The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-02-25
THE rNoRAuAm RESOLUTIONS


they ARE not regarded AS Of much impor
lance. But they are intended to enunciat,
n principle--io declare a clause in the law
OF nations. But we viii give the resolution g
End a short speech Of M. Dean. whicl
will show eleally the nature Of lie Who'll,
affair,
b. Il enacted By tie .Scaair and f1ns,
, Of Representatives. Of The fHiei Siaic,
Of America. In Congress assembled, Thai
the thanks of Congress be, and they are
hereby presented t. Duncan y lngraham
commanding the United States sloop of
war st. Louis, for his iudicious and gal.
liant conduct on the second of July last
in extending the protection OF the Ameri,
can Government, to Martin koslta, hy res
cuing him from lorcible aud illegal seizure
aud Imprisonment, on board the Austrian
brig llussar,
Rcsolrcd, Tbh, the President of the | III.
ted Sta,es be. and is hereby requested to
cause TO be made medal with suitable
devices, aud presented to Captain Duncan
\. lngraham. as testimonial of the high
sense entertained By Congress OF his valor,
promptuess, aud iudieious conduct on the
above mentioned occasion.
Resolrod That the President OF the
United States cause the foregoing resolu
tons to be communicated 10 Captain Dun
can \. lngraAam, in such terms ms he may
deem best calculated to give effect to the
objects thereof
MIR. DEAN hope, in discussion Of
this importance. that Congress Will not be
turned i0to grammar school, Laughter, !
apd that we shall not be forced nom the
discus N of matter 81 national impor
lance to the settlement Of n question OF
syulax. or be compelled to consul, our
dictionaries OF to refer to some work upon
SYNONYMS. / he words " iofcihlc seizure, -
however, mean something whore they
occur. aud desire to meet the gentleman
upon his own criticism We have in our
law books-aud have no, the pleasure to
know whether the gentleman is II lawyer
or Motive have a term wbirh SAYS mol
liter MINUS, uaposna y he placed his hands
lightly upon him. We mean to convey bs
the expression "lorcible seizure" directly
the reverse OF "moliHcr maauy ,mpaspV, "
and TO say that the commander of the
Austrian stp, who was at the time the
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Hungarian refugee aud forced kIm from
uculfal territory on board the Ilul1ar, did
moi nam IN k,.,t, and .,y to him "W.
desire you Ia 90 on hoatd OF this ship,
Int tin, the, committed the outrane d, Il
+ n aims With forre and arms nm N
thu technical sense Of the t1sa. bat in Il.
fullest meaning and significance.
Now. sir | will answer NE other cfiii
cism II the geuilema.., and that Is in iol-
crencc 10 whether we mean that hc wa.
seized ON board Of the ship ng2zar. We
did not design, ia this resolution, 20 20 on
and give The whole history of the A'inr.
+ lha, history was known to every man
who reads the English, or any other Ian.
runpe The original seizure beiyv iorci,
Die, aud koszta being carried on board the
shin. the seizaee. corfsinued to be furcihle
and Illegal. Ks lavrony IN one country Is
larceny in every 'countr, into which the
thing stolen is carried Il was proper.
therefore. that It should be pu, ia this Ian
puage aud is far more expressive than a
detailed statement OF the whole lfansac.
ton.
Now, NJ. Speaker, desire as one Of
the committee, and as a member OF thi,
House, to say here, in my place. distinctly
and aneqnivocally, that the object 81 tins
resolution is not merely TO paw q personal
conn limeut to Capiain lnrtnham That,
of course, l. included la it, Bat, sir. the