The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-29
THE DAILY UNION.


ample capacity Of the American secretary for Brit
ish doctrines is for once insufficient file fails TO
master this, and proceeds 10 reduce Its dimensions
by numeroussshayings before he essays TO swallow.
See him proceed TO the task:
Seeing that the transaction not recent having hap
pened The time Of one Of bis predeeesso seeing thst
your ordship in the Of your government solemnly
declares that slight dsrssPeet was intended TO the
sovereign authority Of the United states seeing that il
yet violation Of the teoy Of the United States and that
you are Instructed TO say that your government consider
admitted thsH an explanation and apology for this
aon was due at the time mo such admission Is made how
eyeT the President content TO receive these acnowt
edgments and assurances in the concatory spirit which
marks your lordshp's letter and VIII make this sub
jec complaint Of violation or territory the topic Of
no further discussion between the two governments"
And now Justice is satisfed-insulted honor has
been ylndleated-the violation OF American soil, the
destruction Of American property, and the blood
OF an American eiuZ en-, have been atoned for
and the British lion, humbled and subdued, Is
released from thraldom, and may depart in peace.
But what further We now find return com
pliment, for the apology Of Lord Ashburon, in the
more tame apology of Nr. Secretary Webster in
behalf Of our government; for il seems that even
this apology was made upon the magnificent basis
Of equivalents. Itis as follows;
IN ss. .aSjse! rtgrst si q; rsi,ss, hcLsSa Sa.
Jurisdiction decided that on summary application (embar
rasssd as would appear by technical dhculties) he
ster~ ard BY jury TO whom Ne prgeTrsd 10 submit his
esss rendered Unnecessary the further prosecution Of the
whose attention has called to the subject say what
further provision ought be made TO expedite proceedings
in 81 CHI cases"
No one can fail to discover in this AN utter want
Of manliness and spirit on It's face, and trucking
to the power at whose hands we had demanded re-
dress for signal wrongs. But how was it viewed
in Europe and the British Parliament In the
speech Of Lord Brougham, before mentioned, he
says:
"t said however that my noble friend Lord Ashburton
made apology the subject Of the Caroline Did he
Here the language Of this called apology. lie Is speak
ing Of those who went across the st. Lawrence and
Caroline and who committed the act ofhosy and Of inya
sion Of the America territory; and II noble friend made
apology must expect TO hear him the language
Of apology You will expect 10 hear him saying We
sorry for il; will never do any more; We admit that
rong and that righ and beg that you
done This the OF language which when men talk
OF apology you may expect 10 read the language
Of my noble friend But what does he really Eayl might
safely put to candid man acquainted with the state Of
the whether the military commander could
this 2ih Of December reasonably expect that he could
be relieved by any American authority -
1T out Of the case Of Mcleod which only
declared to be an unuek one by my noble friend but
very paper to that from which have already quoted
that IL is subject Of regret that the release Of Mcleod
should have been so long delayed do not attempt TO
triumph over the United States because Of this
do not to look down the American secretary
account OF H. do not wish 10 seize hold Of this
as an apology and therefore humiliation Of America But
AFTER all thai have heard said about my noble friend having
sage which have jus, read does look 10 me much more
like apology than anything which Is TO be found any
spponed phseoIosy Of apology the terms used by men
when they feel they have done wrong and wish to he par
Ten days before ny noble friend turned hi. back upon
the country where his negotiation had been satisfactorily
concluded Law received the assent Of the President alter
looked upon and rendering impossible, hcnceorh and
forever that such case McLeod could any
Nk.Na ~
which related the Caroline the success Of the negotor
has been triumphant and complete"
And now, sir, let me recommend to the senator to
procure this boosted law, which "alters the consti-
tuition" to be printed upon strong paper, for 1t will
be all the strength it will have when brought before
any respectable" court in the Union.
And now, having closed a review Of this m isera-
bic farce in diplomacy, upon a subject too serious
for rdcule, but conducted in a manner too con-
temptble for anything else, let inquire, whether
in the history Of the world parallel in degradation
can be found. Terms were accepted indignites
brooked, apologies rendered, and sacrifices made
which no one having an American heart in his
bosom-no one with a drop Of American blood in
his veins-no one who had ever experienced an
American impulse, or breathed an American aspira
ton, would have entertained for a moment. pre-
vious administration had refused to negotiate con-
corning the destruction OF the Caroline until separa-
ton should be rendered by the British government
But the secretary Of equivalents set readily down at
the council board Of the nation with the ambassador
OF those whole un Washed hands were vet dripping
with the blood ofan American citizen, and that too
to slur il over and frtter il away. An indieny
and mesnness to which no other nation in the his
tory of the world submitted; an ndignity which
even decayed, imbeclle, and superannuated Spain
or ftful, powerless, and miserable Mexico, would
have resisted to the death, and spurned with the
most unmltigated scorn. And yet, sir, this great
free, and mighty confederacy has drank deeply OF
this nj humiliation. and In har
her secretary apologies, because she had not
yielded sooner and more tamely. The wretch, Nc
Nab, who planned the murder, has been knighted
by the Queen,
while Durees ghost walks unrevenged amongst us"
I have now done, after rendering to the Senate nv
Acknowledgements for its attention, and an apology
for having detained il long in matter Of personal
bearing, and adding my assurance that II shall de-
pend upon others rather than myself whether shall
ever ask its indulgence upon like occasion. But
am unwilling to leave the senator from Massachu-
sets without friendly word at parting. promised,
upon his invitation, TO discuss this matter to his
satisfaction hope have made it both agreeable
and acceptable. Lest, however, | may not have
done so, will make him what | deem becoming
apology for the grievance of which he complains.
Ii shall be given, as says Lord Brougham, in the
appointed phraseology of apology"
Some time has passed since the occurrence. |
solemnIy affirm | intended no disrespect; and al
though the grounds of justification were as strong
as were ever presented in such cases, admit con-
slider it 'most serious fact." And now, seeing
that the transaction is not recent, seeing that de-
clare disrespect was intended, seeing that now
say consider it a "most serious fact, "-and finally
seeing that apology, couched in such language,
was accepted from the British government by the
American secretary for the violation of our SOIL the
destruction ofour property, and the murder of our
citizens trust the senator will receive these &C.
Acknowledgements in the conciliatory spirit in which
they are offered, and make this subject as a COM
plant, the topic Of no further discussion
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