Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-09-28

less parry vino nlsaed for war-their leader in III,
senate declared II IN be inevitable lie did mol fear
Mi P3k would recede from positions thus delher,el,
taken, ~nd he was justified III his TreIcnns npoa smell
aSnppsltlon. SuPposf ils in the meath OF DECEMBER
MIR. Adams had been little more explicit Not con
ent with confidently and Indignantly asser,in, that tho
President would "baek out. suppose hr had with ths
mystical lore" which pertains In the snn 50, al life >,
prrh-urei coming esents-had told the nation that in
spite n the bold words OF the President he wnulI Glad
~ SIGN treaty. dictated in Fagland aud forwarded Il,
lim-aot for mollf ilon and amendment. bul lar AZ
crp'ance or ejrction-hy The provisions Of which the
free navigation of the Columbia should be- granted in
pefrenliy-frr Mr. McIsne's letter = decisive ON This
roln'-sad which not only Yields England all the ter
riory North of the i9h daeree, more taan one half
but portion Of An island South of that parallel Womb
not the han " ho predicted such consumtnali1n have
zen an1hed 10 seerr. by the parry in Congress who
presumed he nnst degaed t., the Pres don, and
10 share most largely his cnnilence We nut this
question directly Ia the Republican. and 10 every one
else who aitemflSto vndicae the President II is
worth more than column o culllred PASSAGES in com
ing to practical deesion upon the question: The de
bate Ia tie IL use and the nire able and lborn ,uh dis
enSS''n o the merits oil our claim the Senate nude
rated the tone Of public opinion But the pnbl
hon, before las, Christmas ii the articles of the treaty If
Washington, by ANTICIPATING would have been receIs
with seomin incredibly and would have dashed the Of
neal editor mao tempest 81 patfloc race lie would
lhconllnenily have pmlpuneed IL a.'Nhiu he" and
cross outrage upon thu President
In le15, Mr. Polk oHt, the I9h parallel bur not the
navigation OF the rVer Columbia and ms offer is rciec,
ed In 1910, an otr Is made by thp other parly and
though lar less favorable than what he PROMISED
MI Folk embraces II, aud treaty is made Welding the
haNl+alIon and all The territory North The same paral
tel, aud he South ot II also Mr.. McIAsEs agency
IN me negotiation was, degree indirect bat oh
y important. | consisted IN efforts 10 induce the Bil-
lsh ho'ernmcni 10 make the oler which IL did This
was no easy I0arr aud his long and aIuous eff s
IN the PtemNcs,w we are assured by Al MclAvE himself
that he Was but "elrblny promoting the intentions and
wishes Of lie Prc,ident.'
Such are the llcts, aod willis they canno, be contro-
v'rted. viii prove boaae,s task to vlndcare the Pre-
sdrhs consistency unless the expense Of his SINGER
|ty.
Passing from the language of the President himself
10 that Of his Secretary slare who Is presumed 10 be-
merely the exponent ri bis vii, fad to be not less
decided IN reference 10 The navigation of the rlyer @,
y July, 1915, Mr.. BccntNAN writes lla with his
pres nj Impressions. the President can never Weld Ia
Great Bnaln the nayila lpn Of the Columbia On
lie 10Th oil February. 1916, Mr. Brcn,Y,y apain
writes, The Pre- sidrnt cannut however antIcnae any
probable change OF circumstances Which would induce
hun 10 submit to such pr1p5son iha of iIinf TEN
toraty oecnPanry) II II should contain a surrender to
G"aI britain OF he perpetual right navigate the Co
luuha. gam Of Tree alton Of the ST Lawrence
10 the United States would be equivalent for such
concession YET the same NJ. BrcuAN.N signed a
treaty concedmg The free CATION of the Columbia il,
popeio1y to British subjects connected with the llnd-
sor's Bay Company.
Stress Is land by the depnd,- of the President nn,n
The fact that lie did not. cf his own accord accept the
nay dictated by The BRUSH Government bat consult
ed the senate and only acted pursuance Of Their ad
wee. ins Is bal negative of defence at hes, -
II he dd not accept, al once tie tcrus neither did he
at once, eject tiem. There was not III, sohast ob
iigannnsnlIing from the provisions of The constitution
or Ihe example OF any OF his predecessors within the
present century, Ia require hIn let The Senate know
any hing about TIE proposition made to him. Ii he no
lleved the e>ahI hment Of the 40 parallel az the
boundary, surrender Of ore half of a Tertiary /,
The Whole of which tile was perfect and lie
tree navigation ii tie Colnnbia, a concession which
Il" possible change OF circumstances could induce
him 10 make-nhy did he not at once rel. IF v,h
contempt, like Mr. Pakenham's own. the insnl,in,
proposition Insulting he must lave viewed it, if sin
ceTe IN his ormef aud expressions II wa, less
favorable To us than HAT which he had made TO Mr. Pa
KEENAN,, lnasmnch as 1t drmanded tie free navl,ation
OF The uveT, aud territory so, Of the 49h parallel YET
we do not fnd Mr.. Polk Indignantly Rejecting the offer
lie sends II To the Senate accompanied hy messaue
expressive OF his Dissatisfaction aud declalat that he
should not accept unless tie Senate by consilunn
81 majority, advised han to do So THIS was merely
Sinking responsibility. the contingency mo, wlrl,
he placed his rejection Of he propositions was one which
would have rendered his acceptance Of no avail Had
Two thirds Of the Senate refused their advice of
what use "onld II have been for him To make the
treaty, ard, IN that case where would have been
ll' metl OF Rejecting the proposition Bv submit
ing Il to the senaie, he virtually ordered the Trpa
~ to be sgncd Fac Republican is right in saying
that after insulting the body che could not have re-,
jecIed that realy without insult to the senate and ma
lion, and the m3si grant violation Of olical duty =
Bnth This supposed MORAL necssg is alleged in excuse
have inferred from his pre- would be scout
ed at, IL falls Tar Short o. its Object lie was nnder no
Obligation To consult the Senate. lie might without in
suit Ia that body the nation have once refused the
Offer. lis :mmtdiale predecessor mace not less i'm
p,rtau treaty. and the Senate knew nothing about H. IN
til 1t Was called upon to rally reject
/ Canary d ubt that the Western democracy was