Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-29

Iha IS the history OF the negotiations Of this country
80 ar as the North concerned in reference territory
and say the people Of the North and the repre-
sentatiyes Of the North that Your lies INFINITE
~ more at the mercy Of Great Bitain to-day than
Mouu 4 treat Britain owned every one Of the Yves
hda islands, and without her possessions ia m
hortn. ana wonder why those gentlemen Who are i
iona OF looking out at interests southwark do
10 the bahamas understand from those gentlemen wh
are conyersant withthe matter that these islands
tnated 10 such position efectuay comman(
Inc commerce OF the Caribbean and the Gulf Mex
co han even Cuba ITSELF and that the course of navga
ton such as to bring the that goes into tes,
seas through them more drecty--that is within the
reach OF the bahama islands-than the Island of Cuba
why don't we notify Great Britain that she shall sell
| the bahamas?
SENATOR Aud Jamaica.
Mr. HALE And Jamaica Imagination can hardly
conceive what this country would be-what an area OF
internai improvements, Of progress, and Of prosperity
wouia open upon this contincntif the Canadas border
Ing the lakes upon the north united to this country
why sir IT would lessen the necessities of your prepare
ton FOR war one-ha if those lakes and that country be-
ionged US instead Of belonging to Great Britain Aud
Why NOT MAKE some timely eiiort Why not utter some
WORD Rarningy Why not give notice in regard to
tat country where we have real and vital interest and
Wnefe ue danger IS not remote and contingent, but
where y Is close ut hand and whore have felt it
IN wqr with Great Britain. We have felt something
OF the evils OF the contguity Of Canada to the United
States.
Its this view that to call the attention OF the
the country and the people to relations
continnt-why are going abroad-why are we going
10 theisands OF the when right here at our own
doors IN our very midst there is country
the mans OF annoying you infinitely than Cuba
can sir viii not put myself in position by which
may besubected to the suspicion of ntmatng that il is
becaus Great Britain has and ability to de-
end Ter possessions than Spain has 1t must be
thing se We arc not much of the bully and braggart
that We may presume upon the weakness of nation to
tell tm that they shall not do thing when we dare not
cother nation stronger than that that she shall not
din VIII nuld ipur Anti
Mr. President, the honorable Senator michigan
says have reached epoch in history. Well sir,
have heard Of epochs before Let me tell him an anec
dote. happened to be present small party Of
gentlemen in te city of Boston was about the time of
the removal of e deposites by Gen. Jackson and young
man who was Nesent at the party full of indignation
at the Decd and denounced il at with every prin-
cipe of GoHrDment and that would be likely
overthrow it. sagacious old gentleman who was also
there threw codwater upon the subject The young
said, Sir cofider this as the very crisis of expert
ment The OH man replied, " have been living in cr-
all my life Wei, sir, that is just the way with this
country We Hve been living in epochs from the begin
ming of the Gofrnment, and think may be denomi-
mated as pe9le of epochs. Laughter They come
upon every by and every hour. Why. SIR the epoch
Of to-day win succeeded by the epoch of morrow and
one will make bout as much impression the other.
The Honorable Senator from Michigan has found food
for his remarktin comments which he has seen in
Buffalo newspaper. i don't read newspapers, sir and
that is the rdson why don't make many of these
visionary speed as great many people do Laughter
That is the reapn, too, why my remarks always so
| practical. laughter
| Mr.. CASS. oh, wad We would no farther 60"
Mr.. HALE. EBut there remark which fell from
him that painedme. An the rest was gratifed at lie
there is nipeope the globe that evinces such
want of patriottm as this people.
Mr. CASS. lbeg parion said there was no country
where there wal many persons unfortunately, who
| evinced a want q patriotism.
| Mr.. HALE. here country on the face of the
globe where Their so many people that evinced
want OF patriotism as this country confess do not
the dieren9 but the honorable Senator does and
therefore will gae him the full credit of it. But think
ia cooler moments when the impulses of blood
subsidized, and tt reflection of maturity to that
Senator he viii fgret that remark daughter because
is imputaoi upon the motives of fellow
| which think he viii not indulge.
This is county where freedom Of opinion is tolerated
to very great, ind, some gentlemen think, to an
alarming extent 1t is country where freedom Of opin
ion finds vent in freedom of words 10 very remarkable
extent, have had illustrated to-day; and it would
not be astonishing it, in country Of free thought and
free Speech there should at times be sentiments uttered
not at all in accordance with the opinions of the majority
as to what patriotism may require. But think that
decent degree of candor and charity will induce all
do credit to those who differ from and if they do
think as we do at least if cannot with candor
with charity holiave that although they do not
do thay yet the less friends Of their country
true, just and patriotic.
Both the honorable Senator from Michigan and the
honorable Senator from South Carolina Mr. BUrLER)
ferred remark which made in relation TO this coun-
try saying that would be backing when the time
for action wish to say another word upon that
point Whenever emergency does that calls upon
the people Of this country to throw aside the pursuits Of
peace and 20 and render themselves il may be- vic
TINS for their countrys good-whenever the defence Of
their residcs and their homes shall call forth the true
hearted and brave who ready do and die in their
counrys behaf-my word for il you will not always find
the most sefdenying patriots amongst those that have
made the oudest professions but in the quiet retirement
Of life in the shades Of privacy you viii find hearts that
have given uterance to noisy sentimentsmen who
have not pecuatcd acted upon that Of pol
cal events which has had important influence upon
the destiny Of their country and therefore have not been
heard utter sentiments in regard to what becom-
ing and becoming the country. You will find many
and many such these forward, who will by
the eoquence Of action put TO silence the declaration Of
those whose hotheaded counses have plunged the
try into what may be unnecessary / think that
will he the history Of the patriotism Of this country
have but very little to say for myself do not know but
when emergency comes may be found to be, Fall
staff said n certain occasion, but little better than
coward will not say would but will say this that
IL such should be the should be unfit represen-
tative Of the people who sent here The little State
that have the honor in part to represent for little
while longer, daughter although Il is not large,
wealthy, great in population is believe generally
OF the countrys history believe that amongst the pa
otie who have maintained this counlrys rights in
the field vndicated them upon the floor Of the Senate
those who represented the State OF New Hampshire will
not-a least while the Senator from Michigan has place
in the memory Of the peoplew cause that State TO
be ashamed Of her history. And will tell the honorable
Senator that in all the commissions and trials of
which the country has been subjected believe Of the
Old Thirteen New Hampshire Is the only State whose
soil impressed by the footsteps Of the enemy
and that sir, although she extends from the Atlantic
ocean to Canada. IL may be that the country too