Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-02-06

L. leads to a prompt assertion and mainten-
~ of our discrimination to resist any and
~SSrv efFert on the part Of European Govern.
mi al 10 interfere in the internal or interna-
tIonal affairs of this continent, az, directly or
+nd;ractIv. To compromit us-to prejudice our
;n,a,ooto Immediate or remote, or to affect as
=" am, domestic affairs. Our fathers adopted
4L. rol;cv of taking no active part in the con-
"oSn, If other nations, solely because it was
then our manifest course of safety Now, Eng
land. If not France, always moves in American
demonstrations with ulterior views against
the limited States. Our evident line Of secur.
itv is to check mate her promptiy-not to sit
quietly under the form of an old principle,
oniv because it is old, and was we'll adapted
to entirely different emergencies but to coun-
teracther moves on the chess-board of nations
40 they are made. If we tarry until she shall
have played out her game, and, in 30 DONG
shall have arranged every thing to WORK 10
the ACCOMPLISHMENT of her ends, we Will APP
preciate her policy, and its ehec's' 100 iate lot
the preservation of our national honoI OF inter.
eats. except at ten fold the sacrifices that would
now be required.
The prevalent impression made by the nsws,
that Paroles had decline to grant passports
or an escort TO MI. Slidell-that Is, among
Senators and Representatlves-Is, that ne
could have consistently returned no other an
aver, as he had before refused to recognise
and receive him in an official capacity. tie
treated him as any subject of foreign govern.
ment, not acknowledged as adiplomatIst, would
have been treated on making similar appii.
cation. However much we may be inclined
to resent the want of courtesy which Paroles
reply intimated, we must not forget that ne
G.. -: hoh
fact, that Mr.. Sldell had not been officially
recognized. take it, we have no legal ground
on which to call Mexico to an account for re-
fusinp to receive an American Minister. But
it will doubtless be chaIked up against her. ia
the minds Of our people, when the day of hna
settlement comes, which England. to serve
her own purposes, is laboring with assldulty
TO bring about.
But two speeches were made yesterday lr
the House upon the subject Of the notice. hott
being in favor of it. The first was BY Mr.
Andrew Johnston of Tennessee; and the Sc
cond by Mr.. Wood Of New York. The speech
Of Mr.. ]. was directed att those Democrats wh'
differed with the majority of stheir brethren
upon the notice question. Though able, |
was in bad taste and worse temper. Nothing
is 10 be gained from elimination and recriml
nation on the part ofthose who, having the sam
end in view, as all the Democrats Of the Hous
truly have, yet differ in their appreciation g
the means by which the desired end is to b
attained. The Wings are watching ever
symptom of bad feeling or even want of sym
pathy ir our ranks, and are now again maxim
large calculations on Democratic descriptions
Mr.. Johnson, and, indeed, all our friends |
Congress from the West must know the fac
Those who venture, under such circumstances
to regulate the consciences and prescribe tn
duties Of their brethren on a question rattle
of policy than of principle. may have niue
evil to answer 70, when reflection comes.
MACON.