Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

proposition which, if the reutaon is not in the heartf nm
American he ahless the deeds Of the - and
TO the common hopes of the future.
g / panegyrs Of the South. 1t needs none am
Northern by birth, Western by the ha bit and
associations Of half century but American ,ove
all. love the land Of my forefathers revere the rneory
Of the Pilgrims for all they did and suffered the use
of human rights political and religious, and am prod Of
that which time and labor have built up toeir
memorythe institutions Of New England memorial de-
parted worth noble and enduring the has eyert
nessedgorious and indestrucblc. But while feel bs
should despse myself any preudices or inematc
passions should blind eyes the and patsm
Of other sections Of our united their eloreu
TO their lofty sentiments to their high Names and 10 lose
sacred aspirations to them and u.s. for the pspe
uty and prosperity of this great confederation which bong
the past the present and to the future
ngs opinions brought here here by re-
in this hall and the other which occuies
and has always occupied as high position that hel by
other portion OF the Unona representation which
honor country in all that gives worth to and ig
nifty to human nature.
! Mr. President, | have nothing more to say. All lie
is that the substance of these remarks may 20 fch
with the commentary which has been made upon then
What does the Senator say? After going and saying
that had done and with respect the remarksof
| Mr.. Adams, how does he exonerate Mr. Adams firm
those charges or in what manner does he accuse me
Inconsistency? He says that in 1926 Mr. Adams in SOM
remarks about the Panama mission in favor Of goo
deal Of the doctrine that approve. What if he was!
have not taken word from Mr. Adams-not one syllable
have taken from Mr. Monroe and Mr.. Polk The Pa.
mama doctrine in full do not approve of bat approve
of the doctrine Of Mr. Monroe and Mr. Polk. What then
QcIence r.. Adams amount
sentiments rcmain-for the press is more imperishable
than the marble of Egypt ndesructibe than brass
or marble But the gentleman has resusctated the re-
marks OF Mr.. Adams with view to oboquy on me-
Very well If what have read casts obloquy upon me-
am willing to bear it.
Mr.. SEWARD. l shall take only three points upon
which to speak in reply to the Senator from Michigan
The first is, that may be wreng about Lord George
Bentnck but think not That is an important point in
this CASE and therefore wish to be right in regard to it,
My understanding is, that Lord George Bentinck was
and o. and BELIEFS s
oldest and heir In that case, when the Duke Of
Portland should have died, he would iave been lord,
and entitled to seat in the House OF Lords but at the
time he made the savage sayings to which have refer
red he was only member of the House of Commons,
and called lord by courtesy the heirs of barons
| are usually called.
am glad learn that the Senator thinks Lord George
Bentnck distinguished in Parliament. 1t
was known to me that he was distinguished upon the
turf but not that he eminent upon the floor of Par
lament He said by his contemporaries to be the
stable in England because he kept the largest
stud of horses But the honorable Senator has mooted
an important point in this Most of the opinions
which he attributed to Lord George Bennck were by
Lord George Bennck himself acknowledged to have been
| derived from Captain Pilkington, who OBJ
that we have account of him whatever from the
| honorable Senator
have word more say upon the merits of the case.
The honorable Senator says there have been two Euro
pean colonzatons in this year. within the last two
three years. Of them the Bay of Islands, and the
other British Honduras. Now, do not know that and
referred the other day. to speech of his made in
S4S in which he showed that three thousand troops had
been marched out of the Belize by order of the colonial
authorities there. The Belize British Honduras 1t is
just much REORGANIZATION it reestabshment
of independence in the State Of New York. when about
seven years ago. the people Of that State exchanged their
old constitution, which they did not like for one WHICH
they liked little better As to the Bay of Islands, the
British Governments said and say that the Bay of Islands
dependency Of the Belize and part of that colony,
that they have for the sake Of convenience made
two colonies instead of these make COLOMBIA
tons with which Great Britain is to be charged she must
also be credited with less colony this continent,
because within half dozen years she has merged Up
and Lower Canada which two distinct colonies
into one.
In regard to the honorable Senator's vndicaton of him
self for his of Mr. Adams within eighteen
twenty months after his DEATH have only say this
If allow the facts stated by the honorable Senator
here to be true if the Diary is authentc if it pub
| lished by relative of Mr.. Adams-for which have
the honorable Senator's assertion and which am not
disposed TO dispute-hen it appears that Mr. Adams,
instead of publishing the world any such sentiments
and whether they be right or wrong, am not now to
speak-secreted them, and they lay for thirty years in
the dust Within this short period after his death the
Senator brings extracts which he censures
severely, from oblivion, from the newspapers int
which ndscreet friend according to his
had placed them and spreads them upon the records thu
imperishable records Of the American Senate.
Mr. CASS. No, no.
Mr. SEWARD. They were spread upon the record b
the honorable Senator here in debate
Mr. CASS. If the hon. Senator will look at the facts
he will find took them from the publications of the day
i Mr. SEWARD. | say so, certainly. He took then
from the publications of the day, and transferred then
here and placed them in the official record Of tn
debates of the Senate of the United States where the
to stand mpershabe forever He vndicates himsel
by bringing the record and giving Ill and dis
tinct page, place. and repetition, here to-day. That
his defence
Sir to the sentiments Of John Quincy Adams on tn
subject Of slavery, they conovertcd and the sent
Of the honorable Senator on the subject
conroyered There is great issue Of truth between
| them. We who are here temporarily umpires be
tween them, but render final Judgment The da,
is coming when shall all be with the dust will
him. Then Of us will hold honored q place il
the estimation Of mankind John Quincy Adams Ant
when the honorable Senator from Michigan and all
me- shall have been gathered 20 the tomb pray that hi
shall not have friends and relatives indiscreet thos
Of John Quincy Adams but that IL he shall have sucl
ndiscreet friends the Senate win be found to
tain statesman unjust to drag sentiments he
deem unworthy from secrecy or from ephemera life,
give them publicity and permanency in the history o
the Senate and Of the country.
Mr.. MALLORY said | desire to close the remarks
which commenced the day before yesterday, as hav,
said they may well be made on this resolution
the bill which then under consideration. When
brought those remarks 10 a close, had exhausted
much Of the related the commercial restric
tons upon our trade with Cuba, and had arrived nj
that branch OF it which had exclusive reference to tho
political consequences which must in my Judgment inc
vitality flow from the removal Of the restrictions
trade with Cuba. And when come to this branch OF
the subject permit me TO say that regard IL
the very FIRST consequence to this Government regard