Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-26

hs he has poiutned. And he eayt, very ceatlY. that
he recommends this naiice "a efdtt that may afsef
our lille 10 the whole territory aud II necessary, sup
port thar tide by | cannot look beyond the
sage Tor the Presidents motives. To d. would. IL
my Judgment, be dspafage the character OF the Plca
dout.
Another gronrd taken by these gentlemen is. thai the
resident wants 10 employ this uellee n mural wea.
pom nni physical one. Hul sn'h idta is expressed
~ the message The auauaQc at The President is
nleh ~ the contrary. II muka mt To moral. but
physical termination al the difficulty. Hui admitting
that he uaais Ia use II as moral weapon. what does
thai mean Il must meth that In wants 10 use II iof
The Iufrose el naturalization. Naw. submit 10 the
mrn senee ofosety ee4t men, whether, il his nuee
should be used in thai light, with pfeatpnd powerful
nation like Great ntiiaia It's eatcl. nstnad ot beading
10 compromise. would not be- precisely the reverse. l.
would be ditest appeal 10 her fears to induce her
yield. nudrr such motive, what she would not yield
Otherwise,
The third REASON IL, that the convention Of 1873 and
renewed IN 1927, was wrona from The hepttmin9 that.
as measure vi policy, II WAS great mistakes that lis
elect was Ii lcer the Insertion Ut rights and hat
waud have been letter. lar ~ rights IN The territory
VIE concerned. there had been such convention nj
All. In that opinion eannot CONCUR; diseeo from II
wholly, hud precisely the opposite optnan;l believe
'ha but ur that cnaecnilpn, tito preservation OF onr
nights could have beun effected only by mn APPEAL 10
afus We must either have gone 10 in 1918 and
ls&t or must have acqnieaced IN the hosllle claims o
Great Britain. On in that theY "onld have been
hosl1e) II Ne could al that time have obtained the
f
heen wise In 10 hive done soi hut attempted it IN
vain. That attempt falling. what olher alternative was
len us Either this convention az war Tie conven-
ton WAS substitute for war; and. while II prevented
war al the same time preserved eur rights IN Oregon
iHyiel,te 81 long The convention should continue
thnk those who entered into thai treaty acted wisely
II has become bn too cummon AT this day lef us Ia si
10 judgment The acs 81 predecessors and TO pro
nonHoe Them 10 have been nnns. unWse unp1trlote.
while pass the circumstances OF their day. md
under which they acted. Look nj the concerned.
Iook M Mourue-ni Rush--at Clay; 1t would be- hand
INDEED 10 pronounce men like these 10 have been either
nnfatnle unNise Or. II We hook NJ The great
oi those IN have since acqnesced N the measure they
adopted-at Jackson. aud hi others eineeit would be
hard Ia say thai such deliberately Hcqnfscei IN an
arrangement hostile 10 the best Interests Of their euun-
Try. do not name the prominent individual concern,
ed, (und, fstood Ia refer 10 Mr. AnAMs) hecanse his
siuce that time has cancelled any previous credit
To which he might have entitled lmscli.
Such WIS The state OF things when this resolution Of
notice fist introduced into The Senate Since then.
ma have sad, there has been mighty chnnge public
opinion has developed stli not only this Lu the
other side OF the Aaniic and thai voice Of public opia
lou has uttered Itself must audbly and clearly IN favor
oi compromise. Here. Too the ctange has been
manifested, nsomuch That hazafd nothing when say
that large very large, majority of This body IS al tins
moment IN favor OF compfomse--an InDorHhe COM
lrmse. Aud does not all the language aud conduct o
the BRUSH Government Itself, CLEARLY demonstrate thu
it in favor Of compramisr and substantially TIM
bnsis which we have ourselves uilefcd2 sure am that
~ intelligent aud rejecting read the language
Of Sin Ruteri Peel in reply 10 Lord John Russell, and
not thai he Is prepared to act proposition sub
slonallp the same with That which rejected by Mi
Pakrhhan, THIS declathiiun of the Premier If Great
Britain WIS made with yfy great effect; his oheel In
makug II was not 10 crusure The able and very auhiu
representative of Great Buain in This country. hnt Ia
give emphasis 10 the assurance that he ready Ia
make just and lar compromise Of the disputed qnes
ton. hope sincerely thai Government has not o
vetuohod that dt elamtlon, II direct step towards
compromise, and trust It has been met IN the same
sPnL lrusi that intelligence has. before this time.
gone abroad 10 etea Britain to that effect. 10
move The only difficulty which now lies In che way.
Undtt The views that | entertain. II Is no longer a
question whether our dlliic IItirs may he pneIhcay ar
nneed az not nor is II even question as 10 The man
nrl; IT is simply question Of time. But there ought
10 be delay, because the business of both nations and
OF The world nqulris that II should he settled. Ola
great aud momeulous. aud delicate "a, sous Ike these
Tia re are The highest public reasons why there should be
ii, lay. Once settle the question al Oregon, aBd we
may then srule the question al Mexico; Tut III hen,
Mexico will calculate the chances oil rnpnnr helween
Us and Great BRIAN and II she secs any chance of
against u, SHE VIII 90 over to The Power which
makes upon Remove these chances pul an
end to such hope aud Mexico VIII speedily settle evs
cry pending question between her and The United States;
and Then, uus, We viii deal generously with her,.
Sne is weak-leeble In the eXttenr-ind | trust that
we shnli adopt M harsh measures with her.
| have explained the change which has ahtn
place IN the bearing OF This OF notice on the
questions Of peace and war. The change consists IN
this that when the nUtiee was recommended there OK
siod no hope Of compromise, but now the highest and
most confident hope IS el by almost all. Nav, there
ofr, there is great interest connected with oar dee
ding this question OF notice, way another. Just
10 prodorloH the prospect Of compromise was small.
the importance Of The n0tice great bul as the press
peci Of comrrouse increases The OF notice be
OF less and less Importance. " have reached
point when We can decide the question without much
feeling on either side.
proceed 10 inquire what is the bearing Of this
measure on the position If tie Executive, and What on
Ihe position 0l the PARTIES IN | as budy.
The conduct of he Executive must now be greatly
changed. He must act very differently nnw II IN what
he would have done when he recommended The notice
under the persuasion thai there could be c0npramlse
bni that must assert our rights by arms. That he
advise the slme Thug which he advised Then.
is impossible. Then, he had not the remues eXpeCa>
ton of a compromise. II he has a different view.
and thinks that Gre at Britain is ready To meet with
offer such made here sa lhai il he shall now
decline that oifrr, dp moi envy INN The consequences
that shall follow. The change which has taken place
is not change III the state Of things 50 lar irnm It's
oeing any inconsistency II Is on The contrary, the high
est consistency 10 agree to compromise when matters
have reached point which not contemplated when
he sent US his message. There is prevalent among
great in regard to this matter OF consistency"
Sumo persons think that consistency CONSISTS IN uns
form adherence policy, let The circumstances oi
the country change or not Others think that conss~
tency lies in always thiHkng ihe same way, aier
has seen the most c,nent reasons for changing his
opinion. The consistency of these persons Is much like
the of physician who, IL The treatment OF ma
enant fever should give emetcs and cslome al the bes
glnnnu and then hold himself bound 10 continue to give
eineiics aud caone through every subsequent stage o!