Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-06-01

b.psing \ sulemn duty him ehts magistrate II
asst on III ,,ri.a .nns Aal only esi,i. nut In
jsagp II the uie1snrs ri that II i's u
us very neSslse ihtt : MT Ia :, permitted. That
language fbf Ill. fir tn clai fEHsis'f t.
AMI In clnfrnity with that. he sends IN message
wtthou, giving PARTICLE ni cydenes IL lhuse
great Political which ia sseed the "a
not decisions as this ~ in deaattas vehcf
we shall MT speak IT not IA lha way ii cen
state II nn.y matter ri taei. luette tTpni
The messatc Itself nnl ubfedy great and dangerous
misconrepiiuu of thu. celebrated DECLARATION.
But thst not all lie tells you The message.
that il hls become hr settled lcy II the c,.unify.
What npl the declaraan2 No Bnt That Il hsa become
tho settled r.e, of this country tcsi3 whit tbs d.
carlon aims n. n resist II need be. by appeal 10
ars the gi extent. Il thu fla ilcil Is there
,en ans iasi1ncr in which this declaration has been
NED into ri ct II hsra be, let it 5e pointed nut lage
there not been nnnnerabln instances IN winch IL has
nj been aPpIedl Certainly: and tIan hat
The declaraDu under this broad interpretation. was
dsavuwcd entirely three years Afterwards by thp vote ri
H., republican nary ReaI the debates. and ypu
tlat II was entirely ,i,1ybwed BY t'e ohrt mapisrtle
hlns,lf It MAYER was the declaration NJ the republican
party. And let say ir Is prnPer that s.ia1ld
mako the drrlirltioH ot Tits OCCASION That 1trfe has
be- m cn'fe terutpl between he iNo pffllss III THIS
.u1try ~ reference (, puf fifaign relations II thu
reimbursement oi government aud down 10 = late
period | VIII mad II III commearemnni ol Jarhsans
administration. tie pdcY u' The republican ariy "s Ia
avoid war rs ing ~ war could he aded aud In resui
pafy. without b.roa pa,fy. nd not 81 deeded All
avcra n Ia var. Ihr thin, feset,ed. and hence
whn inyr underwood In sanI sui" natmaln my
ground it yrr, III nrsuans connected win oat In
cryu rrlatuns. have cen compelled Ia e. ePofaie VII!
gentlemen nn the oppfsltr d' nnd Ia Irsis tos' IN tie
midst uC whom stand Non il Is nat and never has
's'cn the c.tail,,trI p,lcy NJ The country And II
,hruil b'rome the win esfeBi II winch this
declaration has boru interpreted tn = aar pelee "ouId
ever be- di,'u- ad orr tass ~ J,tn, Haal yer sand
open -Wat. would never cease.
What lhr Ffrsdent has asserted in ths cl4n l. not
prin Hpc belonging h tins de.afliiun 1t Is principle
which IN his mlSrnsepaa II II. ha h., eaar1ed nron
It, but which has an entirely different morning md ten
doncy. This new Pnnsrlr's thai WHEN anY p1Yer on
th, continent comes involved il internal warIre, aud
the weaker SIDE chooses t. niaLr application L Us for
qlpr,rt wc are blunl IL give then support for lear
that the offer II the sovereignty IT tie
country may b. made 10 some ntrf po'ref aud accepted
There It h. is there any such principles that ls
famous doslaiaon} Not nj all. Il goes infinitely be
ysnd ihis dangerously beyond tbisll puts II IN the
power Of other p,yors the continent In make par
rs to al their wars. AMI hencs sly. II thls broad IN
trprcation be- gwen to hi4 declaration, We shall ateyer
be- Involved IN wars By not d.saYowng principle
vhrh will compel ~ To resist every oi lnlefPosi
qDl1n On this continent would no, wlsh 10 BE- under
rtod defending .he opposite. thai WE arr neyer 10
lnlorpl-e That position which wanl be nearly rs
dangerous and absurd the ohrr. Put en- general
T-o be- ald dawn ~ guide IN en such question: NJ,
cllrd on It's own merits. Whether yon will fes.st ar
not. and the measure oi Your resistance. whether ii shlli
he by ucgiii ion, 1nte. 81 tptae intermediate
measure. or hy ut 10 auna-lll tins must h drrr
mined and decided the mtrlls Il In question itseli
That the only Wise c.lufse. w. not Ia lte quo
ted an ne every necaslpn tins aeneal declaration.
which any and every meaning nay bn attached There
are OF nlorpo4ltian where would rnlnrt II tie
hazard al war with all rs calamttles An 1'ted ar
unrl wl answer. may designate Tho ca'e nj tn.
bl. SO long Cuba rotntins the hands III SPAN,
friendly powrr power al which have m dread. II
sh,uld continue ~, II has been tho policy ol all
administrations slnre have Teen connected with
the government to ld Cuba remain there hnt with the
hSc dctcrm natlun, which hope never will he ren
pushed that II Cuba pass from her IL shall mol be into
any other hands but oure. lhs, not lfJm feeling OF
ambition not from desire for the extension ai dominion.
hut because that island Indispensable the safety nj
tho T. States rather hecause II Is indispensable IN the
safety o he t States that this island should not be in
ccrai hands ere that island other hand eoastng
trade would be- interrupted. rhe 1maanl o nur com
mcrce in thu whole oNlcnt Of the would bt py
on up--)ur would b. liable INTERRUPT
ton, accompanied by congnsye elects in the event Of
Ia the same category will refer n case in which
We might most legltmatey have resisted foreign pow
e. and that case Texas. That casehas been greatly
misunderstood. II sprung npin the midst of party eN
crmrn, when IA large portion of both parties decided
hasllly and when it WAS difficult. If not impossible To
ted this nop that Great Britain intended To colun,ze
Texas and reduce her 10 her power That WAS not my
dread. What Was dreaded was thls:-1eyas berg
small power and Great Britain having free and large
intercourse with her. and almost none. although
"hno of our hone and flesh ai or nesh she would
gradually have been weannd of her affection Tor
Kindness tur England and AVERSION fn us. would have
been the result. know that Is the inevitable tendency
Of c'drrmluous relations between nations Atihat very
time there was question with thiseannty and lpNas.
which hal 1t not been Tor the most amlcabe relations
WHICH suhsstrd between us, would have ended IN hos
Utilities; and Texas. If alcnaed from with than
houSa nd miles OF boundary of woods aud rvers almost
undpfnahc line would the natural o things,
have subjected us to wlr with Great bnian, ctlnhl
ned With Texan and Mexican Wat== SAW All this.
| saw It clearly. ! saw that II was case IN Which to
act resist the mtcrposltinn and that thore WIS M
other mode 10y which resistance could be made except
by aunaNaoi. and therefore | VAS IN favor ol annex
alton.
To RE CONCLUDED
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