Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-28
Correspondence of the virginian
WASHINGTON. d. c. April "a, L


Messrs Editors lit will doubtless be graft
fying to the Southern Methodsts, as well as the
Southern people, generally. to learn that the suit
ps.ding between the Northern and Southern
Church, tosshng the property question: very
recently tried before Tho Supreme Court of the
United States upon an appeal Wrought from ono
of the District Courts of the State of Ohio. ha,
been decided in favor of the Southern church, by
the unanimous voice of the Court.
This decision places the Southern ehurh in
her tue Notwithstanding as she has ever done
in this controversy, upon the eternal principles
of right and justice. Thus may she continue to
go forth, as the sun in his might unto the perfect
day.
The decision of the court is being pre-
pared by one of the judges, and will appear in the
course of six or eight days. TRlfLETT
The propriety and justice of the suhjoned
comments by the Baltimore Clipper upon the
conduct of Commodore Newton, in refusing the
customary salute entering the harbor, cannot
fail to strike every reasonable mind. Instead of
appauding the gdiiantry Of such conduct the
country should scout the hunkeyism towards the
President it betrays;
INSULT TO THE CUBAN AuTnoRITiEs.-lt seems
that the report is true, that the American Com
modore. Newton, ON entering the barbor At lla-
yana, refused TO exchange salutes with the Span
ish forts. The reason assigned for this act of
discourtesv is. the language used by some of the
Cuban journals, in reference 10 the President OF
the United States; which language, it is asserted,
Commodore Newton has required TO be retractcd
or explained.
Did not this statement come from reliable nu
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high handed and most dsoroditnble-wo might
say impertinent act on the part OF the Amer-
can Commander, to undertake TO regulate the
management of the Cuban press, and 10 resent
the insertion of articles which unsuitable 10
his taste If this example be followed by other
naval officers. our country will be placed
in bellgerent attitude towards Spain and
other countries Ii is the first time, We be-
leye. that an American Commander has I'M
dertaken 10 demand explanations of newspa-
per articles touching the character of the Pres
ident. or the country over which he presidos.
Com. Newton must have been peculiarly sonsi-
tive as to the henor of the Presidentto have sup
posed himself called upon to notice an article in
a foreign journal, which was supposed 10 reflect
upon his character. Let us reverse the matter,
and suppose that Spanish man-of war WERE on
entering of our ports 10 refuse The customa-
ry change of salutes ON the ground that publica-
character OF the Queen Of spain;--und suppose,
further, that the commander uf sOeh vessel were
to demand Of our government, thai the language
of the Union should be recalled or satisfactorily
northumberland would our government and the
American people say TO such a course ofproceod-
ingl Why; the Spanish officer would bo scout
ed out of the country, and might consider him
self fortunate if he escaped with whole bones.
But our commander can thus act towards the Gu
ban authorities and be oxtolled for the act. We
cannot endorse this one sided course of action
this utter disregard of the principles ot Justice
this effort to trample upon people because we
think them too weak to resist. Would Commo-
dore Newton have thus conducted himself in an
English port. because of publication IN the
London Timesl We risk nothing in asserting
that he would not.
We regret that this humiliating transaction
ever took place. Ii presents the nation in false
light before the world Ii cannot be, that we are
so entirely negectfu of what is right as to APP
prove an act which would show us disposed TO
browbeat and insult "a neighbor because he hap
pened to be unable to resist. However we may
condemn the la lguage of the Havana paper it
was not the business of one of our naval officers
TO resent it, 1t could produce no injury TO the
character of the President: and rs the freedom of
the press is our boast, and We take the liberty of
applying harsh epithets not only TO our own ru-
lers, but to those of other countries, we should
not complain when this practice is retorted upon
us: much less should our naval commanders in
sist upon satisfaction for its use. We hope that
Government will rehuke Commodore Newton for
his conduct in this affair
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