Litchfield enquirer., 1835-01-29

N"yP PsSScuIeu OODte eXNmpIe Ok the trIs umPn of patriotism over party feeling, in the un0nimons adoption of a resolution, that " it ia inexpedient at present to adopt any Iegisla- tive measure in regard to the state of affaira between the United States and France. .''- Forty-6ve SeOatOrs (three being absent. ! vot- ed in the affirmative. Mr. Clay gave notice just before the adjournment of the Senate yesterday. that he should call up the Report on French Relations today, and at an early hour this mOrning, the capitol was thrODged with visitors, anxious to listen to the discus sion. After one o'clock it was difficult to keep a quorum of the House Of Representa- lives on account of the eager desire of mem- hers to witness the opening of the debate.- The Resolution with which Mr. Clay's Re- port concludes, and which was to form the subject of the debate, was taken up at one o. clock. and the debate or rather conversation which ended in the adoption, unanimously. of the above Resolution (in lieu of Mr. CIay's) continued only two hours. Mir. CLoy's resolution declared the inexpc- diency. at ihis time, of ves,ing in the President authority for making Frprisals upon French property, in the contingency, &c.
 Mr. King. of Georgia, proposed to modify the resolution into declaration of the inex- pedlency oflegisatng an the subject until fur- sher tnfOrnsation ,oas received from Fronce. at tae same time stating as q reason for his con- csosion, that the French Chambers had been convened at an earlier day than usual. j
 MT. Cldy urged two ohjections to this a.
 mrndment; first. that il drew from the Report on'y one of many reasons which operated on tne minds Ofthe Committee in coming to the resolution wlth which the Report concludes. and' second, that it held out menace that, in ! fhn It,Esww l
 France should not be of a satisfactory cE1arac- ter. we would then resort tn the measure re. commended by the President. fit were ask ed what he would do in case the Chambers should persist in their refusal io carry the treaty into effect, he would reply, that he l would not say what he would do: sufficient for inc day. &c. He would leave Cung ress nnp'edged to any course in the event of .he continued delay of the French tO refuse the execution of the Treaty. When the awful question of rupture between the two nations was unavoidable, Congress ought iO be able 10 approach it. unfettered by any previous pledges either expressed or implied. He sug- gested to the Senator from Georgia, there i"re' the propriety of leaving out the first and iasf clause Of the amendment, so that it would 1 consist, simply, of a resolution declaring the 'nexpediency ofpassiog at this time ,any law in relation to the Treaty with France.
 MT. Webster said he thought it an object ol great importance t0 unite the vote of the Se-
 nate on subject of such interest, and the practical difference of 0piniOn was SO small
 that great pains should be taken to reconcile It. The Senate entirely c0ncnrrcd iD the gen. eral views taken by the President on the sul, lJect. The councils of the nation would not tolerate. the continued refusal of France to comply with her engagement, and nothing
 would shake the opinion of the people, that
 France was wrong and we were right in this
 matter. He held to the policy and prudence
 of not indicating what We would do, in such and such events.
 MT. Bachanda 'advOrated the policy of giv
 ing a friendly adnonition to France that we sh"uld negotiate r'o longer, and that he now awaited her detrrmination. France was wise as well as warlikr. and she would be slow to g" to war for the purpose of resisting the pa v. ment "f i've millions. He declared his con. viction that, without an expression of a deier- lninatiOn on our part tO resort to hOstiDitics. France would not fu!GI the treaty. lie maio- fainrd That France was pledged through her minister here, to convene the Chambers at as early period as possible. in order to expedite their action on the appropriation. and he would vote tor any course "f fprocrtsure " hich would delay our Legislation on the subject until we should hear of the determination of Francc.- But he would vote for no resolution " hich would show readiness, on our part, to ncgo- liate any Further in the ease. He also intj- mated that there were, in the report uf the Committee 6n Foreign Relations, which he comphmented as an able and statesman like paper, some erroneous statements and inf.r. cnces. which if occasion should offer. he should controvert, and as he believed, sue. cessfully.
 MT. Calhoun. after the discussion had been prosecuted by Messrs. King, of Alabama, and MT. Leigh. rose and said, that we had arriy ed at something like unanimity in our convic. tions' but every member was not operated "pnn ny the same reasons. He, therefore, suggested to the Senator fro.. Georgia, the pr"priety of modifying his amendment so as ID om't the statement ofany reason. when he hoped the vote would be taken. After some further remarks. Mr. King modified his a. mendment according to the above suggestion Out before the vote was taken, Mr. Clay took occasion to thank the gentleman from Penn ssyivania. (Mr. Buchanan,( for his complimen- tary notice Ofthe Report. and to say that, if now or hereafter. he chose t0 campare notes ln regard tO any statements 0f principles tnereln contained. tt would not be a difficult task fully tO sustain all ihOse facts and princi. pies. MT. Tallmndge also glanced at the par "c"iars m which he agreed with the Report and 'n which he dissentrd from it; when the amendment of Mir. King was adopted, mem. con. and the resolution, as amended. was a.