The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-02


val aggression on the part Of Englpd3 This is
argument, which, Il il may he applied to u.s. HI
'nuch greater force when applied 10 her. because h,
commerce rs more extensive, and because il is mo-
important 10 her than Us. Will she risk her con
mercel
But, sir, there is Ireland. Will she risk ireland
lat least bloody conflict 10 retain 10 The standn
army there now is required TO be 10000 strong.
believe. Will she risk conflict there This, sh
knows, she would most inevitably do by going to wa
with US. tn. q - IT..
/ And France, stray, here is the solution 10 tn
enigma Of her slandc preparations for war. France
IKE huge serpent, lies in enyenomed coils at he
fee ready at the moment of opportunity 10 strike he
ancient foe When death shall have called hence he
so called republican king, then comes the difficulty
WIN there be no pretender, no struggle the paI
OF the exied house of Bourbon II not, will Their
not be difficulties on the subject Of the regency
The Count de Paris is but child. Who wiIl'be re
gent The inactive, or rather passive Duke de Ne
mours or the Queen mother or the victorious d
Jolnvllle' France must and will escape Intestin
trouble only by foreign war. And while Agen
court, Cressy, Poctlers, and Waterloo bitterI,
remembered, and still unayenged, will not the wa
be most likely 20 occur with England The convic
ton IN England, IL we may believe the intelligen
sources OF information is, rupture with France OF
the death Of Louis Philippe. He il now very old
and in view Of this, England is preparing Sir, Johr
Bull is tying up his waist, rolling up his sleeves AMI
making ready for the conflict. He expects il soon
VIII he risk this conjuncture Of war with us, which
would increase the probabilities of a war with
France
But, sir, in a war with us, how are the manufac.
turers Of England to get along' How can Their
workshops exist. How will she provide against
starvation or, at least, against such serious in
juryI Where will she get her cotton from Let me
assure the gentleman from South Carolina, Mr..
RHErr,l that this will be a most serious obstacle in
the way OF war, and that the cotton bales of the
South will again not only be a secure breast work
against the enemy, but will insure us the victory
over him. lCireat meuiment.l Win England not
think OF ihis-of her manufactured
But, lastly, there comes the chances Of being
benen-horse foot and dragons. Would she think
of thatl Will the contest with Hercules in his era
die be forgotten In infancy we achieved our indie
pendence, and, trust, disenthralled continent 10
youth we gained GLORIOUS victory, notwithstand-
ing her power; and are not our chances now as
brght-our success as probable-nay; certain
The gentleman from Virginia, [Mr PEspLErosl-
the "lone stars from the Old Dominion-and
conceive il quite compliment to call him thus from
such Commonwealth-gave us but the other day
quite the other side ofthe picture. IL was in style
a very handsome speech-tA laughjl il certainly
was-llangh.l ] assure gentlemen il was. | i'd
mired the style and the execution. But in that
speech he told us the wisdom Of EngIand-of her
power; that she had conquered in every land, al
most dispersed every field that she ruled the sea
ION every wave" &c. | beg pardon, did not
mean to quote poe,ry-(great laughter. BY the
way, sir, see that rascally Herald New York; has
got all the poetry that has been expended on this
subject in hispaper altogether side by side, without
Mr.. HoLMEs, or pretextsl YES, or pre-
with Massachusetts and ending
with Michigan Ggreat merriment.l But as was
saying, the gentleman spoke of her immense pos
sessions everywhere scattered over the earth, and
'aid that the rol other drum could be heard around
The globe" II is very graphic; the description was
thought the gentleman heard the drums as he de-
scribed. Upon my word, sir, thought did
f 81: ss Il, ls adj III sesrsdu as Sam sncR
would say. [Laughter.l Butletus see the force Of
he genteman's appeal, or argument Sir, l am con-
vinced that an appeal such this made that gen.
eman, would under all circumstances he disre-
sarded, if he felt he was right. Accustomed to
attitude of thought when regarding that Old Com
Virginia that he so ably represents,
feel constrained to say, that am sure the appeal
to her would fall upon deaf ear Sir, il wes an
argument to our fears-i was an appeal to apprchen-
sions What do you think of the argument' Let
me give an illustration. Suppose ! should meet
bruiser, and he should seize me by the
collar and say want your coat; reply you can't
have il. He reions, 81 will have it, 4 look at him
a bit, we say in the east. Laughter. remember
he has aogged Bendigo, licked Jim Byrne, and
made the dcaf'un give in, and would have logged
himself, only he was dead [Greal
Laughter.l make up nae mind about the matter
pretty quick; think of the carnage that would fol-
low i'll stood out; and gently hand over the coat
| meet the gentleman from Virginia, or either Of the
other gentlemen who have used the same argument,
and relate the whole transaction to him. What do
you think he would saY' Certainly, that had got
out Of the scrape-that IN certain but presume he
would tell me, that he would have liked my case
some better if | had shown little more pluck.
Laughter This is then ] think fair illustration
Of the argument appealed TO our approximations and
fears. Can nation pause upon such an argument
But what sir, may ask, is our position in rela-
ton to this question: If title be good, why not
assert it, Shall the arguments have been combating
prevent u.s. Peace is blessing, but it must be
honorable to be such. If the notice should ever
produce war, insist upon il we are bound TO give
it; we must move in the matter. We have offered
the 49th parallel of latitude as compromise. The
President tells us this has been done and rejected by
the British minister. Will any man ask us again
to offer it under these circumstances He tells us,
further that the offer thus rejected was withdrawn,
and one "dii. asserted TO ichols Of Oregon" five
have asserted the title TO be in u.s. and believe the
assertion just as think this debate shows we do,
ask, are we not bound every principle ofhonor to
proceed to the exclusive occupancy of what is our
own If 6rsgon be oprs, why not Get UP to the dec.
laraton, and possess in We must do so--we cannot
get away from it without dishonor-wthout aban-
appealed our appre6cnsoissd eT s a rggy
convinced that firm and fearless assertion Of our
lights SaH 70 prsyeni seass about the and
that this course will have the effect TO insure peace
Mr.. Chairman the argument so often urged here,
(namely the power Of England what is ~ II Wi,
i,c remembered how it was disregarded in l776 and
this government is the result of that glorious dsre
gard But what is that power The populai,9n o.
Great Britan-of course including Ireland and Scot
land-is at most, not over 81 100000 ofnhabitants
The repeplers tell us--and Mr.. Smith o'Br'en Is
law in Ireland new~zihst not an Irish Ce'nohc
should be driven to Oregon to assert the british
claim. No repeater, at least, will aid in it, pre-
sumo he means. Here, sir, is 7,0OO,O0o out OF inc
account at once In other words, in contest with
the United States Ireland would neutralize herself
Will they bring the sepoys from India to hgh, us
No. presume not. From the Cape OF Good Hope
will thsy bring troopsl from the Csnadas TOO
WHY, sir, they will need roopu in all these places
some will be employed in India; some IN ireland
some at the Cape Of Good Hope; some IN canada
and some to beat these "drums round the world.
| Laughter But let us reverse positions a hue
and see what they say on the other SIDE OF 10
water. A few years ago, when England wanted
niece Of the State Of Maiho, and there was talk
,var with the United States, courtier-ior there az