The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-11

diton of the eountry TO be what was represented
10 have been by each and all OF the three senators 70
| whom have alluded ! could not imagine how II
was possible that that most dirsial OF all csam'les
upon the hypothesis of facts assumed by the dis
1nguished senator from Michigan, that If war was
not ineyilable-rto use his own paraphrsse Of his
own term which il would appear has got out Of ia
vor with himself-war must come. What did they
represent to be the condition OF affairs speak now
more particularly OF the two senators TO whom
have last alluded-thoss from Indiana, Mr.. HAsEr-
GAN, and Ohio, Mr.. ALLEsl Why, that the
negotiation was at end; that we were thrown
back upon our original rights; and that, by an official
announcement OF those original rights our title TO
the whole OF the disputed land was beyond all
question, and that the national honor would be for
feited unless maintained by arms felt, Mr.. Pres
ldent, that he must have been a careless reader Of
English history who could Tor a moment indulge in
the hope that il such was TO be the course Of this
nation, war was not inevitable. And when, IN adj
dition TO my own opinion, | heard II admitted by
| the senator from Michigan, with a candor which
| always charaeterzes him, that in his opinion Eng
land would never recede, | felt that war indeed
must be necessary result. | rejoice, Mr.. Pres
ident in hoping and 10 believing, by what has sub
sequenty occurred that the fears Of the distinguish
| ed senator to whom have alluded, az well as my
! own apprehensions, were, as i think, unfounded.
Since then the statesmanike view Of this question,
presented by the senator from New York who spoke
| first, Mr.. DIX, and by the senator from Missouri,
| Mr. BEsToEl who followed him-ts whom the
whole question in controversy is familiar as a
household term-and the spirit Of peace which
breathed in their every word, satisfied me that as
\ far as depended upon them a fair and liberal com
promise Of the dispute would meet with willing and
Jealous advocates. And that conviction has been
| yet more strengthened by the speech recently de-
liyered by the senator from North Carolina, not
now in his place, tMr. HArwoOD.l Knowing, as
/ a Ia ...N... Il l..
stood, personally and politically to the Chief Ma
gistrate-kRowing that the chairman Of the Com
mittee on Commerce, il his especial duty TO be
| informed of all matters connected with our for
eign relations calculated TO affect the commercial
marine Of the country, did not doubt and do
not doubt that in everything he said the deter
mination Of the President, the reasonable inference
was, that IL the terms Of settlement he himself had
offered, were proposed, they would be accepted
| l do not mean TO say-because did not understand
the senator as 80 sPeaking-that in addressing the
Senate in relation TO the opinions Of the chief mags
rae, he spoke by any express and delegated author
| ityi bat do mean TO say that have no doubt his
knowledge Of the general views Of the President
collected by an examination of his message, and TO
be collected by certain omissions TO which will al
| Jude by-and-by-when he announced TO the SEN
ate, that in his Judgment the President was in honor
bound to accept, If returned upen him, his offer
the senator spoke that which he knew to be true
| And that opinion was yet more strengthened when
| / found the effect which II produced upon two OIL
| the senators to whom have alluded-the leaders
If they will permit me TO call them of the u-
tralsts on this subject-the senator from Indiana
and the senator from Ohio. He was an undiscern
ing witness subsequent to the delivery of the speech
Of the senator from North Carolina who could moi
have seen that the two senators had consulted TO-
gether for the purpose of ascertaining how far the
senator from North Carolina spoke by authority
and that the result Of the consultation was a deter
| nafian to H.
| Carolina, and to avoid all mistake, to reduce
the interrogatory TO writing, to be PROFOUND
ed by the senator from Indiana, and il not an.
swcred, to have been constructvely answered
| by the senator from Ohio What the result of the
| maneuvre was, / leave ii TO the Senate to decide
| But think may venture to say, in the keen en-
counter Of wits to which allude the two senators
| who commenced it got rather the worst of the
sontest-that they came off second best My hope
and belief, Mr.. President, is yet more strengthened
| ny what has not since happened-l mean my belief
| in the pacific views Of the chief magistrate. The
speech to which refer was made on Thursday
last. One week has nearly passed since its delive
4 ry; and Notwithstanding the anxious solicitations Of
| the two senators to whom ! advert, and their ar
dent desire to set the public right the question
from the day of their alarm to the present moment
1 we have not heard from either Of them that the
construction put upon the Presidents message by
the senator from North Carolina was not the true
i one.
Mr.. HANNEGAN. If the senator will allow
me, l will refer him to the columns of the govern
| ment paper-the "Union."
! Mr.. JOHNSON. The senator refers me to the
columns ofthe government paper. Well, am glad
| to hear from one who ought to know what are the
relations OF the President Of the United States the
paper to which he alludes as the government pa
| per. Now, from the article to which suppose he
alludes in that paper, think it clear the sun
| at MONDAY, that the senator from North Carolina
was right, and the senators from Indiana and Ohio
were wrong. 1t was not my purpose to have made
| any use, by name, Of this now admitted organ OF
the government although there was time when
think my friend from Indiana discaimed the author
! ity Of the organ.
Mr.. HANNEGAN. ! do not pretend myself to
call 1t the government paper beyond the authority
have sometimes seen in the columns of the paper it.
| self.
Mr.. JOHNSON. Well take the senator's ver-
sion of it-hat is sufficient to satisfy him that it is
the government paper. On the Friday night subse-
quent to the scene to which have referred, in an
article in the paper alluded to- referring that scene
we are told, that speaking of the conduct which the
President would pursue in relation to this very con-
tros1ersy, "His future course must be Judged by
his past conduct" That is to say, whether he will
accept ago or not is to be decided by the fact that
he ofTeNed 49o. That's not all In those cautious
and honSeyed words Of which the editor of the paper
is so completely master, he reads a mild lecture,
as understand it, to my friends from Indiana and
Ohio, and those who concur with them. After say
ing TO this side Of the house. of this side of the
chamber, thaS it was evident that were enjoying
the corruscatGsn, and chuckling at the prospect Of
the storm which it foreboded, he goes to say that
there is generous and conservative spirit which
will prevent they repetition Of such scenes. My
friends from lnG'aiSa and Ohio are no longer to be
The editor saws: tTL,ey all friends of the Presi-
dent. No evanescent remarks will swerve him from
his course"-(as much as to say to the senator
that self-baanced eq uan.'mity of spirit which
graGes the Chief Magl s,ra.e who is determined
to do his duty, amid tho difficulties that beset
mics, his friends at home from the cabinets of
foreign nations" Whether proceeding, therefore,
from the senators from Indian and Ohio, the "sef-
balanced equanimity of spir, : which graces the
Chief Magistrate" will enable Vim to 60 on regard,
less Of the difficulties that may 'ese his path If
that be spoken the authority Of the President,
lorn hope.
Mr.: HANNEGAN. A forlorn hS 'pe that will