The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-12

Jint PATTON should continue unrl we are nss'
hated out ofi lie (Mr. T. gave him by his yS.
for this amendment precisely the same power LII
has on that question. IL was the ordinary cons, I
tutional power vested IN the Chief Magistrate
this nation.
These were his reasons for giving this notice H.
mig ht content himself IN asking for the reasons a.
the other slde for, in has judgment, the rule Of ~
gentleman from South Carolina Mr.. RHLrrl ~
not correct, that those who were in favor of NV
the notice had deyolyed upon themselves the 6un,S
of show ing why il should be given because the o.,
eral rule was that the laws Of any country ought
be extended TO the utmost limits Of is ttrrltor
possessions. The reasons which governed our =,
lion in 1918 and ~ 1924 were different from lbo,.
present subssting. Then we could not extend On
laws over that territory, as We had no people then
Now We have our people there, our laws ought
20 with them; they were entitled 10 their protscio,
But another reason why he tMr. IT, went 4,
giving this notice was that he wished to know wh,,
the limits Of our country were-wheIe 10 place d.
god Terminus, Of which the gentleman from M
souIi Mr.. BowLiS had spoken so eoquently a,
other day. Unlike the god Of the Romans, he b.
got legs, and long ones too, and he was likely
give US great deal Of trouble. Like the spirit
our institutions, he was a progressive god and
might give us much trouble. Our people had 4,
ready got him there in that disputed territory on n
which they were moving American citizens h,u
settled in that territory. They are entitled to d.
protection Of our laws and our institutions All
this fact-giyen by gentlemen on the other aide
a reason which would render the settlement Of II,
question easier at later day, when our citizens sh.
have gone there and filed up that Ierritory-he a,
sired TO advert Ia. IL was the turniDg-point of IL,
case. lie had already referred TO il and he n
peated that we could acquire nothing by Ia,
emigration now. II would but multiply MI
difficulties, The question would soon arise hos
far It is competent TO dispose by treaty Of ls
ritory, and whether we could by treaty TRANSIT
American citizensl Difficulties would increase al
that score, unless VIC give the notice. Let IL be M,
tied, and settled now-for peace's sake for iustie,
sake let II be settled now. lie referred 10 the a.,
gument Of Mr., HUSrER, that we could not get I'd
line Of $40 4U by giving the notice now, and he "a,
pressed the belief that 1t the only way we cod
get IT, He believed that the first necessary s,ep M
the series Of measures necessary 10 attain this cad
was the giving the notice. We should never o.,
the line otherwise; this wave Of population VoSg
give US no rights; 1t might give US power, but \
would give US difficulties; he wished 10 avoid them
Let this convention be terminated at once; lei oD
people know where 10 colonze who were now read,
10 do 50. Seven thousand, we were told were tLsrl
already; thousands more would 90 there II th,y
knew where to settle.
Another and abundant reason for terminalH,
this convention was given by the President MI
told us that negotiation had failed. Mr. T. did Dg
agree with the President in that view; bu, Of ub
he certain. lie tells US that no pToDosll1,
We ought TO accept will he offered by Great Brian
lie (Mr. T) was satisfied that no proposing
which the President would accept would be ofTerd
by Great Britain; therefore he went for termnan,
the convention. The power was with the Prem
dent they had no control over him. He had lo4
them enough TO show that he was not likely TO A.
cept any offer which England will make Then
fore Mr.. T. went for giving the notice. In 30 doig
he committed himself against no mode Of s,tlln,.
the matter He considered that this power was in b
hon ~ III IL.
inmate the convention when negotiation had fald
In his Judgment it would not necessarily infrnc
on the grounds embodied by the gentleman fron
Massachusetts, Mr. WSIHRoPl in his resolution,
1t lef every possible mode open it gave the Pres.
dent the power, power for good, and none for eU
IN the opinion OF the strongest peace-man in tbs
|, House. He did not give it to him, because he be.
ieved that argument was exhausted, and that the
matter must now be submitted TO the arbitramen Of
arms. That was not his view in giving the motto,
he would give as the peaceful exercise Of a RICH.
belonging to us, and secured by this very CONVEX.
ton itself How, then, could 1t be said that thOS
who go for giving the notice 90 for war; Mr.. T.
spoke OF war as the greatest Of human calamiue,
out with that question he had at present nothing 10
do. Ii would be sufficient 70 decide that when /,
came up He stood there to excite no feeling On
this question. He would leave it to other gentle
men to deal IN euoSies on the proves of our coun
} uymen, and In denunciaiions OF ancient enemy. Il
was due to the country, WHILE in his judgment, Ii,
extravaganza of these euloges and Of these denun
cations was out of place here--even if anywher,
else they were in pace-at the time slate thai
they had response in his breast. He sympathzsd
with the feelings which prompted it. They wers
Amerlcan;- they were the utterance Of pent-up
wrongs to the human race. Mr.. T. further eO
queRtly characterized the utterance as the voice Of
humanity, which had for ages suffered under the op
pressions Of Europe-as the voice which proclaimed
; IN thunder tones the equality Of man, and which
hurled back defiance to all it's enemies and oppres
sors he deeply sympathIzed with ii and hi,
heart prompted him TO swell those tones which
came forth for the disenthrallment of enthralel
millions
Mr. T., in conclusion, briefly referred to his owr
State-to her desire for peaceto the new career tina
was now opening before her, having almost con
nected the Atlantic with the western waters-to he
VISIONS of prosperity in her agricultural and man
ufacturng interessall to be sustained and fosteret
by peace; and he gave eloquent expression of he
readiness, if war was forced upon us, to contribute
her aid and her sacrifices and through veal o.
through wo-though defeat and disaster Nigh
come-to display magDsnimity as great as the &C
casion, as prolonged as the conflict.
Mr.. HAMLIN obtained the floor, but yielded
for a moment to
Mr.. J. r. lNGERSOLL, who gave notice of al
amendment which he should offer when in or
der; which was read follows.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representative,
the President Of the United States be- and he hereby
thorzed to OPEN at such time he may deem cxpedient
negotiation with the government Of Great Britain for III
purpose OF terminating by mutual consent the conventio
which entered in o between the two governments
the 9th OF August, 1897.
Mr.. HAMLlN resumed the floor, and addresse
the committee during the allotted hour He cam
to the consideration Of the question now presente
, to them, he trusted, with full understanding 0
, its momenous Importance, and Of the magnitude
the interests that were committed to their hands
be affected for veal for wo by the right or h
wrong decision of this question, The eyes oftwen
~ millions of people were watching their actlo
here, and the hearts Of twenty millions Of freeme
, were beating with anxiety as to the action
which they were finally to arrive; and it had bee
well said by the venerable gentleman from Mass'
chusetts, Mr.. ADAMS that for years that wer
past there had no, BEEN and for years to come ther
would not be- a question submitted to the America
, Congress cqnal in its moment, equal in its impo
lance.
Before proceeding directly to the discussion
:, this question:, he designed to refer, and in few II
marks to reply, to positions which had been take
sh.,h al AZ. Al