Litchfield enquirer., 1832-02-09

the subject of the Colonial Trade, to be de- grading and disgraceful to the Nation. Sir, it has ever been our pride and our glory. that in all our diplomatic intercourse with foreign Nations, we have never admitted our Country 10 De in the Urong nor has she ever been proved to De in the ,Orong, before the late h"- initiating and disgraceful correspondence with the British Government. This is the first time in her whole history. in which she has ever begged favors of Royal bounty. And holding as do. the author of those instruc- lions responsible for this disgrace, can nev- CT advise the President to send the author of the interests of this Nation al the same court where she has been so dsgraced-and must record my vote against the nomination..
 REMARKS OF MIR. WEBSTER.
 EXTRACTS.
 MT. President: as it is highly probable that our proceedings on this nomination will be published, deem it proper to state short ly the Considerations which influenced my O. pinion, and will decide my vote.
 regard this as very important and deli cate question. It is full of Responsibility and l feel the whole force of all that respOnsibili ". While have been in the Senate, have opposed no nomination of the President ex cept for cause; and have at all times thought that such cause should be plain, and sufficient 1; that it should be real and substantial, not un- founded or fanciful.
 have never desired and do not now de- sire, to encroach, in the slightest degree, on the Constitutional powers of the Chief Ma gistrate of the Nation. have heretofore gone far. very far, in assenting to nominations which have been submitted to us. l voted for the appointment of all the gentlemen who composed the first Cabinet I have opposed no nomination of foreign Minister and have not opposed the nominations recently before us, for the reorganization of the Ad- ministration. I have always been especially anxious, that in all matters relating to our in tercourse with other nations, the utmost har mony, the greatest unity of purpose. should exist between the President and the Senate. know how much of usefulness such harmO ny and union are calculated to produce.
 am now fully aware, Sir, that it is seri. Ous, a very serious matter, to vote against the confirmation of a Minister to Foreign Court, who has already gone abroad, and has been received, and accredited, by the Government to which he is sent. am aware, that the rejection of this nomination, and the necessary recall of the Minister, will be re- garded by foreign States, at the first blush, as not in the highest degree favorable to the character of our Government. know, moreover, to what injurious reflections one may subject himself, especially in times of party excitement, by giving negative vote. on such nomination. But after all. am placed here to discharge duty. I am not to go through furmality; am to perform substantial and responsible duty. am to advise the President in matters of appoint ment. This is my constitutional obligation 1; and shall perform it conscientiously and fearlessly. I am bound to say. then. sir that for one, 1 do not advise nor consent to this nomination. do not think it fit and proper nomination and my reasons are found in the letter of Instruction, written by Mir. Van Buren, on the goth ofJuly, 1929, t0 MT. McLanc, then going to the Court of England, as American Minister. l think those instructions derosatOry, in high de- gree, to the character and honor of the c0un- try. think they show a manifest disposition, in the writer of them. to establish a dis,inc- ton between his Country and his Party to place that party above the country; to make interest, at foreign Court. for that party. rather than for the country to persuade the English Ministry and the English Monarch, that they had an interest in maintaining. in tHe OuIlcu OtateS, me aScenuency or me Party to which the writer belonged. Think ing thus Ofthe purpose and object of these instructions. cannot he of opinion that their author is proper Representative of the U- nited States at that Court. Therefore it is, that propose to vote against this nOc:ina- ton. It is the first time. believe, in mod ern Diplomacy, it is certainly the first .ime in our history, in which minister to a for eign court has sought to make favor for one party at home, against another; or has stOop- ed. from being the Representative of the whole country. to be the Representative of a Party. And as this is the first instance in our history of any such transaction, so in tend tO do all in my power to make it the last. For one. set my mark of disapproba- tion upon it {; I contribute my voice aud my vote, to make it a negative example, to be summed and avoided by all future Ministers ofthe U. States. If. in deliberate and for
 nal letter of instructions. admonitions and directions ara given to minister. and repeat ed, once and again, to urge these mere par ty considerations on the foreign government, to what extent, is it probable. the writer him. self will be disposed to urge them' ln his one