Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-04-27
WING CONFIDENCE MR poIU

al has
o'oy ou' Two voted the character of tribute l., H..
honesty, patriotism and good policy Of the p,..;I..
lhere is degree Of cool ass.mniion i, III
met with even in the scrupulonsosss ar '''"
iare momenrs exanina, lion wi, s,G;,. "a',
nn'ounded is any claim of the kind.
Tie President Recommended tho,
wi; '''"'''''''h Oh the joint occupancy, and the
-; ' oe"a'e' almost unanimously, voted for n
,ia '"0'"'hs Tor giving notice. Combining our
VIZ" 10 'hese Two facts. there would seem IN H.. .,
ID -. "' '"e assertion that the Wings had endors.
eu ''e PRESIDENTS p,lcy. But let us ,,k lle c,s,,
INV 'e circumstances and il will be found that IN. ,e
o'"''oh OF notice, which received The sancion of Win
'o'e' IN 'he Senate, was, in fact re5uke Of tho p,
'e'' ana as such was resented and VOTED aoans, nv
MS peculiar :ends in that body
1t is obvious that ia his MESSAGE The p,esJo,, ,..
e's neeoa'ion al an end. and that the notice was ira,
"a WIN view 10 the occupation Of the whole e,rorv
Such was the understanding Of ,be-messooe nv al w.
"es' at the time Of lis transmission When The NAV.
ment was first made in the House in re.,ns, =, H.,
message The resolution offered simply rones,d H..
ffesloeot 10 give the notice The rroyiso VI bi,h a.
subsequently lncorp rated an amer dmeo w,s Jso,,
eu objectionable by all friends of the Ppsiden,
'alheu extreme preiensions 10 the Territory 'rbor
"'efS'ed, Tor the sake Of the iasidous r. serv,,io,
a' 'he teSailon was not to stand in the wav Of neo
"a''os' hn' they woulJ have preferred the naked.,
"'"' without provlso or quailfca on
Eve" before The passage Of The Restitution in tho
''0'se' II became sppafen the business had been o.
'""snoey managed, that the notice, in some farm
"oulo necessarily nave 10 be given. II became an oh
J''' '"ee'"re, with The moderate If both parties in N
oehae 10 shape the resolutions that the no,ics mich, h
give" " .e lorn most accordan with the self rcsnoc
VI "e nation ard least likely 10 be offensive TO the o,l
parry 10 'he Convention, Nlessrs. CoLauIrr and Cp,r
1ANpEN submitted resolutions which breathed spiri, f
peace and placed The notice provided for upon Tho
ground mol 4" It's being intended supersede or exclude
"esoia'ion, but ol lis tendency TO lead to speedv and
ahicdoie settlement, by negotiation and compromise
hese resolutions divided The Senate during the debate
l ne ultra Oregon men all advocated the simpe notice
ne lar greater portion of Senators expressed prrfe.
renee Tor notice, as modified by or the other Of The
resolutions alluded to. A day was appointed TO take
'"e vote. MI CRiTTENDEN's resoui inns were adop,ed
ny deciced maturity, as amendment to the reslu.
'os winch came from the House, and the amended re-
solutions then passed the Senate by the decided vote If
~ 10 a. And among the minority were two Wb;os
and one Democrat, who preferred Mr.. CRYrrEspr,,.
resolutions 10 any oiher but who voted against them
oeng opposed 10 notice in all shapes aud under all ci,
cums'ances There were then bu: eleven Senators ont
oil iiy four present. (and The two absent would have
'ed win the maJouy) who were found willing 10 SHE.
tam he PRESIDENT IN resolution, simply providing that
The notice should be ven phrase IL will be reco
lecled TOO that the Houses resolutions requested" the
President To act; whereas the Senate left 10 his dis
erection TO do In the Spartan band of eleven are f,,d
the Chairman of The Committee Of Forelun Relaiiops
and every one Who supported the President in lis ass,r.
lion OF our "c'ear and urgueslionabe right" 10 the
Whole OF Oregon. II ever there was fayorite measure
OF the Executive senay rebnked, we think il was the
recommendation Of Mr. Polk to give notice for the tor.
nnaon of the Convention Of 1928, with view of
proceeding to occupy The whole of the territory And
yet, strange TO say. the vote Of the Wings in body for
resolution the passage Of which they considered asa
great Conservative triumph over reckless faction.
whose aim is TO involve the country in war is claimed
as tribute Of The Wings the sagacily and prudence
OF the President. Mr.. ALLEN sets himself up as the
true Interpreter of the Presidents views-and as Chair.
man OF The Committee Of Foreign Relations he stands
!" peculiar relation to that funclionay. lie repeats
odly, before the taken, said The res o,ions If
Mr. CRITTENDEN would ieter the President and inter.
lere wh all his plans. The reader has no, foroo,,s,
The manner in which he spoke of the resolutions and If
the motives OF the Senate. after their adoption nor Of the
terrible cast CATION lie received therefor from Mr.. Crit.
tenden Mr.. ALLEN was singuarly obuse to dencunc.
in such nnmfasnred terms, resolutions which have since
been discovered 10 be Offering, The part Of ,bs
Wing Senators. to the foresight, patriotism, frmness
and integrity Of the President We venture to saw Mr.
POLK when he heard Of The passage Of The resolutions
felt no emotion OF gratitude 10 the Wings, and would
gladly be spared any such manifestations Of their
confidence.
The mere giving Of Office - " hat,ver might be
thought Of The policy-was never denounced by the
Wigs as tanamount TO declaration of war They
knew that 1t but the Of RIG hit provided Tor
by the Convention aud that Great Britain would have
no cause to complain. Ba, ii was all important lhatit
should be given in proper manner, and the Wings act
ing in body with The conservative portion Of the Demos
cratic party, secured that beet far as the Senate 10
Concerned Ii this be triumph for the President let
him make the most Of ii-and may he have many such
10 enjoy.
We regret to say that the Whiss, on II Prospect Of
he hole Of his course, in regard 10 the Oregon Ones.
on have not confidence in the President. They des
sire to show party feeling in all that concerns our
Foreign Relations. Nothing like lacous opposition
charged upon the Wings Of either House Of Congress
But they are constrained To oppose reckessness and in
temperance, let them APPEAR where they may.
THE GREAT FAIR.
We have slready published the circulsr OF a L ON
nltlee Of Arrangement, in relation to gres, Fair to DO