Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-07-01
FOREIGN NEWS

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llHs step however, Is mol sufficient 10 es,s, -
murmurs Of the people. Great disconiaa, ne
walls; so much o,that, The French arms hi,
be Withdrawn, orsn revolt, in all prob,l,l,,.
would cnsuc. Tie people oil Rome are, indasi
rather deplorabe condition but VIC have bntI,,,ii'
10 hope for them. The papal authorizes .i''''
maintained and will no doubt maintain tb4. '..''
oil government Any effort Of the Roman ped,,.
overthrow the power Of the Pope will bo Nv,
with strong opposition and the people Of r.
are too weak 10 sustain severe shock The nm
oil France, which can suppress their mnrfnnt. '-'
sufficiently elficaeious TO auell and If MI
destroy the entire race. Sclfprcseryalion H..
fore, will keep the people OF Rome in snb,s,,;'s
Butihe question is, how long will France iea5f
aid TO Plus The * She may grow Wea,v
improbable task. Then the power Of In. u -
is gone, unless some other foreign pa,,etZc. &
over with its aid This is mol very pr,l.sll. y
Rome is not very desirable conquest anil H.,
few nations Of the old continent entertain ,,,,'i
sympathy for the Pope. II then, the hone 81 "a
Pope is France, his continuance in the posgees;n,.
ofthe temporal power OF Rome is indeed cr,,;,e,
Louis Napoleon has but slender holds mo-, -;
sccprc and before now his Presidential seal ',
have tottcrcd from beneath him. France ca, Lo
no reliable ally, for the French are not sufirien,
ly free from domestic bfolS and civil discomfort
10 be stable. We arc not, therefore, surprised "A
the desire of the Pope 10 leave his domains
W bile we have no idea thai he would f,rs,lso H..
Church, in the midst of difficulties We SHOULD
not be astonshed at his resignation of his ten,no-
raj power; indeed, wisdom and cxpediencv
would endorse this course.
The Cuban invasion is the great theme of dis
cussion in England and we regret very much
that ii has given rise to a discussion in which wc
have been much wronged. Our desires, as,
people, and onr aim as government, have both
been sadly miSfemeScnted. lii not to be denied
thai, IL Cuba were 10 make apple alton fer afmi
sion into our Union, after she had achieved her
independence, large majority of the citizens
ol the United States would favor the step. Cuba
is valuable island, and such prize would CON
stilute an invaluable acquisition TO our territory
But the people of the United States object to be-
ing measured by the standard OF English aets.-
They acknowledge higher law than interest,"
They respect the faith Of the nation and have not
yet been guilty of an act not in strict accordance
with the honor of nations. The acquisition OF
Cuba is desirable, but there principles inyoly-
ed IN the charge against us which we repel with
indignation. It is true, we desire the annexation
Of Cuba, and particularly is IT so in the South
But, il is not true that we have aimed or designed
to wreSt it from the lulc of Spain. The course Of
the United States does not Justify the charge, Her
government, by prompt and efficient measures,
has eXcrted itself 10 put down the invasive
move. The press and the people with few OK
captions have approved the act. And those, who
are excepted, do not, in reality, object to the
course of the government, but are merely obicc-
tors because they desire to find fault with all the
acts OF the administration. Nor is there ANYTHING
in our past course TO Justify the charge. But to
trace things back To their source and learn the
cause. The British government and nation are
we'll aware that we are too mighty TO be despised,
To be contcmned they, therefore, bate us, be-
cause we are their successful rivals. National
malignity is the grand ground work of then un-
Just and injurious charges.
There arc few items ofncWs.-The British Min
istry has again been dcfcaed.-Scarcely wills
pcling murmur is heard IN France. The Pres.
idcnt has just made tour throughout The coun
try, during which he was we'll received. Thicrs
ii Is said, has left Paris 10 visit Louis Philippe
Several bills have been acted upon by the Assem-
bly,. among which is one supprcsSing clubs and
political bodies. A bill, allowing bounties TO the
families suffering from the outbreaks of February
and june, has been ncratived by a large vote
The King OF Prussia is recovering, and his gov.
eminent is still engaged in warlikc preparations
New MExco.-The people Of this el,itol,
have assembled in Convention and proceeded &c
form their State Constitution. The Convention
| met, at Santa Fe on the 10Th instant and con
inucd in session eight or nine days Du
5 ring which time they defined the boundaries Of
the State, adopted Constitution aud tool, s,er,
, towards the formation ola Legislature, and the
, sending of delegates Senatorial and Representa-
tve) TO the United States Congress. The Con.
stitu,ion viii take effect on the ISt Of July aud
the election of members Of the Legislature and
representatives in Congress was 10 have taken
place upon The 9th instant. Slavery is prohibit
cd, Thus while Congress is disputing about the
passage OF bill providing for her territorial gov
ernmcnt New Mexico has become her own ruler
raised up out Of the elements of confusion and dis
order law, which to be in full operation, await
the sanction of the American Government. S
far as she can she has, American like, gveIcr
sell The protecting influence of law. But the his
tory OF California admonisheS US that the ador
ton of Constitution is one step, and the acton
: Of Congress is one which comes long aftcrwarl5
CAuFoRNIA.-Th Crescent City, from Cha
gres, has arrived at New York, with later dates
from California. San Francisco has suffered from
fire, one third Of the city being burnt the loss OF
which is estimated at S500000 The fire is sup
posed to be the work of ncendialies, for the ar
rest of whom large reward has been offered