Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-06-05

elsewhere the injurious hearing of the quintupc trea
IN the Interests OF our county sud. consequently the
service that Ten. ass rendered Ia his country
by preventing the french nation from joining in that
treaty.
Lord BrUghams attach upon Gen. Cas-
Gen. lass has feason 10 congratulate himself that his
ate glorious services al Pans. srstnp the inslons
schemes oil England tt investing herself with the sn
preme domnlon OF the "rcan-an object which shc has
pursued, through centuries al progressive aprran,iye
nlent, with an eve thai has wnked and a ste
that has never ialered-sn INV receiving the hpbss
attestaon to their efficiency and Importance IN the nm
measured denuncatons Of liit s. pride and resrntm.
No wonder HAT Henry lotd Brsughan aud van,-
~hU, with all his eNraorna, Siiis has sunk into The
Therstes al the British Senate
"Awrdhy 10 shame, h, prospect eontrolll,
In scandal busy m clroacl.s b"ld"-
should glory in Wiling with hcenous style 70 shl
ning mark iot malignant vliuporalion Alter h,y,no
arragncd Nj nslcuf de T"cqueye. OF iho greatest
grnluses and most profound polica writers OF the aye
heiuc the Brush House of Lords sud uphraiicd hn
for the offence Of having called in question lho new fi
tlsh claim ol virtual rirht n search IN time of peace
with marvellous lgnoranrc - ,n,rance the in
erdbly profound ii WAS qno Natural transition tor
his lotdshp, l., following up his VACATION. tuln upon
our l|lusinons conntlynan, (to whom BRUSH power
owed far deeper debt al vengeance iuramhlous schemes
thwarted IN the very moment Of their expected consnm
mauun.) and hcStnw upon tho ygilant aud succ.ssnl
American Minister OF the choicest flowers of his
Iordshlps Parliamentary hlngs.atc.
1t is, indeed. mos, e'Hijing spectacle 10 goo TIL.
Henry Lord Brpugham aud laaS-who, in hi. bold p,
tensions universal Lna~ ledge has incurred the e ,r
acier ni the most pfesumpuonS scol,t Of hi. dzy-oue
al whom '.ushed conn'r,m of his own and
armed professional brother. leeny remarked at was
pity he did ut Know something OF law and then il muhi
be said he knew itiie OF every thinr'-repra,.hny
one OF the most able and accomplished ministers aud III
rIss oi whom any country can boast, with 'havnu no
'ore conception OF even the rudicns of tenal
Law than he has oi the languages spoken in tho uoon
t a.,
derstan'hr legal points aud legal deiences," Fnnal
" ,dynq Is u 10 see the Inflated orjlns who without
official trust or rndrnce ia his country s p,rmt
nally TRUSTING h. lseli INTO the OF all the cab
nets in Chris,n,on -"ho, without any delegation Of
authority from either srty, at ono tune puts himself
forward a. mediator bet Eng land aud France and
another attempts To play ,cace maker Cor rather mischief
aher) between Amcrca AID Engand-who. in short.
is 'c universal busy boy am. micrmrddlcr of the aye
ma lsterisly rrhuting Cen CIss for stepping out o
hi, ow, Nrovince, aud mlxlns himself up with French
atairs-w II the negotiations between France and En-
olsnd whc he he had no TODD wth than he
had vitl the H. ties between any two powers in the pc
nlnsula of India h. ob'rudlng upon the French Gov
eminent his olcious 'oes against the treaty between
England aud France, - 'xcis war between the two
countries'
i.vrd Brongham. then VT H. have hsd Gen. Case.
the trusted depository Of Amtri7 rights and honor at
foreign court to stand by With fu."" arms and scaled
lips, while he great maritime co 'ederary about
To he formed and consunnaed which Il, No AIMED Ill
ecty at his would necessarily com,n mise her
safety IN most vital point, and overturn those 'rlnci
pie. Of maritime freedom and Independence for which
she had invariably coniendrj. smpy because tho bni
ted State, not. tecLcaiy, party upon The recoyt
Strange nsnowncss "t views his for one who sets him
self up par the model OF statesman and in
trrnalional nris The end and aim of the quintupIe
treaty. lar Great Britain concerned and its
ressary effect in practice would have been subject the
whole commercial ocean To the supreme jurisdiction of
the British naval police. only IN regard to those
powers who parties IL tho treaty, but. as conse
quence Of the British doctrine of tho right of Wis.
atlnn against all the other maritime powers Of the
world. The immense ,ud extended circumference
k-d on. by the treaty for the exercise Of this and
ropant polcr embraced all the accustomed paths Of A
nercan navigation and commerce, aud was pushed, as
in the wanionnrss Of defsucs, into very contact with
the American coast.
Gen ASS not the man, at \ moment like this. 10
stultiy himself by ,mId. ceremonial diplomacy
Feeling that the vital interests of his country At
stake e aside all thoughts VI himself and all oars
Of personal responsibility. and boldly sppesed To our
ancient ally (nlose ratification alone wantng) To
reconsider with the profound reflection due To the gray
~ # the occasion. the work Ia which she
quircd IL put the final seal ot her appreciation The ap
peal was successful could hardly fail to be, entor-
ced by able and conclusive exposure Of the
dangerous consequences which lay concealed beneath
the fair of the projected league, and resting upon
triumphant vludlcalion Of those glorious prime plies
which France aud America had so long held in common,
! in REGARD la the freedom If the France withheld
her ratification, and the fabric which Great Britain had
been $, long and painfully constructing, IN the fond
hope Of at length accomplishing by the general
renee aud support OF the powers OF Europe the darling
ahlrct Of her ambition, crnmbled into
This cruel disappointment Of Brush hopes and uschi
nations was the work Ut an American minister, who
proved himself equal To the ealgrncles OF great
SION and we'll has Gen Cass deserved the honor of the
Recommendations and abuse ayshly bestow ed
upon him whrlher by the hra"leIs Of the British 70
num- or the scrbblers ior the BRUSH press.
The value Of his services 10 his country it
difficult 10 appreciate. even by any approximate stan
dard Had the qnlntuIc treaty been consunmated by
the ratification Of France, (and that it was not,
ing essentially To the timely and spirited inerposion
Of Geacra Cass. we have the authority of both Lord
parncrSton in the late debate In the House of Com
mons and Of Lord Brngh ham, for saying. Great Britain
would have been flushed by the success of her pro
ecs aud enbodcned in the pursuit of her long cher
lshed aim OF undsputed supremacy the ocean, that
America would have had no alternative hut or sub
mission the great question of maritime rights,
which she had staked her character and fortunes
Submission is word found in the vocabulary Of A.
mericaD patriotism War, then, with the greatest
thine power of the world would have been inevitable
A with the alliance o all Europe secured to her be
Iylehand 10 back and sustain her in the conflict. BY
the bold and slul efforts Of General Cass. in aver
nr the ratification of the treaty, France d433se
q H. nn1 dnscinp and Anglo European ci denloy
q ara yrs,epd her natural and ancient 11Dhs of cor
. idiaJn& spsmeif ~isk the United St}aes& defending
tie ti6eify 81 the a. lave England
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