Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-02-21

IN NBs L W. Nj
h HE q. S. Senate, on The question Of non
anferterance By European posutys, Nth the
Independent nations IF .4nserica. g
Mr. Presidents: When this sui ject as
before the Senate afew days since, rose
for sthe purpose Of expressing my lveiws
briefly upon some points presented for
consideration, but was prevented by the
form which the question assumed. Ibeg
leave to do now, what wishedto do then,
and to remind the Senate that the honora-
bic senator fromS. Carolina, whose en-
larged experience, and whose far lighr
qualities than experierte,, demand and
command the attention of the Senate and Of
the country. EXPRESSED the opinion, that
by the mode Of introduction, in passing
overstlic Committee IF Foreign Relations,
the honorable chairman Of that committee,
the introducer Of the subject, has been
wanting in courtesy to the committee.
and pephaps in his duty to the Senate -
4 Cannot thus View this. proceeding. The
rishts1of the meihberiirom Ohio, as one OF
MISUNDERSTANDING Of that State, are not
rdinaipished ibyhis position upon the Conn
mittee on Foreign Relations. He may at
any lime bring forward any measure lie
thinks proper upon his own Individual re-
sponsibility. And there may well bel ques-
lions which, from their nature, require UNI
usual solemnity (which may demand a more
formal mode Of introduction anl 10 which
itmay be proper to call the attention OF the
Senate, in order that the attention oflthe
'comnaittee may be more seriously directed
to. them. This mode of proceeding does
not preclude the action Of The committee.
The very proposition 'ofthe senator from
Oslo is tlat his resolution be referred To
the committee, that il may be sheteoc onsid-
cred and clanged,iif chaigeiiisa deemed
necessary, ahd,alieni be brought forward
for discussion here All this, lit seems to
me, is, co,lrteDns towanlsi the committee,
and not liable to the rensure OF. The Sem
ate. II is due to the chairman Of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations to say that he
did mention toi myself and i imagine to
other members, his intention to, intfcaucs
a resolutipn upon this snbiect,asl an sii,di-
vidual member this body will add Zoo,
sir, that I fully approve the generallobject
,of protesting against the appicationnof a
false and dangerous doctrine 10 the free
States Of this continent, though do not
commit, myself to any specific, course Of
action, nor to any particular, phraseology;
and / have no doubt, such are the views
'of the honorable mover Of the resolution;
and it is very easy for him, it he thinks
proper, with view to grdater uIanimity,
to make modification Of, partof his res
ol,ition which willleave wholly untouched
its general burport, but which will .obyiate
the principal, and, as it strikes me, the on
~ substantial objection | have heard to bis
proposition.
II scems 70 ncssvir, it will very rarely
happen that a subject will be proposed BY a
member of this body for the consideration
Of the Senate, and may add, Of the nation,
which is not worthy OF a passing thought,
or word, or actiop-which ought to be in
SANITY. and. in fact, thereby indignantly
without consideration. But most
certainly il q. subject is sufficiently iinpor-
liant TO demand attention, and opportune in
point Of time, it ought moi to be thrown nm
der your desks, and then trodsien under
your feet. is this matter importantly Is
its presentation opportuney / suppose no
one will question its Importance. 7 1t in
wolves a subject, whose limit in space Is
the boundaries This continent, and whose
limit in time is perhaps the duration ofthe
destlnies Of the people who may inhabit
It: 7. And as TO opportunity such a question
finds it or makes it. Afis always q prop
cr one. Il has beensopportunc for twenty
years.-eyer, since Mr.. Monroe first de-
nouncedt this European interference, and
presented it to the consideration Of Con-
gress, when the honorable .senatorHrom
South Carolina occupied dis,ineuishe
place in his Cabinet, with so much honor
to himself and advantage to his co,intry--Aa
measure, presume, which met .hislcofdial
concurrence, as it did that Of the nations
But no response was made 10 it, by (nh-
gress, and il, has therefore feina;ncda
dead letter upon the history Of our inter-
course with ether nations But tits pecii-
liarly opportune at this time because it
iluc UIStk W WI COuSttttsId In
the message of tho President, because it
has recently been presented TO the Cham
Der Of deputies BY the French Minister of
France, and because it is. at this moment.
practically enforced BY French and British
fleets and armies in South America. It is
the assertion Of great principle-ofI an
everlasting principle--of. the right Of the
independent nations uFcn this hemisphere
to be free from the control Of the powers
Of Europe, and an assertion by the Oldest Of
the family Of nations upon this contiae,t,
made by one for the benefit Of ALL nor do
/ see that It has the, least connection with
our controversy with England, That is a
question Of title. She has got possession,
by an improvident act of ours, of a .por-
ton Of our territory, and we propose 10
serve her q notice which may become a
notice 10 quit. But this is quite another
matter, having no exclusive relation to
England, but involving far other consider
ations, and leading 70 far other resnlts,T
A!ud the English papers, which arrived BY
The mail Of yesterday morning. shows the
necessity Of putting ourselves right upon
this gaeat, question. The s,rangest mis-
apprehension or might rather say mis-
representation, prevails on this subject in
England. The Spectator and the Times
the former, rather fairly disposed, and the
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