Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-04-23

issue There was no question
Of national honor w, wed IA this con.
troycNy -.J,. WA5jcS,t i. was "A
question Of property and possession
merely.
Mr. Cutcndcn defended the notice
,oic'y as peace moasurr l. was IN
some respects 10 b. regarded as leap
iu the dark, bat II was necessary IN OF
der a. settle the question one way OF
another Things could not GO on os
they were a great vmic louctr War
would spriuy ~ between tue two couh'
tri" by the excitement IN orrr'o.
\ terrible responsibility would he
long to TIC Executive who was to act
"pon this question He called upon
ll,1.as iust n,... as tho President OF
:.ic tu.ci Sia.., 70 observe well lhc
power which would be committed 10
has hands The nation and a. rorld
would hold him c>ponsJb'c l.' The
manner ia which he acted. !, seemed
to him morally impossible that two ne
tons should 20 owdr IA tins age, upon
tins question, and IN face OF Il common
org IN aud common ltereSts.
Mr. Critienden alluded 10 the conse-
qucnces Of war, though without depic-
ting horrors. he also spoke Of peace
rs a glorious object, worthy The ambi-
ton and defence Of all good men, and
of every wise nation. The cos,of war
he thought. had not as II matter oimon-
cy been over estimated, when IT was
estimated TO BE- S50O,OOO, 900 II had
been sad that the sun never set upon
the British domlnlons 50 the sun
would never set upon a war Every
hour Of { twcntv-iour would find It
gong on, Wherever the sun rolled and
and water flowed.
Mr. Crl,icudcn did not close his re-
marks without paying his rcSpo, To
MIR Dickinson, of \. Y, for the cntrgc
hchad made IN reference to the lnterler-
cncc Of the General Government with
the rights of the State Of New York,
Mr. E. denied the interference IN any
matter whatever, and stated wat had
been done, and the fact ol ms own IN
tended mission to lsockport, which was
ended at Albany because the trial q
Mel cod did not come on al the time
announced Mr. E. gave some accom-
of the interview with Gov. Seward
, while i'm New York, but not any cNcep
what was publIc-thc wish OF Mr. Z
, that the trial of Mcleod should be DIS
continued. Gov Seward refused
, though saying he would pardon Nc
: Leod if hc was acquitted. There wa
!, no doubt Gov. :. SAID that Mcleod
would br acquitted, because the proc
was clear that he was not present a
the burning of the Caroline. Like
raltry braggart, Mcleod had boosted Q
Tie exploit III which he had no share.
Mr. G. closed his remarks with de
+ fence ofhls Resolutions III preference
, this.
Mr. Allen of Ohio said he would fore
r 20 reply to the speech, and wou
s vo'. 10 lay the resolutions reported b
i himself, uron the table,
$ Mr. Johnson moved Mr. Cnttcndcn
! resolution as Il substitute for shosc {
j. H., own, Inserting the word amlcabI
before settlement
u The voting now commenced, an
IS excited great interest IN the SCI To-.
Aliens amendment was rejected b
80 to- %
Mr. Breeze, ofIllnols, moved TO strL
- out from the preamble, cat the diScr
= ton Of the President of the Unite
!. States" from the lower gwen to II
Executive to give the notice. ReJecle
81 to %
n Then came the tug OF war--uld Il
:. House Resolutions We rejected NJ
:. Mr Crlttcnden's adopted byo vote OF
/, to2l.
T. NJ! Alien now rose 10 dcnOunce Il
action of the Senate FOR refusing to pa
the House Resolutions, He did so, al
z to the end IA perfect Juror of passlo
lc and IN manner and language calcuI
al ted to DISGRACE the Senate.
ic Mr. Crl 1dcn SAID he could not |
Il ten wlthoL. Impotence 10 such an
nj tack upon the Senate. 81 pom VII
IN meat has tins OurC Tsor led, that NJ M
grown so higl Who gave HIM | "
te to lecture the Senate TO sit III Jud
lie meut upon its acts TO stand up
IS ASSISTANTS upon this question en- s'
lie Mr. G.. that gentleman lMows not nc
as 70 estimate his own position, or thed
IN nifty Of This body. He stands io.'h, II
On Achilles in his tent, and assumes TO lo
nd it over every one who does not conc
II. with HIM.
ed Mr. Allen made some explanatio
- TO which Mr. Criitcnden rejoined, W
ne much greater severity than before, a
nj IN manner so pointed rs TO make
les remarks personal and scarIlyIng TO al
I'D gree almost uncxampled.
FrIn Nrn then nIlaH n "a