Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-01-30

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crime to place a nation under the ban of orr
high displeasare? The views presented by the
question multiplied so, as he proceeded. that.
had he sufficient strength, he would weary the
house. Weare, it seems, to stimulate the exc
cutlye to the sending of embassies The send
ing Out OF ambassadors rs one of the great prero-
satWes OIL our executive; and we are now about
to stiPulate for new and independent diploma
TIC agency. No wonderit then excited SO much
discussion In this house; when it is remembered
that all these good things are generally given to
gentlemen wno are members either of this or Che
other house; and no doubt, we shall find-that
is, If the resolution should be adopted, which he
sincerely hoped it would not, some learned The
ban, or other Boetian real- 70 travelinto GREECE,
to benefit himself and his country.
The honorable gentleman then proceeded, at
length which our limits necessarily prevent us
from publishing, to inquire into the causes which
nave prevented Russia, assimilated in religion
with Greese, and standing in juxta position with
Turkey, from interfering. Notwithstanding her
PROFANITY, she would not dare to move and Shall
we, separated by oceans, traverse the whole ex-
tent of the Atlantic and Mediterranean. to nm
dertake what that colossal power hesitatedt to do.
die wished to ask why Turkey should have
/ been Sc, much coupled with the HolysAlIance.
OF which she was no party. ker conduct for the
last century, towards her neighbors, has been
much more christian, than that of all the chris
tan countries by which she is surrounded. She
mas not intertered IN the internal arrangements
OF other countries as we purpose to do. Weare
about to interfere with country, separated from
us by 30 degrees of latitude. We are to cover
the Pacific Ocean and the South Atlantic with
our navIes.-Do gentlemen seriously reflect.
when they give way to their imaginations' Such
projects Of ambition surpass even those of Boris.
Parte himself The sun never set on an ambiti
on like this. He supposed we should next hear
OF soiI'c knight armed cGp-,tpied salIysng forth
TO gam immortality like Sir Somebody Dymoch
at Westminster Hall.
lie feared, that amongst other great attach
ments which we have inherited, we have also
some of that John Bull spirit, which had led En-
land INTO SO many follies and Inconsistencies
England had beenthc game-cocks OF Europe
now gong to war for the Queen of Hungary
and now against her; now waging sangllinary,
protracted, and ruinous war to dethrene the
bourbons-and then a longer s. more disastrous
one to replace them on their thrones. Such was
the policy which entaied on England ali the
mass OF debt and misery under which she is now
grooming. He deprecated the idea of being ge-
rerous before we are just. We ought to aban-
don all visionary schemes, and to say to the Sc
ven millions in Greece We defended our
selves against oppression when We had only tin ee
millions, and you must do the sauie.n
The state of the wofld is unexampled. We
are carrying on a piratical warfare against the
maritime banditti of tho West Indies but AT
What expense of blood and treasure, is well
known to every gentleman in the house; and
now we are about to take part with pirates, and
to sanctify their cause by our counteoance and
assistance.
Much had been said about the hostility Of
IuIkey. 1t is not the mere power of T'niisey
we have to fear. He felt that we did not stop
here We get out of the frying pan into the fire,
IT we adopt the amendment of the gentleman
from South Carolina, and thus einbroil ourselves
with all Europe. Let.u adhere to the policy
laid down by the Can1ilEus as well as the Rom,i-
ius OF our country-and avoid foreign alliances.
and adopt pacific policy. He was so opposed
to all foreign alliances, that he would even OPP
pose an alliance with England herself as much
as with any other country.
The universal distress which prevails at this
moment throughout the Union, he attributed &c
freaks of Legislation sand if we get up an embas-
sy, to end in war there may be some great prizes
to be drawn by individuals; but greater misery
would result to the mass. Tt is freaks. and eX-
penditures, causing eyer-ssues of paper, which
had opened upon us .Pandora's box of blessings
should the resolution be rejected, he could re
turn to ms constituents free from any fear of re
proach, except for the insbility.he had this da,
exhibited. There had been no question before
the House, since he had been a member, or
which bis opinion he been so clear as on the
present, not even excepting the Sedition Law
Let us then lay the resolution ON the table, anc
| thus get rid oft. Every bond of the constitu
ton would'be broken down, if we adopt it, an,
that sacred instrument would Be left mer,
cfta'te blanche for every one to scribble on.
Mr.. Fuller and Mr.. Vebster rose together
Mr. Fuller, however, gained the floor, and ob
served ne was very sensible of the disadvantage
under Which he shou.J have to address the com
mlttee. If the gentleman from Massachusetts
wished the hoor, and the chairman should decd,
1t would be y oSler afterwards to discuss the orr
ginal proposition, he would give way.
M. Webster rose to make brief reply to tn,
various objections sat gentlemen hadaurgct
against the resolution. He tooa it for the re
basis of all fair argument among all associafion
Of men, that only such infercnces should be draw
from their propositions, as the phraseology an,
context waiTanted.-This he held to be a rich
which svery who submits proposition
might, and ought to insist On. lie said this strong
I ly, because he felt it strongly. character ha,
| been given to the resolution, which he had in
| troduced INTO the house, very unlike itself, ant
one which gentlemen were not fairly at libert-
l to give it--lf the debate were TO 70 forth to tn
people, separate from the resolution, nineteenth
of the community would suppose he had made
proposition calculated to involve the country di
rectly IN war; with all its attending train of evils
Hc wished to call tle attention of the connitte
to the simple question; and what this questiO
4 was, by the blessing Of Cod he would set fort
to the committee anteto the country. Anhonor
able gentleman, from New York, had consider
ed the resolution, as explained by its advocates
In,