Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-20

Tne nngct,turg GttrGtl,iIu.
TBURsDaY. NOTEjiBER 20, 1916.
PEACE, OR WAR 2


The Charleston Mercury Is not alone in the opinion.
nor is II lar wrong. when il caacief2es the dogmailc
aud anronpf anisng temper in winch the ofe,,n
lrovefsy (r cannot properly be called uegotiaion)
is urged by the Presidents paper Washington,
mere game for porer" We invite the readers at>
senlipn 10 two ltttefs from " ashingon, the first
Page-oue 10 the journal Of Commerce, decided Los
coooo paper aud the other to the " Y Herald. which.
independent Of al parties generally snsta1s the Locos,
ir sumo important srecuIaons this sutject-specn-
laons, which. if they be founded in ruth, we believe
they are, should subject the ilstigatofs of this warke
movement to the urmeasured condemnation Of he Amer
people Its bad enough when the patronage of the
government is tsed for eecioneerng purposes-but ii
s unPardjnalle that the peace Of Two great nations
should be endangered, IN order that Mr. Polk may dis
cmbarrass himself of the dilemma in which he is nvol
"ed by his ormer duphcry the Tariff qnest0n-ar
tor the purpose of enabling that gentleman, and Mr..
W alkef OF the Treasury Depa. tment and Col Benton
Ia arrange the succession to the Presidential chalr II
these letters bad appeared in Hing newspapers. they
might be asctlbed to improper motives. aud might
nave Challenged public attention. Bat when papers de-
cidedy anti w big in sentiment charge hes corrupt do
signs upon the President aud portion OF his Confidential
advisers they cannot be attributed . the morbid jealousy
and Suspicion d political orr tents, and fer that reason
dismissed with suce. Of inctedulity.
we [sreat the opinion which politicians Of all parties,
including Mf. Clay have heretofore more than
pressed thai The American title the 5lih degree OF
latitude is stronger than that of Great Britain. But ii
IS moi ess true that British statesmen without exception
have for quarter ola century insisted upon the supe
orlfy Of their TILE and couended that we have no right
beyond the I2d degree We have thrice offered as
COMPROMISE and they have thrice rejected 10 negotiate
on the basis Of the d9h degree II they are ready to
accept how, what have beeu heretofore willing to
take and they unwilling to concede, think it clear
that We ough, either 10 abide by our own proposition
or else submit the decision of The question to some I'M
partial arber. rather than incm lie hazards Of a uar.
,rich m ns ehd in he ultimate less # at that zoe con-
tend for
Bnl whether Congress will concur in this opinion Is
certainly doubtful At the last session. it will be remem
bered, that bill Passed the House Of Representatives,
and would have passed the Senate had the two South
Carolina Senator's separated from the iocolco party aud
voted with the Wings, giving notice to Englau OF our
Intention TO terminate the joint occupancy treaty, and
authorizing the President, the expiration Of the twelve
months for which the treaty provided to take possession
Of the Whole territory aud extend over the ursdic,
ton Of our laws Had that bill been adopted we should
now he engaged in And if, as is pretty certain
Mr. Polk shall recommend the passage of similar law
by the next Congress, the probabilities of passage
Of course much greater than they were last winter-un>
less, indeed. the owedge lha in voting Tor it, then
are toting for car, which so obvious last win
ter may Induce some members hn under other circnm
stances might give their support oppose lis pas
sage In the last Senate, there We're IS " HOS and a
IucosIn the there will be 50 ocos and "A W hos
If all The W hg Senators should vote against the bill
and The South Carolina Senators with them there wonld
still, IN full body, be majority Of 4 in favor OF the
bill. Unless some Of the Southern Iocoiocn Senators
under the Influence Of higher motives than those Of mere
party eXpedioncy, shall follow the example Of Nessrs
MeDallc and llnger, the passage of such bill.
therefore, seems almost certain. In this point of view
the election Of prgiaid Senator this winter becomes
question Of exceedingly grave importancc-as upon
his snge vote may hang the great question of Peace or
War We hope that the majority of the ylrpnia en-,
stature, upon whom will devove the grave responsi,,I
ity, IN this point OF sew of making the selection will
not fail in doing 10 have reference TO this nov IN.
most important question upon which their Senator will
be called TO act.