Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-21

but up to this moment have not heard one word OF the
resolutions. -,
These Mr. Sneaker are the joint resolutions which have
/ been reported by the Committee on foreign AHais
The gentleman from Virginia proposes tnat tney sha DC
to the Committee Of the whole on tne STATE Oh
the Union | would inquire Of gentlemen who have here
oore had seats in this Hail. if tina. motion be agreed TO-
whether is equivalent sending the resolutions 10
| their death? -
tho printing of the resolutions. After they have been
adopted motion can be made TO reconsider; ana To-
morrow after have had time for examination the re-
ference may be reconsdered and the resolutions may DC
adopted.
MIR ORR Then Mr. Speaker, the object Of the gen.
tleman from Virginia (Mr. MILLsoS) suppose IS not 70
have these resolutions discussedn committee am giau
to hear that at least But think that the House pre-
pared Mt the present time the resolutions They
do nothing than simply return the thanks OF Con
gress to Capt Ingraham fer gallant act was, SIT,
act Of gaantry and it is not necessary that ~ shoua
be vndicated this floor upon any other principle ac
cordng TO the resolutions than upon the great principle
OF humanity He performed it the great principle OF
humanity And what has Captain lngraham done lie
has infused new life and spirit into your navy ne mas
caused your flag be respected on every sea and IN
every land the habitable globe He has done more
than your armies perhaps accomplished during the Mex
to have this country respected IN every land
and nation the face of the earth In the adoption OF
these resolutions the House does not commit itself and
the country does commit itself TO any of the debat
able propositions which may be contained IN the able
letter of the Secretary of State IN some OF which uy
concur.
These resolutions sir do not commit the Government
the country if they should be passed Capt lngra-
ham did not deliberate long as We have been deberat-
ing here before he determined that Martin kosZa should
be seized by Austrian authority ana incarcerated IN
Austrian dungeons trust sir that the example set us
by Capt Ingraham in doing his duty promptly will be
followed by this House. .. ...
Mr. RICHARDSON In the discussion of this subject
Mr. Speaker have heard objection interposed to the
language the sentiment Of the resolutions. They
very simple They present, in my Judgment, sim
gle point The only point presented IN them this Will
Congress return to Capt Ingham its thanks for his gal
liant conduct presume Mr. Speaker, that there is not
in this House in the country single man having an
American heart who does not admire the manner in which
Capt Ingraham conducted that matter in foreign
try with single vessel in the face of foe twice great
the force he commanded himself There is about this
whole matter something which has made me- for one,
joice that the whole affair has taken place.
Sir there is than the conduct Of Capt 1ngraham
am glad to that American Secretary, in the dis
cusion of this question: and with American authority
forward to support the acts of our officers. II we
that great and proud nation which claim to be- 1t
time that should have something TO say in the law
of nations The American Secretary of State has, for
the first me justified the conduct of an American officer
by American law and American precedent. think that
heretofore in the discussion of these questions, own
country has been fault il she has not attained the
siton which she is entitled among the nations of the
earth. am rejoced, not only that Capt lngraham dis
played, in the face of European authority, gaantry
history, but am also reoiced that American Secre
tary has placed his justification for the act upon Ameri
can authority. ...'. ....~..
Mr.. HILLYER. concur in the resolutions which
have been reported from the Committee Foreign Affairs.
in their phraseoogy The resolutions themselves
will only go before the country and before the world
but the given in their favor will also go before the
country not prepared to assent to the reasoning of
the gentlemen from Virginia r. BAYLY) and Of South
Carolina, r ORR They advocate the passage Of these
resolutions upon the ground that they commit this Gov
ernment to no particular policy to no particular course
of argument or reasoning desire to commit the Gov
ernment to BOTH They advocate the resolutions
upon the ground that Capt graham has acted upon the
great moral principle Of benevoence, of humanity, in
rescuing distressed individual from the oppression of
foreign Power That reasoning does not command my
appreciation, and must dissent from it. When the de-
bate in this House goes before the world desire that it
shall exhibit other for the passage of these
luons than those assigned by the gentlemen-of mere
charity of humanity
When acts from moral principle he deserves the
appreciation of every good but he does not deserve
the thanks of great nation We called upon as the
Representatives of independent nation to thank an off,
Ger of our Government for an act performed in the dis
charge of his official duty. insist upon il that that act
should be of public character and public
welfare; and such consider the conduct Of Capt lngra
ham to be- and it is for this that am willing to
thank him. willing to support these resolutions,
not because he has exercised charitable feeling, and
performed moral duty for the relief of distressed ndi
yidua but because by his gallantry he has asserted
foreigner has filed his declaration under naturaza
ton laws of an intention to become American citizen,
he thereby becomes entitled to protection and the
right to have all the energies of mighty Republic
erted to rescue him from the oppressor.
The position taken by Capt Ingraham concerns the
Republic, and it is for taking that position that he de-
serves thanks. However pre-eminent his conduct
may have been morast it deserves not the thanks
Of his country.
say, Mr. Speaker, have made these remarks not in
opposition to the resolutions themselves in opposi
ton to their phraseology, but let the country know
that there other and in my judgment better
for supporting the resolutions than those given by the
gentlemen from South Carolina MIR. ORR and from
Virginia, (Mr. BAYLY.)
Mr.. CHANDLER. Having been member of the COM
mitee to which these resolutions referred rise to
express my approval of the words which have fallen from
the lips Of the honorable chairman Of that committee,
(Mr. BATLY with single exception perhaps-I mean to
that which related to myself But since he has imputed
to me the sin Of ancient politics. laughter, think
stand upon the right footing when ancient member
of that defunct party rise defend the action of the
favorite child Of that party, the American navy.
This matter as presented in the resolutions which
lie upon your table has been divesed of all that doubt
fu species Of question which is nvolvedin the argument
referred to by gentlemen who have preceded me- viz the
argument presented by the honorable Secretary of State
We are not called upon inquire whether il is the
duty Of an American commander defend the rights of
nchoate citizenship but called upon TO say that
we approve of the conduct of who, in the of
his country and under the flag Of his country and
defends the ofhumanity.
The honorable gentleman from Georgia MIR HnLYERl
says such act that entities him to no consideration
NJ the hands Of this House which is the representative of
the nation. nation Of republicans nation Of free
men, nation which by their constitution and by the
policy Of their Government identified with invid
uals IN their collective character called upon to ap
prove OF conduct which illustrates nature