Democratic banner., 1847-02-15

ship with the soldiers who achieved them:
If there be any he for one enried them moi
their patriotic feelings.
But he would, in all candor, appeal &c
gentlemen on the other side, whether the
time for urging on n debate of this kind
which was calculated to cripple the encr.
'sics Of the Administration, and give homes
to our forS, was aaspiriou<. whilst cur ar
mics were in the field. Was it inst t. those
armies, who by their deeds had thrown a
halo Of glory over themselves and tllrir
country? He designed to impcach the pa
triotism of no man.; but he submitted it, in
ipcricct candor, 10 the gentle men on tnr 9th
irr side, whether such Il contest, ON suc!, =
theatre, at such n time, was not calculated
to cripple the energies If the country and
iendanscr the safety Of our troops? Was it
a time to be cavilling, upon nice technical
distinctions, upon TIE rights Of our coun.
try and our country's foes, while our SOL
dlers were in the field, confronting the enc
my, and the blood Of their slain Commanders
IN arms WAS appealing to them for vrn-
lSeance? The time for discussing the mcr-
lis of a foreign war was before tngarinr IN
III; end the time for holding its conductors
to a rigid accountability for tie manner Of
conducting il, was when wa had rii our-
selves of the common enemy. In the midst
of the conflict, we should give the foe no
hopes from our apparent divisions, TO On.
courage item in resistance. But taking a
beautiful example from our gallant troops,
we should present them a thousand breasts,
with one heart, and that fur the fght and
for victory.
Having said this much u3on Tie nature
and character of the question, and tie in
appropriateness Of ;re ting for It's tiscnS-
Sion, he should proceed to notice some of
tic un~arranted attacks II ION lie .Alm:n;<
~tralion lie hal taken notes AZ one !:.nr,
with = view to answer elnboratcly tie ar
gumcnts from the other side, arising n.."n
international la; but they led beer ::
completely overthrown by gentlemen who
preceded him before he obtainrdt!,e floor,
that he had abandoned that design, and
should not, in his remarks. more than al
Iudc to the principles involved. He should
nov only endcavor TO gather up the fr,g
ments scattered along through this debate.
either unnoticed, or very partially noticed
by others, and by sweeping them from 'hri,
support, leave them nothing TO cvrn git.
color to the foul charges against the PREF
dent.
Considering the manner in Which t is d.
bate was brought mp and forced upon ~
he was not a little struck with surprise ~
the opening remarks Of the iornrahlr gen
.tlcman from Tennessee, Mr.. Grmtry.l-
He commenced by indicating his siIr Of
the House nst'rc assaulted party. and dcclar
cd. in substance, that he snok" more t.
show he was not afraid to speak than from
any other particular motive. No On" d"ubt
ed his courage TO speak, and all will admit
his great ability in boISl"ring up dcspr-
rate case. But he should recol!cct thai e.
ven fsarlcssncss and ability combined could
not give character TO q bad cause, and that
"IThcn valor prcy> on re lenn,
1t eats the sword it fights with"
It struck him then that the honor able
.;:lcman did not feel entirely easy in the
no.;,;o, 10 assumed Of aSsai!ing til" Ad-'
,o;n;s,r,,;on ~ rather the President. in per
sor or he would Mt have assumed the de-
feDsivc. in the face of the fact that the
wI ole attack came from lis s'"e OF 'ic
House. lie would ask the grn'lria from
who began this controversy a.
bout conducting the war? Who began TIN"
attack upon the President? 1t came from,
the oen1leman's own side Of the House;
and if the Democrats in defending main
tanned the contest so ~ficrccly as TO throw
thc assaiIants on the defensive so soon, they
must only attribute it 20 the fate OF war
and n bad cause. 1t certainly forms n" r>-
cuse for forgetting ones country her glory
H.. ;,,or.Sfc in an Ovrr anxiety Tor Il