Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-03-02
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FlRlliER EXTRACTS Ky THE CAMBRIA.
FRANCE

fHeaie Correspondence " The European Tones.
PAnls January 3l-Mr. President puks message
aud iht United STATES have occupied than uina>
~ share I The attention VI the press III, parliament, and
the pnnc oi this county, duttg ile month that has
elapsed. smee lasi | mad the honor Ia address You. |
pted Ia lay before sou AS in an account OF What has
been said aud done my limits " III pvrmit
/ llal Mr.. Polk observations about the conluct OF
France ~ the altar Of Texas, aud his Astounding posi-.
Ilah thai no European poaef should be- allowed to- ed
die With the atlairs ui tue Nufih American Continent,
would be replied toby the French government was
matter Vi COURSE NOT Was any mc lust IN gisng that
reply, On The asruss, a the address 10 the
King speech IN the ha,nber ot Peers, remarks
made VA the Texas ALTAR called NJ. Gnxh 10 the til.
pune liz se"med eager 10 say what he had 10 say In
answer 10 Mr.. Polk. and Immediately plunged into the
very thick oi The Texas affair and the Presidents Ms
sage. The speech al the Foreign Minister Of France
vas one oi The most fena kabe he has nt,ved
Massive Argument oily ~ ionr Irresistible IN rho.
qnencr, 1t Is tven entnl,d rank with the IN ,n.r
i've o any dscoufsrs that have ever been delivered N
any parliament. Oar correspondent here pyes
mary o Nj GUiaoi,'s reasoning relative to Texas which
We dten II unnecessary - repeat, III ihs place ma u
viii be iuund In The inner Etfn, III nearly The
terms, and then proceeds lie Went 10 say ihul he
might have broken I'll hete hu he begged permission 10
felef 10 the remarks al the Presidents message the
general relations III France with The United States and
u, The general policy OF the United States towards
France and EuIops, lie would himself NJ, have upeu-
ed such disrussun. and /. either ia III, ni,f.
est the necessity OF the two countries have opened
1t, but since II opened, he had no hesitation
hls entrr thoughts ahuut u, They enlers,ned lhu
same good senilmrns IN the good relations the
United Sstes os they had always dune, and they meant
! 10 MAINTAIN ihut.
| They meant Ia be always Gr The United States old
and sincere friends. But he United States ARE mol what
they were sky years ago. Then they were Just cite
c'ed. badly constituted. aud neded supp,n-pacr al
support. Nav they have grown aud pfuspefed aud Ia.
ken their places among The paw erul oi ,he earth. Far
from rtg,clng, they arplaud.d aud rsolred AT this
prosperity AMI GRANDEUR aud moi only did they rejoice
their present grandeur. bur nj ihet gtenl destiny IN
! the future. Opinions might dliler "a 10 The merits oi
ther social org0nzalou aud Their political institutions;
bal il was impossible mol 10 recognize IN that society.
and by consequence IN us iuuece, principles Of JUS
tee, ofaumaniiy. OF "ellae,ng or men. which hive
been wanting the greater par al ,he States. which
have become great aud powerful IN the void,
There was reason 10 hupe that, IN sp,e III all the i'm
peftctione all the chances all the os"ur,ies ui the n
lure oi Tins great people, II viii exercise It's Influence
/ IN manner nofe moral aud more useful Than many
other great people. They were. therefore, lar i,ou
planning OF. being alarmed at the present and III
/ iure greatness ui the United States But ,hny write
Obliged 10 take nio consideration. aud regard
with yigant not GisiTusllul eye, their greatness and
strength; aud nubody ceuId De surprised that IN the in
lefes oi Their country, they shou maintain the lnde
pendence OF lhelr policy tow aids The United States great
aud powerful IN quiz different manner (tout duire-
meni) Ihan they have done towards The United States
newly bofn aud hardly to i've Even II the sim-
p.s do MT teach Them thai conduct. the
saage ui The Pies dent OF the Onuea Siats indicated
II clearly II WAS not lo him 10 say HAT The words ui
the President were oppufuned VI mehsnredi but they
were frank, explicit and honorable. lie had read thea,
aentively, and had sought, in lie interests ii s
Try, the policy they convened. lilo lound lwo things
which appeared 10 HIN excessively grave. The htst
was that The L. STATES have moi taken and III not take
lafi iur or against any ~ lle affairs u Europe
lhey rr"iess Hay lihttice apuiccly isolated policy
Win regard 10 Europe independent neutrality lie
did not anne them. Tie would 20 further. aud say,
II uas their interest," well understood, aud that interest
was good policy. .'Bui then (pay, mark these words.
they are ol vast imIorance.) the lned States cannot
he astiushed maj Ito The same-they cannut be rs
tonished thai the policy o France viii be. With respect
10 the United States IA independent, as purely aiiacd
To the national interest are the Cnlted States thcln-
selves. What Tiny pTaclce-is as 90 d rule Of po
cy uf us as Iur them. W ought Ia guard the indie
pendenee-- We ought Ia seek equally III Mi the questions
IN which We may Engaged, TIE na'lool interest," @iln
Out sacrificing 10 auy tradition, 10 any scrvener, 10
any view oi an alliance which cannot exist according 10
The Terms Of thr President 81 The United STATES -
lhs was The tifsl dung that struck him IN The message
The second was that The United States could moi per
mi any European action on the h"rh American con
llDent, and that what ~ Eurupe is called the balance o
power could not be applied either. The maxim, he
said. WIS strange. The Uned STATES were not the On
~ nation Of North America There Were other aies-
he would only name MeNlco-- " nh tho sane rights
the same INDEPENDENCE, The same liberty 10 seek Or re
fuse alliances, 10 form pouca combinations IN nccotd
ance with their interest," as the Dnlled States. The
neg hnrhoud The existence VI the United States could
any fashion their Independence aud their
rights. Nel with Those states, France ad treaties,
aud they had tie Tight 10 Conclude aud MAINTAIN treas
lies, and would any that dom. they lniur
ed HE IIglll al the United Siats.
There mining Ia al that they could not dc again,
and The Wlh which France In relation could
do the same The language 10 which he alluded, the
sense appeared 10 have attributed 10 il would
tar exceed the limit Of The r.ht that be recognised
~ lofeign governments, however great they may be-.
The Ties which bound them 10 other states ol the North
American continent the relaton they had VITA them.
all these Interests, commercial, political, territorial
even In certain cases should be maintained without any
Of hostility the tnlled STATES, but WIh the
sentiments uf friendship had always oeen show
towards hem--they shanld all be maintained without
giving 10 the Uned STATES any great cause OF complaint
nut without regarding any lrgnmae preensIdn.
For this the UnIied Slaes themselves had given them
a striking example Al HE iime vi the French revo-
luton. Washington had steadily resisted The popular
amor 10 engage IN the conflict Il c,ealed in Europe
10 maintain srct Independence towards all European
STATES be the ally Of none. French or any Others
Tie thought that w sshlngton IN 50 doing WIS right,
aud thereby rendered an Immense service To his coun-
Try. They were mol now ~ suilai circums bui
hr hesIistrd mol say that the fundamental principe
OF the policy uf Washington at that ne since becuIne
that u his country ought 10 govern that OF France
And or his pan, as long he had or should have the
honor Sill IN The councils OF the crown he the iriend
MS sincere and aficcIIonae as any one OF the great
society," of the great government III the United Staes
accepting willingly their present greatness and their
future gIeaness-he would maintain not The less IN all
the questions, cieai and :e which may arise III The 1
new World as IN the old--he would maintain not the
the full Independence of The pulley of his Country
he would practice The less what appeared To- him |