Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-12-20

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But hope CONTINUED Mr. M that the resolutions will be
allowed to lie We in the process of executing an
order Of the Senate. Corning the committees We have
been flooded with petitions, which should have been referred
The very committees proposed to be instructed by these reso
luons not yet formed and when formed every individual
viii feel to be his duty look into the subjects specified in
them My only objection to this mode OF proceeding is the
giving too great publicity movements for every word
that forth from here from each side of this Chamber, will
be scrutnized on the other side Of the water.
Mr. then advered to the propety Of extending protec
ton TO our settlers Oregon the srest ofsengh
enng the powers of the Government Speculation (sad Mr.
has been rife in the North that Oregon would be made
independent sovereignty This he thought would be I'M
possible The feeling Of Americanism too strongly i'm
planted in the breast of every born upon American soil to
be 30 easily eradicated.
Mr. M concluded by moving posponemen OF the further
consideration of the resolutions until Tomorrow
Mr. ALLEN said he hoped the resolutions would pass and
he thought they would have been adopted without the obsnc
ton of solitary VOTE They resolutions OF inquiry, SINH
lar to those which ordinarily passed at every session
The subjects embraced in those resolutions Of
nature and the attention Of the committees ought TO be direct
ed to them And that the resolutions had been intro
duced the attention Senate had been called to the
subject the rejection of them by the Senate would do more to
paraze the energies this country than any act in the
Of the Senate perform The resolutions predicaed
upon the idea that the state of foreign relations was SUCH
and home defence such require that the attention Of
Congress should be directed to them The rejection Of the
resolutions would change those foreign relations but their
rejection would be declaration the part of the Senate
that they would not prepare for emergency which
might arise of them and then what would be the position
Of the United States Great Britain Power whose
policy, well whose general justice is known throughout
the entire orb of the civilized world and needs only to be
named TO be remembered by all Great Britain is Power
who conducts her negotiations with fleet the coast OF
that Power with whom she negotates ready to settle
questions which be settled by words by resort to the
mode of casting the sabre into the scale Of the contro-
versy The United States has bee very wisely observed
by the able and experienced Senator from Michigan by the
very circumstances arising out Of institutions always u
prepared for the emergencies Of war We have standing
army in the European Of the term have, what is
better, standing mtia-a nation of soldiers but nation
without military organization.
The resolutions had treated by Senators the other
side almost equivalent to declaration OF war Why
Had they been offered in any stage Of the negotiation, they
would have been entirely innocent II is not movement at
which Great Britain any other country could rghtfuy take
offence Suppose in danger, either in the pre-
future, of with Great Britain any other
t-suppose enjoyed the most uninterrupted peace and
the most nvoate guaranty Of peace for the future, would
thee be any improperly Of nqurng into the amount of naval
force possessed into the efficiency and organization Of the
militia None, presume Why. then, is it deemed un-
wise now Even the instutng inquiry into the military
affairs ofthe country iii be improper for any is
because afraid prepare in advance for the contn
gencies Of There be other reason, that while
have unadjused question of territory with that nation
whose pride it is stretch her gigantic the
hababe GLOBE that to ask ourselves Are ready
column Of British bayonets fifty sail
tie ships We to ask ourselves this Why because
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had another difficulty with Great Britain which has been
pended settled by the treaty of 1912 When that treaty
pending from this very seat declared 1t contained more
seeds of dscod than those ii intended to eradicate
What did the two Houses of Congress do in reference to
the question of national defence They did not stop
resolution of inquiry but they passed solemn act giving
the President power to provide against invasion
The Senator the other side says he is disposed trust
the whole subject the President Why, what subject does
he mean The negotiation Or does he the subject
matter of these resolutions
Mr.. MANGUM explained. If there be increase
the army navy he desired the proposition for that
crease should come from the President and from any
his subornates The Administration ought take the whole
responsibility, and he would find ample support from every
quarter 1880.
Mr. CAsS here interposed He said that the honorable
Senator had used the word subonaes twice. and he wished
70 know who be meant by subordinatest
Mr. MANGUM said he meant the heads Of the Depart
ment, with whom the committees necessarily had commun
cation.
Mr. ALLEN continued He adverted to the act Of Con-
gress March 3d. 1887 comforting Mr. Van Buren, the
Of providing against INVASION and placing at his ispo-
sal millions Of dollars, and remarked that Mr. Van Buren,
astonshed when he found the conferred upon him.
He had asked Congress for such law; he had merely
commended military preparations In the place which they
conferred upon the President the whole military forces OF the
country This was what Congress then did, in reference to
the very Power with whom negotiating II was
the habit of the Roman Senate the approach OF any nation
al danger, pass resolutions comforting OF the Con-
us the power provide that the Republic should sustain
detriment-
s'Ne quid detrimenti Respublica capiat-"
And under that power he created Dictator for limited
time Thus was in the case which he had referred.
No the United States supposed at the moment that
Great Britain would the act of The act
was passed. and negotiation followed and the questions in dis
pue were suspended by the treaty Of 1912 How stands the
case now The President forth in his annual message
that nothing had been accomplished by negotiation and the
Senator in his place and does that which every Sem
does every session, submits resolution of inquiry,
and for this the distinguished Senator receives the inn
piled from the Senator from North Carolina.
Sir, (sad Mr. Al the resolutions come well from the Sc
nator from Michiganhey well from him, because he
the double experience of and peacebecause his
and character calculated give the resolutions conse
quence and recommend them the serious consideration OF
the which the resolutions addressed Is II
possible that have arrived at the humiaing condition
when American Congress afraid TO institute resolution
Of inquiry into the state of national defeRces IL was
the business Of Congress take upon itself the responsibility
Judge what the country required and to make provision for
the national defence. Nothing could be innocent
udcous necessary than the resolutions submitted
by the Senator He had supposed after the able exposition
the gave the resolutions would have passed. the act
he bad referred passed. with the full Of that
body.
Mr. A. concluded by expressing his sincere satisfaction at
hearing from the Senator from North Carolina what should
il be realized, would make this nation only powerful
enough cope with Great Britain, but with the European
world in arms. That Senator had told them that upon
declaration Of war; there would not be found antwar
man in the nation
Mr. MANGUM observed that he only spoke for himself and
for his constituents
Mr.. ALLEN hoped might be found true, and that the