The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-06

ectionj and, as one step toWafus H. ne was III losoi
of giving this notice IL ought 10 be given; IN has
judgment, ii must be given. At the same time, he
did believe could be given ia the form propo-
sed by the chairman of the Committee on the Terri
tories, Mr. DoUGLAssil nor did he think Il ought to
be given in the form proposed by the distinguished
chairman Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
| IL was his Mr.. H's) misfortune TO differ with
both these gentlemen, and, before he took his seat
| he proposed TO introduce an amendment, striking
out The words, directing the President forthwith 10
give the notice, and substituting for them the words
"that the President be empowered, whenever in his
judgment the public welfare may require, to give
the notice" He (hIr II y had at first thought with
his honorable friend from Kentucky, MIR. GARRETT
| DAVIS that this was an executive power but he
(Mr. IA J had since examined the subject, and come
| To different conclusion What msled The gentle
man from Kentucky thls--ihat because this
| House formed no part Of the treaty making power,
| II could have no purt in dissoylng treaty. The
| question was different Il was true that the House
| made part of the treaty. making power but
Great Britain was one of the hgh-contrneting par
| ties and the government OF the United States was
The other And did not this body constitute por-
ton of that government There were great reasons
Mr. ii. thought, for giving this power 10 the execu
| tive. lie (MT. H. was no haterer Of any eXeCu
1--WE, had he for an instant allowed party consd-
| eraGions to sway his Judgment in this matter But
he would give the President the power he asked for
he would launch this mighty element into his hands.
| The country had placed him where he was. He
| (Mr. H. would give HIM all the power he demand
ed; he hoped II would he given To him by the unan-
| imous voice of this House. And he thought that
the friends of peace ought to vote for II.
| A rumor had gone abroad that negotiations had
| been renewed IN Great Britain.
| Mr.. C. J. lNGERSOLL Il is not a fact.
| MIR. billiard continued. The chairman Of
| the Committee on Foreign Affairs said il was not a
fact. They might be renewed, or they might not.
lie (Mr. ii could not say. AT all events let this
power be given TO the President the head Of our
forces. He, for one, would give it. There was
| this manifest advantage in doing IL We said that
| the notice should be given, there was no choice as
to time season, land these were great advantages
| in such cases.) The matter would be determined
on the positive will Of the President. IL might, to
| be sure, be done just enecmaly the other way,
EXCEPT leaving 10 the wisdom OF the Executive
| when and how 10 act He hoped the friends Of
| the executive would go with him.
| He differed with the chairman Of the Committee
on the Territories the extension Of our laws over
the territory. And he thought that the proposition
to grant lands violated the spirit Of the convention
| We should, no doubt, have lands to give away; but
| Just now, he thought, we had not word say
| on that subject. He was in favor Of something
| practical; he in favor Of Territorial govern
ment with a COOL sagacious, prudent, and practical
statesman at the head Of IT. who would closely
| watch the course of events and inform the govern
ment here what was going on, and what ought to be
done. lfgentlemen said, we could do this the
whole territory, his answer was, il you wish,
place your governor south Of the Columbia; because
| he supposed that no man expected any surrender
south the Columbia.
| For many banner shall be torn.
| And many knight to ground be borne,
| And many O sheaf Of shslts be spent,
| Ere scotland's king shall cross the Trent"
| Let him be placed there, if preferred; but place
him where he can give efficient aid. The Hudson
| Bay Company were there with their magistrates in
| full authorltyi why should not We have the same
power
Passing rapidly las the hour drew to Glossy
| over the points on which he desired to touch, Mr..
| H. IN relation to the resolution Of Mr.. DOUGLASS,
that all ours up to $40 AZ, said lac thought the
| House should express no opinion, as il was mat
| ter which belonged to another branch Of the gov
eminent. Nor did he concur in the resolutions pro-
| posed by the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr..
| WINTHROP He (Mr. II. would not thus cripple
the President. He would give him ample scope
| He would repose the fullest confidence in him.
| Gentlemen might rely upon IL, this was no party
| question. 1t swept beyond all such considerations.
| The country was in a crisis; God bless the man,
whoever he might be, that would carry bravely and
safely through He knew it Crisis he felt it to
| be so. He should vote, therefore, for no resolu-
tons of this kind He took ground which seemed
to him mpregnable; if il was not so, he would like
TO know where its weakness lay.
| Suppose these measures should lead to war. He
| hoped they might not; but whether they did or
not the House was not at liberty to look TO
quences of that Sort They were doing their duty;
they were going on in the way in which they
ought to go, defending their own citizens in the
spirit ofthe Roman laws, which sent the support of
Roman power wheresoever Roman citizen passed
| This was the true spirit. Suppose it shonld lead
to hostlities' In the language of the distinguished
gentleman from Massachusetts, he abhorred war
| He was not taken with its tnsels Military re-
views had no charm for him, nor battle an ything
but disgust, except when he saw a gallant people
borne down by those who acting the part of
| their oppressors
| Abiding 10 the chances Of war; so often spoken
Of growing out of the two systems of monarchy and
republicanisu,, Mr.. II. expressed his belief that the
| French revolution had put down the name of re-
| pubcansm in all Europe. The result of that rev.
outon had been 10 overthrow republican ideas,
and hafa century must elapse before they could
again far struggle into existence, to take the
| place they held IN the commencement Of that era,
great had The bitterness Of the contest been. The
French republic, indeed sent out armies surpasss
ed in the history of the world. They had their
splendid trumphs and tn cir magnificent victories,
until the name of France rang through the earth.
Blu, terrible retribution followed. He wished
| for contests of that kind He wanted NOR
| al triumphs-the tr phs Of reason and convc-
ton ignorance and error. He believed that
the institutions under which we lived were the
wisest that had been framed for the
government of man. He would have them extend
ed, by the force Of moral power, to the remoeGt
ners of the earth, mighty spectacle for the world
to behold. That should be his triumph, and that
should be the triumph OF his country. In the
J language Of Archbishop Cranmer--
| "Whercvert the fright of Heaven shall shine
Her honor and the greatness Of her name
shn be, and mako new nations; she shall hosrish
And, like mountain cedar reach her branches
TO all the plains about her
Onr chidren's children shall this,
Aud bless Heaven"
| These, and none other, were the trumphs he de-
| sired ...
II, however, war should come as the result Of the
policy which he was attempting to yndicate, then
he was prepared to Meet it, He believed that, lit
came in that way, everv in the nation was pre-
pared TO meet ii. Let come and he could assure the
| venerable gentleman from Massachusetts, [Mr.
| ADAMS, who spoke on this point in terms that
rang through his heart like the blast of rrum.
pet-for its@as the old fire Of the revolution kind
ling up again in him--hat he (Mr. H. elt that the
| whole country would rally, one man, to the con-
| test T. ...
| Mr., H., af,erseoaking with confidence of the re.
suits to our country of such contest--a confidence
| which had its foundation in the power of our peo-