Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-09-13

certainly some proof II is true they treated qu<
bad or little worse than those who hung for am
at . loss to say which fate should have chosen.
want al American citizens to know that if they engage
in any neaious transactions BY which their eowcizens
may be involved 10 war the nation viii extend its hand
to relieve them from any difficulty they may get into. lie,
them follow Burr Miranda, any else, and share their
fate.
II has been said that these men are Americans, and
titled to the protection Of the nation. do not doubt that
they are Americans by birth, but they have American
feelings, think less Of such men than do of the foreigner
nsturased here and who yet feels for the country Of his
birth. This Government too free for them, and they
wished to attach themselves the fortunes Of foreign dss-
pot. They did so and unwilling to give one cent Of
the public money relieve them from the situation in which
they have placed themselves.
u Mr.. TAYLOR, of South Carolina, was called up
by party turn given to the debate, and defended
the Administration (of Mr.. JEFrERsoN) against the
imputaton that il had connived at Miranda's ex-
petition. He agreed entirely with Mr.. RANDoLPH
and Mr.. Macon on the merits of the question, add
ing the following suggestions: W
But It seems (said Mr. TArIoa) that these men
be called back the country to tell the tale Of their susng
and horrors Now, sir, suspect from the feelings which
the gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr Ross himself has
shown that other feelings would be excited that If they
turn they would bring back with them their resentment against
those who punished them they would with information
Of the of the country your interference would convin
them that, matter how nefarious plan might be- Ms
nation would again stretch out s protect then and
like the petty incursions which the Danes in fo6er days
made the British coast, whatever hard blows arreceved
will only be the motives for larger band to follow the
people Of the United States would believe Noses and the
prophets they would not already prefthe dull pursuits Of
civil life to these nefarious piracal expeditions, they would
believe it though these with eir chains came back
and told though should rise fn the dead and tell it.
Mr. MACON was again called up by some re-
mark, upon his first speech; and, among other
remarks, made these:
Sir you may try laugh at Roman virtue" till you get
it out of counenance; but it is that virtue which
every epublc depends All republics that ever did or will
exist must depend that Roman virtue To take
thing half right half wrong, is not according to my
creed was always rather oolhady-neck nothing; and
the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. RAsDoIrH) need fear
that hall depart from long have had
ra,he be in the majority than in the minority; but shall
never go there for the sake Of being in m
rs 10 mOucy uNoiVou uo utlN8
it up IS on objection is the advocates who bring it up
Blu. my colleague (Mr. HoILAxD) has made new dis
ecvey--no only that these men innocent but that they
deserving men, they went crusadng in the
Of liberty. Sir, let take Of home FIRST When we
can do more than support liberty, may go cru
sading. We in situation, the gentleman seems to
think go into general battle, revoutonze South Ame-
rica and after that take British india suppose 1t
atra
are called upon to prove these guilty They went in an
unlawful expedition, and taken ia the fact, have no
charity for evil doors. have heard nothing said of their re-
peniance, though good deal Of their suffsrings.
You may moralze till you demolish law. My system of
democracy is that law when made shall be broken.
We to get these back; all finer feelings are
interested We shall perhaps make schoomasters of them
teach children the art and necessity Of political cusades
repeat that do of them again in this nation
judge them solely by their actions. Like the gentleman
from Tennessee Mr RHEA do them to be called
my feow-cizens. Grea, Britain may take them and put
on board hor navy, sha did ha from the same
place. II in appeal the fine feelings Of the heart
and to humanity when talking about these people The
House must and will judge the according its merits
These extracts show the spirit Of the debate, and
what ideas were entertained at that day-when no
la,c Of the United States existed forbidding them
Of conspiraces to conquer and plumber the terrific
ries Of Powers friendly to the United States. at
When, at the close of the debate, the question
was taken upon the Report Of the Committee re-
questing the President to interfere il was rejected,
by tie vote. We state this, however, as fact
which the reader may b, curious to know, and not
as decision to which we should have arrived. III
the men deserved severe punishment they had re-
ceved it in full measure; and, had we held the
casting vote in that case, it would in all probability
have been given in favor of their redemption from
captivity. a3 5a@l
ID p THE SOUTH AND CUBA.
Il
@ cIsCINsArI GAZETTE.
I We have No evidanca of tho ovicfonce nc