. Hughes in procuring ducumrnis OF the pro-
loundcs secrecy. Mr.. Sralford Canning came 10
me day. and said that he had permission 10 read
to me paper OF great importance emanai,Dg iron,
ns Government in their gOti nIoDs with the Euro
pran alliance. lie read the paper accordingly.
/ and, wnen he had flashed, | asked him Il no would
let me have it for half an hour. that might lay il
before the President, Mr. Monroe, for hrs Osa Pc
rus n. He said he was l,rbiiden let il go out II
his Ina DIS; bui that, il desired he would 60 with
10 the Presidents house, aud read i, 10 hss.--
| This declIueu. cunt.itth nv with MAX.