Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-12-22

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which " ould he exhibited by the present chief
Executive officer, il the matter were left
where II properly bclonged--in his hands,
lie, Tor one, Was willing To conlide the whole
matter Co the Executive; and If war SHOULD
come, let IL come. Ii would be Ear preiera-
bile To the surrender of any Of our rights; but
let i, be done legtimat,l, j; let not the sube,
b. wrcstcd from the hands of the Executive.
Aud II war eventually should come though he
prayed II mightbe avcrted, saving the honor &
the interests oi The country. il would be seen
when hereafter The votes came to- be recorded,
that there would net be found an antiwa
man IN the community. No, they might
have various collisions of interest aud
struggles OF party on minor questions; but
when proud, arrogant, and he would add,
grdsring enemy gives blow a us, there would
be found ready To resist aggressions one solid
phalanx oil the whole American people.
lie prayed God that the greatest of all ma
tonal evils might not come upon us: he was
quite willing to eu,rrs; the negotiation 20 the
President; and he woald say. that, in his hum
BILE judgement, all agitation of the question:
Nitnperaiion, recrimination-all this was cal
cullied 10 preCipitate us Into that condition
which every man who regarded his country's
welfare would deeply deplore.
4 lie was unwilling that these resolutio 5
should be adopted. Why9 Because it was
known TO every Senator present that the act
was wholly supc rcrogatory. 1t was the duty
OF the several C mmittees named TO inquire
into the state oi the country, so far as their
particular departments were concerned with
out being stimulated to the performance of
that duty by specific resolutions of the Sen
a,c.
/ Besides; what could these resolutions bring
iotlh! The report oil the committee, the effect
OF which must be To expose our impotent con
dition. Would not this be to invite aggres-
sion irrm an enemy If on the contrary, our
resources were abundant, the inquiry would
De wholly unnecessary, and still more unnc-
cesSary that we should exhibit to the enemy,
I ii enemy we have, the actual state of our pre-
paredness. He would greatly prefer, if any
stimulation was necessary, that ii should come
from that branch of this Government who
holds IN his hands the negotiations. Ii the
negotiations Were closed, and if no nope re-
manned Tor pacific adjustment-if war be in
eNliable, as the Senator seemed To apprehend,
he would say for himself. and he trusted he
might add for every gentleman with whom il
/ Was his good fortune TO be associated i'm that
body, That IT ten, twenty, fifty, or even
hundred million of dollars were requisite to
maintain the national honor and national
rights inNiolate, it would at once be granted.
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honOaby and amicably adjusted. TWAS de-
cidedly wrong, however, to raise am unnecos-
s1ry and mcaiied for excitation, and 10 inllame
the public imagination. In this country no
excllaiion was required, no stimulation was
| antcd TO arouse the passions OF the people.
lie desired that the President should conduct
this matter OH his Official responsibility, and,
| in tie event of this great and stuDendous evil
being unav oidoblc, that he she uld lay his bu l.
! get before Congress, and that the matter should
be investigated with closed doors, and, his life
upon it, the patriotism of the two Chambers
would uphold the honor and interest of the
country.
IL would be remembered by the Senator that
during the political dynasty of late ilustri-
Gus administration, OF which he was a distin-
Suisiied member, we, were amused by the in
genuous cdicts oil the heads of that Admins.
traiion on the subject of banks. That great
man-ior, however opposed in his political
views, he would be The last to detract from
his merits; he was great man-issued his G.
diets, and The bank fell. And continued Mr.
NJ, IN the late parenthetical Administration,
there were divided opinions on that very head;
for, with the amiable purpose which we read
oil III the good book, mot to let the right hand
know what the left hand doeth," what he re-
commended on the one day, he glored in We
toing on the next
Sir, do not regard the present Executive
III that light regard him as gentleman of
personal honor, and God forbid that should
withhold from him his just need of personal
praise: though differing from him as do in
political sentiment, vet believing in his per-
sonal integrity, would have him TO be the re-
sponsiblc agentin this matter. He knows the
state OF the question and if war is to come,
let him Justify it in the face of the world
Let hlm make his just propositions, and they
Will meet with support on all sides.
For myself, VIII not follow the Senator
rom Michigan in his long harangue. ] have
been called up wholly unexpectedly, and de-
sire TO say at least enough to exhibit my own
/ position. Nor do | know the opinion of my
own associates. But let us trust the negoti-
alton To the Executive. Let us stand ready i'm
advance, If necessary, to strengthen his hands,
that when the blow falls it will strike upon
the very censorium of the enemy, where it
will be most felt.
! Sir, when the gentleman tells us that G reat
Britain Is the mistress OF so many millions
beg pardon for usinga vulgar phrasc-I will
outbrag the Senator. If she was mistress of
the world, and tramplcd upon our rights. she
should be humbled. Sir, it would be decp
/ rerroach in the present day that war should
/ y B''hlOi't bclNfti lNO enlightened nations.
IL cannot be justified; and in my humble opin-
ION, II war should occur, the Oregon question
Will be nothing more than pre,ext
Inc world Is now agitated, heaving and
struggling with two great contcnding princi
pies, the whole of Christendom is shaking to
It's centre, between Republicanism where the
power rests with the people, and Monarchy
III IT'S various forms, absolute and qualified. -
When the struggle comes, you will find the
People OF this country united IS one nan. IL
viii not be a sectional war. Thrones will
tremble and totter, and Christcndom itself be
shaken 20 It's very centre.
/ why should The Senator advert to the unpro-
tected state OF our countTy--to the ten thous-
and miles of frontier exposed 10 the assaults Of
the enemy? lpray God the contest may ne
yer come; for no one can estimate the amount
OF evil to the whole civilized world that must
result from il. Yet, rather Nan suffer dis
honor, let il come; aud il we are in that I'M
prepared state that the Senator rpurcsents ne