Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-20


would denounce him loudly II he suffered a title
o the national honor to lac sacrificed. lie advert
ed TO the growth OF the worship of mammon
throughout our country in these ipins times of
peace, and said that, If the crystal of peace
proved insufficient to cleanse us from the aceumu
lated corruption, he would let the bloody streams
OF war perform the work. II would sweep Off
drones and oaiers, and men Of broken fortunes and
broken reputation, many of whom would hail the
hrst blast OF the trumpet the rcnovatins note of
their emancipation. War curse, hut il had
ITS blessings. too, as the destroying lightning OF
heaven purified the atmosphere. He would vote
Tor this mission rs the means Of peace; but II Il
must lead 10 war, then he would vote II the more
willingly.
EXTRACTION the Speech of Ms lNGERSoLL
on the Foreigr Relations of the county
II was a remarkable fact, no, often ajver,ed to,
that on the hve great points OF controversy be-
tween the United States and Great Britain, she
ives in every one OF them an gorgeous asgtesSor.
On the Maine question she took our soil, on the
Caroline question, Our property; on the Oregon our
/ property;-on the Creole case what we believed
| our property; and on the question of restitution
she came russ the great ocean, from the old
world TO the new, demanding that should sub.
NIT not only our vast commerce IN all the seas OF
the ocean, but our co1si'ng trade, to visitation ana
search OF those who say that ali they desire Is 10
/ be cOns'ab sot the ocean.
He vas man OF peace, and he hoped we should
have no war. He conceived that the evils of war
were altogether exaggerated. lie was not insensi.
bic to the evI's OF var but he wished the British
Minister here 10 undtTsian nd that he mi-ht dspend
! an II, land he said IL with tn. voice of fricnS,hip)
that war would not do as much bare, as his
country. In the first place, " we chose 10 amply
the principles nj war, It PAID al he States debts nj
once S2oo,OO,OOO debts would he settled; laugh
teri or Ct all events, II SUSPENDED the interest ON tho
capital during the war. In the next place. when
thew talked OF the want of preparation, he hardly
had patience to sit still and hear it. We were
prepare beyond the preparation for either Of the
former wars; IN the hrst place, in having q sufi 20
cent population, IN the capacity Of clothins that
population, and in having all the materials Of war
greatly superior the materials Of any other nation
\ m the world. There was nothing in any navy Of
the world, 10 be compared with the two vessels
now arrived almost within the sound of his voice.
There were none IN the British or French NAVY. nj
I all comparable with these vessels; so he was IN
formed by an officer Of the Navy and that these
ships were superior to any thing in the world All
our lakes and rivers covered with transportins
Steamboats,, which he was informed could readily be
made efficient for harbor defence.
On this subject OF preparation, it appeared TO hin,
that we were under q ameniable delusion He
should be sorry il we were better prepared because
we must always compromise, It we live in n Re.
publican country, our republicanism by the exis-
tence OF an armed nstiOn; and he would rather
take this nation as il is than the most completely
armed nation of the world. Give him, If we were
TO 60 10 war, that moral nation in whom the nripci.
pies OF liberty, independence and defiance exist in
preference to oil the ARMED power on earth IL was
monstrous humbug talk Of the British gong into
New York and burning it. He had been told Nv
the first officer in the American Navy, that i, was
Just as easy 10 burn London as New York and
that he would answer for It, il they burned " York
give him little opportunity aud he would burn
London too. Laughter
They talked ola servie instruction, OF setting
me slaves OF the South on Us, and jismemberns the
North. Were they TO be talking in this way when
they knew that Ireland, India and Canada hnns Inv
thread and instead of dsmembering us. websS
only to let loose what their own brilliant AIMING
called the spirit OF freedom, and they would fall 10
pieces like the banking system of the L. States1 4
| laugh tie did not wish 10 Great Britain other
| wise than Great Britain, except when she made an
aggression on our own country. He wished 10 tell
her, The was understood 10 say) when they talked
oil dismemberlng US, that are IN a state of per.
feet union, and he hoped this mission now pendins
mere woHld terminate by this Administration taking
ITS position and saying, ave are for peace. we
do not want TO fight. Do not make II for our icte-
rest; we are not going to yield any Of our positions
we are not going 10 make war; but as 10 this and
other things We cannot yield them. We cannot
make war; the Senate and the House of Represen
Auves Will prevent ms; we are very unpopular &c
we had the sympalhies OF all France, Prussia Rus.
sra, Sweden, Denmark every maritime nation in IN.
world, and Texas too. Laughter
lie had SAID these things in a spirit Of pence. he
hoN w HVoNIt temper or disposition. He frI
that II might be heard, and be not altogether with
out some use. lie saw no difficulty al all in ST
Ting the Maine boundary question; no.binz insun
cradle IN the Caroline case, or the Creole case n,
The question OF the Oregon country. He saw no
difficulty in settling all these questions excen,;ne
one and that could be settled IN one day # Lord
Ashburton were TO say as TO this question of ,s,,cb
and visitation, IL find the President and Congress
80 much against me, the country 50 much soain.t
me q, mesI' as matter OF necessity, give 1t up"
ne challenged opposition 10 the opinion he as
serted mat there was right OF search in time NJ
war much less; and II monstrous for Gres,
Britain TO come IN us and talk Of our Welding II in
time OF peace. IL was merely 40 exercise OF b,u,s
iofee- de believed IN the thirty treaties ne hader
amined, within the last two hundred years f.en.,.l
and prolonged laughter, 10 which Mr. J. partie,oa,.
es lie acknow' edged that he was an old man bn,
he mad intended 10 say that he had examined The
reates made Tor two hundred years, which a, well
ss the ia~ OF nature, Vndica.ed that there was no
risNt Of search, and that this demand was mon.
sirosty.
The creates. question in the world. which nox
agitaied oil Chnstendom nearly, was this ro,Yed
question OF the slave trade and This right OF vi,ts
Hon and search; and Il they were lef, alone, il ap
peaTed by the correspondence Of Mr. Stevenson -
tne pamphlet o. Mr. Cass, that u would be for the
~ states 10 stand up IN peaceful attitude and say
we 90 not mean TO 90 TO war unless you coeres Us.
we do not mean n strike you frs; bot We viii v,o
oicate these principles. which are the true American
Pi'"S'P't9' nc uusieG the Brush miuIster would
Oe successful IN his mission, AMI he believed he
would be- IL seemed TO him that IL was ea,v for
Nun 70 succeed IN his mission, provided he too tbe
proper course and II he should. before tbev al
Journed 70 20 70 their homes he conceived TIA, ~
most very difficulty would be settled. Tb.,s.
no ahcnlty m their settlement by the onnfc,,,a,.
OF = little good sense WV 'PP"oa''oh
~ ulp nc conceive there was as littls dincrt,,,
~ sI'.''ns OUT domestic affairs. lie thought iftbey
e' tne tafh alone for two or three month"; non,s
YOU'D settle Itself. lie felt as peaessb,. or ~,
es on 'he question OF our fore On relations W.,
tesafo 10 me bank question or the excheous, ~
lsCS mere also the restoration Of specie pavrnsn,
~ over inc country was settling the question. ,nd
nmey would take care ond talk IN committee of,b
"hoe Tor month or Two, all these thngs wonId
sswe themselves better than they could do IL As
&c n'o been charged with being non communal he
s!st cave TO suggest a ground on which thew
,n.Is"1 us meet IN harmony on the currency ouss.
w, ."o - saw nothing but party feeling to ore.
,en' W nc was not welded 10 the Sub-Treasu,v
~ ~ vas nOI 'T'e qua non with him. lie was reS
| ~ w ,"'e lgr any measure which embraced ts
PnDple without H. machinery. So. also The Rant
une Cnlleu states he took IN be out Of the oues
Won Tor the present. All mus, Weld. IL, ,bo,o
lall oack on the act of15sg an act of Wasbin,,o,5
' i',,i There was an act which. with
80, r.u auouon 10 suit the circumstances or the
sInss Soulo DO OIL that was necessary. lie J.s,.
"o,nrg more Tie conceived hat there vs., M
Eea. oheul'y IN arranging our afTs,rs abroad =, ~,