Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-04-23

fanatical zeal, have los, every feeling 10 ar
American, and transferred their allegiance
TO foreign power.
In making these remarks, / have no
been acluated hy feelings of hostility 10.
wards Great Britain. My motive is fal
different With all her fauts admire and
esteem her for her many & great qualities.
My desire is peace: 1t is The wish of The
civilized world; and I would regard war
betweenlhe two kindred people as among
the greatest Of calamities. Blu, justice is
indispensable 10 peace among nations
Our maxim ought to be, nither to do, nor
submitto, wrong-t0 ask for nothing but
justice, and to accept nothing less; but
never disturb peaceful relations till every
means of obtaining justice has been tried
i'll vain. have, in this case, acted in that
spirit. l Ibeleve, solemnly, tta, justice has
been my object. trust have done it 10
the satisfaction Of The Senate. also be-
lieve tha, justice has been withheld OF
grounds Gtlery untenable, and which, il
persisted in, must lead, in the end 10 the
avowal Of a principle, on the part Of Great
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the peace of the two countries; and, in its
reaction, on the social aud political condi-
ton Of Great Britain and the rest Of Eu-
rope. Thus believing, havo attempted
TO point 10 some Of the disastrous conse-
quences which must follow, with The view
of rousing attention 10 the question at is
sue between the TWO Governments, in the
case under consideration, in order to Oh.
tain redress ofinjury. II, in making my
remarks, have assailed her, it is because
we have been assaied, as conceive, in
assuming The principle on which justice has
been withheld.
The immediate object had for intro
ducing these resolutions was, to take the
sense of The Senate on the subject to which
they refer; and which embraces a princi-
pile vital 10 US Of the South, and Of deep
interest 10 the rest oflhe Union. My con-
victon is strong, that we have justice OH
our side; and wish to afford to our breth-
rem in The other sections. an opportunity
of exhibiting proof Of their attachment to
The common interest, by sustaining cause
where we are particularly concerned, as
we did, at the last session, by sustaining
unanimously one where they were.7
have no particular wish, as 10 The mode
OF disposing Of the resolutions. All de-
sire is direct vote on them; but l am in
different, whether they shall. I've s''s -.
fcrred aud reported on, or be discussed
! anL L.i.~;L.I---! -+Sfhou, -ererence. leave
the Senate to decide which course shall
be adopted.
Mr.. Grundy said that as very i,nporlan,
principles were involved in these resolu-
lions. i, would be proper tha, we shoulj
examine the whole ground before we vote
upon them. He was himself prepared to
vote now, having had occasion to examine
the question some time since, but others
very probably had not done SO. The able
speech Of the Senator from South Caroli-
ma had thrown much light on the subject
and could not fail Of attracting the atten.
lion of Senator'S 10 it. He would there.
fore prefer that it should be passed over
informally for The present. As TO the in
reference of the British Government, in
the matter of the Africans taken in the
Amistad he thought it was decidedly wrong,
and no good could result from it. II
was a question which could only con.
Germ two Governments--,he Spanisl,
and American-bolh OF which are per.
fec,ly competent 10 protect The rights
of their citizens, and do justice in The pre-.
misses. Under these circumstances he con
sidered the unasked interference of a third
power an intrusion. He wished to see
what course the Executive would take in
this matter, as in questions between for.
cisn Governments aud our own, he thought
we should act nalionally-that all the de,
parlments Of our Government should acl
in harmony.
Mr.. King said he was fully impressed
with the importance Of tho subject, as no
Que could fail ofboing who had investiga-
ted it, or who had listened 10 the remarks
of the Senator from South Carolina. Ii
was question which, if not arrested and
settled now, will lead TO momentous and
disastrous consequences hereafter. View
ing il in this light, and with view to az
ford an opportunity for full investigation,
he would, with the assent of his friend
friend from South Carolina, move the
reference Of the resolutions to the Com
mi,tee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. CALHOUN assenling,
The resolutions were according referred
10 The Committee on Foreign Relations.
Referring to the case of Maine.