Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-02-21

- has extinKuished Venice
rr,ssias which added Hslgium to Hol. |
- Gsrwithaanding the fepuEnance oil
!. nhabitants, who evenaaally roe0 inl
.4sir revoluiionary might, and asserted
md achieved their own Independence
Whioh tsaasessed Norway from Denmark.
to which il was attached BY old ties and
b. mild government, to Sweden, who
bad q send an army, and 10 call upon the
navy of England to aid her to take posses
sibn ofthis gift Of the holy alliance; which
keeps Switzerland in eternal turmoil, and
which sest French army into Spain to
~ down The spirit Of liberty. and an
Austrian army y Italy for the same pur-
pose; and which watches and wards of the
very 6rst instincts of human nature to me
6ogste its social and political condition.
It's the assumption Of power which
enables five great nations Of Europe-they
are qnintuple It present-to govern Just
q nach Of Inc world ss viii nut or cannot
resist their culi.iity and ambition. and to
Introduce new principles At their pleasure,
and u their profit, into the code Of nations.
10 proclaim that the slave trade is piracy
By virtue Of their proclamation, and that
shrir cruisers may sweep.tl,e ocean, seiz-
Ing vessels, and crews, and cargoes, and
committing them to the great vortex which
has swallowed up such vast amount Of
our properly. and issued SO many DEGREES
against our rights court Of admiralty;
and by-and-bye, will enable them to pro-
claim. Il not resisted, that the cotton-trade
shall be piracy, or that the tobacco-trade
shall Be piracy, Or that anything else shall
BE- piracy which ministers to our power
and interest, and does not minister to
theirs. ~ ss5ss h.sSi sz..r M S. 4. III
- The question is not asso the specific LAM
gpage or proposition Of this resolution,
but - 10 lis consideration. The measure
e carried commits the Senate 10 nothing.
The Committee Of Foreign Affairs. and this
boay subsequently, may make such moi
&cstions . they please; and ultimately the
whole matter may be rejected. Certainly
This process ensures caution, and is safe
guarantee that the subject will be nature
y considered, and wisely decided. 1t
eAoht not to be overlooked that this SUBJ
jece 10 specially recommended 10 our. at
ilsntion By the President. It is not eratu-
itously Introduced by the honorable Sena-
ter iron Ohio, though he had clear right
- teiniroduce i, and in my opinion would
have done wisely had he done 90, even il it
Bad nat been presented to the attention Of
Censrsss by higher authority. 9aa +
- 4 slndssstand the measure proposed by
Ne Senator from Ohio 10 . protest against
- establishment of new aud dangerous
principle, affecting ourselves, and with us,
he cher independent nations inhsbiling
this continent. It does not necessarily in
volvs any question Of war. Such pro-
test issa common nude Of procedure in
The intercourse Of nations. It il saving
= the world, that the government making
he protest does not recognise . certain
claim or principle, and does not intend to
b bound BY Il. h commits such cove rn-
nent 10 no specific course Of action. It
merely expresses its dissent, leaving to flu
ture circumstances its conduct, should the
protest be found inefficient. Such know
y be the views Of the Senator from Ohio;
and u the phraseology Of the resolutions
nay appear to some Senators 10 carry the
government too far, II Is easy to adapt il to
. sense Of the Senate upon the subject
That 10 reason for consideration, but not
tr rejection. We are young, but we are
evesy day becoming stronger, a. we be-
come alder. Time Is dealing well by Us.
What We now want 10 10 prevent any fu-
ture pretence that, by our acquiescence
We have recognized this new-fangled doc
Sine of interference. Let US say to the
worid, we have no lot nor part in il. But
We need not say that we shall this year or
aext year adopt this or that course Of &C.
tion, fthere is any attempt practically TO
apply the doctrine. Sufficient unto the
day 6 the evil thereof" Let it suffice to
10 to decide when the time for decision
comes; and then, If we a,e committed by
ncehinI; bslt protest, we may cit still hon
Grady: taking no part in the transaction,
sse we may place ourselves between Eu-
yepe and America, and commit this great
question to The iesile az war-and 10 that
iSsue j. will finally come il not abandoned
Cand b resisted in the words Of The Pres
3deuss nesssge. stronger than the language
used ~ the member from Ohio in his res.
sldtions, at any and At ga hazards.n
I hare already alluded 10 Buenos Ayres.
where France asA England are now in.
tes1esing % their hearts content. Their
epndsd sPea The La rlaia Is among The
- uaassgeeas acts Of modern times. Il
! sndeG1>hd their professions they wage
yaf sssfnsa Baeuos Ayres because Buenos
Ayrss = = war with Monleyideo. They
sfs lighting os peace; doing evil that good
nay ee]ne. But what right have they to
iulerfsre in the quarrel brtw een two in.
depeadsnt nations, except a the friend d
buah, and in tie interest Of beth? They
csme NH, however, with The olive branch
but With fleets and armies. They carry
% sPsa war; they preach crusade Il
philanthropy from the. quarter-decks Of
chips Of tie line, and from the midst Of re.
9iDents Of soldiers. Now all this il q
6nsy yeil TO conceal far other designs;
deisas q eomnercial and political ascen.
dsncJ upon the immense and productive
csunlries u that great river. They seeh
Tie establishment d balance Of power
which shall establish their own power
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