Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-02-14

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/. PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
x [ExraAcTs rsoN oUs nAAY REroRrs.l
In THE 6ENATE-~REsRyARy o, rs4e.
Afer the reception oepstifoau reports Of committees re
SOLUTIONS &C. ths Senate took up the bhi for the
INCREASE or TiaE NAVY.
Mr.. WEsCOTT resumed sad ssnedsa biz speech in sup
f GD pretty ~ nearly I'll 81 l. ss al q MIA
ton to the general principals Of the 6suss - would now
proceed 10 advert for few noue. y ogee q IL dst.is
with which he I'D not sntirey agree ~ 9ed p a. pro.
in the construction Of thess steam ys An4 6eed that
he would greatly prefer leaving disustcnzy ~ ~ Exec-
utve 70 what material should be used nco - or3sEp6,
until some further expsrmsns bad bssn uule II. Y. q;
After proceeding, st considerable length, With
ton Of the various details of NE Bill NJ W. n(1 sdsead
70 ths necessity which ersd for shs adoption & mslsue
He in favor Of its psssse be had lefops = cqp
dspa - peace maesuss sjf - ~
passgs ought nqk 10 be daybd KnE nnueA "a ~ en-
sssd that within tie bst DIM .peef y ~ 4uas-
One Of ssslemept had bssn taken sw, nsmsy. sb
Esto The proposition for a6jts6on bad been refused -
the Executive branch u thu Government and ~ thought
very properly refused. He believed that the paoe d ihis
country would the se Of thss appreciation upon s
pursued by the Executive y dlssed In the correspondence
which had been 70 cougss Bp q ths
time, be Gred thstcoane wcsd e. Jhs Ragressnta-
tves of the people in CoDNesz De hpclso sy Of psspar
ug for war Entertaining this belief b would ba in favor Of
amending fhe bill by striking out that part which makes dis
creonary with the President % arm
ing, and equippng Of the vessels The stocks, and would
direct that this wo b commenced nssnte nod 70 give
confidence the people of this country b. espcng deer
uinaton to be prepared for any efefgehc Gsntsmsn OF
the far West with the exception pe1hspeof The Scnspr nom
Indiana, did not properly sPpreciate the nanet danger
which hangs over the southeastern cosin The event of
war, There gun mounted On The Whole ine Of tho
coast In Florida they almost despsred hessoEe that Me
Government would do them JUSTICE here was nucho rec
tonal feeling standing in the but here vas measure
which free from any thing sectional character
that he trusted there would DO perfect uusnimisy in its sup
port. 1t matter of national coneenmeut, and one which
mperayey demanded their attention al this particular crisis
Of our affairs. 80
Sir (sad Mr. w have no feelings Of Great
Britain whatever. There reasons perhaps why.
than those Of most my feelings should b other
wise will not subject myself the charge Of sgotsm by
repeating those reasons, but will refer to OF them S
saw the torch which wrapped this Capitol in flames applied
by the hand Of ncendiary and although the hereof New
Orleans the end Of the struggle, in some degree svengsd
the act yet American, when he ress upon ~ ean taii
have enkned in his bosom feeling q fsensenf enst
the perpetrators SIN have no feelings g towards
that nation whatsyer. IL shd b ones declared
my whole and my whole strength viii Be sxced ON the
side Of my county. Sir will no Be sccu.ed either Of be-
ing Of those who nnenced By dIeadof
power, when say that deprecss war with heI 90 not
fear the ultimate result Of conflict with hat proud and pow
eru people, for believe that conquer sgsin q we
did in the Revolutionary and in the wsr Of lSi2 but
dread the effects Of under any circumstances
said when had last the heao addressing she Senate.
that would not express any opinion tbs polsity Of
wsr ;but surs have chsuRvd my nd upon that
subject and gneves lament e ~, .snss hel,svs the
empated notice be given not, whsse 10 pursue strictly
the Of policy indicated by the fedent or no Ssr
there elements at work. fear there causes which,
whaever may be course, win in short period Of time
suit in conflict between this country and Cheat Britain.
do not give notice, the settlement Of the country
on conflicts will between British and American sstors,
and those conflicts will most probably involve the two nations
in agree entirely with the honorable Senator from
Michigan that this viii be the On the other hsnd
give the notice. England armed 10 the teeth = she u.s.
may think it sxpedent 10 send to our shores the armament
which she has been engaged for many months IN preparing
and the hostile indication her part u arouSc within
the breasts of the people of this nation feelings which
already sufficiently excited L. not the position Of affairs
then, indicative Of May not the honorable Ssnstor
from Michigan with much say that war Is In
evitable
Mr. CAss desired to be permitted 70 Get the gentleman
right upon this point The opinion which ne had expressed
the early part Of this session had been called in question
repeatedly and there certainly seemed be strange mssp
prehension regarding IT, He had been denominaed
he had been styled advocate for and why
Merely because he had said be believed the danger of
imminent He had used the expression which had been
attributed him, that inevitable What he had sad
was that he afraid would take place, and no would
add that every day increased his appehensons he might
laid before them by the President be might now ny inst all
that he had stated the 18th day OF Decemosr relation
this subject had been fully borne out he mignt now ny
there then strong for apprehension ana ns nee
now is still stronger That the amamenls OF treat
Britain were prepared with view OF being called INTO USE
no man could doubt He would TO his honorable cno
from Florida that his Impressions not only renamed out
had become strengthened by tho Indications which had pce
exhibited themselves Notwithstanding the mid tone OF inc
English Journals be 70 be deceived by new soil
words in an English newspaper il only went TO show that
the war fever was permitted in measure 70 s0bsds but
this circumstance offered mo- sesoy evidences to his mind
that the danger Of pmote But the honora-
HE Senator was mistaken in sppong that be had at any
time asserted that war inevitable and much more so IN
supposine him to be an advocate for
M WESTCOTT said he had not imputed 70 the honof-
able senator desire for He hsd merely referred to the
argument made use Of by the Senator that would be utterly
impossible TO keep the settlers in Oregon from hostile COLI
sions and thse this wonh very probably lead to war But
there were (and could doubt there were) who
seriously appehended that inevitable, spssred q
him that they at must be in favor OF the Immediate so
ton of this measure a measures but one which,
the storm which threatened burst not upon the pesco Of
the country remained unbroken, would be free nom the ohcc
ton Of being wassful and eKuavsgsnt expende q public
money Ii measure, he repeated, that ne
raised his humble in favor Of this bill The pecpc OF
this country armed and prepared e ~ ppane from
Maine to Texas they had navl osoe superior 70 that of
England; if they had over6owmg Tnasay and every
thing was in the best possible condsa lognsng enemy.
still he would consider the Who osn - mast towards
preserving the peace Of the country would dsc the highest
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