The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-27

What moreg The British claim on the Mosquito
coasts That also, is settled by treaty The organi
xation of the Bay of Islands as a distinct colonyl
That too falls within the subject matter of treaty
In each OF these cases Great Britain has violated
treaty stipulatons, or she has not II she has not
then there Is no cause for any action-H she mas,
then thu remedy is not afirmance of the Monroe
doctrine, but direct protest or war.
give Great Britain small credit for moderation.
Think she has Just as much we have, and no
more We are Of the same stock and have the COM
mon passion OF a common race for dominion: But
the country viii be unable to discover that the re-
cent events show any aggressions on her part which
constitute occasion for atiirmance OF the Mon
roe doctrine by Congress And now, secondly, as to
Cuba. What has Great Britain done? Nothing but
Just what have done. She has sent armed ships to
prevent invaders from revoutonsng the island, and
70 severng it from its ancient connection with Spain.
We have done the same. She has also proposed to
enter into an agreement with that neither will ac
quire Cuba, suffer others TO acquire it.. we have
declined The natural conclusion would be that she
was more forbearing than But the Senator avoids
this by charging that the proposition was inslncereiy
and hypocrtcaly made on her part. British writers
were before him in making that charge against US,
founded on voluntary revelations OF our own d.
plomacy in regard to Cuba. am too American to
confess their charge to be just and not enough Amer
lean to fling it back upon Great Britain for mere re-
taation
What has France done by way OF re colonization?
Nothing. French adventurer Count Boulbon, has at
tempted to revolutonize the Mexican State Of Sonora
and failed. There is not word OF evidence to connect
the French government or people with that move
in Psris may say know full well that inst fast
as the Mexican States shall be severed from the
Mexican stock, by whomsoever it may be effected,
they will seek annexation not to France any Other
European power, but to the United States. Nor has
France interposed in regard to Cuba otherwise than
IS we have ourselves inteposed to keep it in the pos
sesiOn of Spain
The tone Of the speech of the Senator from Louis
lana, Mr.. Soule, was OF the complaints against
the administration of our government, and against
France and Great Britain. The administration was
for On. fprity NJ
Lopez. But il conld have protected or vindicated
them consistently with law and treaties, or it
could not. II it could then censures are too
lenient. If i could not, they are altogether
Unjust. Since the day when the gifted, ingenious,
and gentle Andre was executed on gallows a.
spy, by order of Washington, we have known the
painful delicacy OF executing general laws upon
persons whose notions and bearings Justly excited
our respect and compassion The Senator svmpa-
thy in this case is right 1t is only the perversion of
it to awaken prejudice against the administration
that condemn. France and Great Britain are said
to have menaced US by saying in their correspon-
dence that renewal of such an expedition as that
of Lopez might endanger the peace Of the nations
No such expedition can be undertaken OF which it
be certainly affirmed that il will not in its
quences lead 20 war think. therefore, that none
but jaundiced eye such as does not belong to the
President or the Secretary Of state could have dis
covered the Insult thus complained Of and therefore
they may be excused for having receivediti silence.
Tie Senator shows that six seven years
ago Spain herself meditated the establishment Of
monarchy in New Granada; and only one
hundred and forty years ago a proposition
was made to the British ministry to privately
ssize The Island of Cuba in time OF peace and
friendship. These facts would have been pertinent,
perhaps, if the Senator had advised US to eize
Havana. Bat understood him Oh the contrary, to
dscoEntcnanco, not only conquest but purchase,
AID to agree with those OF as who propose to wait
for the fruit to rpen, although he has been at some
pains to show Us that it may rot in the ripening.
Indeed, Mr. President the Senator's argument
seemed to me to be meandering stream that visited
and touched AL the banks of controversy, but gded
away from them and espee ally avoided ploughing
into the depths of any conclusion. It, tendency,
think. 10 exaspcrate the American people
against TIE European powers and to rritate
them. | cannot sympathze with such spirit
put On the otner nand, VIII seek no fact-
tous cause of controversy. I want no war with
them. we are sure to grow by peace. war be-
tween the two continents would be war involving
not merely trial which was the strongest but the
integrity of our republic. Before such war shall
come, want TO sec Canada transferred from her
false position in Europe to her true position on this
continent Texas peopled like Massachusetts, the
interior OF the continent cultivated like Ohio and
Oregon and California, not only covered, like New
York, with forts and arsenans aud docks and navy
yards, but gTappled fast to New York and Washing
ton by an iron chain that stretches its links through
the passes Of the Sierra Navada and the Rocky Noun
tains TIE senator tells US that the question OF the
QUESTION OF Cuba may be npon tomorrow, and
may not be upon us for twenty-five years-that is 90
say, IT stanus now SO ;ar as we where it
has stood Tor twenty-five Years past. Bat he advises
and the way 70 keep resdy, IS to Keep cool.
II We keep cool shall be none the less prepared
II the portentious question shall indeed come to-
morrow. While, on the other hand, excessive heat,
rrematureiy generated, will be to pass of be-
lore tie expiration OF the longer period.
THE REPLY GEN. CASE.
Mr.. CAss, (dem.) of Michigan-l desire to say
word or two IN reply to the senator from New York;
and the first Is that canno. characterize his speech
in proper manner so long as | entertain respect
for myself and the Senate; but will say this, that
- 1 II III Co.
and that is saying good deal-this is the most dis
ingenious, and most marked with selfcompacency,
that ever heard in the Senate. am not going to
follow him through all his remarks. ! have risen
simply to read to the Senate the passage OF my
speech of 1850 which he would not read-and which
. honest and just man would have read-because he
did not want it to go out with his own speech.
Mr.. MANGUa, (whig) of.N Carolina, said he felt
constrained 10 call the Senator to order.
Mr.. CAss-I do not mean to say word out Of order:
but the Senate will recollect what the Senator from
New York said. One expression he used was that
he absolutely compassionaed for my laboring in my
speech, and that sentiment runs throughout the
whole Of bis speech | wonder the Senator from
North Carolina was not just enough to stop him in
the of those expressions As he not stopped,
think have the right to say word in reply, and
to characterize the speech. Mr.. Cas- then replied
further to Mr.. Seward, declaring that Bentinck was
lord By courtesy, but was prominent leader of the
tory party in the House OF Commons, and one who,
from bis position, might have become Prime Minis
ter II was for the importance OF his political posi-
ton that he had placed importance on Bentinck's
remarks. The Senator further stated that the resou-
ton was introduced without consultation with, or the
assent of, the President or Of committee. He
admitted he had done so. He had not con.
suited the President, but had introduced the reso-
luton on his own responsibility as Senator. The
Senator bad also stated as fact, that he had not
consulted with any Senator before introducing the
resolution. There the Senator was mistaken. The
Senator should not assert things without knowing
Item to be true He then referred TO his speech in
1850, on the Wilmot Iroviso, in which be had com
mented upon published portion Of Mr.. Adams da-
~ on the subject Of the Missouri controversy and in
which Mr.. Adams declared the constitution was Z
compact Of vice, and read the whole Of IL to the
Senate, repeating the sentiments then uttered hs
sentiment now. He said that in preparing this