Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-03-13
PuEBLA, Jan. II. 1878.

81 had 10 day possession ct speech Of Mr.. lay
printed IN Spanish Il Is the with his resolutions.
d hyend 81 lexington. and sent 10 this Country for
collation.. Jnlurunaely person has taken II of -
It IS printed and cirrhattd hrn ghnu this country AID
is daiog It's work and Will in all probability prevent
/ peace untl they satisfied has pronnncIanento will
not eY"'uinaize the government nf The United Staes'
The Uuion publishes the freg9ng an extract Of
letter from distinguished fIirer 10 mem'er Of Con
aress. We presnme Tue Mesicans became convinced
thai Nr. Claws Lexington pnnuncameno would MT
"yul1on2e the Governmental We find that a fortnight
aef the date Of this lsrr they actually did make
treaty OF peace proving he writer no profhet There
has been infinite dea! fnepsense uttered in regard
the effect # Wing speefhr>. and out of Congress
upln the prae mind IL NeSieo. 1t is well known that
few papers Published there have exceedingly lin
tied circulation. and bat if nusber, aiming trans
alon If Mr. Clay speech. had been put into the hands
Of every man in Mexico. nineteen wenelhs OF The pop
uaiion would have heen the wser simply because
Of their Bt know ihg how 10 read. The few enlightened
men Of The couatry-anl enlightened and highly edaca-
Iednen they have, notwithstanding the general sno-
rance-Who may have seen the SPEECH, Know very wen
the relation Of lis distinguished author to The Admins
raon Bei, snppose they did not. and, IN Their leo"'
rance. hailed il as m indication of the policy to whlcH
Nr. Polk waad be fdced to conform. shall freedom OF
speech and debate be challenged here because the VI
ii The speaker NAV be apprehended by MeAcanS.-
NJ mole sntgi e8or made TO sic all enquY
into the origin of wat, aud the manner Of carrying
on, than by holding the charge Of treason over the i
Vt every man who dared To differ with the EXecuN'
and MS RnlunS on each Of these topics. But, lhao'
liasrn the spirit oil freedom thus to be crush
ed. D,SpIsiag the calamny, whether made by "'
President iahs annual message, weekly reeTals1 y
his ohsquo0s fiji ial JOURNAL and lis village aeh0es,
Wing orator. in and on Of Congress, have not ail'''
IN lhe duty, but maintained by ;heiE arguments, iHV
ira lons aud VOTES, thai the enced oy NV
President in an unconstitutional manner. lll be h"''
treason to express an opinion in regard TO the oHsl ''
coednct of The war which reflects upon the pts
iderd, and which. niscoBsTued by ignorant pe7'
bors, n.abt give them ''aid and comtoH,' Won"
not be act oflega treason to vote at the pa"
far any no held o. inions different from 'He'''
dent. It Mr.. Polk were Just fable in using the laosoSs
he did in his message before the last-langnage N"''
the Wings never will and never ought to lors'Ve-'
are his District Attornies neglecttul Of their du'y
prosecuting every Wing voter for high rfaSo''
moment the nominee of the Wig National Con'f''.
is announced, he should be indicted, tog. nn1a' s''T
we beat Mr.. Polk, any SUPP rier Of his P"'y'
be inferred tHat the hlexcans will rejoice. II u"
'rina ho we'll founded, II must apply in all ~,
moral reason aallege that Nh Polk has ''oi"'t
ca s..;uho. . y 20; loyal trasoh to vote ls"''