Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-12-31

claedesaer and IS was supposed. factly carried oia
yess' trnp New Orleans u the Island OF Cuba. |
Immediately caused such steps Ia n taken rs ihldlh
Necessary, IN case The iaomltiaa had received shodd
prove cltreet yndcae the homer Of the country aud
the righ of every prison seekur asfl um en- our sol
10 the pfatse ion Of our laws The person alleged to
have been abducted was promptly restoed, and the cir
enns arces Of the ahant TO UNDERGO YES
taalion belarea udicia tribunal. would respectfully
suggest, that. although the crme charged 10 have been
cantutcd in this is held odiaus being II conflict
with opinions the subject Of national siverrgny
and personal freedom, There is no pfohlh1h Of II. OF
punishment ar it, provided in any ael IF ugIess. Tho
eXpedency If supplying this detect iao criminal code
is therefore recommended 10 your eonsd ration.
have selupulously avoided any n,cJa eaee in the
and conlenons whleh have recently distracted tu
rope.
During the late clllc between Austria and Hungary,
there secured 10 be- prospect that the latter might he
come an independent nation. However talnt that pros
reot at The time appeared Thought Il my duty, Ia &c
cordauce with The general sentiment OF the American
people, who deeply symmlhzcd with the Magyar patf
nls To stand prepared. upon the contingency OF HE
Enlistment by her OF permanent Government, to BE-
the first to welcome independent Hungary iatp the lm
y OF nations For tins nnrP sci invested an agent then
IN Europe, with power 10 declare our Hllhugness pfom
~ recoenize her Independence. in the event Of her
ability 10 sustain it, The powerful intervention OF Rus
sin in the CONTEST eXinanshed the hopes of tie sim2
Cling Mo2yafs. lac United Slatcs did not, ut any
lime. interfere in the contest; but the feelings of the
nation strongly ented IN TIL cause and by the
suneriues # Grave people. who had made a gallant
though uusuee ssl oian to be free.
Our claims np1n Portugal have been, during The past
year. cuted vita renewed viar AID 1t has been my
object To employ every elllt of honorable diplomacy u
procure tleif adjustment. Oar late Charge d9Atlaes
III Lisbon tire Hon. Geaee " Hopkins, dc able and
energetic, but unsuccessful cuts In set lie these nnp,tas
ant matters of con sY, and II obtain dsmny tlr
the wrongs which Wee tbe sNhI aels OF Complaint Oar
present Change d'Atltes at ihat Court wlal-o ban9
10 the prosecution OF these claims ability and zeal The
revolutionary and Distracted cludtan u Portugal m past
times has been represented as Il the laduG causes
Of her dely in indemnltylng our suffering c zes But
mnsf uoW say it Is matter OF Profound regret that these
claims have nj yet been settled The omission Of Pr
uga To d . jus Ice f. the American claimants has
assumed character grave and serious that | shall
shortly make II the subject Of special message 10 Goa
gTess, with view to such ultimate action as It's wisdom
and patriotism may suggest.
With Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Donm1rk,
Belgium, the Netherlands, and the ialian States, we
still manttin oar accustomed amicahle relations
Dulma The cent revolutions in lie Papal States our
Charge dAfairs at Rome has been unable To present
his letter # eedeuce, which, Indeed. he was directed
by nay predecessor TO Withhold unn he Should rerelya
further orders. Such was the unsettled condition o.
things in those States that WIS hot deemed eAPtdlent
In give him any Instructions on the subject 81 presenting
his credfnlal letter different from those with which he
had been furnished by the late Administration, nnl he
18th Of june las; Wben, in consequence of The want ot
accurate information Of the exact staie o things at thai
distance from rs, be instructed 10 exercise his own
discretion in presenting himself to the then existing Co
yerumont, il IN his Judgment sufficiently sahe or, II
Mt 10 await further events. Since that period Rome
has Undergone another revolution. and he abdes HE
tabShlaeut OF a government sufficiently permanent to
justly him in opening dploua., intercourse with it.
With the Republic ol Mexico, ii is oar true policy Ia
cultivate he most friendly relations Since the ta'illca-
ton of the treaty of Guadalupe Ildalso, nothing has
ruTrp1 spfouS character disturb them faithful