Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-12-11
TIE PRESIDENTS MFss,cr

nj lie passing notice ur
sun u IT'S prominent features; and if ,b;s u
4'' mug" Importance the tpics di,cu,s.., VI"
render such course proper. would
-, ''nPof'ah' portion of the M....a
'''s VI our ioreisn policy-and to " hid, "''
+ ;,a.: ''' c"hnenis to-day. Premi,i, ;,
, ''" VI MI Monroe's celebrated declar,,i ""' ~"
J - 'a'eeht circumstances, however, ;, 49,"
''''9e'e"ce N lie MTtrs or The .7o,,r;.a. rug
'.'" cannot be submitted 10 by our eo,.r,.a Lon
" 10 ~ nave been particularly reo,;,oa rvs
N'' 'e'ioh or by The avowed policy NJ ~ 'h-
h.,a " ""d been so required, i, ,oi.I.,', '''
,,'" 'aoe III terms less caicnIa,.J ~ s'' havo
'''S' chterully add tina, We 3, . ,, 0"'"ee'-
p'0''' ("nch less tlan We had onr,.,,., " '''Sr>
pm" VI me Message The Presiden, m,ah. :" ms
'''0't guarded than he has been in bis -. W. nav"
7 I've '''eed attempt the rart If ,he ~
''''F"' 10 induce The Texan an,hor,os -. ''"r"
=, ''' ''' '"e annexation of Texa. 10 tho - "'
0'' whatever may be thought of Tho ,,,..:
y sun interference, Whether for the burmese 'y
'"A'' '"'la'es' oil maintaining the "baance of 60.
nc ,'''''"e"'' OF win other unayowed purp, ,es
- '"' "'' "er fsht 50 to interfere by per.u,.;,.
"'''eSseo e'her to The pride or 10 the in,.,..,
! governments Is no; as perfect az our AN.
NV ''''""'e WIN iesas which is now on m.
-. a., he policy of offending F,,n..
al NE very moment that my be on Tho evo -.
with England is say the least Of !, await
'onabe, even though we NAV non ,,,oo.,ta.-' f"'s>
hei alleged combination nth f,nolaud G ~ "
"' inducing Texas 10 reject our preferred alliance
II Is gratifying 10 ltarn from the Prside,,
Is probability OF a pacific adjustment Of The ,ie
oe'"een Mexico and the L. States and We .;u
"''iihoId from the Executive the praise tb,, II;
o"e '"r me rronptness with which il Welded IN H.
nucao" on the part OF the Mexican aehoritirs Nv, .,
nsness TO settle those differences by nepo,i,,,r
tor lie "agna"nly displayed, Considering In. r;cn..
stances under which the diplomatic rels ion, h,,,.
me NV" countries were some TIVE since snspendedN i,
the appointment ola Minister PIenipotnn,,v - 49, ~
'"a' heHo"a'"'' N advance df similar moyem.,,
"u'en as matter oil e'queife, might have br en- right,
fully demanded, the pan Vi the Mexican ,,,a,.
fore we would consent move in the ma,, n,
ing with Power, how ever. so much inf r;r = -
as well as IN themnans OF carrying on a oar nm, -
ment can afford to disregard mere fr o,alnies . -,
observance OF which, under dIerer. circumstance. i
would be It's duty 10 Insist. The Minister ,o,o,,.d
(oohh 9'dei' Esq OF Ne" Ofle Ans said 10 be man
oil aoil'y and hrnneSs and we hope that the in.ruc
"hs uhde' "'ch ne CUES abr Dad Tarlaking Of tie Ib.
raj spirit which dictated the mission itself will .,.'l.
him 10 conclude with Mexico treaty which sh,n,.
! rm,ll 1ss
and give permanency 10 the pacific and frend, r,,.r.
which ii is the interest Of both to cultivate and main,
,an.
With Great Britain, our relations have s..um..
most delicate and critical character ern irp gu, Of ~,
fleeing rights or rather caims) 10 portion Of III, Or,
egon erriiurya region of county almost unknown /.
The great body of The people twenty-five years .ps.
when G'n. Floyd al this State, with a saeaciiy shawn
by the present aspect Of the question ave been far in
advance :" his time, in despite Of the rdcue which bio
peT'nancy provoked, year after year uged pun an
gress The importance of adopting the ssary measa
TO snain our rights in that distant quarter of the e. H.
tnent And here, too. we must say that have been
asreeably disappointed by the revelations Of The Prss.
dents Message lnsl-ad Of adhering inhexby Ia No
had supposed from the lone Of .he, W ashing,on UnR
that was his purpose to do to the declaration Of his IN.
angura Address, thai the American tile the whale
of Oregon is ''cear aud unquesonab )" and being ~.
that II would consequently be maintained at all haz,rd.
instead Of ibis, the Pre- sidcnt Initiating the mod,n.
ton OF the great who ad preceded him in the E1
ecutye chair offered, Tor The sake of peace to rsln.
qnish large portion Of the territory in dispute Affirm.
ing, did MI Clay, while Secretary of State, in hii
letter of instructions Albert Gallan and as Mr. Mon
bad done before, right the territory byhm
the 5lih parallel Of north latiinde Mr. Polk neyerlhr..
proposed 10 compromise the question, as Mr. Cil anu
Mr. Monroe had done, by accepting the 49h degrer If
latitude as the boundary line between the British and A
merican POSSESSIONS in that quarter. This proposition
having been rejected, and thai too, in sme~ hat
and supercillous, ty the British Minister think
the President acted both with wisdom and becomlng
spirit in Withdrawing the offer, and leaving The qnt'
ton as il originally stood before his Inauguration. We
confess that had mol been prepared expect the ~
lbltiun this pacific the the Preslds"
and il shall from this question, we 90 NOV
hesitate say that the responsibility for that event mus
fall upon the British Government, which has thus Ia
evIced no disposition to meet our own in Temp"
Cancellation and justice.
The President expresses hope that the matter "'
yet be adjusted peaceahly and Ne observe from ." e
oria article in the National Inleeencer. OF Sa'nfo"
last, that the editors of hat paper indulge similar 'l'
The impressnn is that MI McLane will be an'hon''
renew directly the British Ministry the pfoFs"V'
rejected by the Ambassador Of that COVE h"e"
W ashingion (possbiy from want Of authority +" '.''t
il, } and that, seeing that relmquishneh'o
whole territory in dispute to the 51h degree 'n'''
alternative of its rejection, they will consent hh'''
compromise upph the 49ih degree as the bounl''! -"
II is sine rely TO be hoped lhat such may be me "''
determination Of tina, government, and that wal
greatest scourre with which mankind can De ai'0
may bet hereby avered H.,
Recent accounts from Oregon, however, SHOW
While Great Britain aud the United States are q''"'