Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-05-07


of the country all ours. and that title
10 az maintained by TrTdg ale facts and Grguncns
and he said Also that al the end Of the year. the temporary
measures. which regard treaty spuaiions allowed
adopt this time, be abandoned and juidic
tioa over the whole country established AID maintained.
Such weIe effect the views submitted 10 US by The Chief
Magt Of the nation, the discharge Of solemn Guy
committed to him by the constitution.
One would think here were elements enough Of trouble
to engage the attention Of the national legislature and 10
command its immediate action If the ship Of state to
be seered by the chart thus prepared by the pilot either
Great Britain must turn om her course must meet
her. There was no other alternative. She ganssy
much she bad said She must renquish much she bad
claimed. She must cOncede much she had denied. She
do proud nation does with reluctance retrace
her ses the face OF the world and lower herself in her
own estimation did say she would not do all this. do
say But looking to her history TO her position,
motives Of human conducts these
communities as well as ndviduaSI had great difficulty in
believing that she would do it, and said And there
yet another element Of uncertainty combined with all these
causes oil embarrassment, and that was the oOuo she
the parallel Of 40 deg whether she would find our
ready come back to the same line know
nothing of the intentions Of either government upon that
subject cannot speak auhorttively and therefore do
speak all. know little
in this room be he actor or spectator in the scene that
passing whether the offer would be accepted If repeated,
whether il would be repeated II demanded All know
is, that the basis Of amicabe adjustment that time
which, while nepds things mars others, every Gay
increasing the difficulty of its establishment and that
terminating this controversy believe the question
rapidly passing from the control Of the government TO tie
Under these circumstances introduced resolutions Of in
quy necessity of adopting for the defence
Of the country and the 18th Of December advocated
their adoption explained my views Of which have
troubled the Senate with brief summary, and 10 which the
hono,able Senator saws ne listened with "dismay and
alarm" "Dismay and alarm propositions for defence,
when the gentleman himself says that the nation was in
imminent danger ~ When she could not see how it
possible war be avoided" For il will be observed,
they were subsequent circumstances subsequent by
weeks which removed this impression Of the danger of
made by the Presidents inaugural address, and by his mes
sage at the of the They the
speeches Of Senators from Missouri and New York,
especially the speech recently delivered by the Senator om
" Carolina. For myself did not hear one word fall from The
Senator'S from Missouri and New York, far as Iecollect
in which did not fully The former, besides the
authority which long experience high talents great
vices his country aud his party give 10 all he says here
and elsewhere understands this whole subject better pehap
than any in the nation. And we all have borne our
tribute qualification the able and staesmanke expos
ton Of the given by the Senator from New York
did understand either Of these Senators audng TO the
Interior Of the President seeking to express
opinion respect Of this controversy And will
ask the from Maryland whether upn grave ques
ton like this safer and wiser deduce the
Of President from two public ard solemn documents
spreading before country his opinions and foresha
his course rather than from the construction given them by
Others and resting what called acts OF omission and
Of commission
1t not little curious but it is nevertheless true that
during discussions brought out by resolutions,
other side Of the Senate took the opportunity
Of expressing their entire concurrence IN the views aud
Of the President and avowed their qualification at the
executive statements and recommendations. Though
cnsed narrative Of the Negotiations accompanied the
sage formed the groundwork of the suggestions
mled and though The correspondence spread
in full beforc u.s. What thought upon this subject
the side of the chamber it needs not that should tell
The views there expressed unequivosa they
condemnatory "Ws all felt" says Senator from
MARYLAND chat war imminent" and still emphat-
icay, ~ could not how it possible TO be
| ayeIted"
But may be permitted TO ask the honorable Senator if
war in his opnion was thus imminent not to be avert
ed how happened it that my remark filled him with "alrm
and dsmay 20 thought there danger OF and it
appears did he And his estimate of the danger was higher
than mine for thought that other of avoid
ing it, instant and adequate preparations might exhibit such
powers Of offence and defence, and such spirit in the
try England might pause before she would drive
the last alternative Of injured nations And therefore
anxious for immediate and decisive manifestation upon
this subject But have all suffered these resolutions TO
Sleep remarked the other day not the sleep of DEATH
sumhsr almost quiet and though they little
startled by the Presidents message STILL before their full
snsciiacn into life it may necessary that same
solemn warning should penetrate these marble halls, which
has said other mpovdent naiions-awake the
upon you IT, them both the Senator and myself
appehenve of and he thought it could not be ayeed
the dsmay and alarm" which my remarks occasioned dad
result from difference Of views upon that subject
And remarks had but two obectsone to show the
danger in, and the other TO guard against tit
would the latter at which the honorable Senator
took exception and certainly cause OF modification
that managed subject awkwsrdy as to convert my
propositions for defence into matter OF alarm and dsmay
Since then, however, sir another note OF warning has
reached us from the hemisphere and only
know that England arrnin the sovereign
announced the fact in the most imposing manner and has
called upon Parliament to extend these still fur
Their. And exhibit To the world theexirsOrdnay
spectacle of nation in state OF perfect tranquily-I
might rather say Of apathy almOst-whout an army with
ma-for militia is unfortunately nearly disor-
ganzed-wiih unfinished and unfinished deiences with
Inadequate supply Of the matereI Of with navy call
culated only for of peace, with three thousand six
hundred miles of the Atlantic and thousand
three hundred miles The Pacific and oHr thousand
hundred miles Of interior frontier from Easport TO the line
81 deg 40 strikes the and two thousand
four hundred miles of interior frontier from the southwest
of Oregon the Rio del Noe-makiog boun-
four hundred miles, agreeaby the
kor od
bic in all directions While the time are in
ion-fomdable in the of njung us-up1n the face
Of the globe which bucng its armOr, and telling the
world through sovereign viii maintain
ests and its hoDor-whch being translated into plain AmeT
| can means that it will hold on to It's claims
President great deal has been said, both here and
elsewhere, respecting the probability Of waT-whether it
will result from the present condition Of the two nations
Some gentlemen think this is legitimate subject of inquiry
arising Of the principal quesiionihst of the notice
directly before while others think should decide the
question on its merits leaving out Of view the
qneuces which il may lead Certainly, question of
territorial right should be judged and determined nakedy
and unembarassed by other considerations We owe that
to our own honor STILL becomes prudent men, especially
prudent statesmen when taking important STEP look
TO its results. Neither national individual inu-
ated-One measure leads to another. II seems 10 il
only right duty the representatives of the
States, inquire where this will conduct If
10 stable peace much The better IL to war, let
contemplate its prospects and its dangers and let prepare
geher and bindy rush into the future rather driven
| by our instincts thai guided BY our reason.
Our first object preserve rights DO
that peacefully While all hope that will be
ed, that hope will be strengthened by undertaking the
capacity Of either nation TO defend itself, to njue its
opponent For my part of patriotism in
stating plainly aud frankly the of annoyance that
England possesses and think the of my honorable
friend from Delaware upon that subject equally patriotic
iudcious is said to be bird in the desert which
hides it, head in the sand and then thinks safe from
danger, because it cannot it, Let not initiate this