The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-03-14

Of freemen to .4periean soil Give this notice, that
the way may be cleared TO carry into full force and
effect what ID contemplated by organic territorial
government, Give this notice, that England may
understand and know that we are resolved to pro-
tect our citizens and TO occupy our so and TO de-
lfend both, with all the energies Of this growing
young republic.
BY doing this, sir, we encourage emigration; we
strengthen the peoples love Of free government.
Throw around your citizens the protection of your
stripes and sars-et them feel that they are under
your laws!-that they are not neglected, cast off,
and you will have barriers, which will he defence
against the intruder, who dare claim, dare seek
get foothold upon American soil. Maintain our
rights, protect our citizens wherever they are, and
you will inspire the noblest patriotsm-and the
people will fly To arms, TO the tented field and TO
the battle hed against the savage foe, against this
but little less savage civilized government that
once whetted the knife, and gave the tomahawk
to the Indians, that Redeemed in the blood Of
our innocent and helpless ones. Maintain our rights
citizens protect; be Just TO a-fear none; march
forward and give the President the power contem-
plated by the resolution, and our people Will soon
erect temples OF justice, temples IN which TO wor-
ship the living God, within the hearing Of the waves
of the deep blue Pacific.
Sir, have been particular in defining my posi-
ton upon this great American question, which |
conceive TO be closely allied with the growth and
perpetuity Of our glorious institutions, that those
who have bonored ME with their confidence may
understand me thoroughly. ! shall now proceed TO
notice the remarks which fell from several gentle
men during the discussion of this all absorbing sub
ject, and generally 10 defend our country against
the jeeTs and jIbes thrown upon US as a nation by
those who call themselves the representatives Of
freemen, and who were particular IN depicting the
strength of Great Britain and heralding forth To the
world the mpotency Of this brave gallant, and free
people, who have met England man to man, and gun
to gun, and whose proves IL the theme OF admra.
ton throughout the civilized world.
In doing this, | will respectfully notice what fell
from the venerable gentleman from Massachusetts,
Mr.. ADAMS, and also from gentleman from lnd-
ana, MIR c. B. SMITH What said the gentleman
from Massachusetts Give notice, and my word
for IT, believe there will be no war unless Pres-
dent Polk backs out"
Mr.. ADAMS. The gentleman misunderstood me
The CHAIR. Does the gentleman from Tennes-
zee yield the floor to the gentleman from Massachu-
sets for an explanation
Mr. MARTIN. Certainly.
Mr.. ADAMS. I will explain. | gnId | believed
there would be no war; Ond that | rather believed,
In case of necessity, that war would Re prevented
by the Presidents backing out. | said that appre-
hended that If the country pushed It's rights, as |
thought 1t ought to do and hoped it would, Great
Britain would yield but If she did not, that war
could be prevented by Mr. Folks backing out.
Mr. MARTIN. find did not much msunder-
stand the gentleman. The spirit of his remark was
caught up by the gentleman from Indiana, Mr.. c.
b. SarH,l who endorsed the sentiment. | would
speak of the venerable gentleman from Massachu-
sets with the profoundest respect and veneration
Very respectfully, therefore, would say that he is
under mistake as 10 the character of the President
| know his iron nerve | know his noble bearing,
hs firm and determined purpose-cool, cautious,
yet decided; and ! feel implicit confidence that If
Congress- will but cothc him with the power TO give
this notice, he will do it, and not rtcede single
i,.h ,brr
that young and magnanmous State, in the wither-
ing blast of his heated Imagination, is at loss for
words sufficiently contemptuous describe the Pres
idents pusillaniInity. He says, you cannot kick
the President into a war" Let me ask whence has
this light so suddenly dawned on the members IN
tcIect' Where did he get that intelligence
Mr. GrpDNGs here rose and inquired whether
Mr.. M. wished a reply.
Mr.. MARTIN. Take your seat, sir, and keep
your scat sir!
I. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Tennessee has
the floor.
Mr.. MARTIN. ask again, whence such wisdom
Whence such sudden revelation Permit me to re-
mark that he, too, has misunderstood the character
Of the Chief Mag istrate Of his country, as well as
the character of the southern people. will tell the
member one truth. When his black regiments
his odoriferous allies-the contemplation of which
seems to give him so much delight, shall reach the
South the President with the aid of all true patriots,
''before we drink the dregs to be pressed to our
lips" will kick not only him, but his coad tutors,
out of South Carolina and hold up to the and
con- Here Mr.. M. was called to order by the
Chair
will now (said Mr.. M pay my respects to my
honorable colleague, [Mr. Cooke, for whom per-
sonally cherish the highest respect. He seems,
by some means, to have worked himself into pet,
and because he in is pet himself, he imsgines,
matter of course, that every member of the cabinet
ia also in pet, and the President more particularly
~GAr l,.l, a.
world that title to Oregon is clear and indispu-
table, the President Immediately turns round and
offers give away onehaf Of it; and then, because
the British minister does not accept the offer, he
flies into pet, and withdraws it. Another Of my
colleagues, Mr.. GENTRY, says the President "huf-
6shly" withdraws it. "Huffshly!' | appeal to
the noble Tennessee spirit which l know inhabits
the breasts Of my colleagues, and | ask Of them to
say what the President could have done essi When
MIR. Pakenham said to him. England expects a
proposition on your part which shall have greater
Justice and liberality, would he have had the Chief
Magistrate of this great republic TO have degraded
himself and the American people by repeating the
offer, and humbly soliciting its acceptance Would
he have asked him to implore Queen Victoria era
ciousy to vouchsafe one smile Of appreciation upon
it, | scorn such an imputation on our government
as is implied in the sneer. for one would have
denounced Mr.. Polk if he had not Withdrawn the
offer the instant il discoureously rejected.
Is Oregon ours' l hear another sound coming
from an honorable gentleman from New York Mr..
CuLvERl who says that Oregon is ours, and that
",here would have been none Of this difficulty if the
President had not staggered much in his inau-
gural." would respectfully ask Of the gentleman
wherein the "swaggerng" consists' Is it in the
declaration that title to property is clear and
ndisputablei Was this "swaggeringF'-was this
"arroeant boasting" What, sir has il come to this
that government that represents twenty millions
of freemen is not TO proclaim to the world that they
hold their title to the soil Of their country clear and
indsputabe, under the penalty Of being stigma,sed
| as a swaggerer and boaster1
| My colleague Mr.. Cooke says that the Presi,
dent proposed to give away part of the territory
thus indisputably ours. | put II to my colleague
ofthe Nashville district, Mr.. EwINe,l who say
that he had no right to do this, and to my coeagu,
from the Williamson district, Mr.. GENrRY,l whC
comedies in the remark, it fault in the Presi
dent to do what was right-to offer what my col
league from the Williamson district is himself il
| favor of-the line of 49o' How magnannous
how consistent to condcmd another for pursuing
policy which we adopt and approve of for our
selves!
| But am told, again, that the President proposed
to give away part of our territory. ] ask did HI