Southern planter., 1832-05-05

q could uUl ie viewed, gud ucHeF You'd - =
Inserted but as tie afguihent orpower ovr,,.
ness Tint whilst Great Bli ain vas w,,;,s
with Franco for years, She was Determined H. Y
our Navy tributary 10 hers, or drive as from,
ifality which Vas SO Profitable 10 ms, and ,,.'.
our commerce 70 compete with hers-ihat M.
one Of The principle causes ofthe last plor,or.
and that We had argued the question Vii
sword, and settled it by the thunder Of our c,,.
and that It was the conviction on all hand. m
was 50 settled, which induced us TO agree ~
without direct disayowsl of the right-tb,, -, ras
day Great Britain dared not offer any such ;nI
ty to opr Navy, and that our flag protected on,
men, and that It was degrading 10 US 10 snG.. -
be questioned, much less TO raise the oues,,a.
selves lie cohtended that at this dsy ,5s ,.Vr 20
impressment, did not disturb The sl,nbe,. ~ =.
poorest tar, who sailed under the stars ma ~.
and that il wasfi mockery Of the acbiev,'..'ps
our gallant seamen, 70 attempt 10 place 49,
ty on any other basis than on their poges ~ ~
protection-thai if Great Britain would ~, =. -
with us, 20 protect her seamen from in,,"..-a ua
and would laughat Us IT we were 10 proposa -
sert article IN treaty, that we would rcI'.s'
the right, why then, he asked, shall We b',,.i
Ourselvesi Why get up a negotiation on ~. Y,
jectg Do we admit that Grea, Britain ,s W. ~. w
to us or has any rights which are not recsIsI, 1r'u
II we make no such admissions. if We vontE ~,
assdihe the language Of defiance than nboa..t.
why is II that grave propositions are no, 10y
Great Britain, that she will give up The
Maine boundary, We will not search he. ,.ssl'
impress her seamenf lie contended ibs, 49, a.I :.
pie Of the United States would not cooss,, ~"
price to purchase the foTbesrauce of anv no0i
that they would not give afoot ofland No, ~
any principle to obtain such idle and den,.!s'
terms--that they stood upon loflier and b,o.
grounds as an independent and powerful nasos
bic and willing to protect the zig hts Of her bOmS
citizens lu''O'a
Mr.. Huston stated that he had been o,,0,ss.,
to hear that the subject of .impre.srsn, ~ 4..
can seamens" as Il was generally called h.SIs
bsought forward by Martin Van B,jren ss ~,
ot treaty between the United States and go
tain land that he was desroos ,ba, ~. '
should express their decided dsapDrobstoDp o w ~
disgraceful proceeding. 0O"
1udge winchester, who had voted in favo, ,gaL
previous resolutions, now rose in onnos;,;,s ~
one introduced by Mr.. Huston; ana abSa.a, ~ N
argument in support of his views az ,ba
did not IN the least tend TO weaken The s, o'.
that resolution on the meeting. vet vcs ouo.i
says that the Judge did himself greo, crsS,
iluelan and declaimer, in his eDdeavors ~ !.
ms positions. lie opposed the rssolu,;o, su'1
ground that It was deviating from tbe
!ect OF the meeting, and taking up subec, =,
6rsced IN the call for the meeting Hs con,os uO'
mat although the Pretensions Of Great R,;,o;.
on board our vessels and take our sean,oo
oi ue leading causes of the war. tba, ns,o1'1.
rea, Britain had nOtabandoned her riob, - so.
ana mat the United States had failed ~
.ne Object ofthe war; that the treaty ofDsscs y.
'alneo no supulationin relation to that snb;cc, n
commended that negotiation was fair ana bonor1
way oi settling the question of RIGHT. and hs,,o,s.
an appeal to arms. Mr.. Huston rsni;oI A!a'
weight OF arguments that we Considered ,s~ T
IN Iaver OF his resolution Judpo Wi,cSsI.Iu
lolned with considerable ingenuity. The 1no,t
Oelne called for, the resolution was unanirOo"I