Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-08

There is progress downward as well as upward There
IS progress backward well as forward There is
nothing Just and holy and true in this world that has
peen sought to be crushed down by the chariot wheels of
progress Mahomet preached progress. The earth has
been drenched with blood and whtened with the bones
the slain under the warcry OF progress Napoleon slew
MS millions under the plea of progress And this pro-
gress Not the progress which approve | am for that
benevolent that wholesome progress which grows of
wise and sound policy that great benevoence for which
kind feelings and impulses ordained, which makes
every man look to his Government as his protector and
friend.
Sir, believe the party with which am associated
adopt these views and feel pride in believing that the
incoming Administration will sustain that policy trust
that throughout the length and breadth Of the land there
will forth such manifestation Of indignation at any
attempt to nermeddle with overurn the institutions
of neghborng nations shall make it utterly odous for
any man to seek popular favor by raising this warcry of
progress.
am willing to be called behind the age am willing
that 1t should be said that have learned nothing from
progress One thing have learned and that is that the
eternal principles OF justice change and that
crime, whether national individual, its
ward No man can sin against physical a moral law
without feeling and suffering the punishment thereof.
The same is not less true of nations and whatever party
may rise into power upon the principles Of our own ag
grandzemen increasing strength upon the acqui-
sition Of the territory of Others will bring with them
curse and calamity let it come when 1t may, under
what auspices. The common Of mankind rises in
rebellion against it.
cannot conclude my remarks without expressing my
qualification at the opinion delivered by the Supreme
Court within few days past / conceive the eminent
and distinguished Chief Justice God grant him many
years to live y who presides over that tribunal has
spoken authotatyey as to one law upon the subject Of
1t decided there by that that sup
ply American citizens with provisions and munitions Of
to aid people not yet Independent in revolution
airy movement was null and void contrary to the laws of
the United States, and could not be enforced. shall
take occasion have that opinion printed and circulated
among my people 1t is of the best documents that
could send to them. 1t high conservative doctrine
and just such as expected of who had the nerve
under oil circumstances to do his duty who his pre-
position to having always done his duty, and who
has maintained and is always ready to maintain his po
sition strict construconst of the constitution
say to my friends of the plantation States that
quests and territory compensation for war;
interested in peace and the policy which would
cure it, And whilst must be met when just and right
it should never be provoked.
We are producers, and destroys the sale of
productions by destroying commercial relations
None would suffer its caamies than the plantation
States and we of all men shoudadopt policy which
peace by doing justice which does right ut the
same time that rights demanded. No nation and in
diydua profted by unjust and needless contro
versy No nation and but loses advantageous po
sition by aggression. Nations like men, to
prosper must be just and conciiatory-mus obey laws
whilst they fnctlcate obedience others. trust that
in foreign relations justice and frmness in de-
handing nothing but what is right and submitting to
nothing that is wrong may receive and retain the
prosperity which such policy uniformly produces. l
have made these remarks, Mr. Chairman, because this
deepynteresting subject is brought notice by the
message, and because think it highly important that
public opinion should be properly formed of line Of po
LEY upon which much depends
Mr. STEPHENS of Georgia, believed that fbustiering
was now decidedly below par and he did not exactly
derstand the object of the gentleman from North Carolina
in making the speech he had just delivered He Ir 81
not in favor of taking Cuba but he was going to
declare that he would have Cuba under any circum
stances that we did not want that island, nor
would have it. Nor did he think proper say that he
thought 1t best for Spain always to keep possession of
Cuba. He was willing to DECLARE he did eighteen
months ago, that he had desire for the acquisition
of Cuba; but six months hence events might happen
which would make it great national duty to obtain that
island. He trusted such day would never come. He
was for peace but if should be forced upon u.s.
must be prepared for it.
The gentleman had said that the acquisition of Cuba
would be dangerous the Union and he had spoken Of
the fearful agitation through which the country had lately
passed He had also stated with what reluctance he
swallowed the cup which North Carolina compelled him
to put to his ps-the compromise He would to the
gentleman that If he would look to the principles Of the
compromise he would not these dangers from the
QUESTION of Cuba for the great principle of those
that territories should into the Union with
such institutions they themselves chose adopt Let
this christian principle this republican principle, extend
with flag and with domain, and would have
ocean-bound republic
Mr. BAYLY, of Virginia said that this was question
in which he took vast deal of interest and he had just
been to the Senate to ascertain what had been done with
the resolution proposed by his colleague and had found
that it had passed that body this morning He preferred
what he desired say the subject until the
correspondence called for by the resolution should be sub
mtted and he begged leave suggest that it would be
quite well to postpone this discussion until they should
know precisely every thing that had been done by the
Administration until they should ascertain officially the
precise condition in which relations to Spain stand
He should embrace the earliest opportunity after this in
formation should be submitted to give his views the
subject
Mr. BROWN Of Mississippi, after replying to some Of
the arguments of Mr. yESABLE said that if he should 60
for the acquisition Of Cuba, any other foreign territory
in the South he wished be understood that he would
do because he desired outlet for slavery There
was day when slavery had exisedn Rhode Island II
known that that State boosted that she emancipaed her
slaves but she did do until the great body Of them
had been the South and there sold Ii the
same way with Pennsylvania and New York. Virginia
and Maryland, the border States undergoing
the process and the slaves leaving the border
States 20 further South Now if they should force all
the slaves into the cotton growing States Of the Union
and leave them outlet they would have that kind Of
disaster which would follow the dammng up Of the mouth
of the Mississippi He not going to second any FL
busticrng movements against Cuba. He was for this
for demanding and exacting at all times and under all
circumstances proper respect for the flag OF this coun
try and IL in doing this should become involved in
with Spain any other country, he for sighting
il out IT, in settlement Of the difficulties could
obtain nothing but land, he Vilng to take land.
Laughter. He thought that the President in the late
transactions at Havana in which the Crescent City was
involved, altogether wrong He hoped that il such
an occurrence should happen under the incoming Admin
istraon it would ask satisfaction and not pass It over
the present Administration had done. He would say
emphaticaly that he did desire to Government
seeking warpicking quarrel with Spain any other