The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-13

Tbs would have been mCtnI - thrt ~ tee neito 10
us II representation i hostility be had heard il called
what be asked Is condemnation Besides, they have
impressed American czens into their service We haze
reason 10 believe be concluded BY remarking from me
negotiation 81 our minister with Lord Granville from p
waite Information a the tahes Of Congress and from The
conduct Of some their officers high in command
make war On part Of their system General Samuel
Smith OF Baltimore, said he always had wished for
peace a. the first d~deratum With his view agreeAhly
10 The wise recommendation Of the President be agreed %
those measures calculated phf the country posture
81 defence This the best mode q securing peace
With the view be proposed embargo Be laid
which would haye drawn 10 the remainder Of our
time possessions and have leff them no longer within
the grasp of naoa whose only rule Of right the
ure q her power.
me proposition Of scquestrang British debts to hold
somewhat like hostage the return shape
The Of American property which had been
seized and conhsoaIed By Great Britain although intro
dnced BY Mr. Dayton hih-toned iraeralist opposed
by al the rest Of the LEADERS and the Of bis party IN
Congress, Mr. Clark, venerable democrat finding that
the bolA Of bis colleague Mr. Dayton was not
likely 70 pass proposed defensive measure non-inter
course"
Ths as an independent naton had certainly right
70 resort 10 for security who is afraid Of being
robbed be ventures 10 carry hs commodities the high
way may the privilege OF staying at home
and of those who nove his wealth from Intrusion
the federal party in Congress would tolerate this
course Mr. Sedgxick spnaa6 the debate against il in
long speech. Gentlemen be said had disclairncd
any intention 10 adopt any measures tending TO war
they haa said this had tendency TO such
an event This assertion be could not believe, be-
cause this measure contained threat d ineonve-
nienee; and every throa, Of Inconvenience
Of irritation hetween nations who had differences to de-
eide undoubtedly tending widen the breach and produce
war This gentleman would subject Great Britain
tfa fha
nous wrongs 10 ourselves and cannot therefore be blamed
II be was willing allow the prete1t for them the
sy Of robbng France pass without animal
version Bnf with what face does his representative come
before Congress and demand Indemnity for spoiations
made BY France in elfdefenos which, by his subse
queut act in authorizing the seizure Of provisions by
England France be justified He voted for that
treaty which made provisions in effect contrnband BY al
lowing England to seize them If then he Others load
ed and sent vessels with this conrahand aboard
they Eable oontrahand French seizure Eng
lands seizureg Their principle condemned them
prizes for France well England and rher motive s
France than condemned the eonrahand trade
falsely made so BY the nsdious treaty, II
France But Of this hereafter Mr. Bondinot of New Jer
sew very able and moderate man opposed the non-iner
course Mr. b. confessed that his arguments founded
on his conviction that the resolution that
would necessarily produce warimmediate inevitable
war.
Now this shows that the very best Of the federal
beers OF Congress much under the influence Of
England that they made her very crimes against the
ground az submission.
The nonntercourse passed the House hut defeated
in the Senate By the casting Of John Adams Vice
President Of the United States This triumph Of the fed
era party followed by attempt Of Mr. Goodhae Of
Massachusetts provide eectnaly for The interests Of the
American merchants and Great Britain too The non-n
prcoarse bin rejected and the embargo The same time
ErvIa
rnerce abroad for Der seizure
In this OF things Mr. Goodhue renewed the resou-
ton which be had withdrawnAThaf the United States
win gusrsntT Naturalization all such citizens or
the United States whose property may have been captured
and confscated under the authority Of Great Britain
violation Of the laws Of nations and the rights Of
traity3H
This under the circumstances was to make our com
tributary highlands excheqner and her
policy France Our ships would abroad
in the fact that the merchants losses be in
dsmnihed By taxing the whole American people TO pay
them. The products Of our soil conhscaied by England
much clear gain to England. Whenever
chants succeeded the risks incurred made their
gains enormous and they could lose nothing if IN ac
vance the whole wealth the nation wa. pledged to in
Identification.
The whole democratic party cried against this daring
federal attempt feed fat the mercantile classes al the ex
pense Of every other interest Mr.. Dayton federast
brought up his patriotic proposition which had been
put sleep committee rebuke this shameful propo
stion. he moved that Mr. Goodhaes project should be
ferred to the commitise TO whom referred the
resolution for the sequestraoR Of British debtsr This
reused The ire Of Mr. Daytons federal friends but Messrs
Madison Giles Nicholas and Clark ably supported him.
The debate enery sketchea in the annals Of Congress
but enough given show that il became vehement and
personal -ir Dayton adrerted expression made
of by Mr. Sedgwic who called this ad-cap proposition
Mr. DAYTON Of opinion that the nad-cap ought be
appropriated different situation which be specified to
the House lie said frequently told Of The Justice
the British subjects Be ii But was there JUS
ticH due the people Of ibe United States And what
justice could there be in attempting make American cit
pay for the depredAtionz committed By the British
priyafers when had in hands British property r.
Mr. Sedgwick in the 81 his reply said that they
the merchants entitled TO such decentralization
from the OF social compact he understood 10 be
agreed by every gentleman There Mr. 5 interrupted
BY several gentlemen and Ut. Nicholas and Mr. Smile de-
eRred that ID their opinion there no obligation
Indemnify the sufferers except il done Of fund
he formed by ht seguesfrution u British property
Mr. Sedgsirk then said II asked BY what is
the government administer redress They first
apply TO the governments which had inflicted The injuries
70 state their nature and extent and demand in
quroca terms redress II might fail and that case,
he free declare that o~ed 70 honor and
injured citizens 70 attempt redress BY OF the last
In that unhappy the interest Of the sufferers
be involved with the general Interests 81 the nation
and must abide the ultimate result Of war
Mr. Dexter The great northern Light q his times ior
and eloqusBos and 81 ofsr principles than any who