The North-Carolina standard., 1836-01-28


lican honor could give to the visit OF ADM
Ira Mackau. Above ALL he went for ii be-
Ecause it was the way. and the only manly
twayS of letting France know thapkhe had
tcommitted mistake in sending this fleet
upon us. In conclusion, be won1d call
forihe yeas and nays, and remark. that our
votes would have to-. be given under the
lgnns of France, and under the eyes OF
Europe.
4 In Senate q. States, January Is.
! Thesmotion TO refer the Presidents Message
ON the subject of our relations with France TO
the Commiltee on Foreign Relations, being under
consideration,
!. Mr. buchanan made some remarks in appro-
val of the Message.
! Mr. Calhoun had been constrained to hear this
message with far different sentiments than those
iexpressed by the Senator from Pennsylvania,
I(Mr Buchanan.) The gentleman declared that
Ehe had never heard message with greater plea
sure. For my part, SAID Mr.. C.. have never
heard one with more profound regret from the
same high quarter, except the one leveiled, not
against foreign power, but. against one OF the
isOvereign members of the contederacy. He
could not look at the small magnitude of the
claim involved, and the extreme frivolousness
of the controversy, without indulging the hope
THAT the peace of the country would be preserved
that that greatest of all calamities, wal with
iour ancient ally, with whom, on all considerations
the most friendly relations ought 10 be preserved,
would be avoided This Message had dispeiled
those hopes and the speech of the Senator from
Pennsylvania had confirmed the apprehensions
ii had excited. If war comes, with all its aten-
ldant calamities, truth impelled him, love OF coun-
TRY impelled him, and love of justice impeled
him to declare who were the authors Oft. No
4 - fol -
in contest such as this, to stand on the side he
did. He well remembered that twenty -four years
ago, heraised his voice for war, because he be-
lieved that it was just. necessary, and unavoda.
Bile, without an utter sacrifice OF every thing we
held sacred. The reasons that then operat-
led in faver Of war, non impelled him to wish
/ for peace-justice, the hoEer Of the nanon and
the Interests Of the country were deel " Involved.
4 The French Ministry having again and again
acknowledged that there was IN immense aver.
sion in the Chambers to making the treaty, we
should have made great allowances for their STU
alton 1t mas our duty to apologize; il was our du
i ty TO sustain the French Minislry but instead Of
this, at the opening of the next Congress was
that unfortunate messa ge, which has created the
present difficulty. 1t advised the strongest mea
sure next to war, to compel the French 10 make
1.-THE payment.
Mr.. c. regarded war with France as greater
Ievil than war with England. We could ilI-
fict greater injuries on Eng land than on France.
What greater calamity could befal u.s. than
war with France, while England remained neu-
|trai2 He would remind them however, Of one
4 thing, that 10 arm. would amount tosa declara-
ton OF war; Ill would put in hostile attitude to-
wards France. France had sent out feet, but she
had not intended il as hostile measure; and il
we regarded the expressions in the official paper
other Government, we shonid see ihafahe beiiSe-
/, ed there was no legitimate cause OF war. II we
arm, said Mr.. c. France will further arm and
between the two countries arming, there will be
further cause for war. He could not, he said
sit still in his place. after hearing message of
hat character, and after what had been said by
the gentleman from Pennsylvania, without ma
king few remarks He trusted that war would
tnot take place, and he deemed it due to his sta.
'fton there, to say that he did not believe there
. was legitimate cause for it.
Mr.. Cxthbert observed, that in the concludine
remarks Of the gentleman who had Just taken
his seat, (Mr Calhpun) he said that war must
, inevitably follow the adoption of the measuI es
proposed in the message Of the President."-
War mus, follow; and how didthe gentleman
express his sentiments with regard this result
s If you arm, said the gentleman war is to follow
Then an American legislature was told that we
must remain in a state of passive inactivity
another nation armipg! that for the defence OF
our national honor and interests we dare not arm
: lest war might follow. Did not the blood boil
7 in every American bosom when sentiments such
, What! not arm when powerful fleet was ap.
! Jproaching cur coasts! Not ann whenthe rights
: land dignity of the country were involved Oh
/ shame, shame, that such language should be
e heard from The tongue whose glowing eloquence
once knded patriotic flame in every American
: bosom, when the rights of his country were as
; sailed as they are now He could not sit still
Il and he silent when he heard such language com.
{ ing from such quarter.
J. Mr.. Buchanan said. when he made 1he obser.
vatons which had called forth the remarks of
the Senator from South Carolina (A1r. Calheun)
he had believed the message to be the harbine GER
i of peace and not Of war This was still his
n opinion. In this respect he differed entirelv
0 from the gentleman.
/ He must, however, be permitted to saw he was
sorry: very sorry, that that gentleman had
! proclaimed, thatif war should come, we are the
: authors of that war; and it would be the fault
: not OF the French but OF the American Govern
e ment. Such a declaration proceeding from such
!. a source, from a voice SD powerful and 40 no.
tent, would be heard upon the other side of The
Atlantic, and there might produce a most iniuri.
ous effect. He was happy to say, that this sen,i.
e-tment was directly at war with that of our Com.
nit Zee of Foreign Relations who in their report
last session. had expressed their decided opin-
T., ION that Inc American Government, should it be-
come necessary, must insist upon the execution
u OF the treaty. 1t was at. war with the unani-
+ nous resolution of the House of Representatives
slof the same session. declaring that the treaty
r. must be maintained. He believed it was equally
j at war with the feelings and opinions of the Anne
u rcan People
. Whilst he expressed his hope and his belief tha,
this message would prove TO be the olive branch
e OF peace stiii there was much uncertainty IN
,f the event. that il now became our imperative du
. lty to, piepare for the worst. Shall we, SAID
= Mr. whilst a powerful fleet is lowering alons