The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-12

difference between the elder branches Of common IA
miy. And what If Great Britain should take offence
We no longer stand in awe OF her power, and che
knows that right we'll. II she should repulse be-
nevoept and lawful suggestion why then she
But Great Britain will not take ofencs--her dignity aud
glory too well assured to need to be sustained by
saectation Of sensibity Nor will Great Britain refuse
the boon we propose to ask she knows that ali needless
law is as unwise rs It 10 unjust. She knows that Ire
lands sed'n profoundly eseps is not the Sena
tor from Illinois supposed dead. She knows that OLE
uepcy will prolepg its sunbers She the virtue
OF msRnanimy and the benefits that it's ,tcs brings
She will thank for the suggestion to act in such
Gaze on her merit principle Pd,ceds subgers debei.
!ore patos Sir while it is thus certain that may
With Conscience appeal to Great Britain the claim Of Ire
land upon for intervention Is unnnswerRbe But for
instruction and example during period of near
seventy years. Smith 0'Bren and his associates would
never have to hit up from degradation his
the.and We have maintained nearly all that ireland has
cst by her exhaustion Her poverty has added to our
wealth, Htr growing weakness to our own increasing
strength Could ireland have retained have taken
back in the bGur of need the political forces which che
has given up to u.s. that attempted revolution would
have been succe.sfrl These reflection, psrsuae me in
giving my vote have prepared some documents and
submitted hem to the mover thinking that they NIGH
fall III with his expressed desire TO perfect the resolution
70 that it will show rs impertinenty bold hesa
tipgy timsrous will not press them without his as
rent could have voted for tbs original resolution Ia
structpg the President tt address the British govern
ment can cheerfully In adopting the ndirac
mode which to have the favor Of other Senators
Cir when this e,oluticn has passed in any FORM there
can be orme but one wish relating to it. that Congress
could have the powers to crafty 1t scene In O.
the Incst innocent and most beautiful Of English poems
which suggests that wish would be that he who ia now
utiy entitled to be regarded the Of the
luton [the Senator from Inois)-might bs honorei
with the duty presep ting it to the vtuous and
pary Sovereign Queen whose clemency It invokes It
would be gocdly and gracious sight to see him once
on his native shores after his long and chvarous
TO the patriot defenders Of bis country thus obtaned
to zee his mpusve and grateful countymeu greeting
That all the air 1t fills
And flies TO Heaven bright"
Mr. BApGra, (whig) of N c., said, if anything could
induce him TO forego his convictions and listen to his
feelings, it the eloquent speech of Mr.. Shields,
Saturday. No matter what his feelings and sympathes
for the peops Of other countries might be- his duty was
tion tuat the United STATES intercede with Great
Britain, for pardon to certain Irish patriots He
gev precedent lie quoted several extracts from Gen.
Ctsss speech on this subject, and replied to them
ference yet it is interference 1t Isl not offensive Is
tIue but still it is interference. He who nterc sdes
between convicted subjects and his sovereign does inter
cre in affairs OF that sovereign and interference not
always interceEsion He could conceive OF Of po
tical offences not attended with any moral urpitude
but such not gene rally the rule He did not mean
roy there thing OF turpude in the case
of O'BTien and his companions We suppose there is
none in this ease and appeal to the British Queen for
clemepcy for the Patriots because consider there
attaches to them no moral blame. But what DOES the
Brithh government think of their ofence? They havs
been csnvicted Of treaeonof capital ofence-but the
pupl hInent has been conmuted to banshuent Now II
the Bi,h government did these men morally
guilty. why would she not as soon have pardoned them,
rs TO charge the punishment? He from part OF
the country emirenty conservatives his peopls generally
locked ahead to see what consequences would result t.
from the act Of tc dsy. Now euppose any Of the
obiisana people had been convicted Of trsason sup
prse their act by the constitution Of the Courts had
been deemed leyying aganst the United s,ses in
Judicial to be discrimnsted between other acts
Of treaEoR would not the precedent sought to b.
established afford to active eympathzers The other
tncy Of the United States? They would not eok at il
as moral o1ence but one ding itself to
in ,he cause Of oppressed humanity they would
attraute tho Christina outrage, not to the moral
tupctude Of lis PARTICIPANT but TO the higher law Of
Sympathy ana to the excited and generous eynpathes
of human nature. II had struck him that the e,tab
ihment Of such precedent by ourselves would plaza
us in awkward portion, if ryDpathss abroad should
make simiiar application to u.s. We Interfere ia thi,
because 1t IS proper to do sothey would not inter
fore esetpt in cass' where they thought the party de-
to ch.Is be wished Others to do unto him Tho Sena
to- IRON New York spoke ct not bsind afraid Of England
Hewas willing to admit he was afraid OF war-it
evil at tie best ard to be avoided if possibleit was
very brave in persons here, who too old to be
called TO 90 bghtng TO talk of not being afraid OF
war lie was unwilling to go to war, but more than acy
isrg Re was unwilling TO go 70 war except when in the
right He would be sorry If the British government
should set these men free NJ request 1t
would place Us under an Obligation, and Eng
lsnd could then come to Us with q claim
k!ndnesa and seek to interfere in eur affairs He
wished this government to be under such obg
TO EIy power He could not understand how this Sena-
tor or New York could sympatbizc deeply fer Irelsud
hsy ne udu no against EuSiaEu
ior oppressed epo oppretsor was unusual.
MIR CAss defended hmself from attacks made upon his
former tpeech on this subject by the Rpubc and ree
rated bis positions.
MIR BADGER replied, and Mr. CAss rejoined
Mr. SHIELDS tsd be could understand the policy OF in
TIC ducpg aulions to slavery into debates every sub
jtct He bad received letter from southern who
IVES sensitive that subject any one and who,
while in rgland had controve the subject who
now warmly recommended the passage Of resolutions.
(The letter alluded to read and was from Andrew
5tevtp pson, OF Virainia
Mr. MAsoa (dsm }, ofva said he opposed to the
resolution. 1t was step never bsfore taken and
ference with the aGahs Of foreign pewers, not With
ong the sympathy Of the American people for these
Justly styled patriots He could not consent,
senator, to suy step which would be departure from
long settled policy. 1t movement OF the
character lately started In this country short
time ago came here s,lf accredited re.
rreser tatiye, who had openly avowed his object
etnn nGiEg he decla, ed that Washington mistaken,
and that Wssbirgtons advice should be disrceardei
That also bad told the people that the government
OF the United States opposed to him ius he would
ppesl to the people to force the at Tie pre-
bincTed measure Of gua CONGRESS
tie debate and action on the non Intervention reJolu
tors.
MIR. saELps, (dem Of Ill, hoped that action would
now he bad on the resolution.
Mr. uNpERwoop, (whig) Of KY agreed with hr Ga'on,
81 d eeGing to speak upon the subject, tha Senate al
JcCIned.
House Of Representatlv
WASHING ron, Feb il. 1852
The House met Mt half past one.
COMPROMISE.