The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-02-12
CONGRESS.
MONDAY, Jan. rs, lS49.
EUROPEAN INTERFERENCE IN
AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

Joint resolution in reference 10 the interfer-
ence Of foreign powers in the affairs of this
continent He reminded the Senate that he
had given notice that on last Fridey he
would move the Senate to take up that mo-
lion; but, as the Senate had adjourned ever
ON Thursday last ill that day, (Mouday.) he
had not had the opportunity Of making his
motion at the time he had named. He
therefore embraced the present occasion of
submitting 10 the Senate the motion to take
from the table the motion submitted by him
on previous day. He called for the yeas and
nays on the question.
After short conversation, in which
Messrs. BAGBY, SPEIGHT, and MANGUM
took part, relative to the precise nature of
the question before the Senate, and the
presiding officer having stated it to be on the
taking up from the table the consideration
Of motion for leave TO introduce resolu-
lion, notice of whose introduction had been
given by the senator from Ohio, the calling
Of the yeas and nays was proceeded with,
and resulted as follows:
YEAS.-Messrs Allen, Ashley, Atchisou,
Atherton, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright,
Cass, Chalmers, Colqutt, Dickinson, Dix,
Fairfield, Hannegan, Lewis, Niles, Penny
hacker, Simmons, Speight, Sturgeon, Tur-
ney, and Woodbridge-23.
NAYS Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Ber-
rien, Calhoun, Cameron, Thomas Clayton,
J. M. Clayton, Corwin, Crittenden, Davis,
Evans, Greene, Huntington, Jarnagin, John
son, of Louisiana, Mangum, Miller, Pearce,
Phelps, Upham, and Wsbster-2l.
So the motion was taken up for considera-
ton.
Mr.. CAss.-When this subject was be-
fore the Senate few days since, the hon
cradle senator from S. Carolina, whose en-
larged experience, and whose far higher
qualities than experience, demand and COM
mand the attention of the Senate and of the
country, expressed the opinion, that by the
mode ofintroduction, in passing over the
committee Of Foreign Relations, the honor
able chairman OF that committee, the intro
ducer Of the subject, had been wanting in
courtesy to the committee, and perhaps in
his duty to the Senate. cannot thus view
this proceeding. The rights of the member
from Ohio, as one of the representatives of
that State, are not diminished by his position
upon the Committee on Foreign Relations
He may at any time bring forward any meas
ure he thinks proper upon his own individual
responsibility. This mode of proceeding
dess not preclude the action of the commit
tee. The very proposition of the senator
from Ohio is that his resolution he referred
TO the committee, that it may be there con.
sidered and changed, if change is deemed
necessary, and then be brought forward for
discussion here. All this, it seems TO me, is
courteous towards the committee, and not
liable TO the censure of the Senate. 1t IS
due to the chairman of the committee on
Foreign Relations 10 say that he did mention
to myself, and imagine to other members,
his intention to introduce resolution upon
this subject as an individual member of this
body. Twill add too, sir, that | fully ap-
prove the general object of protesting against
the application Of a false and dangerous doc
trine to the free States of this continent,
though | do not commit myselfto any specif
ic course Of action, nor to any particular
phraseology; and have no doubt, such are
the views of the honorable mover of the res
elution; and it is very easy for him, if he
thinks proper, with a view to greater una
nimity, to make modification of part of
his resolution which will leave wholly un-
touched its general purport, but which will
obviate the principal, and as it strikes me,
the only substantial objection have heard
70 his proposition.
1t involves subject whose limit in space
is the boundaries of this continent, and
whose limit in time is perhaps the duration
Of the destines of the people who may in
habit it. And as to opportunity, such qnes-
ton finds it or makes it. II is always prop
or one. 1t has been opportune for twenty
years--ever since Mr.. Monroe first denoun-
ced this European interference, and presen-
ted it to the consideration of Congress, when
the honorable senator from South Carolina
occupied a distinguished place in his cabinet
with so much honor to himself and advan-
tage to his country-a measure, presume,
which met his cordial concurrence, as it did
that of the nation. But no response was
made to il by Congress, and it has therefore
remained a dead letter upon the history Of
our intercourse with other nations. But il
is peculiarly opportune at thisiime, because
1t has been presented TO our consideration in
the message Of the President, because it has
recently been presented to the Chamber of
deputies by the Prime Minister of France,
and because II is, at this moment, practic-
ally enforcedby French and British fleets
and armies in South America. 1t is the as
sertion Of great prircple-of an everlast-
ing principle--of the right of the independ-
ent nations upon this hemisphere to be free
from the control of the powers of Europe,
and an assertion by the Oldest Of the family
Of nations uuon this continent made hy one