Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-01-14

havo moved it tho frs, day oftho ssssIo1- Be-
4c1use | havo profound Il scnse OF tho duty OF
adlcring to treaties, feel debarrad from the ieas
&C, OF hostility. even from meeting hostility
m1nifcs.cI elsewhere. ill notice shall have been
g.oa. While our convention rem1ins. VIII vote
~ incraas9 of tho army or navy. fort or s.ori
ade, no rid :men, no infantry. no s7pp2rs. or mi
nors. All must depend on That. II this bill sIla
b, maio the special order for Tuesloy. hope il
viii b, arranged BY the gantiemen who mln7ga
tho business of tins House. That tho question OF
giving notice shall como up the s1mo day,
and shall b. taken NJ boforo any tang clse.-
1t is nero wasting Of time, and whisli'ng u tho
wind, 10 talk about raising military force until
our conscience is clear from the Obligation OF the
convention.
And il docs no. follow that, if we give notice,
there must Of necessity bs war; nor docs i even
follow that shall then take possession. II will
only DO ayin1 10 Great Britain: Af.or negotla-
+ ting twon.y about this matter, VIC do no.
choose to negotiate any longer; VIC shall take pos
session Of what IS own; ana ,hon. If 10 settle
I he question whit is our own, WISH 10 neg0:i-
a,e, wa will negotiate long vou please. We
may negotiate after wo take possession. Iuch
/ laughter. That is the military way OF doing bus
moss. icroasod morrncnt. When tho rroat
Frederick came to tho throne Of Prussia. his fa.h-
or had prepared and equipped for him an army
of an hundred thousand men. Meeting, shortly
after, tho Austrian Minister, tho la,tur sid to
him: Your father has given you groat army;
but our troops hnvc seen til, vol; yours h,vo
not" "Weti. WELL" said Frederick. 81 will give
them an opportunity 10 500 the wolf" Frederick
then added IN his memoir: 81 had some excellent
old prctcntioDs 10 Austrian province which
soma Of my ancestors had owned one or two hun
drod years b3fore, AMI sent Ambassador to
tho Court of Vienna stating my claim, and pre-
scnting full exposition of my rig to The prov
nce. The soino day my Ambassador re-
ccivc1 in Vienna entered Siicsia with my
army" \ laugh 50 YOU that, on the very
day his army entered Sesia, he gave notice 70 tho
Court of Vienna that the convention for the Joint
occupation of Silcsia eadod. Loud and pro-
longed laughter.
! say. therefore. that hopo tho first measure
adopted by Congress will be to give in tho most
solemn manner, tho notice to Grca, Britain which
tho treaty requires; then the coast will be- clear
tor US TO do what we please. 1t does not, repeat
II does no! follow as necessary consequence
that. because give this notice. must takc
possession, though it is my hope that wo shall. II
does not necessarily draw after It war; and if
Great Britain chooses TO take such noco
act Of hostility part, and forthwith COM
mencc hostiIities on hers, we have been told that
wo shall all be but ono party. and God Almighty
grant that i, may be so! If Shall be SO. the
war will have loss of those very extraordinary
which my friend from South Carolina
(Mr. ilo!mes) has now jus: discovered, no;witn-
st1ndlng the cxirome military propcnsities which
no manifested on this floor last year.
Tho gcntlomnn was most valiant man when
Texas was IN question. But | shall draw no
cotnpa riSons TO what witnessed then and
what NO see now; bu, this | will say. that hope.
if war shall comc-which God forbid, and of
which entertain no fears At al-thc whole coun-
try will be but one heart & ono uni;el hand And
of this am very sure, that in that case Great
Britain will not long occupy Oregon, any
thing DISC north of Canada line. [tfreat sensation
and incpions indications of app'auso.[ Bat if
you will agroo 10 give notice, strong IS ms hor
ror of war. and of all military establishments, if
thero should then be tho breath of life in me. |
hope shall bo willing to 90 as far any in ma
king any sacrifice to render that successful [
AMI g'ori US. | can say no more. But till no. /
tico is given. am not prepared to vote any pre-
.iminary measure of military kind. | suppose. /
however. that we may, without giving notice. !
tend our laws and oar protection 10 our brethren
who havo sottlot Al least in TINT part Of Oregon |
which is no. clmo1 by Great Britain: bat there ,
can be no need ofincreasing our army and
navy in order to do that. hope tim. such an act
" DOT be offensive TO Great Britain. AMI tina, slo .
will not think of going to war about It.
But. If we going 10 take actual occupation +
Of the country. then some additional force viii .
Do needed TO army. and in tia, casc. however
lnwilling have ever baan to in crease our mill
arv establishment. | tiial should get over my
iIfh cultics, especially ia disposition should be
BY Grea; Britain to tako oGanco at
no measure | have just mentioned. All our
military preparation must depend notice to
} coat Britain; mus: not havo our hands AMI
&c, bound; tho Obligations Of join. occupancy
must be dissolved. and we left free to net accor-
ling as the interest Of cur country may require.
| believe il will no. b necessary for me- 10 re-
er 10 any other part of this subject. There
ave been. as understand. two applications modo
o this House by fsliow-ciaiz,ns Of ours, settled
2yond the Rocky Mountains, for the protection
{ this Government. The Chairman of tho Com
nittee on Foreign Affairs (Mr. c. J. IngersolD
resented. as think. memorial. who anoth-
from different quarter. also before the Ter
ltorial .Commlsleo-possibly it is copy Of the
lme.
Mr.. G. J. lngersoll. No; ,hoy arc diferen. me-
loriaIs from diien, persons.