The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-02-05

France 10 Judge for hsrseii if IRIS uana.
inral contest must slill continue. whether
she would close her ports against our
vessels AID our predictions.
In the spring Of 1892 MIR. B. did mol !
rer"lleel precisely the Iimel Congress
passed al act 10 cary Inlo effect our part |
of the treaty. Under this treaty, the
wines af Fnnce hs, Lever since been adj
milied ini0 the United States upon The !
favorable terms therein stipulated. Her
silks acre imported free II duty, in con-
lradisline.ion 10 Ihnse whlrh came frnm
beyond the Cape Of Goad Hope. She
had for years been enjoying these priv.
leges. Nothing mllder, then, could pos
sibly b. recommended Than To wilhdrsw
these advantages from her. and 10 ex.
clude her vessels and her productions
from our ports.
sir CALHOUN rose as Mr.. Bucha
nan took his seal. ~.
| rise (saId Mr.. calhOun) with feelings
entirely different from lhase Of ths Sens.
tor from Pennsylvania. He said he me-
yer lls,rued 10 any message with greater
satisfaction Than The present Tina. which
has excited such agreeable sensations in
his breast. | have heard wiih the most
profound regret. Never lid ! listen TO
document with n.ore melancholy feelings,
with a single exceptlou-the warmes.
sage from the same quarter a few years
since, against one Of the sovereign mem
brrs of this conledersry.
arrived here (said Mr.. c. at the be
ginning Of the sessiun. with strong con.
yictlnn that there would he no war. ]
saw. indeed, many unlavorable aud hos
tile indications: but thought the cause
Of difference between the tao nations
was too trivial Ia terminate 80 disastrous
~. I could not belleve that iwo great
and enlightened nations. blessed with
constitutional governments. and het~ zen
whom so many endearlng recollectI0us
existed 10 bind together IN mutual SYM
pa,hy and Kindness. would. at thls adj
! vanred stage Of civilization. plunge into
var for a cause so frivolous. With
this impression. Notwithstanding ~ l
saw and heard. still believed peace
wonld be preserved; but the message.
sans, sIse sI,rerllassf the Sssnainr fran Peun-
sy!vania. have dispelled The DIFFUSION. |
will not undertake 10 pronounce with Ger.
tainty that saf was intended, but | will
say. that il the recommendations Of the
President be adopted it will be almost
4 inevitable.
| ieau tsaid Mr.. C that the condition
in which the country is now placed has
been the result of a deliberate and sys
tema,ic pniicy. | am hound TO speak
NV sentlments freely. !, is due 10 nv
constituents aud the country to act with
perfect candor and truth on question in
which their interest is so deeply involv.
ed. will mol assert shat the Executive
has deliberately aimed at war from the
commencement; but v Ill ssNu6lat, from
the beginning Of t'le controv- 70 the
present moment, the course inch The
President has pursued is precisely the
one calculated to terminate IN a conflicl
between the two nations. IL has been in
his power. at every period, to give the
controversy a direction by which tho
peace of the country might be preserved
without The least sacrifice of reputation
or honor; but he has preferred the oppo
site. feel (said Mr.. c. how painful i
is TO make these declarations; how un'
pleasant it is 10 ocespy a position which
might BY any possibility be construed il
opposition TO our country's cause; but
in nv conception, the honor and the in
terests of the country can only be main
tanned by pursuing the course that iruil
and Justice may dictate. Acting undel
this impression. / do not hesitate to as
sert, after a careful examination Of III,
documents connected with this unhappy
controversy. that, if war must come, W,
are the authors-we are the responsible,
party. Standing. as | fear we do, on th'
eve Of conflict, il would TO me hav,
been source Of pride and pleasure I,
make an opposite declaration; but tina
sacred regard to truth and justice, which
trust, will ever be my guide under III,
most difficult circumstances, would no
permit.
lcannot (said Mr.. C. but call back u
my recollection the position which oc
cupied twenty.four years since. as
mem1er of the other house. We wer
then. as fear we arc now, on the eve O
a war with grea. and powerful nation
My voice then was raised for war, be
cause then believed thai justice, honor
aud necessity demanded il. 1t is no,
raised for peace. because | am under tn
most solemn conviction that by going |
war We would sacrifice justice. honor
and interest. The same motive whic
then impelled to war now impels 10 peace
| / have mi fsaid Mr. e. \ made This a,