Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-08-14

The National inteliIencer. tie other dav. gave ~.
on what it considered very nigh authority an account u
design entertained by many adventurous spirits, aud
conntenanced By the Executive, invade tile northern
provinces OF NJ Xlc', Stir up revolution and proclaim
The Republic IF the Sierra Madre. 1t named General
Shields as the heal Of the enterprise The Union ~
MED very PsItlvely the wh le story ana occasion VA
taken III tile lpuse Of Representatives by n4Iuper II
dsavow for Gen. Shields al designs ot tie kind That
s1ch scheme has been entertained, denies. We
take the denial Of the Uniun, therefore, only 81 Tar as the
Executive is cncerned The fact relied upon with ei~r-
ence to Cen Shields acquIt him OF all imp ms VIZ
that he is stumping it in Illinois with a sat IN
the U. 5. Senate Instead If beng the Rio Granie y
entirely nc9nclusive.
The ntelIgence thus replies to Il truth of its state
ments
Some doubts ana little III have been east up-
On that part of a statement from S.,pden pnb,.-
Ell by day ago. Of hos lie eNpelun bpIin alb ut
o be organized from oorders against the NNlcau
provinces The Rio Gmndt which represents Gu
Shields being the head d ii; and a " ashinuLnI
correspondent Of Of the New York papers gops u hr
uncIvIy speak OF the statement as "a miserable
tdbrlcIon imposed upon Us; for that, though Ia llst
S,lICled TO undertake such movement, there etI-
dence % show that Gen. Shields is Connected With
IT, he berg, when last heard from, travelling ii llI.
nuIS.
Upon which have to remark
First Lat the authority upOn which we published
The statement referred To Is much higher than that Of
any Of the parties contradlctng it, Tie substantial
part OF It, HE hostile design, Is cOrrobpated BY every
one even OF thOse who carp al disclosure VINO
Is to head or command III the enterprise is Of little
consequence. The essential part is that such scheme
Is atoot.
Secondly: No personal disparagement or unkindness
was intended by us towards Gen. SHIELDS il publishing
the statement that he is at the head OF this movement
against the Mexican States on the Rio Grande Tnst
gentleman, mbued with military SPIRIT and we doubt
not with patriotic impulse entered mo the late var
with Mexico without, as far as we know, any Prev
Gus military education. War was with him a ua,,lon
not profession. lie proved niseIt gallant soldier
and came ont Of the war with the reputation an accom-.
pushed officer. tie acquired DISTINCT in the war-
lie has a relish for military life and al his ca ry aye
Is probably ambitious OF further distInc lon There Is
no difficulty III believing thai he has been elected
10 lead Inc American force which is to conuner these
States from Mexico. We shall Continue 10 B.. Iieyet
mt i i conTadlced BY the authority as that from
which We received the ntnrmati0n.
Thirdly IL is 10 contradiction Of wis, /, hen
stated concc ilng Gen. Shields being desig ,ed a. the
head Of this enterprise 10 say that. when last heard
ION, he Wasiravellng IN Illinois In that State is
his dOnicle. " hat more feas,abe, what mure prol-
able than that gen lem u about to engage
terprse. penous IN every view Off, should desire be-
fire departing upon exy edlion from " lch he may
return To SET his affairs in order! WHAT more
natural than that, engaged IN secret enterprise, H..
should keep his secrets 10 himself He could not
have been expected TO proclaim it from the hps ion
Fourthly: We Shall be happy to learn that Gen
Shields has really determined not 10 cnuape in hl, en-
icrpilse-We have sufficient for hun u, drsirr
Tor his own sake and earnestly too, thai he NAV not 10
implicated in it.