Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-06-16
rim PROBABILITIES OF WAR!

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,yhin,,ao earresnInden Of The New York journal oil
cnmnerre does not in upnion, eza2e' rate lie Gnu
al ,d,ten If our REIN relations The peace 81 The
country indeed Is mafe eopafdzed by fecentSevenis Ia
NJ ,ico and Iexas even 1han by the Oregon controversy
and Nc shall be most aefeeaby disappointed The clouds
shall blow eff without marking their course with the
deslaons Of war Il may be- however if, Great Britain
ard France shall discover thai their energetic Efforts To
defeat the ANNEXATION If Texas 10 The l. States must be
eventually unsuccessful hat they will be wise enough
In submit 10 an event Which hey cannot avert rather
Asp involve themselves ia blyody in the vain ef
fort TO accomplish their designs.
Should annexation be agreed 10 by Texas, We loak
upon war with Mexico as certain; for, although thai
country is distracted by internal dssentlons and mpov
erished by the misgoyefnment Of the various factions
which have alternately ruled her desines ye, this is
question On which all parties in HAT country ennenr,
each endcayofnu 10 outsidp the others in determine
ton resist, by all means in their power The dismerber
mrnt Of their Republic by the annexation 10 the Quilted
Ssits Texas The reaeqaisltiun Of which, long
rsinod its d'pendfnt existence. they had not ceased
Ia pro ,isp themselves. war with her alone. how
cYe though be regretted, would be Of comparatively
trivial importance. unless, in lis progress, II should H.
vulye US with other Powers. This the writer Of the
sul med letter arpffhends will be the We.
however. do not think it by any means certain. Ii will
depend mainly. We presume upon the nature of the
guarantee which France aud Great Britain have proner
ed Mexico 10 induce her recognize the conditional
independence If Texas. of which vel necessarily
ignorant ard The terms Of which We are by no means
sure correctly stated by the Journals correspondence
/ We snbjin lhe letter
Correspondence Of The journal # Commerce.
NAsnINGToN June 9th
AS M observer Of The present critical state OF ou pub
lie anars. much surprised at the ignorance and
lad ference manifested IN regard 10 ii IN quarters where
II should be supposed 10 be anxious study. do
refer the press alane aud still less 10 Thai portion OF it
which is habltusllr and modmaely JEALOUS On all
casluns. IN opposition 10 own Government on every
Iqeeson where foreign power ard interest may be
concerned.
refer more particularly 10 the character of the quar-
AMY by Fmnce and England, which has been offered 10
Mexico aud Texas ol The iteaty recently projected
In the very statement OF the question. the point which
our people seemed 70 have overlooked, appears Iha
guaranty extends 10 Both ol the parties concerned. En-
gud and France only pied u themselves 10 preserve
lte independence el Texas bu they pledge themselves
to Mexico that Texas shall mol annex herself TO the L
States.
II follows. then. that in very remote nor i'm
possible danger Of war with England France and
Mexico.
Let me state the condition of things in few words
Two Of thr great surnutan pntnts aunexaon on the
pa Of ieAaS were mot her feenhaty emharassmenis
nno oros e"o' S'ouo me Danger oil Mexican invasion.
ne Two lheld' !9NffS ei Europe assured PTcsident
Jones maj tAas Should stand IN no dread Of iruty
nom faet ~ 4h'ss sources President Jones according
assepifu 10 Pf'Jee' oi treaty with Mexico Which
lhfse powers We're 10 guaranty. Any amount Of mo
ney Meh ems 'ni2h walt lor the purpose Of paying
her debrs and carry ing on her Governments Sc Was
lfndt red to her While Mr. Elliott went 10 Mexico 10
complete The treaty. the Secretary Dr. Smith went
10 Europe 10 complete Inc oheT part Of The arrange
mems
frfdent Jones loresaw The storm which the inlelli
gence I" MS negotiation Nnaid bring upon HIM at home,
aoa he hhe" hal II NopIi come before the irst money
was tfaay' nc ,ntfei"te' anticipated the call OF
)err tenveniion hy calling, himself, Convention OF
e ifle' 10 meet al 1aff 81 lar distant thai he will
lave Time 10 hear from his orfSn allies and touch then
, money.
W hen the Congress meets, on the 10th June, ,ht
Terms " a'eAa''oa Pf'loSeo 10y "ur Gov rnmen
,"'y "e - - ''u "e Na'Ahah project may be pre-
'efied' Al an events may not The maitef he KEEP
.l'n WI we 'n"N'nu"a Wt',s Nlll not euler Tho
"Nt"'"" VI 'e 'o"s3tSs oe leuhd accessible 10 the
'nuee''1 eAeoueo III 'Hor u an independent Govern
utnl do mol suppose that they vii be mure Ger
'i''or 'i' o''' "e'es nave ueen' 'ut VIII ventul,
~ M ~ - w. Il '',y a9lre - anntAa
, '"' s,s' ''''' ga" ia" any Pa"le "oiy IN America
rr' ~" n.y. me "e''eN', 4si sincerely, that 6rea
~. WI ~ " Wv ''' ~ I'VE olIi".s 10 ony the
maI'tuy which may be necessary IN the Iexan Con
gleI' 70 la'N lne "'a} WIN MrA,co suppose tbs Il
NC "',' "'' '1'' '' 'A'a' people ahhfN themselves
"4''e "V'' Pi"i's'1'u'-ls II nai fetlaih that w
~ ne ,"F,''e" ~ a war win MfNico, Franre and
, 'Sap'i - '"' r'i1'i, t'a' war vi" come nPol
Us sum- and cene suddtn'yi
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