The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-23
From the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, April IL, 1916.


and not in literal sense, although all figures of
speech are incompetent to pourtray the extreme
humiliation of the Senator from Ohio There
must be :" compromise" or fight upon this
question. well as upon the Oregon and while
the Senator from Ohio denounces "compromise''
IN the enc case, we doubt not he would cheerfully
embrace it in the other. This is the true test of
a politicians consistency.
They are laid out-the ultras-the raw head
and bloody bones-the national honor men-one
of whom at least, seems to have no idea of per-
sonal honor-the rampant, domineering, dictate
rial fifty-four forty men, war war but war
by all means. 1t we can drive the nation into it
they are laid. sir, fiat as can be. They are ex-
tinguished-they are stullifed-they are con-
founded, dunn oundered, disoca ted, defeated, re-
buked befure the Senate-befJre the people-be-
fore the principles Of common sense, and by
the principles of common jusiice-before the
country and before the world. Demagogueism,
round-headlsm, rowdyism, Jacobinism, Anacharsis
Cloots ism voted out of the Senate--thank
God spit upon, kicked out, and denied the
rites of Christian burial: denied prayers, denied
mass, for there are none poor as to do them
reverence.
From the opening of the session you will bear
witness to our fidelity to the principles Of common
sense. We saw. as Senator Haywood some lime
after sad-we saw that there were several men
to ride into the Presidency, reckless of conse-
quences, reckless of JUSTICE reckless of human
bloodshed, every thing, so that the end could be
| attained. And the old stagers saw the game
Benton saw ii, Calhoun saw it, Webster saw it
even flanagan saw it; and YET the Chairman on
Foreign Relations was so bedazzled by the splen-
did visions before him, that he saw nothing but
the humbug of 81 40, and the Presidency at the
end of the lane. Through all the session has
been mos: unruly-apPealing to prejudices and not
| TO principles -denouncing men as on the British
side, who men that will fight for the nationa!
honor as well as for their own. We have told
you there was no fight in him, that it was all
Sound and fury, signifying nothing"
Instead of the office of Foreign Relations giving
a greater influence TO the man--it is undeniable
that it has lessened him. He has proved himself
unequal to unable to lift himself up to it
and he has been the object of dis,rust among his
friends and the secret of the signal defeat of his
band by his enemies. He suffered yesterday the
very extreme of humiliation under Crttenden
for he was given to understand that he was low
blackguard and instead Of resenting this ex-
IRENE affront, he apologies instead Of resisting
this assault, he attempts to explain away the
cause. The explanation is cast back into his
teeth, and he is kicked at and sit upon and this
great champion of the und-heads bears it as
passively as slave, while the Senate cham
Der is yet ringing with his earthquake appeals
for war.
| "Oh what fall there, my countrymen ~
He has had hard time. He first declares war
against all Europe, and Calhoun lays him in the
dust. He next denounces the forty-nines as
wanting The nerve, and Haywood pins him to the
wall he then falls upon the North Eastern
Boundary, and Webster keeps him shut up in his
room he is clamorous for I" preparing the hearts
Of the people for war;" while his own heart
shTiDks from personal encounter. But the
worst is reserved for the last-ihe final over
throw-the complete letting down-ihe extreme
humiliation. He had been urging the Senate to
action upon the notice-he is impa tient of delay
At last, his own time is conceded-his own day
agreed upon. He surTenders his own proposition,
and urges the measure of the House. Ii is re-
jected. He sees that the fates are against him
he becomes indignant and ncantious He de-
nounces the whole Senate as hiding behind a
bush" He is doomed. Critenden seizes him,
throtiss him, makes him swallow his words, and
| thon throltles him and shakes him, and spurns
him in unmitgated scorn. He is quiet and were
1t the passive resignation of Christian, there
would be some merit in it but ii is the resigna-
ton Of a war chief, of man who would fight for
every inch Of Oregon, and the smallest scinlilla
of national honor. Could any thing belmore in
consistent, more humlialing than this? We
tSaHHO' ihdsluS tHdt tH0 OF WI. CIUlen-
den was justified in the Senate but why was it
not resented by the champion Of war; by war
rior who was not satisfied with collision with
Great Britain alone, but who would thrown down
the glove to all the nations of Europe7 Great
Ajax, what letting down.
The final vote upon Mr. Johnson's amendmeni.
stood as lollows-4l to Ia. Wings in italics -
YEAs.-Messrs. .4rcher, Ashley, Atherton.
Bagby, Barroto, Benton, Bsrrien, Calhoun, Cam,
eron, Chalmers, Jno. NJ. Clayton, Cortoin, Crit
tenden, DaUis, Dayton, Dix, Green, Haywood
Houston. Huntington, Jarndgin, johnson, of
Nd, johnson, Of La, Lewis, McDufie, Man
gum, Miller, oNorchead, Miles, Psayce, Penny
hacker, Phelps, Rusk. Sewer, Simmons, Speiobt
Turney, Upham, Webster, and Woodbyides-
49,
NAYs.--Msssrs. Allen ,Atchison ,Breese. gri0b,
Csss, Thomas Clayton, Dickinson, Epan.. FAR
field, flanagan, Jenness, Semple, Sturgeon and
! Westcott--l4.
Messrs. Colquitt and Yulee, absent. would
have increased the majority to AZ while Msssrs
Thomas Clayton and Evans, (wbios) and West.
colt, (dem) who were opposed to any forg Of
notice whatever, lef. the 5partans in a real mi
nority Of sleven. The result is that the verv
measures Of the Spartsns for war and for the