Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-11-17


loud representations of patriotism. or by = surf Of stormy
defiance al tie poaef uf a pfful nation on our side lis Il
wapsf IN, the other side. by cries about the maritime
sscruu.nty oil England, the preat wealth, the dignity,
the ptwrl. tue martial rtpu ess OF England--i ia
question on aisth, by outefies ni this surl on either side
ii the ocean. thes, Two great communities are 10 BIZ eui4
hnllrd and plagued - all their commercial and friendly
ulalions.--ateio be cou o.lled In run into The loturs
Of waI1 No, geutlemen-,ss spin, Of the uge a.
galost II.
have said | will no, undertake ii express an opin-
ION as Ia the manner IN which The question 7eay hr sset>
tied. viii say, however. Nhat q pears Ia be ..latal-
1t Is well known that The i9lh degree OF north latitude
Is the boundary line heieeen The western part of THIS
country nuu The BRUSH provinces, as far as the foo Vi
The Stony hlpualalrs, Il seems 10 De natural enenqt,
{ thu lwn Governments ronteinpll1ea change. ihn, they
should agree 10 an extension oil this same line y estward;
TIM tue two shnuld keep on abreast, side by aide with
thc sure lire ef dIyisor tlt they reach the Pacific o.
cehn. II Is well known that, about where The CoInm-
hla river crossrs the i9lll parallel, 1t makes a turn aud
MS nearly southwark. Very we'll. Suppose II mad.
~ sudden a sweep 10 thu norihwald. England would
tlen miutall, say, hin river, whlrh has bren making
westward, swrerg 10 the noriheafd; insiepd If making
With IL II great b nd TO The nurth. We will leave it, and
20 ON straight 10 The Pacific ocean On this parallel 81 40
degrees. For the same reason. II IL no, unnatural ir
HE lnllei States 10 say, since IL proves that Tho river
makes a circuit 10 The sonth instead oi following that
circuit. We will 20 Straight upon he i9,h parallel MI
We meet the shore of he Pacific ocean.
This very proposition has been made 10 Tho British
hbNrrhthehl urte successive lines. u was made IN
1878, IN 1921 aud in lS26, again and again 10 fol
low up tie t9,h putallcl. westward ilom the Lake ef
lie NoeGs. nal unly 10 the ieot OF The Rocky Mum
tdlns. but over the mountains aud onN ard 10 The ocean.
ain not about 10 say whether this Is a proper diyl-
sion OF the territory ~ not. Bat do say. that. as II has
ocen 81 often repeated in his manner. twenty five. and
twenty, and eighteen years ago, II Is an admission that
There Is sonlolntng to ufgotate abnoi and treat ai"nt
Tor either alle-llat It Is not question Tree from dill
Gully or other sile. Applause
NoW, g"nllemen, " lo ~ the iuan at the head Of e>
lher taveraIuenl who will take npun himself l!e re-
aporslbllil, ol bringing ~ a war, between Two nations
like niell Butao and America. upon a question Of this
kind, until he IA prepared TO show that any thing aud
every illng that he could do has been done 10 void such
a Terrible ulumlle RESULT Az W. WAS interrupted
here by feneNe ed cheers II u Blush Minister, under
Mlinse administration a var should cnsue ON The ques.
tlun. canuut siand up IN Parliament aud shnw that it's
not hs iaull-cHnnol show that he has nat dun- every
lhing which m honest and sensible man could do ,os-
sefl The clhfl at, undertake to say that no power ar
popularity can uphold his shaking position fur I'm huar.
Cheers Aud IN he same sense and spitll say. hat
Il, IN tins country any parry shall, heflte We are aaars
III IT, plunge US tnto a war upon ihls question, II must
expeci 10 meet II very severe iniermgaIory from Me A.
uletleao people must rxptci 10 prepare ilsrlf 10 show
dlal II has duue all IT could. without amy bias frun iha
prlde OF success ct The love ot eHr--al that il could d.,
Ia keep tie nation safe lIon 81 great u calamity, with
tle pfesfrssilun Of lis rights and lis l,onor.
Gentlemen, II appears 10 TIE that auv wan FINN.
Minister ol England VI PresiIrni oftl,e United States.
! VINO Should upHe, r--ariy ugh, up the flames Of war
upon sucn a subject, (ilames, let me add, that will burn
over the whole glahe, rnny well consider the genius Of
his country addfct stns 10 nm the words which The ora
tdf ol Rome supposed the genus OF his country won'd
address 10 him Il he did npi Gueli the ca ne cnnspiia-
cy: '.a cum b 10 nastdbiim halia, u~rabmaiup urbr,.
ieetd %a'd'bnnij ton ie n@a cgistihas inuidiG incsndio
coyidgtaiarHHns Applause.
No, genllenenl The mdn wno shall, lncautitnsiy. or
led On by false ambition N party pride, kindle those
Tres oil wal over the plobe On this question:, must look
out Tor il-mnsl eAptct Ia lie hluaseli consumed in \
burning eonn gtalon ol general reprcsch. Prolonged
cheers. Z.Z
lnete VII be a public Indignation before which, m
popalaHly. public or private, eau stand iii viii melt
down every monument Of the dead. II Viii dss.fny all
respect tor The living. II vii burn up every vesiipe uf
respect for indy idnal worth If unnecessarily, II reckless,
~, II antbitiously il has plunged The subjects and clii-
zens al Two civil Christian States oi the world into war;
a war which shall cause the loss ii millions OF wealth
shall turn cities tn -puhe-slall cost thousands and hun
dfeds OF thousand lives; and those smoking citlrs, and
that destruction Of property, aud thai sacrifice of liza
shall be loand over The Whole glnbe, IN every latit re
aud longitude, surrounding tie ball on whict, we live.
Nav. gentlemen, | do not propose that On this sub.
Ieci We lake any alarm. | propose that we keep our
selves cool and calm. II soiie If the Southern cities
there Is now sIne agitation for fear Of war. regret
This much. hardly say I regtot The feeling; that is
natural. But regret The cause. 1t is a common mis-,
take Of men not in the most elevated position. that they
think they can play the small patriot safely, in a snail
style. Laughter There are those who think that
they eau talk Ola war with England and any Other ma
ton. aud gi credit for their patrntism and latiy love uf
country, but keep the game IN lheir own hands. That
may mol happen. Al any rate, thar is not the way nor
the course which just and luiiy and respectable mrn feel
on the great qt stlon ot peace and war.
This constant speculation, this supposilion that wsr
may come, is half as bad MS war itself. II in,erferes in
all HE business and arrangements Of life. II cunfuunds
aud couiuses men In regard Ia their ewn business plais.
What we want IS settled peace. aud the conviction that
peace viii remain unul there is some just and sensible
cause for war. 49,
On This subject have only further to say. th.t while,
il is our duty moi To take or spread alarm. To believe and
trust that the Governments, that the country will ACT So
berly and wisely and justly, ii is a less d lficult thing
lhan some people Insglne 10 begin a dispute whose re-
sult no man in the end can cnntrrl. Let the GOVERN
ment only he sure that 1t is right; in The wards of one
of The late Presidents of the United States, lei us claim
all that is righl, aud ask Tor nothing that is wrong. free
" and magnanimously and without any particular ar
raw ot pa riolic declaration.
Gdae Green ana lsiack Teas.
MA T. have Just received a lot of The finest Black and
W Green Teas. ever offered in this market befas.
purchased Of the Ptkin Tea Company, recently estab<
lished in the country. These Teas are superi1s 10 any
we have ever net with. AL such as have never been
"A r1 -, HE ~ ariat Gafra ~ arra1tlv e,tnt .