The southern press., 1852-03-30
speech Of Hon. Mr.. souIs, Of Lo .lsiana,
On Nom Intsruenlion-De Delivered IN he Senate
on Monday, March 22d 1882.

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CONCLUDED.
1t may be too late for US To interpose pro
test against an accomplished wrong ;it is never
too late to provide against it's recurrence. Do
not late events speak loud of the future? See
you not England herself succumbinglo the con.
tinental coalition? How anxious sheseems not
to give offence to European despos! Mark
her condescensions to their biddings On the
very day that Lord Palmerston was surrender
ing his seals, Vienna was reveling h joy and
exultation Mt the triumph which the anticipated
fall OF that minister prepared TO Austia. Lord
Malmesbury bends in humble compliance to
the circumstances Of France and Austria, and
narrows the circle of the liberties conceded to
European exiles; and Lord Derby iraugurates
his advent to power by Withdrawing the bill
which extended the electoral franchises of the
British subjects; and thus is England belying
her past, as if she no longer recoll,cted those
proud days OF her glory when hG minister
could excaim in the House of Commons, "We
go to plant the standard of England on the
well known heights of Lisbon; where that
standard is planted foreign dominion shall not
Gomez" or, when hurting defiance at France,
then in possession of Spain, the sane minister
triumphantly avowed his resolution, shat if
France had Spain, it should not beSpain with
the Indies that lie had called the New World
into existence to redress the balance If the Old"
But, sir while she shows herself so submissive
to European despotism, see how nenacngly
she rides our waters, and how arrpgantly she
deals out her prctectorate TO Nicaragua, Costa
Rica, aid the Kingdom of Mosquito. Even
this watering and irrcsoute administration of
ours could not speak out high woods Of CON-
plant--ihdeed, sir, the very words otthe amend
ment introduced by the Senator from Michigan,
to remoAstrate against the unt0ward assunp-
ton. Bat, the complaint was soon stilled by
empty excuses in one case, and in the other by
The rsassertion of the very right and power de,
MED and protested against. The Senate will
recoect what occurred upon the appearance of
the French and British squadrons in the Gulf of
Mexico. A conference took place on that oc-
casion between the acting Secretary of State
and Mr.. Champion, then British charge daft
fairies to this government and correspondence
was had between the same acting secretary and
the French minister, in both of which our gov
eminent asserted its deep concern at the VII.
looked for interference, and insisted upon obtain
ing satisfactory explanations. The French
minister, with a frankness and in tone which
do great credit to his character, and yet with
that dignihed reserve that behooved the repre-
sentative of a great nation, met the question in
perfect fairness, and declared, first, that the
instructions issued by the government of the
republic were spontaneous and isolated second.
", that those instructions were exclusive, for an
exclusive case, and applicable only to the class,
and not to the nationality, of any pirate or adj
venturer that should attempt to land in arms on
the shores Of friendly nation"
The answer was conclusive, and this govern
do oati nj DnEh "a
with the British charge d'affaires! The memo
randum of the conference informs us that aMr.
champion, at an interview with Mr.. Crittender,
at the Department of State, on the 9th of Sep
TENDER, 1851, stated that he he'd been directed bu
her Mgesty's government 10 say 10 The United
States Secretary Of Stale, that her MJesty's gop.
eminent had learned, with DEEP REGRET, that
expeditions have again been prepared in the
ports of the United States, for an attack upon
b territory belonging to a sovereign at peace
with the United States, and in friendly relations
with her Majesty" v
aThat her Mujesty's government deem il due
10 the frankness which ought to chancterize the
Intercourse between the two governments, to
state TO that of the United States, THAT HER
MAJEsTY's SHIPS -oF-wAR' ON THE WEST INDIA
STATION, WILL HAVE ORDERS TO PREVENT BY
FORCE ANY ADVENTURES OF ANY NATION, FROM
LANDING WITH HOSTILE INTENT UPON THE ISLAND
or CUnA" | had thought, sir, that, under the
prevalence of this doctrine of non-ntervention,
the distinguished statesman who ia at the head
of the State Department, with that tone Of voice
that bespeaks the depths Of his thoughts though
not always the iavincible energy Of his will,
might have gravely told the British charge,
+" Sir, this IS no concern OF yours, Withdraw
your ships. We can minister for ourselves the
police OF our affairs over our own waters" But
| am mistaken, think; il was not Mr.. Webster,
but Mr.. Cnttenden, who then occupied the chair
Of State. And very strenuously does he retort,
4" That the President could MOI, WITHOUT CONCERN
Ditness any attempt 10 accomplish he object" in
contemplation Of The British government "bv
means Uhich might eventually lead 10 encrodch-
msnts on The rights Of The people oj the United
States" that the execution of the orders re.
ceived by her Majesty's squadron would be the
exercise Of sort Of police over the seas in our
immediate vicinity, covered as they are with our
ships and our citizens, and il would involve,
moreover, TO some extent, the exercise of H.
risdiction 10 determine what expeditions were Of
the character denounced, as we'll as who were
the guilty Adventures engaged in them !" and
he closed by expressing the hope that there
may never arise any occasion for carrying any
snch orders into execution" What answer,
Mr.. President, do you suppose Mr. Champion
made TO the State Department Here il the
communication he addressed Mr.. Webster on
the 18th Of November Il encloses a letter 10
himself from Lord Palmerston, re .assertng, as
| have already said, the very right and assump.
ton Of power complained of and protested
against
BRrTnH LEGATION,
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL, 1851.
Sra: With reference 10 our conversation on
tie 10th inst, and in compliance with our desire,
] have the honor 10 incose a copy Of the dis.
patch addressed 10 me by Lord Palmerston,
which then read 10 you, upon the subject Of
the orders issued 10 her Msj.'sty's ships Of. war
on the West Indian station, respecting unau.
thorized expeditions against the island Of Cuba
] avail myself Of this opportunity 10 renew
10 you, sir, the assurance Of my highest cons'd
Grafton JOHN u. CHAMPION.
The Hon DANIEL WEBSTER, &c, &c., &c.
mo. Pei FOREIGN orrrcE,
October %, 1851.
Sll have received youf despatch No. 30,
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