Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-04-18
From The .\sir York Toi,;c,

1ime is making e!npnents which cannol locg leave
the people IN dun, as 10 the position which The late Adj
ADMINISTRATION occupied 10 relation II ioregn PAYERS and IA
throwing additional hnht On lis arrogance Of preenton
and feeblrness of fe.vr-its ovethearng of
The weak. aud It's tlmid yieldrgs Ia he slioup lis
ralms 10 The whole 81 OREGON nom; made with brave
"ord@ hut with coward instincts with fifty ur Crtv
~ hghi' nsctih an it's banners whcn "nphi'' vas in
lie heart has fully established it as the Admins
OF great pfei"ns ons and imputent Conclusions n. nc
qnnhns made from Mexico were not the result, of /,
Arriigh' ner ii sySi'm Of ptliey Designed with th,
view Polk and his advisers were drawn into III. Wot
WIN Mex ga as a coward is dra wu into a hyht-thoy
bhiet and hundred into It, They lfunghl To intlm
dsie Mexico in'u an acqniescnce If the demands mad,
sIsni her, aud did hot dteam hat any serious resistance
would b" made 10 the warlke demonstrations with which
'hose demands Were accompanied. Their own craven
srns led them 10 believe that the marchinr our II p,
into h.r territory. and aking position on the R Grand,
w'u'd 'f'ahen her into Compliance with such fern a,
they might chose 10 dictate. Resistance WINS unlok, ed
Er and uheXpeced-uo War with M,,co was conie.n
Plated, AID the Administrator were AZ much surn,sed
at'hat RESISTANCE as 10 this country thu
fein'ved irm The knowledge aud tendencies # niticaI
events They knew Mexico was weak and lh,f,l,,
presumed that they could dom neer over her with hmm
MY ihey had suffered defeat aud disgrace in their
o"s'trne ana tescnng settlement Of the Orrrcn ques
Hn ard hoped 10 retrieve Their character by dic,atin,
with hostile demons rai ions the ,ems # sctlcmen, >,
me diiicn'iirs viii Mckee Bot She though weak and
distracted by revolution. was tol pr,nd Ia snLni ,
waf Resulted The Administrator, not expecting ,e
instance. had caused irnps In be placed in ,i,
VI Imminent danger from which nnihinc hat he, br,y,
and the lnd'nitable courage and the ability anil ,3
" ~ 'heir gallant General, conld have extrrst,d lh,m
When the memory is carried back Il, these event. and
me trembling and almost Departing anxipy itb hirb
The safety of this command was regarded bv IN. .r,r
American rulir. and tho efnaiion Of the Admins
ua'i"n Is brought Ia mind, the cunyiction l. ,,,s,l
even were these the only eylrncrs 10 Dr. dure il b,
~ 'o's resistance was surprise 10 the Government
onr gallant troops became everywhere vctrous cnnon.,
"a peace the terms Of which, were dictated Inv tho
"'"nhg p'nrfa and MT advised by the Gly,rnme,,
acquired Tor th" nation vast amount If tetrii,,y l
''o"s result Tor which our amy is entitled 10 The naln
gratitude, but which, from us inception Ia lis unlnn
vas o' IN any way produced by BY the foresight of our
Government. was IN i, chapter Of accidents
During this period while the Admins, aim was
esnc'ing and unyleding in regard 10 this weak i, W.
woa' was It's ~urse in relation to the auo1css,,. :,
'ees' Britain? Let the Documents recently snb,ni,i
70 congress. by the President in relation Ia The ,G,r
:" Nicaragua and Cen raj America onsv,t Nh
"v US aVowed adherence 10 The Nionrne 4 ,ct,ino !,
snHrfr' Ireai Bnsn Ia advance her ,.rrt.tiI ,s'as
MONS nom the middle Il IL ,nduras t,ranuh Nic,r,,.
snu GOWN INTO Costa Rca-to play the so'emn farce If
ss'""g me ffotec'olate If Sanbo kmp and Tim, H.
o''"s w''hih her rwer not only the mouth bu, .l. ,
graz portion Of The route II he PROMISED mo, ,ca, 80
haf Al itls was done, tao. with The kooYlad,o ~ ~
'''e Administrative and. as far as any eviJsnc t. III,
e"'rary has been produced. or is believed 10 e>is win,
Inc y ate of Nicarauua nu,in aud
"gah Appealed To the Admnls' rail N 10 ntetffe no 80
sssfr,on and maintenance of The Monroe dc,,;,o h.,
!" VAIN ana hnal'y sent special envoy Ia inerc.J
our Government, BY which lie was treated win na,o,
s"o ne returned 10 his country with alien,t,L too1
w which his Government and people were c,ns,aioI :
participate. '''' ''''''a !"
me administration did, Indeed despatch an Aren't In
ANe Treaties with several Of The Central American Sat-,
ne WAS expressly prohibited f. m entering nio neyo
'"s WIN the government If Nicaragua and pn,b,bIy
run Tue apprehension. that if he were To do 81, il mbi
eIr'e WIN The prelensions and agpIessons If Gte,,
Dn'aln, 10 which our Government apne,rs IN L,y -
ss' aI qneScent party, rather than an opponent. =
lug "f. He's made a treaty with the Cye,,,,on,
- .'e"a o"t II VAS done withnut the knowIedge -,
~ ~" :" :" us own Gavernmen and was repudi,l,d bv
'"e 20" ".a"adan C'pg'ess. whose amr,.al IVA. no
,,1a' osVe i validity |, never was in fact tr..,y
90. snprs'i"n made by Mr.. II-is IN his own rss,,
"'',y WIN me Executive Government of Nc,,a,n, b.,
h'vrf ferelv1o the constitutional sanction of s,b d
Pu''ie' Ms IS The condition in which the ,r.s.n, Al
"",s 'anon, wnen II came into powrr fouud tho a.,
", tNcafsena They found h.nciI OF lis territory clan,
~ ard under The assumed proltciorae Of Great ri
','. .nry tnnd practical abandonment BY IA late Al
'e'a'"n II he Monroe doc rine aud HEY SET ths,,
s, RS lntrly aud pairiuucay at work l., regain ,l
Rfmnd mat had been ls py lrir prr,lec...ors A III
"h1' rtnc'rss the Welding up by Gr.a Bdl,in If mnc
" - thner prr'ensnns and III. tiols secn,eJ ~, ~, NV
ger NE treaty With Nicaragua recently sulmi,,sd >, H.
Dehats, /" ~ IN due lime disrlose. AID ,bicL n, III
s"-'a'"s We pefeo' cainoi aud Il isieses natl,ps' ~
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