The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-23
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'he prosecution Of our legal rights bv being
iolu, III SCu dare advaucr, Great Britain
will declare var" Sir, have heard his
war cry on more occasions Il an one within
my brief experience in public affairs. +
have heard this cIy raised 80 loud and l,nr
with regard TO the eastern end OF lie same
line o. Ooundary, as to induce Senate 10
raify treaty which gave away pati Of
one Of the sovereign States Of tbs Uncn,
after the same Senate had unanimously de-
cisred tie unquestlonaGle night of the l..
ulon TO every luch OF her territory. saw
this produced by the clamor Of war, raised
tor the purpose of startling and terrifying
the commercial interests Of this country,
and producing d total abandonment Of tie
national honor. Men having property en-.
batked m commerce were frightened be-
cause That property was endangered, and
they were thus induced TO stds their A.
mehcan feelings, aud 10 throw their 81 hole
thilaeuce INTO the scale of the common enc
my. And now are we to have the CIV ser
up that we dare not assert the whole Of our
ughts, as, II we do, We Shall unayodably
be involved IN war. Though our claifns
are indIsputable, We are nevertheless to sur
render them, becduse, if We do no.. we
must fight, and We must sustain some losses
Of property. 1t seems, then, that the la.
uoual honor Is TO be calculated by dollars
aad cents that We are TO CONSIDER how
much Of pecunIary means We car save by
an abandonment Of our just rights aud the
sacrifice G., our national honor. But peace
We must have, peace al any rate, aud on
any terms. This i, the CIV and thus il
IS that Great Britain has been abe TO en-.
croach upon Us in times not long gone By ;
10 barn cur steamers IN our peaceful har.
bofs, aud send them with the helpless crew
into the oaming cataract; and then to stand
beioTelhe void Oh the floor Of Parliament,
and deny that even all apology had been
made us. And are We now to be bulIled
aud alarmed by the denunciations Of Scna-
tors here Are we TO be intimidated by
the cry, eff you do this war will follow 2"
Are We thus to be inundated and restrain
I'd IN the performance Of the duty which
The Constitution has committed 10 our hands
aud which The country demands from Us
1t vas IN reference TO this war cry chief
ly that rose, aud TO say that no denunci-
atons, and that no panic, artificial or nalu
raj, Ihu' can be conjuted up in the Eastern
States, will ever tuduce me 10 sacrifice
large part Of the tightlul dominion Of The
American people.
Mr.. CALHOUN. | ain resolved that
my meaning shall no. be distorted. made
no warcry; | asserted n simple PROPOSE.
lion; and submit TO the Senator himself
whether that proposition be not correc, |
said that all those who denied tia, the ques.
ton can be settled by treaty meant that j,
should be settled at the lannon's mouth.
Can any one deny this? Is there a man
within the reach Of my voice who will dis
pute this assertion ? And is this a war cry,
10 announce what the Senator himself knows
to be tue
By adopting these resolutions, YOU deny
the power Of tins Government TO settle the
question by treaty and, denying that pow.
er, you intend, as the only alternative, 10
resort 10 force. make no war cry nor
peace. cry. mean 10 assert that our duty
obiges US TO make an effort for pacific
adjustment OF the question by negotiation.
| regard The honor and interests of this
country as highly as any man can do, but
will not be precIPItaIed into measures which
| solemnly believe will lead US into war,
tina! may be, hope, honorably avoided.
Sir, DO not intend TO anticipate the dis.
cussion which will arise upon the resolution
oil the Senator from Ohio, IN relation to the
termination Of the treaty. am ready for
that discussion whenever II may come up;
aud hold The Senator to be mistaken 10
supposng that the propositions now submit
ted have no cOnneSIon with his own /; for if,
in point OF fact, We canno, settle the ques-
ton by Treaty under the Constitution Of
This country, II is Of hile importance wheth-
or notice be given or not. But if it can be
settled by negotiations, if peace can be pre-
served consistently with The national honor,
then there may he powerful reasons against
the edoption OF the resolution Of the Senator
from OHIO as shall be prepared 10 show
when that resolution comes up.
Mr.. HAYWOOD rose and said that when
he gave notice Of his intention to move 10
lay this whole matter upon the table, he
had abstaIned from entering into he dis
cusslon, because his motive was then, and
still was, TO prevent premature discussions
upon our foreign negotiations. The remarks
of other Senators, however, had imposed
upon him tie duty OF explaining his views
a little more al large, and he prayed the
indulgence Of The Senate, whilst he pied ged
himself that 10 species oil ptovocation should
drag him into q discussion Of the 4" Oregon
question al This time, nor into any deca.
ration Of his own opinions upon the ques.
lions eXl>tlug between our Government and
that OF Great Britain. Wbtn these ques.
lions came up i'll proper time aud order be.
lore the Senate, he should be ready to NEE,
them, he hoped, in a spirit Of devotion to
his own country, and to act upon them &C.
cordIngly, in the fear OF God. He protes.
ted against the Senate pushing itself in ad.
vance Of the Executive, aud to the erelu.
sioa OF the PreSideat, thus snatching from
him his righuJl power Of conducting our
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