Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21

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pendeny Of any other yet affords large scope for the
exercise of Offices of Kindness beneyolence, and cha
ry II is Montesqueu who says that the law Of ma
TONS = founded on this principle that every nation is
bound IN time OF peace to do every other nation all the
good possibly and in time of least evil that
it possibly consistently with its own true interest
i IS upon this humane principle that diplomatic inter
the earth regarded by the law of nations as consttut
ing one great commonwealth
shall be told however, that if we adopt this resoIu-
ton 1t will furnish precedent for mschieous nteryen
tons by ourselves in the affairs of other Goernments or
by other Governments in affairs hereafter however
innocent this act may be in itself To ADMIT this ar
gument is to admit dstrust Of ourselves. We certainly
do not dstrust justice do not dltrust our
own wisdom and we shall therefore be able to guard
against any abuse of this precedent hereafter Let m
now be generous instead of egotstca and belize that
neither wisdom nor justice will die with those whooccu
Ply these places now, and that successors will V as
wise and just as we are So far regards the abus O
this precedent by foreign States, only say tha If
they ask of only what propose to ask of TIM
and more, raise objection to it, and canlve
no ground of complaint. If they ask more then we sail
befree to refuse what shall be thus demanded the ri
fish Government is now free to reject proposition
The subject demands review of the relations ofhe
parties concerned The people of Ireland affiliate TO
us as we are to the people of Great Britain Surely e
can be offence given by younger member of the FIJI
ly in offering mediation between elder brothers ofhe
same family upon point of difference between tim.
But what if Great Britain should take offence at this g
geson What then? We shsll be in the right and le
in the wrong. The time has gone by when this coury
is to be alarmed by fear of for offence thus gM.
No will confess that he INDUCES apprehens
But Great Britain will not take offence. She knqs
that her greatness and her fame well assured. Sc
has motive whatever to affect wounded sensibitb.
She will receive this suggestion in the spirtf
kindness in which it is made. Nor will she refuse It's
boom Great Britain knows well we do that rgr,
proracted beyond the necessity prescribed by the sa
Of tho State, reacts She knows full well that for e
present at least sedton sleeps profoundly in Ireland an
that the granting Of will protract it's slumben
She will be thankful to for the manifestation of o
confidence in her generosity for her motto is Parce
SUBJECTS ct dsJelIdre superbos"
While, sir it seems to thus certain that we nav
with propriety and make this appeal to Great
Britain the circumstances in which stand in regard to
Ireland render the act Of making it imperative But for
the instruction the example of the United States Ire
land would have attempted rebellion in 49, nor
would William Smith O'Brien have been an exile now
Ii it had not been for that example, Ireland would have
sunk into the slumbers of bondage that knows waking
long ago. Again the failure of Smith OBren and his
associates results from the exhaustion of Ireland The
wealth and strength she has lost have over u.s.
and have contributed largely to the wealth. greatness and
power enjoy five had not drawn any political and
physical means of selfdeence and resistance from Ireland
during the last sixty years. she would have been
enabled to maintain successful rebellion When OCon-
nell gathered the petitioners upon the hill of Clare he
found that Ireland was deserted by the vigorous the
young, and the strong and that he surrounded by
only the aged, the poor and the spiritless.
1t is these reflections upon the proprey of the act ITSELF
and upon the relations in which stand towards the
parties it, that persuade my vote in favor of this
luton have suggested the consideration Of the hon
orable Senator from Illinois r. SHIELDs) verbal
amendments which seem to to be calculated to i'm
and perfect the resolution in accordance with the
wish that he has himself expressed Their design is to
guard securely the dignity of this Congress and the
Government of the United States for in such
would not be impertinently bold weakly morous If
rightly conceived, they will have that effect. But
not tenacious of them. shall not press them against
the wishes of the honorable Senator they shall be
adopted the resolution will have my vote. If they shall
not be adopted the resolution viii still have my yote-he
resolution originally introduced The resolution in
suctng the Executive of the United States to make this
have received my vote 1t shall equally have my support
in the moderate form which it has assumed out Of
Difference to the wishes of other Senators.
And when this resolution in any shape shall have been
passed. there be but wish of mine in regard to the
subject which the Congress of the United States would
have the power to crafty That wish would be that he
who entitled be considered the of the resou
tion-the honorable Senator from Illinois, (Mr SHELDs)-
should be made the bearer of this appeal to the Soye
rane Queene in whose viii and pleasure it would rest
grant it. 1t is the remembrance Of In of the
Oldest and best of the English poems that suggests this
WISH Sir, it would be goodly and gracious sight to
that honorable Senator returning to his native land
after his chvarous but yet modest here among
the bearer Of proclamation of amnesty from the
reign of his native country its defenders thus obaned
and should rejoice to his greeting by his country
men, and to hear them
Shouting and clapping all their hands hight,
That all the ayre it f and fyes to heavene brighte
Mr. BADGEk. Il have desired TO say afew words upon
the subject of this resolution and the Senator from
New York MR. SEWARD has closed his remarks somewhat
before usual hour of adjournment do not know that
find suitable occasion than this for the
preston of my views in relation to this question. After
every examination which have been able to give to this
subject persuade myself that it is proper that
the Congress of the United States should pass this resolu
ton in any of the in which it has been proposed
our consideration in which it be placed to be made
more worthy Of appreciation If could vote for this
resolution in any FORM should undoubtedly vote for it
in that which has assumed from the suggestion of my
honorable friend from Illinois, Mr.. SHIELDS If any
thing could persuade to orego the exercise of my
deliberate judgment and put myself under the mastery Of
those feelings which apt to be excited in discussions
of this kind and favor the adoption of this resolution it
would be the speech delivered by the Senator from I
nois MIR SHIELDs upon last Saturday, full Of
every thing that do honor mans head his heart
But whatever my feelings of attachment consideration
and sympathy may be for the other nations and of
the earth-and trust not deficient in those feel
ngs-I must still prefer my country, my race
and the people and the institutions among which was
BORN and in which have been reared, to oil other
tons and MI other of the world therefore cannot
to give my support to any measure however re-
to by high considerations OF sympathy,
which in my judgment is capable of having an unjust
and injurious operation upon the country to which be-
ong. win not undertake to say what nation of the
EARTH if any, next in my regard to my but any
distance
Now this resolution proposes that the Congress of the
United States shall express and that the Congress Of the
United States shall declare, that feel to be duty
express earnest desire that the Queen of Great
rftan will extend her royal cemency to certain Irish