Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-14


and that of Great Britain relative tn the Contra
American question. fully justi6es the decided
| language of the President. In his Message, opol
/ tho unsatisfactory character OF Tho relations be
tween the two countries. The American eon
struction Of the Clayton Bulwer Treaty so vel
set forth and so ably vindcaied by Mr. Bnchanai
| seems almost too clear for honest dispute. II n,
least is so clear that public opinion in the United
! States will not concur in or tolerate any settle
| mont of the controversy which will involve nny
material departure from it. Tho views OF ibe
| English Ministry are advanced with an Air al con
/ siderable confidence and are maintained with
| periinaciiy in spite Of what would seem TO be
conclusive reasoning of the American Minister
In the ordinary tran snc,ions It business life. the
/ man would be summeIily set down rs either n
fool or knave who should attach such a mean
| ing to the word occupy, ms is now insisted up
| on by the English Governmept-wbo should bar
gain no, TO occupy house or n field, and then
| claim that the agreement being prospective he
was not precluded thereby from remaining IN M
occupation he had heretofore enjoyed. We do
not wonder that pretension of this character, II
! it were 20 come at ALL came so late in the day.
A decent regard for the opinion of mankind would
have kept il back altogether. Mr.. Cass, who has
been longer in public life than any other Ameri.
can now ON the stage, declared in his speech, nj
ter the reading of the Message, 1--WE quote from
the complete report.) "In tie whole history of
diplomacy of the most toriuous diplomaoy.th ere
is no chapter like TINT which reeounts the con
duct of Great Britain with respect to this identi-
cal treaty. There is none in which interpre'a-
ton SO pnlpably contrary to the plain meaning OF
the phraseology employed was ever so pertina-
ciously urged by one nation TO get rid OF en-
gngements with another" When was such Ian
guage as that ever uttered in British House OF
Parliament by a British statesman against any
ant uf anfipu af tho limited St0tcs !
What public mnn in England, with n character
TO care for would have ever dared 10 stnke that
character any such unqualified denunclatlon
of the conduct of our government Even were
there the disposition, when there the occasion!
Whence the color of nm excused And yet Gencr-
al Cnss uses this severe language in the Amer
can Senate, not only without rebuke or dissent,
but with the appreciation probably Of every mem
Der Of the body.
Though the British Ministry as yet show no
signs Of receding from their extreme position, It
remains to be seen whether they will be sustained
by the public opinion at home. This is power
which they cannot hope to Withstand lift he firm
" set against them. Says Mr.. Clayton in the de-
bate from which have already quoted;
''Sr, it is wonderful that n nation so enighten-
cd and of such standing in the world az the peo-
pie of Great Britain. should have consented 10
permit any Ministry to stand in a controversy
British people understand their position. know
that Lord Palmerston heretofore carried things
there with n high hand; bat think that, when the
British people do understand that they are to be
degraded and disgraced by such miserable quih-
bling and eqniyocaing this, they will turn
their backs on Lord Palmerston and his Cabinet,
and any ether set of men that have such an estl-
mate of what is due 10 British honor. do not be
levo Englishmen are informed ON This sub -
Il i'll t,,
comprehend it. II they do, they will not suffer
such miserable special Ylcading to dishonor
them. and force us at last into an open war with
them"
Let us hope that this view Of the case viii he
justified by the event. We regard it greatly
improbable TINT the English people will approve
ofshe stand taken by their Ministry on this sub
ject: and as morally impossible that they should
be So confden, gifts justice as to be bent on main
tanning it by force of arms. 1t is desirable that
this difficulty should be brought to speedy settle
ment; and yet, for this very purpose, it is we'll
that public opinion in England should have time
to form Itself decidedly upon the subject ~ now
presented in this CO, respondcnce. There IL GER
tanly but one mind upon it this side oftbe water.
N. \. Courirr.
Great Britain evidently desires to get rid other
obligations under this treaty, and, to d, so. is
willing even to violate its stipulations We new
er regarded the treaty an advantageous one to
this country, for the reason that it placed our
government under engagements for NIL time to
come that might in the progress of affairs be
found announcement and embarrassing We arc
therefore of opinion that tho best thing that can
be done is for tho two governments to rescnd
the treaty altogether. This being done, let GU,
government give Gen. Walker full scope, inter.
pose obstacle to emigration to Nicaragua, AM
the difficulty will settle itself, after the old An
glo'saxon mode, and in strict conformity will
the behests of ''manfest destiny" What say
the Senatel