Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1846-06-20


"Hon. gentlemen opposite have stated
that they consider the measure before the
House injurious 10 the country. They
have done great credit to themselves, not
only by the grea, talent, but by the spirit
with which they have asserted their opin-
ions. They conceive that the bill will tend
TO lower this country among the nations Of
the globe. | consider, on the contrary,
that it will tend to raise the country among
the nations Of the globe. think it will
tend to foster peace and amity among them.
Looking al one of the greatest nations of the
globe, am happy to find there are symptoms
Of returning feelings Of amity and good ,ciA.
When read the speeches OF Webster, Cal
houn, and others, forget all the idle men
ace wafted from the other 81 lie of the Allan,
tic. trust Her Majesty's government will
be able TO fix finally the limits which divide
the dominions OF Her Majesty from those
of the United States; and and trust the
convention or treaty which will settle that
boundary will be but the prelude Of more
intimate connerioa bet,ucen US and that UaSi
commonwealth ola free people; that we shall
carry on together our manufactures and
our agriculture, vying with each other, il
you will to make our productions more and
more perfect, striving in the neutral mar
kets OF the world, for prc-em'nence; striv-
ing, also, in our respective branches OF pro-
duction, that we may clothe them and they
may feed US, but hoping that there ntver
shall be occasion to cross the 6ayonets of Bri.
tain and America on any bloody field ,chat.
ever. loud cheers.) Sir, with this wish
that such may be the prelude Of this bill, to
which | trust the other House Of Paria.
ment, should it pass by a great majority
here, will give their assent, shall give my
hearty support to the motion for the third
reading. Great cheering.J'
Sir Robert Peel, in the speech with
which he closed the entire debate, made
the following aliuslon TO This passage:
"The noble Lord, q. RusselD says tina,
| he hopes that the discussions which have
threatened the maintenance OF amicable re-
Ia,ions with the United States will be bro't
10 IA fortunate close. Sir, think can ap.
peal 10 the course which we have pursued,
against some obloquy, some mls-construc-
lion, some insinuations, that we were aban.
doning the honor Of this country-l think J
can appeal 10 the past experience Of tins
Government, that it has been our earnest
desire, 10y euery effort consistently ,cih the
national honor, 10 maintain friendly relations
Nth every country on the face of the globe.
This principle, so long as we are entrus
ted with the management Of public affairs,
will continue to influence us in respect to
the settlement Of our unfortunate dlfferen.
ces with the United States" (Cheers.)
sThe state Of their relations with Mexico
is a striking exempli6cation Of this incon-
sstent and fool-hardy line OF policy. Wien
the United States Government, with the
full sanction OF the American people consu.
mated the annexation Of Texas, and an.
swered the protest of Mexico in tone OF
defiance, they should according TO the usa-
ges OF all civilized governments, have pro-
ceeded 10 take military means for the pro-
lection Of their new frontier, and the occu-
patton Of territory which had been placed
under the protection Of the Federal fig
The Cabinet Of Washington disdained these
precautions, and such has been the neg lect
of the most obvious military arrangements
on the part of the Americans, that even the
!NericanS hare collected an army of thrice
The strength of The United States forces on the
Rio Grande. When the last advices LETT
the frontier collision appeared TO be i'm.
minent; and there are strong reasons Tor
doubling whether the Americans ,could haze
the Advantage. 1t would be strange ii Mr..
Polk were 10 undergo defeat from the
troops of the least Of the powers OF the
world, at the very moment when he affects
10 brave the armies and fleets Of the great.
est; but certainly his present preparations
for war are hardly equal to a contest w'th
Merico, not to say with England"
The whole article is an elaborate and
very severe attack upon President Polk, for
the part he has taken in the controversy,
and says that she is himself the author Of
all the agitation springng out OF the discuss
ion OF the Oregon question, which has en-
crossed the attention Of the American peo-
pie, 10 the exclusion Of far more important
subjects, ever since he assumed the reins o (
government, fourteen months ago. He
must bear the responsibility OF all the poisi
cal perplexity, the mercantile embarrass
ment, and the national burdens, which are
already felt, and which will be much more
severely el, in the United States. At pres.
ent, he has displayed no qualities adapted
to such an emergency, put strange apti'
tude in multiplying the causes OF dissension
and offence, combined with sluggish indiff
srence as to the means oil carrying on the
negotiation, or Of preparing for war;" The
Times concludes with the following exprss-
ion of opinion:
eve only trust that he will not fall into
the serious error Of imputing to the English
Government the same uncertainty and hest