Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-02-08
SPIRIT OF THE ENGLISH PRESS.


pers "Wednesday the o,h dee. 1t occupied ten sdlid
columns. Outhe following day the leading journals give
an analysis Of will comments It's style and pnrpon
They all complained of lis great length. but they
planned still that Mr.. Pulk hbonrd hard to
justify the war with Mcxtcn As there * Just now III
very important tar Ia occupy The columns ot the press
mole than usual attention paid In ths gfand American
document Nhricanayss d the opialons ol The British
Journals upon IT. and the policy of our Government may
moi be unlnrrcstng. Thereoro, with duo regard 10 the
space Won spare viii give John Bulls opinion OF
our President, HIS Mesa2e. aud his acts Tho Morning
lerad says. \" not the gentle Polk contends, TIL
Mexico rushed into hostlhtlrs. that the American Coy
ordered strong squad the coasts ulNlexco,
and The brave Inyuf='ro Tough and ready. he ls-io
take position at Corpus Christi - " The long yarn
Which Jonathan spns Is like all his yarns where money
aud territory are cmeeraol plausible one but II Ia uh-
founded IN taet and untenahle IN International law, The
whole system OF the annexation Il fcxas from beginning
ocnd was gigantic act ot piaey and fraud, Of which
america will pay dearly the penalty before hf LAPSE Of
another century. Is the credit. however, Is Rug and
the territory hgr, Btuher jonathan has no objection 10
avail himself ri The cfnn Nh the contingent, but remote
punishment The Mernne Chronicle duvuies long
leader To the mceage and Nh Polk aud says in lis synop
sis ri the long documrnt-"l seems monsltoua thing
that mouth of man should run Oh thus, that II should
parade hypocrisy IN the das light that II should insult the
understanding oi world Il seems nctcdblc-ih
credible, not as a matter o principle. putlanshlp.
matter ot flaht Nrang. n point al honesty false
hood We lay the morality 81 the thing aside. Wedeal
WIN ue NpNh oi such fIns' lllc''a a. those ii MI
9lh seI''hs Nnl'A a. n'l'i "' advocacy ~ lne'
ton nj wise FOOLISH OF clever stupid II policy OF
ollly To what end make statements that Ill deceive
~ ono ana winch WI undo s'nhc efcdll ln the iuiuTef
ne answer Is i3' ~ saho o those VINO Wonl an excuse
,9I hRe le,s19ta me hl'n'el' eoh'odes as urhee
~ saNm2 MAJ 'lf L. rut,i thal hr Folk history
Nr PHI uge and Mr. iolh2e patriotism lave upon his
as country Inc Noie eltallani' II VIII BE- Ia hR eomml
lo's q ihen @l i'lhem hiaee IT'S adnIeaaed llail
'f .le sake N lhe necessary haFlle9' hail nt his traction
tupss do Ia anil
'i73 "''' an ''a'"'' ~ '''e 9"s''''p upa
i lay themselves UlHH 10 CONVECTION
Inc 'Hi"H'ie has h'a''l" spoken h2lly Of the FOLK
'5'nn, aihp IN af'9Ua "a us e"lnW,ien l''if, bn'
" "tEt'1' u 'f'1 W. 9''o' M ',u'oP'. - ne
VI 43ns Isl complains ~ tf 4lfal ehslh al hefelh
VI SUI ana G7's "a 10 s'A nm ne document sl'hhs
1s I' 1T ' .i' ad'H III le hf honesty 81 Nnelleah
"Pl7'a'eN u Is III GA tHfb' 10 lheh quarrel Win
,l'' az Nin''" l4'fa'i lna t'''H i III. ''h, Woo
dne IL f"lh III many year pal. Tue 'hicd states
haN' Mtn paving upon N'Neo WIN l'Rhld 10 folk s
ludls'ihh ii the annexation 81 eNas 'hr foS says
lie Is l'lnbN msthrn Il he expects any one VIII m
deceived ny eeh shallow nonsense III another week all
Europe "llo' t"ghnR al hi9eInm1y apology iar pail"
bic fraud gigantic s"ihd, Wei. worthy tne "nart's
aud i@'es' people IN Mon'y1om, - throughout
inc "n'' ""Nnhhi, We NM m ahhdahec al uihi eau
ap''l peace "loa Is - slN2hlafy fara'ieise ol Amer
can lnsng MY.
nc mes Ro9s lu1itr' FiRahS palmer ANA 'pis deep
ti'f,l 'hf'5 a''"o Wy ~ !"'N'o2 'l' "s' ora hla
el5e he on Is 10 int IA 'h' f@nA S7ne admitted
iHn'le al andSp"'d nun ana l" elect retreat under
e"'tf ii th'7 lo''npp /" ohet course Is II p'sfn,
f"n1' T. elAe "3iN 81 i''s' 50 'm'ilue,s IN naauude
md 80 N'@Hs'tH' IA tHhtS - l" deity hn,{A5 end
lpeA@nSi e9piladeinn. NJ President f1Ik h"s, III
Ms annual ' sr2r h'aN ld"llea lhese iaeileS ei "lfn
sN' NlaIr lie has Iad II an 81 lh'rh az to i1rn an
mex P2nah' ed'hr' AVS PlIahH" o' mendafl'f bomb
P'e'is ',1' 'al"hp VI hfS up" ms s''hRadrd III one
a'I''na' aS I'lg ase s1n"i,e remains IN conjunction
"h Is fellows, II VIII De '9ona 10 contain derelton
u tol"1sia' Idrt. N"ha2 so'l 81 verbal scrutiny
81 f "'oe 9"hRl''' ''lla eP'Pr Us !" o'sFse oi 'h'
l"fFesF'S ana a,"hgh'S 1t 'ah'ah, mere It's own
P'olAIlA S'ffe IL, - '"ht'N'I' WI Hlh 7ahNluols
Is 'he h,frfnih 'e't o ii''uos' W = therefore leave
f1ilf fhi'i mA2's1tii, can lar l" state 10 demo
e'aue community IN ds'htf 81 an o'Jo. ana onofois
war caused h} 'hr Idly Fnd "'h'dhe,3 81 Ina own ad-
mlhlsifa''on III IS Tue Inst tlme tha' The American
people ale caIln upon 10 l1uk INC gracious hscr Oh all
'''l VI me Y1,i eAfhs, o' lef territorial lniS ny
dishonest diplomacy h1d III aggressive "af. = lie
"lolr LANGUAGE 81 lols'N@l}' "naius a'Afn i llla Of
lnsallajle tyranny ana iWu5rr ne elrrls al such en-
tepnzes as Tins "m are already visible n lowering the
woo lone al Plllllf' morality m the United states
And thus ior column the Times srods like fish
woman, and 'iihs MI FOLK IN terms httd only ior the
ghafltsm oi the ste VS. Even The tom OF the mes
saee III regard To lie new lafdl, Is censired -
I'll Is The narrow splft o a vulgar democracy. carp
lng at institutions only kno"nlo 1t by the mlsreWoscn-
taons OF It's own leaders, ofseen llroaeh the medium Of
intense self conce aud We eek IN vain IN any part Of
This message for sentiment or an argument which can
give lasrc t. war nr 1ustty the extension oi territorial
conquest, or place The policy ailbe Government of the
nrd siiios GA that lily elneher 10 winch II once n
pred Tiny ha'e conquered sollindcs, they have cN-
pended millions they have crushed the weak they have