The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-06

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insisisd 90 ils imPaEianee. iis sdsIisli'n
- o. 0iEeaERsiaBeFs and - or haaieaai
rhsEaeier. aud iss Indispensable nsesssl-
y. IL we intended lomainlala and sxtsnd
cur commerce. TheseopiniOns and sen
aimens bronghl into Congress- sod. -
far - | remember. Il sas he hui. or
among lie 6rsl hines. "a which iPFsson
"a 10 speak on The topics Of lhs day, thai
| silempsrd 10 urge on lie house great
sr attention 10 The naval service There
were divers modes Of prosecuting ne
Gar. On these modes. Or on the degree
81 snenlion and expense shich should Be
beslowed on esrh. dlasTsni1sn held dii-
leFeni opinions. lconisss ] looked with
most hope 10 The results Of naval waEists.
and ll,erslors I invoked Goternnshi %
inEigoraie and slsngIhen that arm Of ihe
national defence. invoked u 70 seek
ils enemies gpon the ssas--io 60 where
every suspicious INDIGESTION pointed, and
where The whole heart and soul Of the
county would 20 with II.
Sir. ne we're n var With the greatest
msrilims power On earth. England had
gained an sscendaacy on the seas over lie
whole combined Powers Of Europe. She
had bssn II var iaeniy years. She bad
nied her fortunes on The continent. but
generally with no success. Az one lime
the whole continent had been closed
sgainsI her. A long line Of armed txls-
rior, an uhbroksn hostile array frowned
upon her from the Gulf Of Arehangsi,
around the prnmonlory Of Spain snd Por-
tugal. 10 the foot Of ihs boot Of Italy.
There was not port shich IN English
ship could enter. Every where On the
land The genius Of hsI enemy had Triumph
ed. lie bad defeated armies, crushed
coalitions. and overturned thrones; but.
like The tabled giant. he was unconquera-
bic only While be touched the land. On
The ocean he vas poweHsss. That field
OF lame was bis sdverssry's. and her me-
,eor Gag WAS streaming in triumph oil
over il.
To her maritime ssesadsney Englsnd
owsd every thing. and &c we're nov .,
war with her. One Of The most charm
ING Of her poets has said Of her. that
Her march is DER the mountain wave.
" Her home is on the deep"
Nov, sir. since ws were 81 var with her,
| ~ss for inlsreepiing this march; ! was
for calling upon her. and paying our res
poets To her 81 home; | vas Tor giving
her 10 know that ne. TOO, had . right ol
way over the seas. and that our msiins
officers and our sailors we're not entire
strangers on The bosom Of The deep: I vas
dong something more with our Navy
Than 10 keep 10 on our shores. for the
protection Of our own coasts and our own
harbors; vas giving play 10 lie gallant
and burning spirit; Tor allowing 10 10 "a
forth upon the seas, and encounter on On
open and equsl Geld. whatever the proud.
est or the brxvesi Of the enemy could
bring against il. knew the character
ofi,s officers. and the spirit Of iis seamen:
and | knew that. in their hands. ihoush
The a.g OF the eouR,y might 90 down "a
The bottom. while they went with il, yet
tina, il could never be dishonored or dis
grsced.
Since she was our enemy-snd Q mosl
powerful enemy va. fnr touching her,
IL We could, in the very apple Of her eye
for reaching the highest feather in her
cap; for cluiching the very brightest Jew
el in her crown. There seemed TO me
to be . peculiar proprisiy in all this, q,
war was under,sken for the redress o.
maritime injuries alone. II was var de-
elsred for Tree trade and sailors rights
The ocean, therefore. was the proper
theatre for deciding this controversy with
our enemy. and on that theatre my ar
dent wish was that our own power should
be concentrated TO the utmost.
So much. sir. for the war. and for my
conduct and opinions as connected Will
il. And. ssl do not mean TO recur "a
this subjec, often. or ever. unlsss intis,
penssbly necessary. | repeat the demand
for ans charge, sny accusation, any ellie
CATION whatever, tina, throws me behind
any other man. IN honor. in fidelity. in
devoted love To sha, country. in which
was born, which honored me and which
! serve. /. who seldom deal in defiance,
nov. here, in my place, boldly defy the
honorable member 10 put his insinua.
iion 10 the form Of charge. end TO sup
port ,ha. charge BY any proof whs,ever
Washington. April &c.
President TYLER received the DiuIo.