American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-04-20
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1916.

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formation and documents of the highest inter-
est and importance, affecting US in the manner
/ III which these transactions do, it is quite natll-
raj that your lordships and the public should
desire to receive from the government of this
country authentic information as to those traas-
actions, accompanied by such other information
ms it may be safe and proper to give. | there
fore think have no valid reason for obicctjng
to the production Of those papers for which rny
noble friend has moved; especially as great
! portion Of them must be already known to
| your lOrdships and the public.
But must reserve to myself the discretion
Of, for the present, SURPRISING a large portion
OF the correspondence which has taken place
between Her AiajcsLy's minister in the United
States and myself, the production of which, at
tins time, would be injurious TO the public in
tcresiS, (iicar) My lords, viii say further,
that should NOT uo disposed voluntarily to lay
on The table any such Information. In the first
place, it is quite unusual, in the midst of Il ne
go'ion OF this magnitude, without any special
Object IN view, To produce TO Parliament ac-
counts Of the particular position we may, for
the time being, find ourselves in. (Hear.) 1t
Is true that the Government Of the United
States has acted differently, but their situation
is different from ours.
The executive government Of the L. States
had TO call on the legislature to take a direct
course On this subject. The President of the u.
States proposed to the American legislature a
certain measure TO which he required their as
sent; and, of course, he was under the necessity
Of furnishing them with Tie materials on which
TO form an opinion IN coming to a decision on
question OF such importance. But that is rot
our case. Her Majcsty's government have no
intention of calling on Parliament at this mo-
ment for amy opinion, nor do | understand that
it is the intention OF my noble friend, or of any
other member of this house, to call on parIia-
menC at present to pronounce an opinion
These circumstances, therefore, would have
indsposed me from voluntarily laying ON the
table information at this moment Another
reason also would prevent me from voluntarily
coming down with any such information to the
house. must admit that from the aspect OF
the negotlation,as reported in the papers which
have been produced in the United States, aud
which | am in a condition to produce to your
lordships, an inference might fairly be drawn
not favorable to the result Of the negotiation in
which we are cngaged-they would be calcuIa-
ted TO induce Us to augor untavorably the re-
suit. For this reason, therefore, should have
wished not voluntarily to submit to the house in
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we have now arrived, communications which
are calculated to produce such an opinion
! (Hear)
Nevertheless, it is my decided opinion tina
such an opinion would be unwarranted. | can
not bring myself to believe, my lords, however
the effect produced by the papers | have refer
red to might be, as | have said cannot re-
peat, bring myself to believe that any reasona-
BILE doubt remains of our being able to bring
this matter satisfactorily to a conclusion. (Hear,
hear.) | have no doubt of the sincere desire of
| both governments to arrive at that result; and
| hope that my noble friend will not think me
guilty of any uncourteous conduct, if decline
to inform him of the steps which, in the pre-
sent juncture of affairs, Her Maiesty's Govern
ment may think proper to take in pursuit OF
the negotiation.
He may look on it that, believing, as | do,
that war is the greatest calamity that can beldll
nation, and the greatest crime generally that
a nation can commt-(h hear, hear, he may
rely that every effort consistent with the ma
tional honor will be employed to avert it
(Hear, hear.) My lords, | will not lay claim
to your indulgence beyond what am fairly
entitled to; but if might without presumption
add the expression, it would be, that you be-
lieve that the conduct Of this great transaction
will be torbearing, conciliatory, moderate and
lust, without any sacrifice of honor, or the real
interests of the country. (Hear.) But, my
lords, on the other hand, it is certainly possible
Though | would reject the notion) that all our
efforts may be unavaling.
s In that case can only say that it will be my
endeavor not only to secure the support and
countenance ofevery one of your lordships, but
the sympathy and appreciation also of the
state in Europe, and of the whole civilized
world. (Hear, hear.) My lords, | think my
noble friend will, perhaps, not expect me to 60
further into the subject at present, and | will
conclude the few words which have thought
it necessary to address to your lordshps, by re-
peating emphatically what her Majesty has
been gracously pleased to say from the throne:
That no effort will be spared, consistently with
the national honor, to bring this question TO an
early and successful termination.
Lord Brougham, referring to statement that
had been made respecting globe said to be in
the possession of Mr.. Everett, on which the
Oregon boundary was marked avorably to A
merica said, that he had yesterday received a
letter from Mr.. Everett, which quite confirmed
the truth of the assumption, which he (Lordt
Brougham) had offered at the time. 1t appear
ed that MIR. Everett had ordered the globe
through announcer person, ana Inat the Irduea-
man had marked the boundary in the manner
referred to perhaps with view to pay COM
pliment to MIR. Everett but without the preVi-
GUS knowledge Of that gentleman.
With respect to the question before the
House, he could only join his hearty wish, and
express his confident hopes, that all these nego-
tiations, troublesome as they might be, would
lead to happy issue; and also his entire conf
denca in his nnhla frinnd and the rest OF her
Majesty's Government, and that should-un-
happily for us, for America, and for humanity
at large-those just expectations prove I'M
founded, mankind would find out to whom the
blame should be imputed; and further, that al
though the calamity Of war would be looked at
by all with the utmost possible aversion, by
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