New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-10
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
THE TEN ReGlMENT BILL.
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN p. HALE.

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my convcsus Of duty take course 10 reference 10 hs
bil in which very few senators will entirely
coincide, have thought humble as the sphere In which
move hst due " those who placed me In the po-
siton occupy 10 let my vote upon the bill go out &C
compsned with the reasons which have induced me 10
take the which am about TO take. would have
been glad oer aud ADLER Senators had favored the SEN
ate with Their views In opposition 10 this Dill would
have been glad If The action Of the Senate upon the bill had
been delayed until the documents coming from the several
Departments. and which well nigh getting, had
bees placed before US, so that "e might have had all the
light that could be thrown upon that, when IN my mnO
Ia dark Gu ect at the shtet bat seeing that the Dill Is
likely 20 through the forms Of legislation and become
law without having lights before u.s. have thought
II necessary espsss briefly upon the time OF the SEN
ate I'm order % express the views which entertain. II
may said that DO not stand much In iced OF hght be-
cause already declared that stand here prepared
20 against the In all its forms; against any
fyr the supply Of troops, either regulars or vol
unteers land there any other kinds, 90 against
them) stand prepared TO vote against The aP
preparation Of single dollar beyond the simple amount
have before suggested-which will be- sufficient 10
bring home troops by the shortest and cheap
est route Entertaining these views, before enter
ing upon the discussion Of the bnl, l want 10 say
word In regard 10 a sentiment which nave
heard avowed here. and elsewhere, and 1t is-that
when the country is engaged In war. we lose all dis
cTetion have nothing 70 do but grant the sup
plies that demanded Of us-an appeal being
made TO PATRIOTISM patriotism can only find rghdl
action In support Of the wariha there no patriotism
anywhere else and that the naturalization which has
been so fortunate uuOrtune 10 plunge the country
into war has only appeal 10 the country and expect
receive other response except hearty and unanimous
support And this doctrine has been carried SO far and
ia such high places the President Of the United States
hes denounced the opposition Of Congress- al
though bis Of prosecuting The war 1d not accord
with their convictions. recoect but one incident nmy
reading Of history which is analogous. II Is stated by All
English historian that when Queen Elizabeth had summon
ed her Parliament and they about TO organize Tor
business she sent her messenger 10 them with TINS roya
mandate he told them be very careful that they did
not NEEDLE with affairs Of State because, said she,
such things altogether beyond the compass Of your
narrow understanding" Well our royal President did
olow exactly the footsteps Of Elizabeth. lie did
not question the understanding OF Congress- but their pa
trotsm Now let US ses where this doctrine VIII carry
Let see TO what It will lead. suppose you should
,nind do ~, s,y That This IA spob an Administration or
that likely have such Bat suppose
that such thing possible and that the measures
Of the President had become exceedingly odious, OPP
presve burdensome. aud intoleTable, and that notes
of disapprobatiOn we're beginning to be heard from
the people assembled IN their primary meetings that
the tones OF indignation az last penetrate the walls
of the palace aud the President. finding that he could
stand nst the united viii OF an Injured peo-
pie what has he to do Ought he TO desst IN his course
OF wrongdoiDs or 20 retrace his step NO. ir hls u
not the path popularity according TO his ne school OF
ethics and morals, ne has onS 10 20 on and plunge the
country into war; and, II he can manage so sknuy a. 10
involve the country IN two wars at once, so much the
greater than that Of Washington or Jackson rms the
inference the plain and uumstak able inference war
instead Of being as II sad " be oy s on ethe'
politics. the drss calamity which Heaven IN ITS wrath
send upou nation, converted by TINS alchemy into
healing Be ihes0a IN which political prOngacy ana cor
uption Of the darkest hue may wash user ana De clean
Sir utterly deny the sound Of this doctrine, that
Congress ought TO have no voice beyond granting he sup
plies II there ever IS time when opposition should oe
vgant scrupuous watchfu noticing everything that Is
wrong, IL IS e, time when, through the acts Of the Ad
minstrstion the country burdened with an unnecessa
~ war when the fruits Of industry are consumed for the
ppot OF such and when are surrounded by all
the horrors hch brings in Us train. II there ever IL
n time that should put men upon their individual Judg
men reflection, and responsibility 1t such time ana
such our position now aud there by the unad
propose say TO do what may feeble as 1t may be, 10
place the country night ! have learned in that
school of moral OF political science that By pesevens in
unconstitutional and wrong course we SHAH ever come
And .r there is another view which sometime taken
which certainly does accord with my convictions
and upon watch wish 10 awofdortwo TINS time snd
do IL with Difference to the opinions Of ADLER men about
me- and which relates TO the course which those should
take who believe the war to be wrong radically wrong
Why | think have head idea something like tins :
The country engaged IN avar which rs ulasthabe-we
confess wrong TO go on ~esee clearly mat II
-neyertheles at war; and the President calls
for supplies Of men aud money and Senators say
they will vote men and money but bv some sort Of a
process which my eornprs henon they imsgne
they are going throw the responsibility the Pfesdent
confess undo stand how they are 10 escape their
due share Of sblity they must share the Iespon
bty with the President let the character OF the act be
what IL may II the be put an END to II once
hsve doubt the President will be exceedingly sraed
with opposition OF this kind Ycu will hear nothing about
fscOus opposition the Orgaa OF the Authorization
The President would care te TOT me 9ppo'uon OF me
whole world Il were opposition OF this kind IL very
like Ssm Weller, who happened to nnd hir se IN prison,
and person he met b-wang the misfortune o. nav
ing thousand pounds eit 20 him by WILL which elrcu.
had been the occasion OF his imprisonment Il
wish" exclaimed Sam, all my enemies would try to
ruin me in that way" Just with the President You
tell him 10 IL wrong while At the time you vote him
all the men and money that he asks YOU for.
Behevus ths the cause OF this radically wrong.
hold 1t be the hrs the pianest and the simplest duy
of those who think a. do 10 Withhold supplies and com
n,i IN. President to do hat We believe 10 he right Be
evng there b strict and pertinent analogy between the
pursued by Congress aud that which taken
by the British Parliament consider hss the Of
kosa VIII he W
admits OF mistake Upon question OF voting supplies
hnL the very first thns 10 into by Congress
IL, whether the object for which the supplies demand
ed IL correct and legitimate object IL II be determined
that the object sa proper one lei the uppes oe granted
Of the Of Constitution have beard our vo,
eminent spoken Of government OF sheess ana na-
power to make wa y and illegally can.
not understand the cause or proprety OF thai
conduct which would sustain ham IN his ancousu'"n0ha'
Believing then that the question Of ihi. war sa cues
which ought to be discussed that lies al the very
bottom Of the question OF supplies VIII proceed 70 se
10 the Senate and the country, Of ths~ar Ano
ss suggested the other day, in the few remarks which
had the honor 70 submit believe that the Cause o. me
wal lies te deeper than that has been assigned ~
those have expressed their opinions upon ne subject
believe thst the question whether II arose on the
march Of Taylor 10 the Rio GrsDde whether any
Of those Incidental and temporary movements were The
Immediate cause Of the war Is entirely irrelevant The
Cause SIR lies deeper than any OF these and when speak
Of the Of the permit me 10 say, thai 90 Il
with no Introduce exciting or angry discussion,
or to arouse pheasant feeling but havins duy 70 per
form here must do 10 fe.r!essyi must do my duty
an American senator feeble As Il may be And when We
speak of the causes Of this must sVow my c0nvic
ton beyoud cayil or doubt % be- that II ies In me
ayowed policy Of the Ane-icsn Govern ment-a pehey
which avowed four msko the extension
Of human slavery Of It's primary motives o. scion
Aud when say this let be understood refer 20 me
principle svowed IN the depomsiic corr-spondenee "0n
pre- ceced the annexation OF Texas 10 tie lnie0
And permit me 70 say that in approaching ms 9asson
do Il with desire and disp0stion 70 DO u Js'tloe ~
the officers OF this Government who were engaged 10 nA
correspondence viii do them tho justice 10 say tnas
What they cid they did manfuy ana abovebosfo ln,Io
was no e0ncea They out boldly Their course
very different from that Of OF men we have
called Northern with Southern principles
linen who profess 10 be against slavery bat no are
nevertheless enlisted In tie Sayehooing Interest ready
10 do slsver)s bidding Thst not the with the
10 whom have referred. They out boldly and
syo~ed the otec; Al which they aimed aud the means oy
which they proposed to attain IT, Let this be said 10
their credit
In that correspondence the objects Of this Government
evident ss much beyond controversy anything
possibly be No sri II the h0gers Of hand were
from the hfone Of Eternal 10 write this upon The
wall over your head u would flash conviction more
readily 10 the mind than IL done by perusa Of that cor
respondsnce will not through the hole OF It. but
will content myself with sending the clerk and SsknE
him TO read an extTac; from this letter:
DEPARTMENT oF STATE.
WAssISGrOS, August 9. I643
siE; private letter from citizen in Maryland then
In London, contains the following passage;
learn from source entitled TO the fullest confidence