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dows and their children (atheriess,
would then ask him il he wonld have
the thanks Of his constilUents2 And the
question ask Of him, also ask Of The
Represen natives from the State Of New
York, Of the presentalives Of the
State Of Pennsylvania; OF the Repre-
sentaIi'es OF the State Of Ohio; and Of
the line Of those States which are more
liable 10 the incurslons which would
take place by the enemy without any
declaration Of war, who would como and
butcher your peoPe @, and burn and de-
str"y your property and return Imme-
dIately and take their places in their
delences before you could raise and or
ganiZe force 10 save Them. What
would you do! Would you offer a res
oIutlon TO inquire whether an officer Of
/ the army had been sent there, or whelh-
or the Attorney General had been
sent there, or whether any concession
had been made to the British Govern
ment? No such questions would be
asked | have. indeed, no doubt that
alter the country had been ravaged,
there would be vigor & bravery enough
in it to rise and array an avenging host
10 invade in turn the enemy's country,
and burn their property aud destroy
their wives and children too, and what
satisfaction would that be 10 you3
If gentlemen would look into tae his
tory Of Scotland and England, they
would there find numerous accounts OF
the frlghlfuI and disastrous border wars
that were carried on between the Scotch
and the English Gentlemen would
there see what might be The consequen
ces here if this resolution were 10 be car.
ed into effect.
1t is but few days since heard a gen
tleman from New Hampshire (Mr East
man) say, with some pain and distress,
that if the present Secretary remained
in Office there would be no war-no war
with England; aud there was a great
deal meant by that remark. And the
gent eman emed 10 think this lamen-
table condition Of affairs firmly be
ieved it was true; but | had a very dif
ierenI feeling from that gentleman; anG
| say, may God be praised if it shou d
1t be so, TO preserve peace between the
two countries. And, however long or
short The genlleman's career may be,
he will not see any improper concession
to Great Britain sanctioned by the pres
ent Secretary OF Safe, whether in
peace or war, With respect to The pre-
sent question | have do doubt the gen.
llemen alluded TO would show as much
Grmness es any member OF this House
And one Of my reasons for troubling the
House al this expiring moment OF the
session is, that | might vndicate the con
fduct Of that gentlemen and do him JUS
tce; for grea, injustice has been doue
10 him in regard TO his remarks and
corresponds Now, 60 not know
that there is word in his part OF that
correspondence but what | would en-
dnrse. And say, il il is conciiatory, il ii
has any tendency TO soften the asperIty
aud rancor that may exist between the
Two countries, so much the better; and
know it has had that effect. What
did you hear when you saw report OF
a different character! Why, your min.
lister at The Court OF 81. James was pan
c struck, aud sent a message to your
squadron in the Mediterranean TO run
away-io fly as fast as The winds could
bow rhem-lor john Bull was at their
heels! Laughter. 1t is very much
The fashion 10 say, "He did nothing but
his duty The gentleman from Penn.
syIVanra (Mr lngersol, =, spoke Of This
transaction the other day, usl as ! would
| would speak OF it in genera terms
but he did not al a.! question the pro-
priety oi the conduct of that gentleman.
say. no. so ! say that he has dIsgra
ced this nation more than it ever has
been disgraced since the affair Of the
Chesapeake frigate. What will the
Germans, what will The Italians whal
in short, will all The great ma ions oI
Europe say OF the people ofthe Unned
States? That, upon a panic terror oI
their minister at London they showed
the white feather, and their line OF battle
ship ia the Mediterranean was warned
to seek refuge by flight from The thurd.
ers OF B rlaIn!
And there is another point OF view
in which | do not approve his conduct
The gentleman has been there for four
or five years. | do not believe there
was at London a charge from any coun
try in Europe but knew better what was
done and doing 10 the Privy Council. =
What is the business o Foreign minis,
ter abroad, but TO find out what is doing 2
| will venture to say lha, if Christopher
Hughes had been al London as our
minister, he never would have written
such a letter. tie would have known
that there was no order Of Council TO
! and ,harn