Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-13
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John :. Hals ". Old Buck.
x1Ales q Nos Hanpshire, on the oeeasiou
q IL Psssidsats Message being read in the Sen'
~, s1sds = s66st speech. from which we make
~ alss.sd extract
II s;vss Ne says Mr. n. great pleasure on this
oeeasSm tpy1H HAT cordially, entirely. heartily.
eud euskns ns1iohlly agree with the President in
ME 1fst soate1os. and that is this:
~Whon ~ compare tho condition Of the coun-
Try q Ne present day with what it was one year
ago a ~ nsatiag If Congress, we have much
which has nsvsr failed 70 ntcrpose for our relief
ct the most critical period Of our history
To thsA pir, / must cordially assent; and
should have felt that the President had been derc-
lct in those obligations Of pety which he is 50
fond of displaying in his messages If he had fail
ed to take notice VI the very happy change which
has taken place, aud which, in its occurrence has
been especially manifested in his own Stae. think
he has seen the teachings of Providence brought to
his own door in such manner that he cannot fail
to contrast with the condition Of things that exis
ted year ago their present condition in his own
State and his own county and city. commend
him for his gratitude" carrying out the excel
lent history Of that good man, and Of whom it is
said,
.Joo feels the rid
Yet blesscs God,'
cannot fail to commend the call which he
makes upon us for gratitude at the very different
condition which the country presents now from
what it did q gear ago. ! agree with the Presi-
dent heartily in that, and am not certain that
shall not consent to the printing of a large mum
Der of copies OF the message, that the country
may rec how the Prcsi lent feels under this al
ministration Of Providence, IS well rs Of himself
am also grati6cd at the exhibit which the Pre-
sdent makes Of our foreign affairs generally
True, he says there is little difficulty with Spain
and some with Great Britain; but with all the Of
the world we are happily at peace. ] did expect,
sir, that when the President came to common, up
on our foreign relations he would condesccnd to
inform US what alarming emergency existed in
reference to diplomatic relations with Aus
tria, that rendered II 20 imperiously necessary,
Immediately succeeding the Pennsylvania election
to make make new appointment of Ministerto
that country; and ! waited with good deal Of I'M
patience to find out; but 1t seems that there has
been nothing there; AustraIhns been peaceable;
whilst some other nations have not done every
thing they should do, there is no complaint of
Austria Il seems to me that the President, by
his utter silence in regard to what induced him
to act with such hot taste in reference to Austria,
.leaves fair inference that it was the change of
affairs here instead of in Austria that caused this
prompt and energetic administration Of the Ike
cu:ve functions in sending Minister to that
country.
Well, sir, sympa,hisc with the President in re-
gard to that matter. ] admire the ready zeal with
which he stood lowering round the battlefield of
old Berks, catching al, the wounded hal rad
and the civilized world had read of and admired
the heroism with which that noble maiden from
England, Florence Nightingale, had gone to the
Crimean war, and seized upon the wounded. and
with the plastic hand of womans affection, done
what she could to relieve their miscres and ago
MES. But, sir, we have Florence nightingale
that shall divide the admiration Of the world that
has stood around the battlefield caught un the
wounded, and hurried them away to the hospitals
of Austria TO be nursed and he has not even let
them stay upon the field Of their conflict to be met
by the reproaches Of those who might cxult over
their fate. leave that however. | concur with
the President these two points.