Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-04-26
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier
WASHINGTON APRIL IA.


and have never listened to debate
which seemed TO excite more interest.
The question was on the motion TO
strike out the appropriation for min
lister TO Mexico. DIR. Batter Of S. G.
spoke in opposition to this motion, eu-
logizing the character of the minister
10 Mexico, and made some remarks in
support Of Mr.. Wise's views as to the
policy Of acquiring Texas.
hr. Charles ]. Ingersoll, ofPhila.
county, spoke very ably on some OF
the topics which had been brought into
the discGSs;an-pa particularly ofthe DIFF
ficulties with England. He ran over
the points in controversy, stating that,
in his opinion, England was wrong in
every one Of them;and said they would
neither of them lead necessarily TO a
war. The right Of search was the
most difficult matter TO settle, and he
would undertake to prove by reference
to thirty treaties, made during the last
two centuries, that the right had al
ways been disputed. There was no
foundation for it, in the law of nature
or nations. He comFlimented Gen.
Cass's interp Isirion on this sublecI,a land
intimated that he had Influenced the
chamber OF Deputies, in France, to re-
fuse to raflfy the quintuple treaty. He
did no, agree that we were unprepared
for war. We were foil of resources
for prolonged warfare. Our popu-
latlon was great; our means If subsis.
tence inexhaustible; our materials for
war abundant; and our skill and inv n
tive faculty unbounded; our thousand
steamboats,, on our lakes and rivers
could in ten days be ready to defenC
our cnast. The two steam ships nov
in our harbor were, as he had beer
told by distinguished officer, une
qualled in the world as specimens c
that species of war vessel. 1t ha
been said that New-York would b
burnt; but he had be assured by nav;
officers that it would be as easy for u
TO burn London: 1t bad been threat
ened that England would excite POI
ton of the population al the South; bu
: would not we excite, in like manner
some of Englahd's dependents? Ire
; land, canada, and India she held by
thread. She would, in case of an
: other war, tumble to peices, like on
= of our banks, at run for specie pay
ment. He did mol think we could b.
: much injured 10y war-and II Nigh
do us some good. 1t would pay OF
, our deb, Of twe millions TO begin wit
that was certain. But we shoui;
t not be alone; France Prussia, ant
: Russia would sympalhize with US. w
: should have the sympathy Of all tn
nations on earth including Terds
Mr.. TngersolI hoped that the. nobl
r minister, now here, would succeed i
his errand, and he believed that h
; could, if he should act wisely. II
might,and he hoped would, make him
, self an Earl, by his services here. Nj
f Ingersoll insisted throughout his speec
I that England was in every case WRONG
and must concede every thing to US.
Mr.. Adams, in commencing his re
ply to those that had spoken, con
: menced with an assault on Mr.. Ingel
soil. He accused him of an attenI
10 drive the American people into
war with England. under peaceful prC
E fessions,a and of making light of the evi
Of war and of our delenceIess and III
, armed condition.
the gentlemen moreover confer
ded that GreaI Britain must yield eve
, ry thlng--and we nothin9-that peac
r could be preserved by no other meal
| that Great Britain was wrong in e,
, cry case, even in thai of the Creol
The gentleman too had told US th
, France was with us on the right
search. Here MIR. A. went into stat
ments to show that Mr.. Guizot avows
r this question in the Chamber, owing
o certain cons iderations, and thereto
the vote was unanimous for refusing
e ratlfy the treaty. But he would We
It ture to say the treaty would be rati6.
: IN three months time. Ii was of
II consequence, however. in reference
the right of search, whether the trea
Il was ratified or not. For, by 9th
d subsisting treaties, France and EngIa
: had mutually yielded this right. n
i Cass might have been humbugged vi
the idea that the refusal OF the trea
e was owing ID the right of search que
a ton, but there were other and We
4, different causes of delay. Mr..
spoke of the precautions condition
France, pictured what was soon to
h her coHdition-and asked what aid s.
IS could render US in naval war wi
!. England, when she herself would
) rent with civil commotions. and eng
ofI ged in war with four of the leadi
b powers of Europef Mon cover, up
i the gentleman's principle, we woul
l. In case ofwar, be obliged TO give
Y the right of search ourselves; and ther
y by deprive ourselves of the most ca
e means of Gripping British powt
l. For how could we cripple her cor
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