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

lmtale with the luinn country like Texas hlled aud
inhahiicd amos entirely by Uued States settlers. the
question: Is altered where lmpoan differences ara invol
we'd,
Lord palmersion expaiord the circumstances
ifd WIN the offered mediation An offer rhs made
Nv Inc late Hovernmen, both Ia the United States and In
Mexico. 10 mediate between them. A regards the ur
niied STATES. however, Enland could not be deemed at
that G1e perfectly Impartial party because the Ore,
gn question then seifleh. II that question had
produced rupture between Great Bfilan aud Iha Uni
ted States mediation oil course the United States
and Mexico would have hcen out VI ihe question THE
oiifr, therefore. which made TO the United Sa,es
WIS IN effect this. Ihaf the United aes were dispp
sed ~ aecept the ncdiap al Gten, Britain that medic
alton wonld he frankly offered and rendered. think
1lal o ING ne Ear rs The then existing state of
things the government Of Great Bnain could properly
have gone. 10 hs oirr was sent II being
detslood by THE Government Of the United States that
the communication was not ane which necessarily
qnrd an anSWerhat they were leit NJ liberty To act
upon It they pleased bn, thai M unbaee would be Ia
hrn nv tins country II they ahslaned from taking any
steps coasequrnt upon It But IN tie settlement oi The
oreeun question: Lord PAlmefstun had instructed Mr..
fahrnham 10 renew the offer ol mcdliaon. IN shape
thai requires an answer from the un''ed Siaes cor
responding communication has been made 10 Mexico
tp1n the answers received would depend The degree Of
setstrr which England could nrr IN bringing about
lmlcabIe relations between the conlcndng States.
There WAS anolhcr point he was anxious I" n"ire.--
HE ('ncd States having found hetf revenue INSULT
Gent To meet The OF the war had lowered the d
y on mpnrs, oi increasing their resources;
thus ILLUSTRATING the truth OF those doctrines which go In
shaw thai icedom Of commercial intercourse not only
rnnduces 10 the deveopmen, o HE commefcal industry
o country, hn is the surcst ioundaon Of an augmen
ting aud prosperous revenue.
NJ D'lstacll did AMOUR much good from Lord Pal
merstu speech lie had asserted that Tree trade the
hest means OF putting end Ia war bn subsequently,
he stated that The the Anercans had reduced their
commercial duties 10 ind increased means 10 prose-
cute the neulfalzed the other. Tho
6lird States entered into nnd continued the controversy
with respect To Otegun which was OF comparatively
importance To them until they had appropriated Tex
aslo themselves. Mr. D1smcli not nav obiecne to
The Oregon treaty 1t was always gond policy 10 fix
limit 10 the United STATES. because II was their policy
10 have every thing undtinrd. But what had been the
result of the movement J That the United States had
Appropriated to themselves rich province side Of
The Mexican cmplrc, and the other had taken up
position which surrounded 1t. Now. what merchants
wanted 10 know was, wheh,r the British Government.
saw inf probability OF preserving the political integrity
oi AcNico. Slnge states, III them equal In
European kingdoms .hn applied In foreign powers 10
deraLc their protection There had been Of advan
France but his he knew. that the Of Sonors
which Ile4 contiguous 10 California, ard Is ouf times
larger, had olIp,d to the United States. though the
medium 81 the head nf Of the oldest Spanish families,
In acknowledge lhrr svrregnly, II they wonld protect
them aud secure order, The House might rely upon H.
that differs II nrliaon # accepted, (Which he donbled)
might of bu could not prevent that catastrophe
winch occur unless more decisive measures were
taken. But # European diplomacy failed, what could
be done There was thrd eourse-wetc they pre-
pared 10 take It Mould they act towards Mexico
They had acted towards other states under similar cir
cnmstAnres Would they protect Mexico 7 Would
they do Tor MrNcp What they had done ln anaiher
onllonlzed colony they had done for Greece =
There was no reason why the United States should
watch over Mexico AZ well as Russia watched
Greece.
Mr. Bernal, Mr rhlip Howard, and Mr.. Wakley
expressed ,h,lt approval of the policy announced BY
I.ud palmcrson; aud the subject dropped.
HOUSE or LORDS.
Aug 2Ilh-The Earl of ioden called The attention
The House the present distress IN Ireland He had
lately travelled through Ulster and he coull assure tho
House that there "a4 field Of p1a,4cs untainted
lie hoped that under these circumstances. the ener
geiic would be taken. lie recommended the en-
couragemeni Of the fisheries. Every hour tho food Of
mllInns vas rntnu. lie spoke severely Of absentee
landlords anj hoped that his words would reach them
and induce Them rnturn and assist the wretched peu.
Pile.
The Earl of Clarendon declared that efforts o. the
part OF the government would be wanting avert IS far
as pnssbc. The impending calamity.
Patmmen, was prurogned by the Queen in speech
read by the Lord Chancellor, on The 18th ult 10 Nov.
4rh
The Times on The ooh, devoted an editorial column
to documents upon the Mexican and the Iemarks
concerning II Ia The House Of Commons. We make
from that article the following extract:
Bei1eren powers do not make war private Pm
peny # the interest and the duty of the American
much The Mcxlcans would do; aud in the of any
transfer OF territory, all private property, but especially
the properly Of HenTals sceary protected by the laws
Of the dominant power This opinion is strongly
erlained in Mexico thai many of The principal land
owners and proprieurs in Northern Mexico better
affected 10 the United Safes than their Govern
menl fle express ground Of the superior protection
which the rmrr would all nd To private poperly, and
the immediate Increase which would take place in the
value of land and the transactions OF foreign trade
There political aud territorial reasons of great
weight which induce us 10 view with regret, though
not with Alarm the progress Of the United States 10
look ihis contest the ground of British interests
exclusively, IL may be questioned whether the cnnse-
quences Of the candl,inns Mr. Polk is likely
exact from Mexico would nlIc any injury whatever on
private interests In this country The public creditors
Of Mexico are indeed different position, but their
mslorlunes be attributed to the absurd legislation,
prodgay, and final bankruptcy Of the hlexcans them
srves and the prospects o the foreign bondhoder have
Of cuurse sunk with those of the which he n-
trusted his money.
No case Tor the interference of this country, either
alone or in conjunction with the other European pc wers,
has been made Out: has been warranted by any
ofhe United States since they have carried the
with proprietor towards nenras The only species If
Intervention which could be of use is therefore, that
which ord Aberdeen and Lord Palmerson have both
excessively ppifercd namely, anIcabIe meditation
between The Two countries.
The Americans would we have doubt, be glad. if
possible. terminate this affair they CAN