Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-14

TINS dispute ought 10 be compromised and though do not
The opinion entertained BY any, YET from the re-
mark OF The Senator from Michigan, (Mr CA) though he
did at first alarm the Senate and the country III he will par
don me for saying yet he declared same time that
he feared war; and that he would be the last man in the
land to desire it and do doubt that If suitable treaty
should come into this Senate Tomorrow he would give il his
sanction. sas4
Mr. CAss. will tell You about that when the time comes.
"a laugh
/ Mr.. JOHNSON. / do not want him 10 tell ma He may
spare me the remark know il in advance He win how
ever, have opportunity to tell further for have no
doubt that due treaty will before us In spt
of the opposition Of the Presidents friends well as Of his
enemies.
And as for the other Senator from New York. (Mr Dlcx
ISsoS) who commenced his speech by telling that he
would demonstrate title up 70 $40 4V TO all who would
sen and who talked about the regard Of Heaven being
conveyed to in tones which threatened $40 4V,
have Just little doubt that the question 400 or
war, he takes 40. Much merrment]
There of friends the other side Of the
chamber the Senator from Illinois, Mr. BREEsE) the Sem
from Ohio (Mr ALLES,) and the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. HANSEoAs, who all for $40 4V fighting Now,
have doubt that the Senator from Indiana will stick" to
thai, not parenthecaly, but in fact laugh If these
gentlemen will pardon me, will venture say that they
the Hotspun Of the Senate of in point Of
spirit courage, and galantry. The Senator from Indiana
may be considered the General the Senators
from Illinois and Ohio certainly entitled to distinguished
rank for they tell there is danger of with Eng
land and one Of them expressed the opinion that England
could do no harm.
Mr.. BREESE. said no such thing
Mr.. JOHNSON. know you did not. You went for
war; in spite Of all the harm she might do. But there
others who think that great harm out Of with
England What the ground taken by the Senator from
Ohio, (Mr ALLEN First, he told that there would be
at ALL And why Because England dare fight us
for Oregon dny thing else. is
single match which he thinks she will undertake (and
hope in God she may.) The Senator thinks indeed
she get Russia join and France too and
Mexico to aid BOTH she may perhaps pluck up enough
fight the United States The Senator says that the
very ebest Government the face Of the earth This is
said by the chairman of the Committee Foreign Relations
And what makes her feeble is the adaptation Of the steam
power the naval is her immense public debt d
yded among many thousand of her citizens. And he
tells us finally that possessing these elements of obvious and
apparent weakness she dare epudate her deb-a prv
| lege which it seems the United States have.
Mr.. ALLEN. say that the word reputation not
used by but the Senator knows that state of
ponds the interest due foreign debts And she would
have this relief because her debt is owing at home.
Mr.. JOHNSON. did to say that war suspend
ed the payment Of her debt speaking of her
debt Yet in the BREATH the Senator said that England
dare repudae and he finally held her up the world
paupe" And this inspire with of her
absolute weakness But, deepen that impression still
to all dread of England to infinite distance, he
went tell that England feeble unborn
FAINT And by way of stating fact which genius only was
equal he went describe this infant eposing
in the lap Of the past" Much laughter.
Then the senaorom Illinois asked what there is about
war with England to brighten us Could it be her navy
Give us but twelve months notice. (and this we shall have by
the eay) and should have larger navy than England
had Thank God for that And then, suppose that
if all the other European Powers should unite their naval
with that of England give ustwo years notice. and
will create navy greater than the whole. But how this
navy Of to be obtained BY converting New York
liners into gaes No doubt the Senator believed this
ment be perfectly correct and he far tell
that there not of those vessels but would be full
match for British fgate And, for steamers though
had quite large those lately built in England yet
could make go twenty miles hour, which,
suppose, would be very great advantage either in running
after an enemy, running away from him laugh.
strange that Senators here, with all their opportun
ties to know the true condition of things and actual rea
ton 10 the power of other nations UTTER gavey, from
their place this chamber things which monstrous
TO all Unless the President holds himself
der implied obligation settle the existing dispute and
the Senate shall think too il might become necessary
to prepare the hearts Of the nation ~ war Without
ntention - ~ak with aaerassert y the spnsnsof those
ecn<tczDes hnt remark sn consider betls
opinion has heeu rxprespd by the Senator from Michigan
Mr. CAss,) and the Senator from New York. mr. Dix,S
when they tod N that England prepared strike
heavier blow than this moment and that there is no
nation the globe whose power GREATER whom would
be more dangerous for TO encounter But tho Sena
tor from Illinois, Let the she do great
harm; we may lose few merchant ships, and think he
sand lew sloops Of war; but they would be easily replaced
Ne doubt the Senator really thinks the fact be No
great harm !" Has he taken into his estimate the oceans Of
blood that will be split the agonies Of the battlefield
Oh nc the sl terrific sheks
dows and orphans the depreciation Of the public morals
the arrest Of civilization the ouirages humanity Will
the Senator that these great evils and that these
things can easily be replaced !" The Sensior from New
ork who last spoke (Mr. DIcKINsoS) told us however
that there were women enough bind up wounds Ay
but there who bring back the dead No
touch OF weeping wife will avail to bring back her husband
from the And power short Of the divine influx of
Christianity, and that exercised through long of ye
can bring back the community the weakened and waning
sense of moral obligation No vaor bring back their
original prosperity and brightness desoaed and blackened
coasts ravaged Cities and above ALL place us where God
Intended we SHOULD be- really and truly peace with our
felow-men
am bold TO sayand say il in spirit Of depreciation
OF the vaor OF my countymen say with full conviction
that they are equal to any emergencye upon us
because we have refused TERMS offered by over
and again, and the responsibility Of those who shall bring
will cause them TO live, long God shall suffer them to
hive IN this world in state Of sepoach and mental agony
altogether ndescribabe fancy know how those Senators
would feel when widowed wife shall approach OF them
and looking him reProachuly in the face, shall say You
are the cause Of all this Indebtedness false sense of ma
ona honor goaded you till you have brought upon us all
this misery There lies my husband backened corse and
here am with my orphan children the most wrcched of
women and all for nothing for after ALL Oregon is lost
And the Senator from Illinois will pardon saying that
ne would hang his head in unmgated regret and shame
would call the mountains fall him he would give the
wealth Of the world if he had bring back that general
peace and happiness which, but him. might have contnu
ed long to bless his native land
The age live in denounces wsr-tha savage beastly
mode OF settling either territorial Individual controversies
As has been recently said Ivy one now on the verge of the
OF bcnevolence, War fit only for wild beasts be-
meath the dignity man." And as has been