The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-03

made this declaration in reference TO the iny
purchase and 10 Florida. That was The lsnnAi
used IN times gone by in relation TO the acous,sSs
valuable terriioryi that is the language used NJ
and Il will be the language used by that party 4
none Of those who belong TO the democratic q
the republican party use such language. tn
! where draw the distinction.
Il wen, sir, Oregon Is Of immense value 10 IA. . i
u matters not whether we lit with England
or hereafter. prefer TO bear the burden N.Y. I
! portion OF III and, Mr. Chairman, whiIs ~, "
subject, do moi yield IN patriotism TO any T..,.
man on this floor and believe have given S,a
that disregard war with England fhs,.
llshed over my own signature that | would yo,t
this resolution, in the strong sense of ia M
ingi and the very moment England declares ~.
viii resign my seal on this floor, and take nv 49,.
among my constituents 10 fight for my own e..
and my country's rights; | stand pledged 10 a.
and viii do it, II matters not when M.
comes; come il must if you give the British no.,
sion all around us. How stands the case nov, .
to your eastern seaboard and you hnd her nos.
sions all around you, and she is now trying ~ :,
circle you on the west Well, sir, wlat ar ~
Disadvantages under which we labor With Rngl.s
In this manner We have given England eyers M,
er TO cripple and annoy us; and It Is our own A.
that we have permitted Great Britain Sc 10 enr,,L
Us with her power as to render hosiilities will 4
almost inevitable. have spoken Of this porks
continent as an island, and some gentleman ~
have sneered at il; but say again lha, eonsids,
merely as an island, and one the whole Of which =
| ought TO occupy. Great Bnnin would find 80
trouble in disturbing us 5000 miles of, as 81,
she had no possesslOns upon this httle island az m
| own but having so many possessions ali Aroma
M, and In our Immediate neghborhood on ihs eo,,
she has resting places where she run in for s0
plies, and TO reht her ships, and even for buid,1
them. She can thus obtain her fuel, her arm, ~
munitions. Say, then, II it is not our own hut
when we permit such state OF things to conlnU,
Shall we support policy that will ultimately ,Y
elude the British power from the Continent. ~ ~.
that will encourage her to extend in | fear d,
some gentlemen are willing TO give her footing !,
the northwest coast, and in such manner a.
enable her 10 give great trouble hereafter by AL
ing immensely to her present great means Of annoy
ance. A gentleman from Virginia MR. PrSpl.
ros has said that Great Britain has never done A.,
wrong or injury to this country which she has ~
repaired or spologized for
Mr.. PENnLETON. did not say that nd
that Great Britain had done no injury To this eouO
try which she had not aioned for.
MIR. SAWYER continued, and said tina, IL,
was matter Of veracty between him and "A,
gentleman from Virginia. lie SAYS that Gr,T
Britain has done no injury she has not a,op.d n,
| soy that she has done much injury, and has Oa
atoned for IT, Injuries were charged in the declan
ton Of independence, and undertake To saw ~
these injuries are unredressed, Many OF the c6spr
brought against her by this country heretoor, ~
still subjects Of complaint now. Some Of tbas
matters OF complaint were particularly mentiopr
the other day by my colleague, Mr. THuRnaS. 1 AT
one OF which has ever been atoned for He spOs, 4
Of the burning Of the Caroline, and many o,h,,
things. But i wish TO call the attention of mn,
House. to another and more grievous charge, 10 VII
that the Indian hostilites which we have long been
obliged to encounter, are instigated by England.
wan, to see the man that will stand up here and d.
ny this.
Thousands Of pounds every year are approprsL
ed by Great Britain for argesses for the Indians
and il is well understood that the purpose of thess
supplies is to encourage them 10 hostites agans,
the citizens of the United States. Great Britain
makes annual payments as regularly as we make
appropriations at this or any session Of Congress,
for the purpose Of which speak. e., the inslga.
ton Of the Indians to commit the most damnsbe
and outrageous atrocities upon our people tn,
endesvors Of the British to break the friendship be-
tween the Indians and the people Of this country
have so far succeeded, that ], requires a hrg,
sum annually to buy our peace with them.
Our frontiers have long been ex posed to her most
cruel outnges, where men, women, and chill
dren have suffered not only by being made eaptyes
butby being given up TO savage torture and mur.
der. The British officers themselves. sier The
battle of the River Rnisin, were compelled BY
the Indians to surrender American citizens
to the demands Of savage fury, to be tortured and
atoned for; and will tell you, sir, that the Amer
can people will never rest satisfied after those inhu
manites, until they have a chance to "draw
bead" upon such foes.
] may perhaps feel the more sensibly on account
of such wrongs, when consider that my father was
taken prisoner in that war by the Indians and Bril-.
ish, and was not treated according to the dictates OF
honor or humanity; and it was owing to wounds re.
ceved from them that he ia now unable to get up OF
lie down in bed. myself (said Mr.. 81 am deter.
mined, and my constituents are determined, and
believe the American people determined, to re.
sent these injuries which we have endured from
Great Britain. Why, sir, has she not twice brough,
her whole power upon us with view to crush our
independence After the revolutionar war, their at
tempts in which had proved fruitless, they let us
alone fora while; then they came across the waters
second time to assail u.s. and this sir they have never
atoned for. And now, because, forsooh, we are not
ready to give up territory which actually belongs to
to us, there are some gentlemen in this House who
undertake to soy that we are doing injustice to
Great Britain, and attempt to apologize for our
course on this floor. Why, sir, the moment that
Great Britain takes any hostile position towards this
country third time, ten thousand swords will be
ready to fly from their scabbards, and a million Of
rifles will be taken down from the pegs on which
they hang and will be carried to the field wherever
English hostility is to be repealed; and, sir, | under
take to say that those swords will never again see
their scabbards nor will those rifles ever be re.
placed, until they shall be drenchcd with the blood
of the foreign invaders Of our SOIL
Mr. PENDLETON here rose, and said that Il
the gentleman would give him leave, he would ask
him now to place him Mr. P.) in proper position as
TO the the remark the gentleman had made about
question Of veracity between himself and the gen.
tleman He wished the gentleman to explain that
it was not question of veracity, but merely Of
inference. 30,
Mr. s. did not intend anything personal.
will repeat, that ] understood the gentleman to
say that England had atoned or apologized for
every outrage she had committed upon u.s. say she
has not done so. ! have pointed out instances in
proof Of my assertion lfany gentleman can show
that England has apologized for those ojures which
have referred to, will yield the point She has
from the very first settlement Of the country to this
time, wronged us in the most vital points Why,
sir, England claims Canada, but she has no right 10
it, and III show il before get through my remarks
started, sir, in these remarks with the position that
the Americans have exclusive right to this island,
for the purpose Of making her experiment Of the
adaptation of republican principles to the wants and
happiness Of men. ] advanced the doctrine, sir,
that this North American continent, or island, as
for some purposes deem il, belongs exclusively 70
the people of the United States The principles