Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-04-04

| me late COmptrOller OF tnal l)epdTtiIlent,
and in thai part Of the report which re-
vie Tvs the conduct of Hoyt, the present
collector of the customs at the port Of N.
York.
GEO W. HOPKINS,
Member Of The Committee.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
REMARKS OF Mr.. PICKENS.
FRIDAY, March |, 1889.
On the subject Of the Northeastern Boun-
dary.
Mr.. Pickens said it was with extreme
reluctance he trespassed upon the alten-
ton Of the committee; nothing hut the
great importance Of the measure could in.
duce him to do SO al present. He had in
terrupted bis colleague (Mr. Legare) as to
the point of order, and had claimed the
floor merely because ofthe circumstances
under which he was placed with reference
10 the bill under consideration. 1T will he
remembered that this morning, wlIeh the
bill was first under discussion, his colleague
(Mr. Thompson) had sai1 he hoped that
the bill would pass unanimously, without
debate, as there could be no opposition
to il. He (Mr. p then said that wonld
not be the case, and he desired to inform
the chairman (Mr I1oward) that, if he
supposed so, he would he mistaken, for he
Mr. P.) Intended 10 move TO strike out the
second sectInn, aud then gave notice of
that,bui before proceeding gave way 10 hsar
The chairman first. in the development III
the views the committee. Bul, stead
OF this course, others had obtained the floor
then, and brought on wide range of
discussion, ond be had been prevented from
explain p3 his points of objection 10 The bill.
He desired 10 do so now. But, ,ctore dis
cussins the bill, desire (sald MIR. Pickens)
10 notice the last observations OF my col.
league, Mr.. Legare.) He had said there
was no danger of collision from The marrh
OF HUSTLE troops al present. aud had given
his experience of what he had witnessed in
Europe. and said that he had often seen
| hostile armies moving and retiring over the
same territory, and even coming into ren-
porary conflict, aud Vet, there was no war,
and, in few weeks, ev''ry thing was
, again IlIshed into peace. This might lie
The case in regard to European armies, Tor
they we're made up of drilled and trained
soldiers, under the strict urer of officers,
who were again under the dictation ol de-
spotic Cabinets. They could be marched
up TO the cannOu's mouth, or marched of
the field because it nigh, be the pleasure
Of tyrant king, their master, SD 10 viii it.
They were the mere machines 10 the
hands %; hose who matc war from am
biIion, and preserved peace'irom interest.
| Not SO in our country. Let the President
bring into aclion our forces, accustomed,
as they were, even 10 licenIious freedom,
and we would find very dilferen, state Of
things. Our armies would not be merce-
nary bands. but citizen -freemen, with but
little discipline, and feeling passionate
enthusiasm Ior their country. When you
once put large force OF that kind iuo ac-
tiou, and bring them near to their oppo
nents, under their natural excitement, it
would be as difficult TO preserve peace as
it would be TO preserve from explosion The
magaziue, mo which iSnited sparks were
thrown.
The analogy drawn from other Govern
ments does moi hold good when applied 10
us. Peace may be preserved there, while
the same causes would produce war here.
There is always danger here in caling into
existence such military Power as is contem
plared by the bill, unless we have already
resolved on final action. In other Gov
ernments. every thing is moved under the
direction of desputic Cabinets, with abso-
lutte power; the reverse is the case here.
| desire 10 say word in reference 10
what fell tonight from the gentleman from
Kentucky (Mr. Meneicc.) That gentle
man had given rs an enthusiastic disquisi-
tion on national honor, in which, if prop
erIy defined, entirely agree. But il that
gentleman meant that vague aud undefi-
nable national honor, drawn from The Eu-
ropean code, aud practised upon for the
last three hu .drud years by EuropeanGov-
ernmenis, raise my solemn protest "a
ganst it. There, whole ua,ions had been
dreuched in blood, upon mere point of
etiquette. Such doctrines mighl suit those
countries whose people had ueen taught
TO humble themselves before the diadems
of royalty, aud TO gaze in submission upon
the STARS and sarters oil nobility; but they
were entirely unsui'ed TO The people of
free republic.
Sir. contend that, in this country, with
Government defined by the constitution.
we exercise nothing but trust power, fur
the benefit of the Penple, and we have no
right to separate national honor from sound
national interests.
Here Mr.. Meuelee asked il Mr.. P. ad-
mrted that there was difference between
national honor and national interest!
Mr.. Pickens. No. sir; if properly un-
derstood aud defined; but general decia-
NATION upon abstract naIinnal honor, a,
drawn rom the Europe an code, was cal..ula