New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-13

was faced Ia time, yrcums.aaess would arrive wtss
war or dtsgsscs wo-,d be Inevitable Ths country
YOU'D repnd's;e soy psecs obtained By negosn us
aer the RUE OF Bfinsd cannon II pegoust wers
20 Us conc need shen ws sces tho pride glory hosor
and dignity Of the nation
The Birth North American possessions wsrs as
longer Cololsi dependencies. bH would shortly taks
their place among the nations OF the Cortsuert WIls
disposed 10 !ns!st upon The full recogussou of xHs
OF American esherrnen be was sso ai.posed undes
proper eli cumstsnces O. dea fayoraoy With n srn o.
what they hal 90 much az heart But he would sevsr
DO sDythDg u der the lash Of England He hooed tbs
Committee On FoFe. Relations would report rsso
ron expressive OF the sentiments OF the Senate.
Mr.. CASs explained his former speech,
ard repeated his views on the subject
Mr.. BUTLER hoped that the Senate would
visit til Il had something more before Il than conse-
lures He desired discuss this subject but prcsrrod
TO Wait till the Committee should report on H. He was
not anxious for war with Great ltsia now
would be DISASTROUS one. He could not believe
Logisnd desired t. for no sdysrtage was 10 be dertvee
oy ner from H. He was opposed % any debate tor the
OoJees OF influencing negotiations or 10 prepare mo
people for a war. he rather believed Great Britain
would abandon her pretensons aud submit to . ssrioe
enerence 70 the treaty he thought 10 likely that the
uue OF Great Britain o. those bsys &c, was better
snce toe treaty than before IT, lie believed the
" oe rec ana that the Jnted States and Great ftaiu
pysHsay could not make tkose bays, &c, British
osys ou' ne preferred 30 postpone his argument till
rep o "ss made He did no, approve Of debating the
was not itself prepared TO make alignment
Mr.. SEWARD said he was as onxious a.
the Senator from Louisiana thai the Senate should az
press i: opinion on the subject, but when II DO so IA
desired that expression OF opinion 10 be a yise ona
tenabe one ust one and one which can b.. maintain
ed. This could only be arrived At upon full intorma.
ton de though hs should be able 10 show tass there
had been negotiations Of character 10 compounds
the honor or interests OF the country aud thai there
would be no ouch negotiations That there would be
no war. aud that here was cause for alarm
Mr. Mason suggested that the Senator
allow the papers to he referred and he could make hs
remsf IS on them after report was made
Mr.. SEWARD said he considered il but
Just 20 the Administration whose policy had been un-
Justly represented thai reply should he made be-
fore the papers referred, particularly %.
because there aid be further papers sent In on tho
subject when the whole subject could be referred To-
eeher. He would consent however, TO the postpone
ment If the subject
Messrs. Dawson and BADGER insisted
tina, the payers ought not - be referred till after reply
made to attacks on the Administration.
Mr.. PRATT said he hoped the papers
would be referred Senators denied the charge
made sganst the Administration by the Senator from
Louisiana OF Il want of American feeling.
Mr.. SouLE-Do you say that l made
tina, charge
Mr. PRArr-No, Sir understood YOU
to cay nothing of the kind, but others cay so.
Mr.. SoULE-DO YOU indorse i'll
Mr. PRAT1-I say did not understand
you to say rything of the kind.
Nh. SOuLE-l never uttered such q sem
bment
Mr. PRATT said the Administration de-
sired no defense report this subject would show
that had done every thing proper for the viudtcsroa
of the honor OF the country. He believed the difficult
ties would be honorsbly settled He thought 10 too ate
for the session to delay public business for Grafton,
A debate ensued a. to whether the sub
Jet should be postponed I'll Saturday.
After a short Executive session the SEN
ate nd iournsd