Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-03-05
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which animates his bosom-I ask him, with all s1lem-
nifty, what course does he regard most likely to
rebound the honor of the country and the pro-
motion of its sacrel rights Which will be read
best on the impershabe history, the direct and
bold, and prompt progress to object, the slow
and stealthy But let pause. ] will not use that
term viii not characterize any ofconduct
recommended by the Senator from South Carolina.
For him entertain unmingled veneratlon His great
character identified it is with many glorious
in the history Of my country for the last thirty years.
| | never can cease to admire. Never hand Of mine
will be outstretched in lie vain attempt to shake
single laurel from that venerable brow. veBerate
him for his vIrtues-for his patriotism-or his lofty
iniellect-for the spoess purity of his whole private
life on which the future Putarch of his country will
delight TO DWELL and from regarding which SANDER
itself
-" whose breath
Rides on the posting wind, and doth belle
All corners of the world"
shrinks covering and ablshed. And if | might be
permitted 10 offer aspiration in connexion with his
future career; it would be 10 the effect that nothing
will ever be done by him TO mar that brightly illu-
mined page which the record of his public life will
fill. will not, cannot use in this connexion TIC
word seathy, or any word that could possibly give
offence to the Senator from South Carolina Let me.
then, apply the term crcutouS to that line of policy
which he has thought proper to recommend on this
question. And ask how would IL read in after times.
cupied BY the recital Of the glorious and successful
struggle of handful of coonists with the greatest
power of the world the resistance of unjust X,
whilst the second chapte blurred and bloted by
the sad, sad story of the and cowardy suhmis-
sion of the defendants of that of heroic
men. when they had grown up TO number twenty
millions, and occupied the first rank in the scale of
nations trust such chapter will ever disgrace
our national annals. Such chapter must nOt-will
Note written
word or twonow about arbitration, which occupies
the attention of portion Of the press. The rejection
of that proposition by the President meets with de-
cided disapprobaion in some quarters, and under
stand that speak now of a portion of the public
press, not of the opinion of any honorable Senator
But with the people, so far from weakening the
strength Of the administration, that act has added to
it new vigor and power, if that has been necessary
To arbitrate-what! question in which we assert
there is no dispute Submit to arbitration as we did
in the of the Maine controversy, when a crowned
head with all Imaginable gravity decided that certain
line should be drawn from the most northeastern point
although tile treaty originating the dispute which he
had proessedly taken up decided that that line should
be drawn from the most northwestern branch of the
river
Just imag CINE a man who has purchased farm from
his government, and for which he holds patent rom
senting. when powerful and wealthy neghLor makes
claim to his property, to submit the matter TO arb
tratiOn ! What opinion would you entertain Of the
dsputant As to the submission of the case TO a Sc
ect board of arbitration, that is most absurd. Is it
not likely that the wealth and resources of the power
fu neighbor would be directed the not very honor
able but subtle policy Of addressing certain arguments
to the orbitrators unlikely prove very satsfc-
tory and sound to some Of them {! The country. sir,
sustains the President in his wise and proper rejection
of the offer Of arbitration. Our claim is settled
We cannot consent to submit il to any arblter. There
is another point in the course of the Senator from
South Carolina, TO which would aude | mean his
course on the Texas question, conrasted with his
course this Oregon question. He stands be-
fore his country IN the leadership Of what is called
the policy of peace. Peace, peace, peacc-every-
thing that is honorable for peace" is the cry When
the question of the annexation of Texas pending,
the honorable Senator, ii appears TO me, did not hold
peace as pre-eminenty valuable | refer in proof
to his etter-hs celebrated letera letter not likely
to be forgotten-to Mr.. King, our Minister at Paris
The tone and spirit of that letter must have been
offensive in the highest degree to Great Britain. II
war comes out of this Oregon question, for my own
part should not be surprised if that letter would be
found lying at the foundation of it. 1t was shortly
after its appearance that the British government
menced the augmentation of the defences of that
country. The Senator from South Corona then
planted himself on the highest possible grounds Yet
he offers to buy off England by five and hall
degrees in Oregon So far as the power to make
treaties is concerned, it is peculiarly the sovereign
power of the State. Wherever the power of the
sovereign is not delegated in Russia and Turkey
of course the exercise of all power is unimited-the
government is absolute.
The only recognized will there is that of the Gar
or the Autocrat, the Emperor or the Sultan. In
Constitutional monarchies, like those of England and
France il is different There POWER is, in some de-
gree. limited. But where the treaiy-making power
in England and France begins and where it ends,
cannot, for the life of me- discover. In the mixed
form If the British government where the monarchcu
IL
are certain checks, it true but these checks arc
those of the branch of the government against
the other and for all essential purposes they are dis
cretiunary. There is no power, however, arbitrarily
exercised on the part of the government. In England
which cannot be justified under the British Constiiu
ton, by analogy, at any rate, If not by precedent
drawn from some portion of the tortuous, dark anC
troubled history of the country
/ Whenever the demands it, the use of the wore
necessity is made to ste every murmur, and subdu'
every manifestation of insulted right. Fortunately
different state of things prevails here All power
no matter on whom conferred-is bestowed from thu
same source; and the exercise of all power has it
settled and defined mits-not the Sigh est room 70
the play of that plea used either by the yrant dema
gogue--necessity. The Constitution of the u. States
to be interpreted by the rules that applied
all other laws. 1t is by an examination of the con
text that we ascertain the spirit and meaning OF tn
instrument ITSELF and fortunately for for the hope
of liberty and mankind, the Constitution of the Unlte
States contains portion of its context, the follow
ing definition and restriction of the exercise of all tn
: powers which it creates
"The powers delegated the United States by tn
Constitution, prohibited by il 10 the States
to the States respectively, to the people"-Arcle lo
amendments
Here is an express Limitation of power, beyon
e which we cannot CO. Now, then, for my secon
/, resolution. Where is the authority - where j
Y power under the federal Constitution TO alienat
the soil, or to transfer the allegiance of the cit