Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-01-08

swWu sNObIU AoTOilUu, NUO tU0 CeUatOI IbOW
VHGiOta. yestsrda '. that il war should come.
l hsi,svs No shall see the whoia Union rally
round the national standard, united - u sin.
gle man. Before the actual occurrences Of war
No may battle among ourselves, but when u
comes, there 10 no neutral ground l." st.nd up
on. But who IL theirs that desires a war; None
I trust. All cay it 10 to DO deprecated and
avoided aud trust that every thing Will De
done on our part that honor and policy per-
mits ~ be done To avoid IT.
But are aow called upon 10 CIV" notice
of the tsrsn,na ton VI the jaint occupancy aud
~ are told that, connected With other cir
eunsstauces, war 10 I" DO the consequence Of
that notice. Will il he sol think it ought
not, and will mol, unless We commit n
very egresi"us blunder. But if, ~ the
Senator says. We are in the path which
leads To war. 10, W. march slowly and
firmly upS9 i, I.e, Us Do firm. self pos.
sessed and slow. We shall not BE- the
less formidable TO our enemies while 2d
vaacimg thus. than il We pursue the path
10 II reckless Of all consequences, where.
s0ever it may lead Us. lie. rs, then. il
We are To give the notice, aud think we
sanno. we'll avoid it. instead Of giving the
precise notice indicated. let us give notice
70 take efec, Two years hence: j, will no,
the less indicate our irmne.s aud our Dc.
termination. La, Us no, ae, like spite
ful landlord giving notice to tenant. and
limi,ing our tenant tn the shortest passible
time. bu, give time for reflection anu ne.
EQUATION. We ough, not W be has.y or
careless Of giving inrul, to any people.
much less TO those whom by cliarseter
and by lineage We resemble 50 nearly
The question OF se,tlemen, Of mere matt.
tiers Of interest may be difficult, enough.
but an insult is much more difficult Of
settlsmsn. between two high spirited ma
lions. Let us, then, travel On with firm
and steady step. cautiously, boldly and a.
the same time manifesling willingness 10
secure an smicable adjustment Of Difficult.
ties in preferences 10 war.
Mr. WEBSTER said he did not pro.
pose TO offer any opposition whatever to
the passage Of the resolutions. though he
could no, perceive that there was any
very great necessity for their adoption
II did not appear 10 him tina, they charged
the commis,ees with any especial new
duty. Inquiry into the matters. here
suggested was the ordinary duty Of The
committees. and he did no, think there
were any extraordinary circumstances
existing which rendered it necessary on
this occasion TO instruct them by resolu-
tion Of the Senate. or 10 stimulate them in
the performance Of an established duty
Nevertheless, he regretted the in,rodue.
zion Of these resolutions, combined as they
were with the remarks which the Senator
from Michigan had thought proper to
address 10 the Senate, because he agreed
with the Senator from Kentucky that their
introduction in that manner appeared to
give something TO them Of Significance
which would create unnecessary alarm.
Every member Of the Senate knew, and
every man Of intelligence knew, that IN.
necessary alarm aud apprehension abou,
the preservation Of the public peace was a
great evil. II disturbed the business oil
the country; it disturbed the calculations
Of men; il deranged the pursuits Of life,
and even. to = great extent. changed The
cireums,ances ofthe whole butiness Of the
especially by every gentleman acquainted
~ copnected with the seaboard. They all
knew that an immense amount Of proper.
~ was aaOat upon the ocean, carried there
by our citizens in Me prosecution Of their
maritime pursuits. They all knew that a
rumor Of war. or the br.alh Of a rumor nj
var. would affsc, the valus Of that proper.
~. They all knew what eesc. it would
have upan assurances. The, all knew
what Immense amounts Of property an
shore would be affected by the sgia,ion Of
public opinion upon an in'imation .. the
disturbance Of the pacific relations exish,e
between this country and foreign States
Sir, (said Mr. W. there are Two ways
in either Of which q Government may
proeeed-and when haze stated them
think i. will be ob,ons to every one
which il the ~:.est. We may If We
choose ~--.ie alarm and apprehension -
W. may.it We are wiser, cause NO nm,
sses's''y alarm, but make quie,, thorough
.jp't: polite, s'a,ssmanlike provision. -,
Z the future. 'o'
Z Mr. President, / an en,;r.lv .f IL.
SSP'"lon Of the Senator from Ken,uckv.-
hs.:." uo' oeen aoie 10 bring myself 10
"" "eve mat war will grow out Of this
.1 :ue'; esrtainIy not Immediately: and !
."'ns ! canno'he mistaken when 7 .,x
s' ."s recommendations which IN. Chief
Magistrate has made % Conyr... viii No.
lead 10 any such result. H.. W." :. ~; NV
possible to mistake the meaning os.a. p ~"
s'den'. He does no. expec, war. Loos..
s''he state Of things around us. and Al
what 10 etated BY the Executive. I csnno,
believe tina. he apprehends any danger.
Or. abstain cautiously from Offering
any remark upon .ha. portion Of the mes
sage which refers to the negotiation.
abstain with equal care from any remark
upon correspondence which has been
published. do not wish u say whe,he.
i de-s appear from tina, correspondence
That negotiation 10 so completely and en-
nreIy at an end that no amicabie DISPOSE
40" VI The question may be looked for
hereafter from diplomatic source. /. is
enough Tor me. in order 10 accomplish al
the purposes Of these few remarke, 10 saw.
that, while l am incapable Of bringing
myself to the belief tina. the Presidep,
spPrehends any immediate danger Of war