Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-16
c1,r,-spEECH or MIR. PERKINS,.


In his recon, speech i'll the lIoris, Representatives
Mr.. lSGEE>nLI. SAID:
Twill not pursue This discussion further. ] might
Lnyc much t, say upon what seems (" me /" hc the
hrcu,,n- aspect "f affairs nearer l"mc rrlcr I"
Crl,H. and i hc will lcrnit me. will ask my c"-
.u,rlc uImn the runml;icr Foreign Ailalr>, the
"r Iil,mau from Louisiana. Mr. l'EHKINs. whether
m rnu,lr. IN the views expressed hy the ScIlaurir''lI
,usinua the other day, ;s We see them published in
the rnIrr, few DAYS since; al would further ask
hin, " rllI.r hr hrcvcS such the views ni his
own Stni"i Will, this question yield the floor I"
tllr .,rrIcn;ln from Louisiana i''r an answer.
Mr.. PtrkixS III louisiana lave been .Tntiird
Lv ih,. abb. speech ri the gentleman from Cnmncc
cil, and certainly have M u" ~ton I" answering his
uur .liu fnr l. III my power I" do 50: hu! :lia
dnrs moi extend much beyond III" mere expression nl
nv own h lief upon III" p"ii'' referred Il" Louisiana
hiS !, decide! interest III the position u! tubn AMI
slurr i the views t The Senator from my Stntcin
card t IN, interference al other Powers III the Affairs
ul tur island. II the "cntlcman'S question. however.
extends To- the views al the State ri Louisiana as ("
Spnnisl policy. i: Is my hrlici, drawn from various
sources and ~ asserted III the message "l our Toy
rr,or that although nation we have been protest.
i'm. Tor wears. in various forms, that We would never
submit II the truS.r "f Cmha t" any foreign Govern.
mrmi yc; M this very moment she s, for all practical
uurr,srs under the control "i France ana Engla'rt.
and hv ,rn usc IL an aln"vaucc I" lis III manner
and tn IN extent tla! would IL" he tolerated If either
ri them held open dominion ni the island.
believe, further. tia; i'll my State. ar nj l'i-i inmy
mrn,,lint" district. ih" .rmv"i"" is s.'m"rm 'irn'
Smniu will never part Voluntarily with thai island:
uil that if il j. ever smlrrcd from her. il will hc ii
violence believe that France aud England are un-
der obligation I" ad Spain IL such contingency,
and thai ll,cv in spirit iui"rSr the sentiment ri the
SuuuislI sta;rsln;n who said: "lt the island sink
into th, ocean rather than transfer il to America.
More sin cIirv" that this feeling upon the part
f those VIII" direct the policy "i hcS': Powers II the
result ni hatred. iurcsr haired FOR our institutions.
believe .at they feel that III Cuhn is (" nc !nicI;
the ba,rIr f.r supremacy !".twccn III" Nl World and
the New. and that ihrv w"il,i hold her IL Il nll'd
sentinel """r "rIr commerce, rnhlriltlc i lli o"S-
pn1iSn ni Il past age, lr"Hihin" hate AMI lciHlcI
against everything which speaks al progress. he
rv,. that. with this slate "l circumstances We have
the right, and il is bcc"u,nr in us /" inquire. when
foreign Governments i;cri,r" !" protect d">"llc rIl-
rs in l unjust and ivr;,; cNcrri-'. f power irr
uur ijurr, i; ARE NOT under obligation (" interfere
for Sli-i,mc. AMI il,' protection III th" subjects ut
that tyranny. which is III such cl"s" cniItI@Gity, Ms t"
,r nj our very 'uur.
will 90 further. and say that believe there is al
80 II settled conviction IN Louisiana, H. Ia what
course this Government ought pursue. think lta
general convriinn tlIF ns this Government has pro-
tested ncvcrv form a1nSf The tri>icr"if fls isii'a i
ANY foreign Government, AMI agnllst the policy winch
l. now l'.mc carried ont there ald III ffi'''' "ini
I:ura,i,I arr, almost designating the Governor, ana
rrvisn" her laws and actually wrllill" uS dispatches
about her future welfare, il is the duty "i Congress I"
act. II We content ourselves win nrr,'! r"i"rElhS
the manly sentiments at the President lilhh"hrii.
and q" M further. will deserve I" lee considered
H. Illlimila:;,I before ilr world.
tSSaid and is published the world a'l-
l",ita;ivr nimncr ulrr the signature l The lrrsI-
.Ic and the Secretary nf STATE. thai "liZriiS at .
United States have. nrn and are sill subjected I"
nuirars unrI their person aud pr"lrriy I" ih@rint
rl,arlr.icr Inflicted i,v Spanish authority We have
mru denied any redress .nr the past, or any g;'riiilirc
l,r the future Snin refuses Ia form will lis tli!-
m.c;al ;rcav aud We. directs the whole lmcc Z" her
Inv. r..ainsl our ,u,lncrcc and she permits England
nr France IN interfere with her domestic Institutions
inr the avuwcd purpose Of Lluccln% our own. ln-
der these circumstances believe the time has come:
when. bv principle and fact, we arr InSlcn III tnat-
ing
One other wur,l and have finished. u Is ihS-
and il will h complete answer. rs Ear III am con-
rrrIrd 10 the question uf the gentleman rom Con-
n.ticut-S TInw would vou redress these "ilraCcS y
would ,ln IT, sir in ar open, mnnly, ami direct man
ll,r AMI would do il at once would haFc"'r iEl-
ii,is tn understand t!ru il Is III" "i!y Il snlh"i'' pm
n,,nvr:jou in h. ('nicd STATES that the wrongs Of
Individual citizens arc national wr"ii@S'
Mr. INGrrsuLl Mr. Chnirlnal, nn happy The
gentleman from Louisiana has rc'" :" lT"li'y ana
rmIurn.y tu the question which pnt I" lili' More
than graicd am nj c views WINCH ~, ''S seen III
Ia prnnI.aic here to-day. ir's' ','a 'h,y are me
views ut' every member Of this hmly: anu maj H.
when the dispatches which think we must shortly
have hrur. MS show that FnglnLl Is III me h"th "i
this whu. question of ours win "l'hh', Il" nope
This Government will have the rrFSy-''a' me N'i-
representatives. nj the people "i ihc c"'',l'r! VIII nav"
the cncr-y-tu proclaim our rights Ill" '''' l" ''c''
In th,. last