Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-02-05
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lions between Eualand aud this county viii be- oi d,c
died Importance. The correspondence OF Wilmer \
Smiths European Tunes says thal The Message Mas
received without cheating nny sensation whatever IN
The French capital meme nj the newspapers except the
journal des Uebais aud Tho ha"iear having gwen It
entire The newspaper comments np1n II are SAID Ia be
insignificant except hase of The jVurao, dfs Ilebis aud
oI the Articles at that paper thu correspondent alluded 10.
gives tins abstract.
The comments ct the newspapers On the Message
are generally. ~ hase infatuated, untnpuuani, but
those r the ,lai dcS Dchdis the nuyefn,nrut organ.
ate nj 81. lucy rommcaro with this phfasc: Tie
Message III the President of the lmed States expires
rs lsell on the subject oi otcgon. IN II tone which
shows thai the splrt ri cuneitatmn Is not that which
distnpn shes The present President Nc Polk aks q
good deal al his modeaiun hnl he ehnNs ttlu enuugb
ut H. and hIs manner ssurh that II IL mcre 10 be adopt,
ed IN ;ie relations Ut Governments, every dispute be-.
tween twb States would he terminated by war IN
abstract otlhe Message relative 10 negotiations Is then
given. mud II Is remarked TINT Mr.. Folk : manner of
speaking 4 England is such as cunlanrrr. IN the
height OF his power, Would speak 10 Hifd.Tato state
Further on, the Journal des Dtbats declares that q
war Is very probable between England and The Uni,
ted States. II President foll's demands be ap.
proved by The Senate but II does moi lhnk that
they will he' The thamhrr al Representatives may
offensive measures. aud there Is 10 believe
that II will do 81 WHEN excited IL such course by the
Fst Magistrate hnl there Is reason IL hope nat The
terests of peace will find refuge aud support 10 the Sen
bcIang; and, in the interval the usled people may re-
Turn reason. II ia not, hnwevef to be denied that
the President seeks var, mud IA this respect
his Message - novelty, even alter these Of General
jackson Evidently. II is added, Mr. Polk belongs
schunl, and The American Democracy. OF which
he appears faithfully 10 reproduce tho passions rails,
ing llset, since the taking OF Texas, TO an ambition
whch may be fatal 10 H. Tho Message is without
precedent, ~, oay or the manner IN which the qnes
ton Of he uugnn, Is treated, but Ter the general tone
H. ,,I..
the lime Of Gcueal jackson. II usual in Ito meg.
pnges 10 speak with respect el the Enppean Powers
The Presidents were men WIN had seen Europe, who
had appreciated with their own eyes, The orfe Of The
great States Of The old Continent IL these solemn doc,
umeps, drawn up particularly for the multitude there
shown pride OF republican Institutions md rompoua
parade of The nneqnaed prosperity Che eonseefaIed
phmse) OF their country but every thing carefully
avoided which c1uld, the other side of thu Atlantic
be taken of vain and ridiculous bravado The narmn
eNhoned, conlormaby Ia the farewell proclamation
OF Washington, To cunioe Itself to set 10 seek
thtr conquests than ilIn-e witch 1t accomplished sa
huhufdbly. mud with much profit aver oncullignled
and savage Very different from his usi1iuus
predecessors, Mr.. Polk places himself on The level Of
the rude farmers OF the valley o the Ohio In whose
pinnn Europe is mnss Of degraded beings groaninc
under mousrchIa rule. and whom the forces nf the
Unlun could gam easy victory. IN other way
could his inpnden, language towards Enpland no ex
planned The ownai DIES Debats then proceeds 10 no.
a1atr Of Texas, which II desienales 'afrogance'~-
France Is reminded says, that she has been the nj
ly o the Imted States that she Inns IN the Union
common niertsl-ihe liberty II the seas. France. ~
fact, Is or maritime hrrly hut TINT liberty was not in
question In thc affair Of leVas. France has been the
aliY-cnungeuus. powerful, and usfiul--oi the onion
AID she has ceased 10 applaud the progtess of Amer
lean prosperity and power, But that Is not n reason
why she should approve OF the United States when they
abandon themselves, without motive. 10 The spirit of
I.r. h., 4
cd they deacb ifom Mexico Of its fnes Provinces
10 appropriate il II themselves aud establish therein
what ihe MeNeaHs had nubly abolished. the Infamous
Institution of slavery. Franee though nul republican,
Is not the less devoted To The OF l1bonv She
loves justice; has mol been able without sentiment
Of pan 10 the lniied States violate the principles Of
the rights Of naions Ia spoale the Mexican nation On
the subject OF which the message of MI Polk expresses
itself III terms OF dettsiable hypocnsy for seems TO
read this document that now after the taking of Tex
as. II 10 the Uned States that have 10 Complain of
Mexico. France then, oheyed noble inspiration when
she negotiated with The object Of putting end 10 these
encroachments, which nothing Iusnlits France, 10
short, believed HAT II was good in America os every
where To have a balance of power The Jomnal DIES
DfbGfs hrn gucs dem0iish the 'lnadnss Die pre>
tensions OF Ar Polk relative 10 the balance Of power
II shows that MIR. Pok's throry--tha America does
not NEEDLE with EuUpe. forupe should not meddla
win Aresrica lis unlnsi. That America has moi
sought 10 conquer 'cTrltofyi II says II beeges Easily
u, n
time But Europe Hd posse,o, seventy years ago, the
Whole Of America, and she sllll hes possessions which
she has inlrnlitn 10 fcnonnce France, En2tnd,
Russia, Holland, all have possessions ~ America all
are American well as European Powers. The DE
bats adds: With the eeblen,ss ot intellect which il
peculiar Ia European monarcles people this side al
the llane only IN this doctrine the SEIZE
without CONTRADICTION, CaIItonla, thtn Sonora. then
Chlhuahna. aud BIT by hli, Mexico. II is a policy
btulay selfish. and We blame strongly this pretended
patriotism ui the modern school al the United States
persuaded are, that II will trouble the peace OF
he world, and that II wl attract on lis country
almost always, IN return Tor some ephemeta sn,s
tcop, ifghlfu calamifrs. have given these Ienn thy
from the article Of The Debats because ncy
may be considered rs showing the deliberate uninins ii
the French G"eefnment on The important subjects dwell
upon the Presidents Message. The Debats is the
peculiar organ ot The Government and OF the Gov
ernmcnt, ouiy, but of L0usPhlllppe HIMSELF no d.
reefs the foreign policy oi his Cahnet. Its opinions
therefore, should be received VITA The greatest pos
sble respect, as indicating The opinions ii the French
Government and tie policy that Government will pur-
sue -
The letter writer for the European Times 0 Ives the
following Of declarations Of the rest of
the Paris papers.
But to return to the comments OF the Partisan iour
nails on the Message. The Constiiuiionne NJ THERE'S
organ, says that II thinks Mr.. Polk is quite disposrd for
war with England, aud that had il not been that he be-
leVed the senate viii be against him, he would have
spoken much more violently ,han he has done Il sci
zes his remarks the cunducl Of France in the
affair to address repruaches 10 NJ. Gulzh The COur-
ricr Francois says that he Message is very warke in
form, out very peaceful bnon; it banks loudly bun
has no intention To bite his journal also turns the
Presidential fight about France ino an attack on the
Ministry. The Presse finds the message mcnaeing bal
does not anticipate |, thinks that both counties
will make cornerstone aud that those Of ENGLAND ~ i'll