The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-01-07

rr, than prolouQ such war Great Britain Is just the
OF Russia In this respect and oy reason @ ner
compaetness insuar position and maritime supremacy
she formidable antagonist 10 any country under inc
sun having one league Of seac0ast
But Mr. Chairman, have doubt that there were
so1pe mistakes made originally think il highly probable
that the parties took the successive steps that led them into
this ar without reseeing where they would carry them
The Emperor ~ Russa may have expected such al
ue when he possession Of the princpalte and the
aes probably thought be would recede when they made
their demonstration. But sir they have now placed them
selves III position where neither well make the hrst
move towards settlement without sacrifice Of pride
and perhaps Of prestige Their condition wen described
by vateI in few which viii rad to TIE COM
aittec he says
two nations though equally weary Of war, often
uue X merely the Of making the rst advances TO
AecommoaAtion these might be impaed 70 weakness
or thev persist snilnosity and against their own
TAea friends ehctnaiy inerpose oier
ug themselves as mediaiess And there oAnso. g moss
and pusting stop 20 the efason Of blood ihis an
indispensable duty those who possessed o. the means OF
succeeding in H."
These sentences Mr. Chairman express fully what ]
would say on this point But II the contest be not errni
mated now il must become general European war
Ii viii next year probably get into Germany aud Italy
and be more destructive than the OF Napoleon De-
cause the Of aggression and destruction are greater
this time than they were in bis day when the tri-
coored flag Is on the Danube the Ystua the impenous
alory-ioying Frsnchan viii have brought back windy
the reeoectons OF Marengo aud jena and Austsr and
Wagram All Europe viii be in blaze, and the war VIII
fan with destructive and crushing force the industrial
and lower classes who in such times are always The great
sufferers.
There are some who look with hope and pleasure this
condition Of things They say that the governments will
be eyeFthown, and the Of liberty advanced have
doubt but that some Of the existing governments VIII
be put down. but do not concur IN tue opinion that re-
publicansm will gain You tyrannical gov
eminent overhrown and another stronger and ty
rannca erected in is stead The ony liberty which =
worth preserving THAI which is founded upon law And
from the days OF julius Caesar down to The present time
arms and laws have not hourished together On the
contrary during military struggles despotsm raises us
haaa audd over lani
arms To protect Life and property power must be given
TO the existing governments The greater the per which
surround them the higher the powers with which they
must Is invested Men win submit any exaetions there
fore support military ornaments But let there De
peace and security and these very ornaments being no
longer necessary TO the safety OF the State soon become IN
tolerahe and viii be discarded.
Sir the history of modern Europe sustans this position
II was after period of peace that the first French revou
ton exhibited itself and the close OF the long and desc
Iating wars to which it gave risei when the Con-
gress Of Vienna satlbcrty lay low sill Europe IL
was after long period peace that the revolution Of 1880
shook down the French monarchy and extended its vbra
tions into distant Poland II after another long pc
Rod OF peace that the revolution OF a4s bazed out in
France, Illuminating Lombardy Italy, aud hungary, I'M
Ill lis light dmmei and exiinguished by the smoke Of
battle
Sir our ne.chbor Mexico has had war enough in the
last Y have made her people the eest earth
and ret though many tyanncal governments have been
put down the OF civil liberty has not adyanced
has il IN toe South American States, nor in the
world generally, during hostile struggles What mean
10 is that may not be sometimes necessary to
protect liberty, but affirm that liberty does not usually
spring out that where you have Of that
kind can point hundred of contrary tendency
Looking therefore, simply to the interest OF the masses OF
Europe would rather have peace than In peace
have the railroad and telegraph and the newspaper Every
newspaper and letter and message an atom thrown on
the side 81 liberty You win end that men become
wealthie they also become Intelligent and more tenacious
of their political and personal rights
These views Mr.. Chairman accord with own polt-
cal system have the smallest army and nary Of any
Of the great uatons and our policy has been that OF peace
yts rUt0n
Pass ges ia history which render il imperative
that ve should make the movement which have indea-
ted ii well known that during revolutionary strug
gle France inererd our side and ultimately became
our ais and aided until the end of the struggle But
for aS Intervention is highy probable that the
Dis which am addressing would not exist to-day And,
ST. while abiding this find myself Unexpectedly in
she presence 81 uho calls up recollectons cannot
this moment without emotions the gentleman on my
les Mr. CIlSssAs looked M Lafayette, who sit
ting near him.
4 yoICE aEhois it2g
1t Is said Mr. CtDGxAx continuing) he whose grand
sire IS pictured that tapestry (poinrng 10 the full
length portrait of the Marquis &c Lafayette tho left of
the Speaker.) When remember the past, made vivid
by the sight Of that picture and this living representative
is there one who can doubt but that deep debt
ofgratituds France While would not pretend that
ought under the circumstances TO take part by force
her side nevertheless maintain that under the
highest obligations do everything consistently with
own interest relieve France from danger difficulty.
Al later period IN onE history when We were 81 war
with England lSf2 RUSSIA rendered her mediation.
That mediation in the language Of Mr. Monroe, the
Secretary Vi Stste willingly accepted by govern
ment Great Britain declined IT, but subsequently, and
after she had FIHmphed her great adversary in Eu-
rope and prepared all her forces against the
United States and thus give the much
TiOas and formidable character il ia well known that the
interference uf Alexander OF Russia contributed power
full manner, towards the pacihcaon which took place
Russia too il appears then. has strong claims any good
Offices render her
Still later in progress nation there Is an Incl
dent and precedent striking and conclusive in its
character In 1885, when this government under the adj
inistaton Of General Jackson in imminent danger
of being involved in with France, Great Britain ten
dered her mTiatioa Ii accepted both by and by
the King Ct France and pacihcaton between the
governments the result Upon this point do
better than 70 read few sentences from the work of the
distinguished gentleman from Missouri, Mr.. BESEos |
After abiding the state of things which then existed
the exhaustion Of negotiations and The preparatory
both sdeshe refers the fact that Gen Jack
sent in message to Congress announcing his accept
Of the mediation, and uses the following language
In communicating the oer Of the Brtish mediation tn,
President expressed his high appreciation of the elevated
in fact both elevated dnterested and presents one Of
those noble pectacs IN the conduct which his
tory loves "a de Fnceand the United States had fought
ogesher against Geai Bain Great Britain steps be-
tween France an the United states prevent them from
hgbg each other George the Third rceiy ed the combined
attacks ef French and Americans his William the
Fourth ntegposa prevent their from being turned
against each other. X noble intervention and Just
return the good work o the Emperor Alexander ia otter
Bria good works these pcacc edations and AZ nearly
Of az