Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-02-07
! Frog, hs L,pia, Isns, ef o.s. II.
/ THE PRESIDENTS MES AGE-ERITIsI AND AllE-
nIL.A. ANY, AII.


The American rrc-ileui, with iuiiblc desire ~ cp,
short loas debate BOO tie House Of Representatives. t-
not waited tor tr election Oi Speaker presented i.
annual Meg 100 dice o. Congress. portion OF the
American pres has long brru busy dirntug What the
Me.-aZe ought - bthit % ought o. throw down ciui.
cuse 10 p. gland ~ point Of existing or possible
4iNreuc.-, aud t.ati ought 20 do boo manner th.t
admitted u ug adjustment Asfir t- gland b. concern
c therefore, weuu-t admit the good sense. DISPLAYED b.,
tile President 600 prOml atug Dos .-lge without leaving
the Gfouud % Doe pfeOrcIped boo tie Congress itself by
mas. OF adverse criticism TIE document like many of
IT, predecessors. -h"N-tEe difference brtsccu tho
play Of diplomacy aud national act The former BOZ the
Ncs well tu- old World often little better tIu a
game Of Jrag, unworthy of statesmen aud civilized ua-
tons tle latter is generally m,fc BOO accDrlaucc with
those solemn responsibilities which rulers cannot but feel
however brief their tenure Of power President Pierce Is
evidently 900 more inclined 10 plunge the Union into war
lot Any TITLE than "c are 81 course Ncli aware
that % may Boz driven var on point tt- nutr.
ciIad understood boy hr people large and Amcri.
Ca b. equally aware trt A. also apt ~ forget ue ner.
cwtIe political iu-igmhcnucc Of object when our
honor j. concerned. There can only Doe mutual r.-.
poet between tsO such nations thu British empire
aud The United State Di America Bot believe ADD
trust chat tue -ti.u, of both countries will leave moth.
lug uuIpun Co arrange differences without a sacrifice ol
honor either side Here certainly b. not tie faint.
e-t thought of wish tD extract honor 0utu America 10
gain silly cnucs.. 20 ercFpeus., aud ~ think ourselves
10 100 tuc better hfciuso We eau think her tic worse.
There b. 100 such 'a.lsg H this country Indeed are
quite 'Iro uHt even Fe bad gained Imaginary iri.
uuph over our irtu.A1.tutc COUSINS % would entail he
folly of ur tanct1n aud The unnatural character Of the
Ttpux se bad Iun.cird
We believe that. on he whole. notwithstanding the
iauuc attempts OF CIV American wHters-g generally re-
cent up,ratiYu4 from Is cpuntry-to bios every spark
into hlWe and to diYtco Engliud, with without hon
or tJ ls states Government the great majority u The
enlightened classes BOO that cOuntry not disposed -
DO the NHsags before the President shows desire
et negotiation on the a1urs Of Central America drag or
unfortunately, thc speculation that tine Itself must
DAY decide 30 bro favor n the United States SUCH ~ least
s t1e construction upon the Message by journal which
evidently thinks this the true policy Of the Union II mas
may not prove sucosssul speculation. Uudoubted,
boo that part OF the world the great probability that ID,
% the Staos a increase aud that ~ s countr
decrcaso When there are but few IN this country wh,
know what political relations We have iu Cenua
America, aud when. Oh the other hand, the Uni
ted States evidently pushing in that direction
by and by land BY the gtowth Of their commerce
and their population t would be idle 10 deny that such
solution that hoped for s every day. But N
speculation il morally unsOund and therefore POLITICAL
dangerous IL can never be advantage 10 any Stat
that IL should be in condition think outrage in
significant afdr. The simple fact that "the peaf 20
sperk. "may hc one day ripe tempt she Satcs 10 q
act Of violence, which may perhaps bc warmly resented b
this country ncgotation ~ DE- honest SHOULD bc cor
| Quoted with view To a settlement The statesmen
America recoect that ifthcy have ~ make the
conceive certain impression upon ne. they have also
set example o. their people, sud there are lev u
amPcs 90 catching IS those OF public diplomacy Coil