Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-11

Such being the duties OF our national n,sil,,o ~.
must discharge those duties voluntarily or all other m,
sohs must compel us 10 ii by force. We must act n
S'od iaih OF 10 punished Tor he contrary rasa ia
now beiere the word which must be A Test 4, will
prove VINE her we have have not an honest Govern
meht whether we worthy or unworthy nf ,nr nst
lnans whether all other maritime nations A. sfpn, on
the ocean together rs we will tlnely permit ns +, fal,
He ishihaelSh psitIon ut Buccaneers or will unite
gilnsi us fr mutual poecian This case is the Cuban
case aud all the Intelligent will admit that il is well fit
Ted 10 induce serious reflections Somn OF our editors and
e fie'pondens, some Of our public servants sume Of
our merchants and traders some Of our edventut,rs and
fortune seekers ialk and act as ii we as nation had
united license 10 conquer luuder all other nations
under the pretenco u extending the area II freedom h,
onr national flag was feon ensign under which we
might make free goods and free lands ard free servants of
all other nations upon whom STONY enough to
tramp'e We dnit that tho disposition is old and
wen established ell mentof he Ango-Sax1n Character
But never before has II been openly avowed by POT
non hi ourselves however acted upon by Ango
cousins. Our Government far as the evidence has
been heard has thus far acted in good fai, to maintain
national honor aud national obligations But it has been
opposed aud defeated in The attempts in same parts of our
country and II Is now plainly told by some that its ef
forts to maintain lis laws aad its honor are inconsistent
with public opinion. and will be sanctioned by ma.
Jony OF the nation. II this be true though ee do not vet
believe H. then majority of entirely unworthy of
our institutions, loo debauched aud pfohgae m popular
government. and no better than the Buccaneers and AL
y,
rates in any other age.
And II we are too drbauched to permit honest Gov
eminent 10 discharge lis obligations to elect honest
government all civilized nations owe and must dis
charge duty to themselves and each other 4 war
with Spain involves war with England. France. Rus
sla, maritime Germany, and the Scandinavian Powers
All these Powers have maritime rights. which cannot
endure the doctrines which of Us So Idly proclaim
and would force upon our Government. And some of
these Powers have colonies and Russia has an Asalic
empire on the Pacific which would greatly profit by our
good behavior aud be endangered by the corupinr in
fnence It our bad faith But what in the language of
hound island rod1moniade could all Europe do against
us! We admit that all Europe could conquer Us on
land, but also admit that Europe could and would
sweep our commerce from the ocean. Without mend
ing cur ways may need and receive such lesson and
therefore we commend the suhicc to all merchants and
ship owners disposed to favor Cuban and other nredato
Ty exhibitions II the majority of us honest q
nough to sustain an honest Government in its duty Then
we must undergo the ban of all civilized nations and he
punished to The tnll extent ofheir power So it is time
Tor us to determine whom we will serve God or the
Devil