Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-12-12
Remarks Of Mr.. Taylor, Of Ohio,
On ne edll for The Co1eSpoHdshes FlSpt6iiag he
CoNgreSI Of AiasdedR MiaiIlsb at Offend.

HouaE oy REPResENTApgEgi DECO, 1854.
Mt TAYLoa, Of Ohio, ssldi did no, intend to
participate Ia this debale, and should have simply
given silent Yole upon The ffsolnlon, II The de.
lbal8callst forth byil had mol A01umel olataclet
Of yety great interest. think The country IL In.
ileblrl lOlhe gentleman from Maryland (MT, Sol.
leB) for introducing IT, and hope my friend ffon
Virginia (Alr BayleYl will withdraw his molion 10
refer ilioihe Committee on Foreign Afiifs.
Twill not delain the House further than TO say
that believe The impression very generally pre-.
vniling III the county Is strongly anlagonnllU 10
the hppOinlal nj Of iotelgd.born ollEenSiO repre-.
sent The raiion at ioteiBn eouht Ills true thai
we have had no oliioial information that this So.
cret meeting was held d Osleml, buliliS we'll
known that such meeting ddlake place. There
rs mol gentleman in this House who viii deny IT,.
And IL L did take place, Il must hsve been lof
some obleol, OF iftheEe was no Object lbes sooner
the people Of The county know il lfOmt the pIOptt
source the better
The gentlemen from Alabama tMr Pbtlipy)
told The House, as understood him, that he
should vote 10 send the resolution 10 The Commit.
lee on Foreign AlltirS, loT The purpose VI giving
il the go.by. Well, SIT, have The highest respect
foT that committee, admte Their CONSERVATIVE
character. The course pursued by them during
the last session, alluded 10 by my friend ltOn VIZ
GINA, (Mt. Bayley,) commended my admiration
for It's cOnSeIValYeness. But when gentleman
wishes 10 have The resolution given the go.by, by
referring Il 10 one Of the standing committees OF
The House, cannot consent 10 vote iUr such ref.
ytence soy lhaiili Is due 10 this House, os the
representatives, the nation, ills due 10 The Dig
nifty Of the House, that We should call upon The
Chief RXeCulTeOf The nation iOT such information
as he can give US. not Incompatible with The pub.
hc interest, touching this secret meetng Of our
ioteign ministers abroad.
No. Speaker, the fact that The MinisefOf The
Unile,l States in London, Uut Miuistrul Pans,
the MinisefOf the United States Ut Madrid, and
The Minister slihe HSgue-twO oithem, Alr. SOule
and Mt. Belmont men Of foreign binl--were In.
yied by themselves, OF by epcll OlllrT, OT directed
10y The Government OIL the UHilel States 10 meelal
0slend, In Belgium, whelh,T lot an important
purpose OF (OT no purpose, hos cefainly attracted
great deal VI Tie attention Of the people VI this
county. Aud ills mol premature 10 call lor IN.
formation respecting IL, We ute not Ocling upon
mere reports The Chief Executive Magistrate OF
the counlIy, in his annual message sent iO this
House yeslenay, hiss stalled Officially lkal a mis-.
understanding hes recently taken place between
PIAnce nnd The United States, because the nu.
lhOTilies OF France had refused permission IL Ma.
Soule 10 pass through that county on his way
from the meeting Of 0ilend by London TO bis post
10 Madrid It's. not, therefore, a intie matter VI
repollupOn which we ate Soling II is upon
something much more tangible,
Now, Nr what was il that pr ,duced that misuna
dvtslandiug with Rnnce, ioI which we were told
on ample apology wSs made, II twas moi thisl--
II we may believe newspaper reports, when Mr.
SOule was refused permission 10 pas, through
France M, Mason demanded al apology. II was
considered direct Insult 10 The county. Butt
matter was explained By saying that Nc, Soule was
not refused Rs he Minister Of the United States,
but as a private ellEen,Who had formerly resided
IN Fence, aud who had, iOr SINE cause, beeu a
fugitive from that county In bis early daysj snd
having contacted The dislike Of that Government
he wOs prohibited from passing through The cOun.
tIy, until our Minister IN PnnCe iutIpOsed, and
tue prohibition was withdrawn,
hut, SIT, this meeting at oslend hos attracted a
great deal Of interest IN this country, aud think
every gentleman ia the House must admit that II
is proper 10 call upon the President OF lhv United
States for The information in his possession, II Il
can he giSeh without prejudice 10 the public IN.
leteSl,
Sit, tie public are nearly unanimous in opposi.
lion u sending lOT our ministers abroad, such men
as Messfs Soule and Belmont. do mol speak Of
it as a matter Of much Importance, but wilmvn.
ton the fact that about one year OgO, in lInyelng
in HOllnnd-all the Hatue, itself, In AmsleEd ul, In
the Netherlands, 10 The United Provinces, lmOsl
as much Republic as ourselves, although they
are limited lnonaTchy-eyefy where heard com
lplainis mode, In advance eI The appointment Ol
80 ausUtuu- UVIu VtiGvU JuliTeSoniuItNe OF thg
people Of America. 1t was said 10 me that III, J
had deserved better treatment al tile hands Of the
United States, because In The days OF The reYOlu.
ton L ey had loaned freely lLsif power, their mo,
ney, and their influence To establish The liberty oil
tbs county. They said they deserved III least Ia
have man lOTepTesenl US who was on Aurncan.
born citizen.
know nothing personally against MI. Belmont
but repeat the people Of The county almost
unanimously OF yON majority Of them, disnp.
prove Of Tie appointment Of such men 10 such
high places In The diplonaoyO OF The nation, Sir
say 10 This llOuse, that neither Mr. Soule nor MI
Belmont, whichever BE their talents or wealth. afe
The proper PERSONS 10 represent tue people OIL
America in foreign courts. | say IL here in my
placed have The dghtlOsay il asa representative
calleup yearly 10 vote the snliIesU VI these men
That proper men, whose aulscedenls are ulieG.
cepliOnable, should BE- appointed TO tepTese Il,
abroad. aln moi prepared 10 soy that no citizen
Of foreign birth should he appointed. MI Gala.
tin WAS sent TO England by Mf. Adams, but Mt
Gallalin had filled some Of The highest offices OIL
the county, uEd had shown himself emnenlly
capable, honest, and faithful TO the Constitution OIL
the United States. But, sir, The object oil these
gentlemen who have recently been oil Oslend
WHEELER tlelt meeting was authorized by the PIesi
dent Of The United States OF mol, ought 10 be.'nar
known ~ the people OF this county, and lleIe Il
no more appropriate mode OF making il known
than by respectful call upon the President Of lhe
| United States 10 Communicate this information, Il
GoI incompatible with the public interests. Il
these gentlemen were moi authorized by the Gov.
eminent 10 10 10 0slend, Then the Government il
nolTssponsible for their acWOu; they destted lhv
posts 10 The injury OF the Government, and ihalll
0nolheT objection 10 them.
MI. Speaker, The fashion now a.lbys OF X con.
suls, ministers, and gentlemen in high Official
positions writing what are called 'flhLusIenng
letters 10 foreign nations and stirring up bad feel
l Ing against the Government oil the United States
is anything but kind, generous, VI conservative Of
The peace Of The county. SiL we have Clie
| Magistrate who is authorized 10 send ministers Ia
foreign COMMITTEES, and 20 long as The ministers thus
appointed do their duly, under the instructions oil
the Executive, and uphold the honor, the rights,
the dignity, aud tht interests OF The Republic OIL
the United States abroad, they shall have my aid
aud support. But when they step out Of iheil
PTOpeTspheTe 10 PlnYths Red Republican, To hssaiI
aud attempt TO TeyOuIloniEe Governments abroad,
OF TO form 'enIungllng alliances with foreign no
lions, shall denounce them, as public man and
as private citizen, as long ns have The right 10
do 90, should not have said one word upon this
occasion II the resolution had been permitted 10
take The usual course,
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