Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-03-12

nation. To assert or 10 suppose 9th
riWlsc, would h. Ia Iinpntc 10 thu
President and Secretary the lowest and
croSScSt species ol Discrimination and
hypocrisy. make no such charge I
intend no such charge, n tho rropo
Sition was made with the knowledge,
the expectation, or the hopc that It
would bc rejected aS was intlmalcd Nv
the gentleman from New York, MI
King ! will leave II To that gentle.
man to rcconc lo the act with any
principle Of proprlcty, Of good faith, or
of honorable conduct Small ~ my
confidence may b. IN the present Ad.
mIuiSirn,ion, my estimate Of them ~
not vet quite So low ~ to believe them
CAPABLE of conduct NJ unworthy, ~
base, aud hypocrI,lcal. And, when
they give assurance Of their desire
that the pending controversy between
this Government and Great Britain
may be omicably settled, and the pcsco
mud harmony now 80 happily suhsls
ting between them may bt maintain.
ed, ! will believe II TO be something
moro significant than the mere empty
forms af diplomntie civility. What,
then, nrc we 10 infer from thclangungo
Of the correspondence TO which have
referred; Why, most certainly, that
the President and Secretary do not re-
gard The rejection and withdrawal of
: the offer made ly them AZ presenting
any luhupcrable barrier to further ne
/ gouatlou, or as prCCludmg all hope of
compromise; but, on the contrary.
/ that they still entertain the hope and
expectation of vet ciIcctng an AMIGA
/ be and satisfactory result Tn short
. that they consider, aud are willing To
/ treat the question, rs stllopcu for ne
COLLATION. aud compromise. And ven.
turc to affirm, Mr. Chairman, tia, If
| there be any one act or rCcummcuda-
ton Of tins new Administration which,
more than any other, commcnds itself 10
the approval If the American people It IA
the II made ard .hc disposition thUcby
mnulh.tod VA rolpt,ncc 10 thus very qu's
ton / OF course, am to be understood
as drawing my differences, IN regard to the
views aud disposition Of the Admrnlstu-
ton upon this, as upon other questions OF
national concern, from the record, from
their public acts and communications
am not IN the louunn,e position which per.
hnps, some other gentlemen may occupy,
to be IN receipt Of any Of their private or
confidential communications But ! nm
not at liberty to presume that thcy entertain
any private views or opinions, upon any OF
the sr,nt questions Of public Interest, incon-
siscnt with those officially promulgated.
fl nm not deceived, then as to the views
and disposition ofthc Administration upon
this subject. III do no, mislnlorprC, their
language, or misunderstood lis import, |
submit whether we shall no, best discharge
our duty by leaving the question, with ito
responsibilities, where II properly belongs
, with the administrative department, unem.
; Uarrnsstd ana uncncumbcrcd by any Iegis.
/ Ia,Ive direction or control, They must On.
detsrnnd, better than we can the state OF tho
question m oil the stages OF its progress
, We nrc, indeed, Informed that negotiations
ta'c been rcsum d, and may now be GONG
on between the authorized organs OF tho
two Governments We know nothing,
Therefore, q the present condition Of tho
question W. have called upon .lc Pas.
dent to communicate to US any cofrcspon.
l,ucc which may have taken place, snco
! he annual massage, upon this subjoc, Ilc
- hns no, 80, responded 10 that call We nre
r. l,h to ctope IN tie dark Hence. | 70.
I peat. vhnt have before said that this
! question is prcmanrcly and lnconsderNlc.
- ~, and will add most unwlscly, forced
upon the consideration Of tins House And
blndioIdod rs We nrc you have said tina,
Wc shall vote upon II ~ three days from
i lhis tune We are presenting tolhc world
the singular AMI extraordinary spectacle O
=, discussing aud acting upon u question IN
yolvIng consequences no less nomcntou'
han OF peace or war, while sI inforna.
9 ton MS to The present state Of that question
|, IS Wit cid from US II IS contrary to oil
/ my views Of national proprcy tina, w.
should BE- lrglslnIlng al oil upon question
q ofihis character. while II is subject OF ne
! ooun,on | say then, lu rs Inlcrposo m
Il Imp,dimcn, TO negotiation let Us throw ~
possible obstacle IN the way Of an amicnbl
n settlement. while such "A scill,moul IS with
II ia the range Of the rcmolcN probability
4 Let the question remain uhtrammcl'd u
the hands Of those whom the people hav
so recently appointed to the administration
Of their public affair aud IN Their trCpi
II mcut Of TIC subject we viii ut lens, indule
II the hoyc that they will b. aeluaied by do
u regard 10 the inleVsls tho integrity, on
re the honor of the country and that, actin
d. under sense Of their obligations and r,
lc spon.tIliric, 10 the American people the
N NlIl in doe timo, il possible bring this cor
IT rrorcpy to fair, just, aud honorable lei
10 mnatIon. And, il they cun do 50 with III
10 notice. they can certainly do so without II
II Besides by giving the notice wrh the do
Il sign and loflhc purpose We have cIprc.sc
9 wc at least run The hnznrd Of provoking
L.cIng Of irritation and ottunacy m'hc
ihan tplrl Of GOOD will and Cancellation