Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-11-15
POLITICAL,
From IA, National Inieiiponccr.
tRAL LAY OR ADAIINlSrRA ALTON.

W - Hsome WdhN me ihpld REVIEW which runi-
menced last uce. Of hr Administration If President 1ay
r. in general reply 10 The sweeping deauncation If the
toH III reference 10 Those questions regard which
Inv Administration has VT had 10 opp ftuuy mani
les! ITS ohcY lis principles. or lis rules ul aclion
For the Hfst nme IN our history, on the advent u
new Administrations the accession Of Gencrnl Inyor To
the Presidency has heen mel by the announcement uf q
predetermined opposition In all previous cases. ihose
presses which opposed the successful candidate had The
fairness In declare thai the Administration should
he judged 10y lis merits not hal IL would be Opposed
10 the bitter end. ma m,uef what face il might wear
This injustice is the more strange aud rrprehensble as
The Chie Magistrate against whom II was denounced
vas one whose honesty md patriotism were universally
admitted and whose justice. moderation aud purity
almost as we'll known to his conntrymen rs his bravery
aud glorious military achievements
Following out this Of determined hostility, The
Ron' aud It's nnAiares (unlarlunaiely for thcm)touk
ground agana the Adminlsitalan IN The affair 81 the
French Minister, Mr. ponssin In our late attiee wa
ndNcted 10 the shameless Of thu Democratic press
rs on this suhifci; since which Ne fn1 by the recent
ndvces om Pans. that the French Cabiuel hnd recall
I'd Mr. pouAso and were moi half eager fol- his yndi
cation and The { information Of our own Government ~
The tainn and its allied presses. Trnr il that he
Onion has lately taken the alarm. fearing the cnnse
qnences al lis own fashnesa. Two weeks ago its col
nmns leemrdw with Mr. Pnussi yiadiealiun, aud il
showed. lom publications. which 1t Is unnecessary
10 quote, strong peesumpttyo evidence heiug he
confidence Of The French legation. What has become
OF that l't''r Of NJ dc luequeyo which the Union de-
enrrd had Al leugh been doclphcrrdl What were It's
enncnt-} pd II censare the French Minister This
locr could nrvcr have been communicated Ia our own
Gnyonmert.ns 1t arrived inter the dlmssa If Mr. puus
IN. Tho Editors nl the Union Amatirans IN tel
my ought 10 tell all they knaw aboo the contents dl
HAT letter. WHY nns II sent IN dreiphct2 a. Int Mas
HE difficulty IN deelphcfing ~ Had the Frrneh cga
i'm l1sI the hfyotl a6d II 50, how was It louudi
III" | mon announced thai it was derrhred. Dd The
Editors Of the nnn help To find The keyi Or haw did
ih'y mike on' the contents of rtef lrnm ~ de loc
quevlo IN cipher without the AID Of the key W. wish
we could say 'Hous rcrfouS,' but sndy afraid
HEY will neseft Us, nnd then how shall ,re ever get
The KY tn thesc ,isedes} llhee hr any French or.
gan IN the country WIN will candcsrnd to answer
these questions, We beg tho Union 10 commend Us 10
himl
Our ncigbors, following the example, mud alheing 10
the naenage II NJ de- Iocqneville with n degree ol
slrtl worthy The meridian Of Pms. have assaulted the
Secretary Of State for his hitter Of the 2ls of April,
quc,lins Mr. Poussia then in Nav York. II rpalr 10
Washington after he had menllcd the government.--
The Onion insis'el that the Secretary after his govern
mrn' had been iauntcd by the French Minister nitbtho
refusal 10 pay an honest debt-ayr md honest debt
incurred under the necessities n war, Gas II we had no
me1hs Of carrying on the without rubbng Mr.. Pore
after beog charged with cvadmg the paympn, of Thai
debt by illuminating the character Of mn houcsi nlpn
(ro pud0r. Mr. PurD hnd dared 10 ask tho author oi
this insocnre 10 Washington from New York,
and that, tua, Niihont unnecessary delay New, he
understood aud remembered. TINT when the Secretary
fir, came into Office he had followed the ex1lnpe by
Mt Monroe mnre ihhu thirty yrais ago, followed upb
Messrs Forsyth, Webster. aud nearly every Srofetnr,
since. of sending circular IN every Foreign Minister
accredited Ia this Government. tallmg upon him
side N Washington. Tor tho purpose of facilitating The
Transaction Of the public business. Ga n former occasion
we showed that The French Emperor Napoleon had com
PEELED Foreign Ministers e. how his army bf this puf=
pose; and Nh Barlow actually accompanied linn in his
su sian ramralgn Ilefe, plain republican seefea-
~. commencing with Mi Monroe aud ending with Alr
CLAYTON. have only dared 90 81 lar ~ Ia rail- upon the
ministers OF lorelgn mtlous Ia reside III W abingdon.
Tho circular bad been considered for about quarter of
century Indispensable especially because tho Seerca
~ of State Is anne compelled correspond and TRANSFER
business not only with our Ministers aud Consuls
abfpnd but with all those gentlemen ul The diplomatic
corps accredited by loelan nations To The government ol
the United StiIes In Enoope 1t Is held 10 be the a.
know lodged right o any government To compel he resi-
deuce Of The fuegn min the seal of government.
10y refusing 10 correspond with llem when absent from
Their ST. fracllrn eAprencn has shown that IN dl
plomacy, n iew mlnnes' conversation is often ad
yauiaaenus both parties lhan volume OF written
respondeoce aud here, The Secretary Of State bring aid
ed only by few clerks. the clerical force would be
sufficient even 10 copy the written correspondence OF the
Department. should hlogn ministers refuse Ia obey The
circular. Mr. Ponssn bound obey it, aud ls if
conscious that he was 81 hound, he dard his offensive
letter "N ashingtnn" when he really New York.
Then how could The Secretary offend IN requesting hun
10 repair to this city, especially when the obieet was
kindly 10 permit him 10 rrae his insult, as he did,!
But the apology & Of Nh Prussu, In dis country reply
that the Secretary, after heing nsulted should not Lave
veulured request that minister Ia repair oil7 city
without unnecessary delay Ihni rrqnes seems IL
these genllemon have been ,euslyrl lie sunli
have replied. they think. OF the mosi studied
politenrss, altr this government had bren grossy insult
I'd. The Administration will not we hlnk, fear tna
bile the sentence OF the American Epople upon This or
any other part of lis correspondence with the French
Minister Let us now pass Ia other topics
One Of the most etresllng questions which have ag
ltaed the public mind during The preceding ycaf arises
onl OF Ihe ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF Mexico and the annex aon
Of California and New Mexico 10 the Cuei States
Iba! question Is, whether slavery shall shall not be
permitted to tx within The limits of those Territories
All efits 10 settle this question have hitherto proved
aborve The I'LL introduced into the Senate DUNG the
session Of S7. AS by Mr. Cha, passed the Senate
Of The United States by majority Of twohlns oi that
distinguished body, but land on The table at the close
Of The session by sna majority That measure, the
effect Of which Ia settle the constitutional question
discussed IN Congress, whether slavery existed that
OF Mckee that ne and whether citizen Of The
United States had right to emlgTae 10 that IerTlipy
with his slaves and hold them such the last Ell
fort made in Congress with any prospect OF 10
ay The excitement and put end TO the geog aphcal
divisions between The Northern and Southern sections If
the Union. But jud9lng from wha has been publ shed
California aud written from that Territory TO the pub
lie prints in the United States. 1t has been desire of
President Taylor 10 settle this disacng que ton by
another mode and that by the admission of the Ter
rories States into the Uaon, leaving the people uf
each The power 10 regulate The domestic question ii sla
very them respectively shall seem fit, The moment
California is admitted as State she has tho exclusive