Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-12-25

the mos, isolated pioneer will ever be found true to Amer
ca The covered in skins the produee Of the chss
and whose only property is his ammunition and his rifle
carries with him the love of the GLORIOUS
his fathers in this republic; and what Is more he hears
with hm also that bounding hope Of the future which
forms The highest characteristics Of The freeman This
Engishmsn looks back with pride on the annals OF his
country The American reverses the telescope and looks
forward 10 that future when his beloved country will
be The most powerful The face of the globe and when
free institutions will be universally establ.hed:
hope, Mr. President, the honorable senator will con.
seat 10 let The resolutions lie move that their fur.
'he r., consideration be postponed ill tomorrow.
he question was ih'n put, aud negatvtd
A message in whiting was here announced from the
President ~
Mr.. ALLEN then rose, and spoke as follows: Mr. PresI-
dent hope the resolutions will Eass-pass without the OBJ
suucion OF solitary They are resolutions which ad
dress grave subjects or inquiry the attention of those
mees which, BY the standing rules the body the Senate
institute with view Of skg cugnzance Of these subjects
Now that these resolutions inToducednow that they
have teen brought forward for the action of The Senate and
The nation, by being upon the una Of the body their
lection ey the senate would d. more paaIyze ener-
ge oil ihs county, Than that within the pow-
er OF the Senate o perform These resolutions are pedca-
ted The idea that the Of home eepces in the
present aspect Of foreign affairs Is such az 10 REQUIRE
that the attention Of Conges should be turned 10 The
tona deiehoes The rejection of these resolutions will not
change those foreign relations but will be virtually dc.
claraiiun upon the pat Of the Senate that they will not
even prepare Tor any emergency that may aise of
foreign relations Then, let ask what would be the po-
on OF the United States Great pritan il power whose
policy as well as whose geneal hory known
the entire civilized world. and needs not to be defned
Great Britain Is power who conducts her negotiations
with fleet upon the coast Of the pow with whom she ne
goates ever ready TO settle questions which
settled by words, by esorng in Practice
lie maxim OF cas- ing sabre into the scale. The United
States, as has beh wisely observed by the able and
greatly experienced Senator fIo Michigan BY the very
circumstances arising out Of Institutions always unpe
pared for the ieI5e emergency Of We have stand
ing army, in the European Of the term. We have
izalion:
The wise object of these resolutions to institute an in
quy into the existing organization Of the martial force of
the country IN us three gieat dSi>Unsof the militia the
Amy, and the navy. This has been Iegadtd the other
side almost equivalent declaration Of Why SIR
these resouti"s had teen offered of this
gntlaon they would have been perfectly innocent, aud
suied not the slightest gOund OF offence the part Of
Suppose in DANGER either present or the
lutue, OF war with Great Britain, any other country
suppose we enjoyed the most for the
present. and the most substantial guaranty of for
u Tire would there lie any improperly insiituDg in-
qGy into the naval material in OK yards and
stores Would there be any Improperly in inquiing
the efficiency iehcicBcy Of the OTgaBi<an O the milf
tia of the county Would there be Improperly in in
qurhg into the condition Of army Of the United
None presume Why then is il deemed so eedngy
unwIse To institute such inquiries now l. ii meant TO be
that afi prepare for our defence
beraue happen be IT, controversy ;ov-
e who boosts OF stretching IL gigantic over the whole
hababe glbe Are We not 10 be permitted even 10 ask
ourselves If ready receive column of Brtih
bayonets IN this controversy Are receive
sail oil battle-hps forwarded by England 10 eur ports We
cannot ask questions it seems Why Becsnse it
movement actually locking TO the possibility Of conflict
between the two nations.
We had difficulty with Great Britain which
been suspended, settled, by the treaty Of 1912 While
that treaty Pending, at the stand occupy
said that contained seeds Of dScod than the dcOd
it pofessed to silence Pending the negotiation, and the
controversy with t. the northeast boundary between
the United States and Great Ban what did the hou
oil Congress do In reference 10 the important question Of
the national deences They did not stop nquiiDg-send
ing resolutions of inquiry TO their several committees,
eci ncy of the defensive means of the governments
but they embodied the ona III and the national Strength
in the form Of solemn law, with, believe. the unanimous
Of the Senate Of The United States And what
law Let me read us title :" An act giving to the PresI
dent Of the United States additional powers ot the defence
Of the Uni ed States certain against invasion, aud
One OF It's PROVISIONS the r declares She President
Of the United States hereby auOhrzcd TO resist any al
tempt The part of Great Britain enfoee by
claims to exclusive jurisdiction that part of the of
Maine which is in dispute, between the United States
and eat Biiain and for that purpose he authorized TO
employ the naval and military forces of the United States,
and such PORTIONS OF The militia he may deem advisable
cali into erviee Another section of The act authorizes the
call by the President of 900 yOunceTs; and another
Iun places ten millions Of dollars at the discretion of the
President OF the United States Ihen another section com
petes the wokand places the entire military resources of
the country in the hands of the Pesdeut Tnat what
81 day of MARCH, 1889 in reference to this
very power with whom now negotiating.
Ii was the act Of the Roman Senate, the approach
of any great national DANGER To pass resolution confer
ring upon one of the consus similar powers Under that
stem the consul armed with tile entire monetary
and material forces of the republic enable him
The emergency. La fact he created director, but
for limited Time and, in truth, it not without some
feelings OF alarm that heard this first read in the
Senate, comforting upon the President of the United
States, and If mistake not, by unanimous vote of this
body powers equivalent those conferred the Roman
cOnsuls. by which they clothed with dctaofial
thory for period of six months. Nobody in the United
States, however, expected that time that Great Britain
would treat this act act Of wat Nobody supposed
that the passage OF such ai act, although was the
strongest passed under this government, would be Of itself
a provoking eause of The act passed. The nego
tiaon aud the question dispute suspended for the
time. Now, what is the cause: The President OF the
United States sets forth in his annual to Congress
the state of the negotiation, far negotiation could
be called up to the withdrawal on the part OF the United
States of their last proposition submitted to the British
government lie admonishes us, that for The present
least nothing has been accomplished by negotiation !
and the senator from Michigan in this state Of affairs,
III his place In The Senaie and does what every
aor does every session of Congress-moves for com
mttee of enquiry and for that, seems, has incurred
the implied cersure of the honorable from North
Carolina. Sir, the RESTITUTION well from The dis
iinguisled from Michigan. Ii comes WELL be-
he has the double experience of and peace,
Because his age and character were cacu-
lated To give to his movement Importance which would
these resolutions the serous attention OF the
committee 10 when they were to be addressed is IL
then possible, would ask that have arrived at that
Illuminating condition that The American Congress Is
alraid-araid institute enquiry into the efficiency al
the martial forces Of tile United Sates for the protection
of the country? Iope moi. The senator from North
Carolina has treated this question though II were
equivalent a declaration OF war. He says he 10 dis
posed all this subject to tile President We see
by the Presidents that he has about as far
he CO. The senator must then mean that tile sub
eet matter of these resolutions be trusted to The
discretion of the President of the United States.
Mr.. MANGUM. 1.-THE senator will permit me, will
make myself better understood by him. The President
understands the whole of Tins question and from
him desire all inquiries into The state of armament
proceed; from subordnaes, but from the Exeeu-
itself
Dir. CASS. The senator uses the term subordlnates
t IL. ha rafar